Isaac Kante, PF, PSA Academy, Ct. - GEORGIA

Totally shocked if true.  Had not heard anything different recently.

+1

No scoop, but
Isaac Kante visit to St John's went very well. He's close with Shamorie Ponds. Decision next Tuesday #sjubb
Zach B

Seriously. WTF happened !

Quote from: Celtics11 on April 30, 2017, 07:54:23 PM

Quote from: Foad on April 30, 2017, 07:43:15 PM

Addition by subtraction

Your tombstone? 

Currently my last will and T orders Missus Fun to cremate my remains and flush them down the toilet, but she says she will not do so. Women, ammirite? In which case if my remains are interred I'm torn between

Wish You Were Here

and

Are We There Yet .

Ouch!!!

This hurts, we need more depth in the frontcourt

We are...putting our hopes on mediocrities who let us down in the long run.  Sheesh!  How far we've fallen.

The inexcusable Jessica Turberry debacle, which had us blind while French committed to St. Louis set us back. Now we are letting homegrown kids, which were the supposed focus of our recruiting classes, slip from silent verbals. What is going on?

Our team next year has the potential to be dancing. A couple of insurance additions can solidify that. 2017 has been a disaster on the recruiting front, and we might be feeling it while in foul trouble next season. To put it lightly, we need to clean up over the next two and a half weeks before the Spring Signing period ends on May 17th.

While we're begging Kunta Kante to come...a player like 7' Mohamed Bomba ...the sixth ranked player in the country...is still on the board.  He's from Harlem.  Has he visited?  If you have to beg somebody...beg this guy.

While we're begging Kunta Kante to come...a player like 7' Mohamed Bomba ...the sixth ranked player in the country...is still on the board.  He's from Harlem.  Has he visited?  If you have to beg somebody...beg this guy.

No

Quote from: newsman13 on May 01, 2017, 01:03:03 PM

While we're begging Kunta Kante to come...a player like 7' Mohamed Bomba ...the sixth ranked player in the country...is still on the board.  He's from Harlem.  Has he visited?  If you have to beg somebody...beg this guy.

No

If he wanted to be here we would have been recruiting him. He is going a blue blood, next.....

Quote from: Moose on May 01, 2017, 01:05:31 PM

Quote from: newsman13 on May 01, 2017, 01:03:03 PM

While we're begging Kunta Kante to come...a player like 7' Mohamed Bomba ...the sixth ranked player in the country...is still on the board.  He's from Harlem.  Has he visited?  If you have to beg somebody...beg this guy.

No

If he wanted to be here we would have been recruiting him. He is going a blue blood, next.....

Then maybe we should be in a lesser conference where we can be like Iona and go to the NCAA's by dominating who we play.  You're right, we're not blue blood, so try something else.

While we're begging Kunta Kante to come...a player like 7' Mohamed Bomba ...the sixth ranked player in the country...is still on the board.  He's from Harlem.  Has he visited?  If you have to beg somebody...beg this guy.

They probably did beg him. But, not interested, means not interested. I'm disappointed w this years recruiting , but the staff isn't made up of nice persons.

Quote from: Wods317 on May 01, 2017, 01:26:35 PM

Quote from: Moose on May 01, 2017, 01:05:31 PM

Quote from: newsman13 on May 01, 2017, 01:03:03 PM

While we're begging Kunta Kante to come...a player like 7' Mohamed Bomba ...the sixth ranked player in the country...is still on the board.  He's from Harlem.  Has he visited?  If you have to beg somebody...beg this guy.

No

If he wanted to be here we would have been recruiting him. He is going a blue blood, next.....

Then maybe we should be in a lesser conference where we can be like Iona and go to the NCAA's by dominating who we play.  You're right, we're not blue blood, so try something else.

Thats not what I am saying. Top 10 kids for the most part are going to go to KU, UK, Duke, UCLA, etc. Some of them we have a shot at. Bamba is not one of them. If he had interest in coming here we would have rolled out the red carpet for him. Some kids just don't want to stay home. Owens dad was on twitter the other day saying Tariq would have never come to St. john's if he was from NY, he wanted to go away to school. No use in recruiting a kid who has no interest in coming to your school.

Quote from: Wods317 on May 01, 2017, 01:26:35 PM

Quote from: Moose on May 01, 2017, 01:05:31 PM

Quote from: newsman13 on May 01, 2017, 01:03:03 PM

While we're begging Kunta Kante to come...a player like 7' Mohamed Bomba ...the sixth ranked player in the country...is still on the board.  He's from Harlem.  Has he visited?  If you have to beg somebody...beg this guy.

No

If he wanted to be here we would have been recruiting him. He is going a blue blood, next.....

Then maybe we should be in a lesser conference where we can be like Iona and go to the NCAA's by dominating who we play.  You're right, we're not blue blood, so try something else.

Where do these visions come from that we ever were anything near the blue bloods. We root for a school who compiled wins. Never won the NCAAs. Won two NITs when dunking wasn't allowed and the three pointer didn't exist.

The game has changed. We are what we are. Accept it and hope one day we can be like Butler or Nova or continue to live in constant disappointment

Quote from: Wods317 on May 01, 2017, 01:26:35 PM

Quote from: Moose on May 01, 2017, 01:05:31 PM

Quote from: newsman13 on May 01, 2017, 01:03:03 PM

While we're begging Kunta Kante to come...a player like 7' Mohamed Bomba ...the sixth ranked player in the country...is still on the board.  He's from Harlem.  Has he visited?  If you have to beg somebody...beg this guy.

No

If he wanted to be here we would have been recruiting him. He is going a blue blood, next.....

Then maybe we should be in a lesser conference where we can be like Iona and go to the NCAA's by dominating who we play.  You're right, we're not blue blood, so try something else.

What makes you think we would dominate in a lesser conference? If we were recruiting with only a lesser conference on our resume we would get even lesser talented players and be mediocre in that conference. We are, we remain and always will be...St. John's.

Quote from: newsman13 on May 01, 2017, 02:49:09 PM

Quote from: Wods317 on May 01, 2017, 01:26:35 PM

Quote from: Moose on May 01, 2017, 01:05:31 PM

Quote from: newsman13 on May 01, 2017, 01:03:03 PM

While we're begging Kunta Kante to come...a player like 7' Mohamed Bomba ...the sixth ranked player in the country...is still on the board.  He's from Harlem.  Has he visited?  If you have to beg somebody...beg this guy.

No

If he wanted to be here we would have been recruiting him. He is going a blue blood, next.....

Then maybe we should be in a lesser conference where we can be like Iona and go to the NCAA's by dominating who we play.  You're right, we're not blue blood, so try something else.

What makes you think we would dominate in a lesser conference? If we were recruiting with only a lesser conference on our resume we would get even lesser talented players and be mediocre in that conference. We are, we remain and always will be...St. John's.

My guess is Mullin and the rest if not most of the coaching staff would stay.  That would give us an edge over the lesser schools.  Face it.  We haven't belonged in the Big East since Jarvis left with the exception of one or two Lavin years.  The NCAA invites seven BE teams out of ten to the dance and we're sucking hind tit again.  Now we have the greek chorus hoping we're a bubble team or maybe NIT worthy.  Does anyone have a better idea?

Does anyone have a better idea?

Yes: be less awful than Seton Hall.

Why all the tears over a 2 star recruit? Plenty of them around. It's not
Ike this guy was getting St. John's over the bubble hump anyway

Are there any bigs Iona passed on that may be decent for us?

Missing Slice yet?