wow marco your ridiculous, i cant even believe your a fan of stjohns they way you put them down. WOW
I hope this was a sarcastic comment. If not, I went to IONA therefore I will root for them but I was a St Johns fan long before Ive ever heard of IONA. It could be worse, I could be rooting for this team to lose so the coach can be replaced just like some of the "true" fans are doing.
I'm as true of a fan as they come. I watched almost every practice during my time at St. John's, attended almost every game, the NCAA tournament, once took a bus when I was in high school by myself to watch STJ-SH at the Garden, I donate to the school, I attend many other sporting events, and have a ridiculous amount of STJ apparell. I even once rode in Showtime's SUV to the Bronx Zoo for a class.
With that said, I would take an 0-31 season to move forward without Norm Roberts. When the car is stuck in the mud and can't go anymore, you have to throw it in reverse briefly to keep going forward.
I can't say I agree with you. I want to see how N.R and the team performs this year without Geno running the show for the first time. I think (and hoping) it's going to be a completely different style of play and more competitive. If I am wrong, then he should probably be let go at the end of this year. If I am right, I say we give N.R another year to see how we progress with the core recruiting class as upperclassmen.
One thing to consider is that the teams that are also in the lower tier of the league are improving, perhaps more rapidly - South Florida will have a pair, and maybe a trio of impact players, Cincy is recruiting decently, Rutgers is getting decent players, and Seton Hall will have better talent in a year. And St. John's loses Mase, so the team will have an adjustment period - Omari's a very different player than Yung Mase.
Would that change your answer at all w/r/t wanting to see the current staff gone? Not saying anything one way or another; the current roster could be good, crisp, and effective in conference. And in college basketball, anything can happen.