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I'm looking at Steve Lavin right now.
He arrived this afternoon and has been talking with Rodney Tention and the ever ethical Josh Pastner.
The game that he's near is Indiana Elite/KC Pump N Run.

I'm looking at Steve Lavin right now.
He arrived this afternoon and has been talking with Rodney Tention and the ever ethical Josh Pastner.
The game that he's near is Indiana Elite/KC Pump N Run.

Any Iona boys in the house?

I'm looking at Steve Lavin right now.
He arrived this afternoon and has been talking with Rodney Tention and the ever ethical Josh Pastner.
The game that he's near is Indiana Elite/KC Pump N Run.

Who's Lavs watching?

Do tell re: Pastner/ethics.  How does he compare to Cal?

Quote from: Not The Sleaveless Guy on July 07, 2010, 06:35:12 PM

I'm looking at Steve Lavin right now.
He arrived this afternoon and has been talking with Rodney Tention and the ever ethical Josh Pastner.
The game that he's near is Indiana Elite/KC Pump N Run.

Who's Lavs watching?

Do tell re: Pastner/ethics.  How does he compare to Cal?

He's probably watching Jeremiah Davis (Indiana Elite).  Is Ishmael Wainwright on the KC Pump N Run team?

Quote from: Not The Sleaveless Guy on July 07, 2010, 06:35:12 PM

I'm looking at Steve Lavin right now.
He arrived this afternoon and has been talking with Rodney Tention and the ever ethical Josh Pastner.
The game that he's near is Indiana Elite/KC Pump N Run.

Any Iona boys in the house?

No, I promise I'll tell you as soon as I see them.
I ran across almost every other metro one.

Quote from: Not The Sleaveless Guy on July 07, 2010, 06:35:12 PM

I'm looking at Steve Lavin right now.
He arrived this afternoon and has been talking with Rodney Tention and the ever ethical Josh Pastner.
The game that he's near is Indiana Elite/KC Pump N Run.

Who's Lavs watching?

Do tell re: Pastner/ethics.  How does he compare to Cal?

In that game, I think he was just getting his feet wet, but Indiana Elite 17s and 16s attract a lot of attention these days. Off the seventeens, I hear Yogi Ferrell's parents want him to go to a Catholic school and love ND, Cody Zeller, the team's star, is looking hard at Indiana and Butler (w/ UNC as a darkhorse), and Plumlee is likely to decide very, very soon. The 16s have D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, who was contemplating coming to St.B's, but is out with a knee injury, Hanner Parea [the most talented and nasty (in a good way) of several African transplants, who wants to go to an Adidas school (IU or Baylor likely), 7' Peter Jurkin, etc. IU has literally offered half of the 16s and employed the Indiana Elite director's son, Drew Adams, who helped import at least 6 Africans, as a means of getting talent off of both squads. Crean got his son in before the Indianapolis-based NCAA officially cracked down on such arrangements.

Lavin was later watching more intently Dallas Mustangs [LeBryan Nash (great talent, but an almost  Lance Stephensonesque attitude), Keaton Miles (borderline top 100 wing)] against the Urban DFW Stars later along with almost every Big XII coach and a bearded Matt Doherty.

I'm now over in Cleveland at the LeBron James Capital City Classic. If I run across any STJ or Iona coaches, I'll be sure to pass them along.
This is the preliminary roster:
http://inside.nikebasketball.com/news/wp-content/themes/inside_bb/images/elite-youth/pdfs/lebron-roster.pdf

Tony Chiles is here, but the rest of the staff has yet to arrive.

Tony Chiles is here, but the rest of the staff has yet to arrive.

Thanks for the info, Sleaveless One.  Keep 'em coming!

Good stuff NTSG

Quote from: Not The Sleaveless Guy on July 08, 2010, 10:06:55 AM

Tony Chiles is here, but the rest of the staff has yet to arrive.

Thanks for the info, Sleaveless One.  Keep 'em coming!

Lavin just arrived, MJ, and joined Chiles.
I'm sure he'll remember soon enough that these aren't ESPN hours.
They're watching Myles Davis, Kyle Anderson, Myles Mack, Jabari Hinds, and Khem Birch.
They're all on the same court at the same time.

They're also keeping their eye on Jakarr, but he's on the other court.

Quote from: mjdinkins on July 08, 2010, 11:29:35 AM

Quote from: Not The Sleaveless Guy on July 08, 2010, 10:06:55 AM

Tony Chiles is here, but the rest of the staff has yet to arrive.

Thanks for the info, Sleaveless One.  Keep 'em coming!

Lavin just arrived, MJ, and joined Chiles.
I'm sure he'll remember soon enough that these aren't ESPN hours.
They're watching Myles Davis, Kyle Anderson, Myles Mack, Jabari Hinds, and Khem Birch.
They're all on the same court at the same time.

They're also keeping their eye on Jakarr, but he's on the other court.

Appreciate it, Sleaveless One....  I think he'll learn quickly (especially, this particular month) he's not working ESPN hours. 

Quote from: Not The Sleaveless Guy on July 08, 2010, 11:39:39 AM

Quote from: mjdinkins on July 08, 2010, 11:29:35 AM

Quote from: Not The Sleaveless Guy on July 08, 2010, 10:06:55 AM

Tony Chiles is here, but the rest of the staff has yet to arrive.

Thanks for the info, Sleaveless One.  Keep 'em coming!

Lavin just arrived, MJ, and joined Chiles.
I'm sure he'll remember soon enough that these aren't ESPN hours.
They're watching Myles Davis, Kyle Anderson, Myles Mack, Jabari Hinds, and Khem Birch.
They're all on the same court at the same time.

They're also keeping their eye on Jakarr, but he's on the other court.

Appreciate it, Sleaveless One....  I think he'll learn quickly (especially, this particular month) he's not working ESPN hours. 

They're both here for the afternoon games  (on time) and sitting front row for Nick Johnson and Josiah Turner's game.

Khem Birch said Saint John's offered and is now one of his schools right now. He wants to do a two and done.

They're both here for the afternoon games  (on time) and sitting front row for Nick Johnson and Josiah Turner's game.

Khem Birch said Saint John's offered and is now one of his schools right now. He wants to do a two and done.

I know it's not done 'til the player(s) sign on the dotted line.  But, it's great to hear the latter info.  So, does Turner play for the Oakland Soldiers now, Sleaveless?  I've seen highlights of him playing for California Supreme and the Soldiers, if my mind serves me correctly.  So, I guess he's completely switched allegiance.

I have no qualms about Birch wanting to play a couple of a seasons and heading to the pros.  But, allow for it to happen, as things may not quite go that way. 

Nevertheless, I'd definitely take Birch and would wish him the best, if he were to come to St. John's and give us two terrific seasons. 

Good stuff, Sleaveless One.

Quote from: Not The Sleaveless Guy on July 08, 2010, 01:50:22 PM

They're both here for the afternoon games  (on time) and sitting front row for Nick Johnson and Josiah Turner's game.

Khem Birch said Saint John's offered and is now one of his schools right now. He wants to do a two and done.

I know it's not done 'til the player(s) sign on the dotted line.  But, it's great to hear the latter info.  So, does Turner play for the Oakland Soldiers now, Sleaveless?  I've seen highlights of him playing for California Supreme and the Soldiers, if my mind serves me correctly.  So, I guess he's completely switched allegiance.

I have no qualms about Birch wanting to play a couple of a seasons and heading to the pros.  But, allow for it to happen, as things may not quite go that way. 

Nevertheless, I'd definitely take Birch and would wish him the best, if he were to come to St. John's and give us two terrific seasons. 

Good stuff, Sleaveless One.

Frankly, Birch was a heavy Providence lean, but their coach left for Pitt.
Realistically, he's a first round pick waiting to happen.

I'll ask Turner in about 5 minutes. If you have anything else, just fire away (quickly).

Quote from: mjdinkins on July 08, 2010, 02:27:24 PM

Quote from: Not The Sleaveless Guy on July 08, 2010, 01:50:22 PM

They're both here for the afternoon games  (on time) and sitting front row for Nick Johnson and Josiah Turner's game.

Khem Birch said Saint John's offered and is now one of his schools right now. He wants to do a two and done.

I know it's not done 'til the player(s) sign on the dotted line.  But, it's great to hear the latter info.  So, does Turner play for the Oakland Soldiers now, Sleaveless?  I've seen highlights of him playing for California Supreme and the Soldiers, if my mind serves me correctly.  So, I guess he's completely switched allegiance.

I have no qualms about Birch wanting to play a couple of a seasons and heading to the pros.  But, allow for it to happen, as things may not quite go that way. 

Nevertheless, I'd definitely take Birch and would wish him the best, if he were to come to St. John's and give us two terrific seasons. 

Good stuff, Sleaveless One.

Frankly, Birch was a heavy Providence lean, but their coach left for Pitt.
Realistically, he's a first round pick waiting to happen.

I'll ask Turner in about 5 minutes. If you have anything else, just fire away (quickly).

Yes, I heard Birch was a heavy lean to Providence at one point until their assistant coach headed to Pitt.  Birch seems like a shot-blocking machine!

Ask Turner and Johnson where the Johnnies stand.  Thanks!

Quote from: Not The Sleaveless Guy on July 08, 2010, 02:42:53 PM

Quote from: mjdinkins on July 08, 2010, 02:27:24 PM

Quote from: Not The Sleaveless Guy on July 08, 2010, 01:50:22 PM

They're both here for the afternoon games  (on time) and sitting front row for Nick Johnson and Josiah Turner's game.

Khem Birch said Saint John's offered and is now one of his schools right now. He wants to do a two and done.

I know it's not done 'til the player(s) sign on the dotted line.  But, it's great to hear the latter info.  So, does Turner play for the Oakland Soldiers now, Sleaveless?  I've seen highlights of him playing for California Supreme and the Soldiers, if my mind serves me correctly.  So, I guess he's completely switched allegiance.

I have no qualms about Birch wanting to play a couple of a seasons and heading to the pros.  But, allow for it to happen, as things may not quite go that way. 

Nevertheless, I'd definitely take Birch and would wish him the best, if he were to come to St. John's and give us two terrific seasons. 

Good stuff, Sleaveless One.

Frankly, Birch was a heavy Providence lean, but their coach left for Pitt.
Realistically, he's a first round pick waiting to happen.

I'll ask Turner in about 5 minutes. If you have anything else, just fire away (quickly).

Yes, I heard Birch was a heavy lean to Providence at one point until their assistant coach headed to Pitt.  Birch seems like a shot-blocking machine!

Ask Turner and Johnson where the Johnnies stand.  Thanks!

Jabari Brown and Myles Davis are currently being watched by Lavin.

Great job NTSG!

Jared Grasso is at Hoop Group Elite as per his twitter

"Last Day @ HGE...players and coaches deserve credit for fighting through the heat this week!! And the grind continues...no stone unturned!! "

Great job NTSG!

Jared Grasso is at Hoop Group Elite as per his twitter

"Last Day @ HGE...players and coaches deserve credit for fighting through the heat this week!! And the grind continues...no stone unturned!! "

Lavin is now wearing a bright red St. John's shirt and sitting front row with Tony Chiles for Nick Johnson and Josiah Turner---occasionally looking over at Jahii Carson.
Nick played great this afternoon.

Quote from: Marco Baldi on July 08, 2010, 04:00:46 PM

Great job NTSG!

Jared Grasso is at Hoop Group Elite as per his twitter

"Last Day @ HGE...players and coaches deserve credit for fighting through the heat this week!! And the grind continues...no stone unturned!! "

Lavin is now wearing a bright red St. John's shirt and sitting front row with Tony Chiles for Nick Johnson and Josiah Turner---occasionally looking over at Jahii Carson.
Nick played great this afternoon.

Ive only seen clips of Nick Johnson, but damn this kid would be nice.  Looks like an impact player, right away imo. What are yoour thoughts on him ?