Steve Lavin has been preaching since the moment he’s been hired… well, even way before that. Lavin has been omnipresent in the media, bringing exposure the St. John’s via to a wide variety of news outlets. St. John’s fans feel like he’s been a gift from God, especially after referencing the 2011 recruiting effort as building Noah’s Ark (having two of every kind of player). So far, he is delivering, getting 5 verbal commitments before he’s coached a game.
He’s been a miracle worker so far in building a dream team coaching staff, bringing a real midnight madness back to Queens, and recruiting on a more national level than St. John’s fans have ever come to expect. I’m sure St. John’s students are going to ask him to turn water into wine pretty soon.
So of course, at Big East Media day St. John’s table was swarmed prior to Coach Lavin’s arrival. As he sat, it was like the starting gun of a horse race, with reporters jockeying for position and yelling for coach’s attention. Lavin was thoughtful, patient, and of course, articulate with every answer to questions he received.
I could tell some reporters were getting tired holding their recorders in the air waiting for their turn as Lavin wasn’t giving quotes – he was preaching homilies.
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