I don't understand all the women who feel compelled to bash former coaches like Lavin and/or Jarvis. Let it go. You're like a bunch of supposedly wronged housewives.
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Especially Lavin. We achieved nothing in 6 years with Norm Roberts and Lavin made us relevant again. How people can’t at least appreciate him for that is simply wrong.
Jarvis is a great example of how the media can paint a person out to be horrible. If Ron Artest is on vs Ohio State he’s as good of a coach as Lou Carnesecca. But clearly not as warm and inviting a person.
In the beginning of the Lavin tenure, I thought he was the greatest. number 3 recruiting class, great year 1. But, then I lost faith in him. But have to give him credit, his tenure was he best we had in 20 years. That is not to say Mullin won’t turn things around, but that remains to be seen. Re, Jarvis he alienated a lot of NY HS coaches, which affected recruiting negatively.
Jarvis alienated a lot of local high school coaches, but Norm and Mullin haven’t. Together, Norm and Mullin have landed 2 top 100 city players in 10 recruiting classes. The plan to keep the local talent home is what Lavin didn’t subscribe to. Instead he brought top talent to NYC.
This year the players that play are from Brooklyn, Bronx, California, Kansas City, Kansas City, and Maryland.
Next year the 4 main guys being added are from Delaware, Philly, New Orleans, and Florida.
So yes, this staff tries to recruit NYC because there are good players here and it's easier to recruit locally. It would be flat out stupid not to recruit the local talent no matter what school you are. But they certainly aren't limiting themselves to just the local area