I greatly appreciate and love Lavin. I'm merely concerned with how 2014 is going.
Nobody is debating Lavin's skills on the recruiting front. But it can't be ignored that St. John's has struck out on its major targets so far.
G'town (Isaac Copeland, LJ Peak, Tre Campbell), Marquette (Sandy Cohen, Malek Harris), and Providence (Paschal Chukwu, Jalen Lindsey) all are shaping up to have great classes. Seton Hall and Villanova has added some really good players as well. At this point in time, I haven't heard St. John's linked to any high major recruits (outside of Whitehead, which is doubtful) and keep in mind they are losing major bulk at season's end (Sanchez and GG).