Mike Cavataio

With all the talk of the lack of intensity,hustling on defense,basic baketball IQ etc-Does anyone else think that this team could use Cavataio this year? He might have been in a bit over his head talent wise in the Big East, but who on this team isnt? At least Cav had a nose for the ball and never took a play off.

Sorry to say, he wouldn't have helped.  Great story at the time and we all hoped he would have made it but he didn't have the talent to contribute much.

Sorry to say, he wouldn't have helped.  Great story at the time and we all hoped he would have made it but he didn't have the talent to contribute much.

Agreed.  Cav might be a nice player for Holy Cross --- but who would he have been taking time from? DJ? Paris? No thanks.  Wouldn't have helped.

Quote from: simplyred on December 22, 2008, 10:01:14 PM

Sorry to say, he wouldn't have helped.  Great story at the time and we all hoped he would have made it but he didn't have the talent to contribute much.

Agreed.  Cav might be a nice player for Holy Cross --- but who would he have been taking time from? DJ? Paris? No thanks.  Wouldn't have helped.

Who coming off the bench is that much better than Cav? They could use his spark

cav was a scorer who wasn't given the opportunity to develop.

he wouldn't have helped because norm is clueless with that kind of talent.

cav was a scorer who wasn't given the opportunity to develop.

he wouldn't have helped because norm is clueless with that kind of talent.

If he was here it would be the same old story saying he isn't a big east player, why is he on scholarship, and norm is a bad recruiter

now that he is gone he is a player that was never developed by norm.

Sorry I can't buy into this one. Its best for both St. John's and Mike Cavataio that he transferred.

With all the talk of the lack of intensity,hustling on defense,basic baketball IQ etc-Does anyone else think that this team could use Cavataio this year? He might have been in a bit over his head talent wise in the Big East, but who on this team isnt? At least Cav had a nose for the ball and never took a play off.

how many minutes did he earn on a team that couldn't shoot last year?
He stunk. Not a big east player.

Cav only played in the last few games because he showed heart and the season was over. If we were going to play in the BET he would not of even got PT

Cav would not be any help at all.

He has a much better shot of making the NCAA Tourament at Holy Cross now.

Quote from: newsman13 on December 22, 2008, 11:14:00 PM

cav was a scorer who wasn't given the opportunity to develop.

he wouldn't have helped because norm is clueless with that kind of talent.

If he was here it would be the same old story saying he isn't a big east player, why is he on scholarship, and norm is a bad recruiter

now that he is gone he is a player that was never developed by norm.

Sorry I can't buy into this one. Its best for both St. John's and Mike Cavataio that he transferred.

then why recruit him in the first place? 

I liked Cav he was always hustling and you can't teach that.  I think Cav could have gone 2 ways.  He could have turned into Ricky Torres or Andy Rautins (Cuse).  Problem is he didnt get the reps to develop and likely wouldnt have gotten the necessary reps this year either.  Good luck to Cav hopefully he makes the best of it at HC.

Quote from: Dave on December 22, 2008, 11:31:32 PM

Quote from: newsman13 on December 22, 2008, 11:14:00 PM

cav was a scorer who wasn't given the opportunity to develop.

he wouldn't have helped because norm is clueless with that kind of talent.

If he was here it would be the same old story saying he isn't a big east player, why is he on scholarship, and norm is a bad recruiter

now that he is gone he is a player that was never developed by norm.

Sorry I can't buy into this one. Its best for both St. John's and Mike Cavataio that he transferred.

then why recruit him in the first place?

Maybe Norm thought Landesberg would follow Boothe and Cav to St Johns?

in other words...more ineptitude.

in other words...more ineptitude.

Kinda like when Tristan Smith was brought in thinking Jason Fraser would follow

or jack bettridge recruited in the hope alcindor would come.

this program has sucked on and off for a long time.

norm is just the biggest suck.

With all the talk of the lack of intensity,hustling on defense,basic baketball IQ etc-Does anyone else think that this team could use Cavataio this year? He might have been in a bit over his head talent wise in the Big East, but who on this team isnt? At least Cav had a nose for the ball and never took a play off.

Nope.  He was not a Big East player.  Would he have contributed against the weaker opponents during the non-conference schedule? Yes, but he would have had his head handed to him against Big East comp.

I liked Cav he was always hustling and you can't teach that.  I think Cav could have gone 2 ways.  He could have turned into Ricky Torres or Andy Rautins (Cuse).  Problem is he didnt get the reps to develop and likely wouldnt have gotten the necessary reps this year either.  Good luck to Cav hopefully he makes the best of it at HC.

Andy Rautins was very good from day one. There just wasn't a spot for him to play regular minutes at first. If Cav was ready to play he would have seen some time.

with all due respect poison I played andy in highschool several times and he was not as good as he is now. He was very good but he improved a lot. Now did andy have more talent than cav I don't know I never played cav. I was just making comparisons of two guys with comporable stats and accomplishments in hs.

With all the talk of the lack of intensity,hustling on defense,basic baketball IQ etc-Does anyone else think that this team could use Cavataio this year? He might have been in a bit over his head talent wise in the Big East, but who on this team isnt? At least Cav had a nose for the ball and never took a play off.

i think our guys play pretty hard