the 9 scholies are whats important...dont look for lavin to bring in a top recruit this offseason..he might, but give the guy some time, hes been out for 7 years, and the top recruits have had coaches on their nuts for prob 4 yrs already in some cases
I wish the area was stronger in 2011, but he's got to get after it. Thankfully, we finally have a coach, who can sell NYC and St. John's to kids
nationally. As a coach, he's got three things working for him:
1) inheriting a team likely to, at least, make a postseason (so many have to inherit a losing situation)
2) immediate available playing time in 2011 (very few coaches at the high-major level would have so much time available to sell)
3) the initial buzz that comes with change that every coach enjoys with recruits in his first two years coincides with scholarship availability.
There is also no reason for him to have use up all of his nine scholarships in that class. It creates way too much volatility long-term for the program.