from Meyer's Mailbag from Rivals:
Lasting impact?
What impact would Lance Stephenson have on St. John's if he was to commit to Norm Roberts? Would it elevate the program for merely a year or galvanize the city's players for future seasons?
-- LaQuifa from Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Stephenson going to St. John's would create a one-year buzz for St. John's, but I really don't see it having any significant long-term effect. The fact is that Stephenson at St. John's would be a whole lot more about Stephenson than about the St. John's program.
Playing for St. John's would give Stephenson the chance to dominate the ball and the action, put up big numbers and be the focal point of the program for a year. He probably only makes St. John's marginally better for one year and is then out the door. I don't know what there would be to show for Stephenson having been at St. John's.
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