Isaiah Whitehead - SG - Lincoln HS - Brooklyn, NY - SETON HALL

Wow

Adam Zagoria ‏@AdamZagoria
Tiny Morton said he spoke to Steve Lavin today and asked him whey they didn't a spot for him at #stjbb

Wow is right. If you are tiny why do you say that? Just shows you are shopping the kid IMO.

Beamer04 would you have hired tiny?

If it means anything to you guys. It was St. John's until seton hall went all out. Lav did his job it's just seton hall said f that we going all out

That is all that needs to be said.

PMG, please tell me how we needed Whitehead next year. No one in the backcourt is going to the pro's next Spring.

2014-15: D/Phil/Felix/Jamal/Sheed

So with Whitehead, it would've been 6 guards in the rotation; including 3 seniors and 2 top25 talents? Allocating minutes would've been fun there.

Our backcourt is STACKED for the next 2 years. The recruiting focus from the get go this year has stressed our frontcourt with Sanchez and Gift leaving. Idk why we strayed away from that.

And let me repeat, Phil and D'Angelo definitely took notice of this, and they're going to take it out on opponents this winter. D'Angelo will be 1st team all BE for what should be the 2nd year in a row.

Nothing St. John's could do. He was all set to come and Seton Hall swooped in literally last minute with transparent within the rules move. Crazy.

Whitehead would have been great at St. John's but he is a player that can be replaced and not needed in '14. Team will have plenty of depth at the position and can reload in '15 and '16.

Short term this helps Seton Hall but long term they are playing with dynamite.

100% agree Dave.

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Nothing St. John's could do. He was all set to come and Seton Hall swooped in literally last minute with transparent within the rules move. Crazy.

Whitehead would have been great at St. John's but he is a player that can be replaced and not needed in '14. Team will have plenty of depth at the position and can reload in '15 and '16.

Short term this helps Seton Hall but long term they are playing with dynamite.

 

100% agreed.

SHU is playing with fire and you know what happens when you play with fire.

Nothing St. John's could do. He was all set to come and Seton Hall swooped in literally last minute with transparent within the rules move. Crazy.

Whitehead would have been great at St. John's but he is a player that can be replaced and not needed in '14. Team will have plenty of depth at the position and can reload in '15 and '16.

Short term this helps Seton Hall but long term they are playing with dynamite.

what i don't understand Dave, is how any of these last minute rules, help IW?  What does he get out of it?

Seton Hall obviously acted sleazy here. Personally I have no problem with sleazy, but I understand the ire. With that being said I do think I am missing something. Some of you are acting like SH is on a different plane from SJU. My question is have you people not been watching for last 10 years??

The last 10 years Seton Hall 166-146
2 NCAA's 1 NIT

SJU-133-167
1 NCAA 1 NIT

Kid picking the Hall over us regardless of the circumstances should not be shocking. Again unless I am missing something

It's shocking because we have 5 + top 50 kids, and they have, let me see, ahh yes, zero.

Seton Hall obviously acted sleazy here. Personally I have no problem with sleazy, but I understand the ire. With that being said I do think I am missing something. Some of you are acting like SH is on a different plane from SJU. My question is have you people not been watching for last 10 years??

The last 10 years Seton Hall 166-146
2 NCAA's 1 NIT

SJU-133-167
1 NCAA 1 NIT

Kid picking the Hall over us regardless of the circumstances should not be shocking. Again unless I am missing something

SJu IS on a different plane from Seton Hall. And no kid would ever pick SH over SJ without some shady goings on, which is exactly what happened.

im glad Lavin didnt stoop and hire this guys coach just to land him, thats a desperate small-time school move and tacky.

Now i know why Lousville & Cuse went in different direction regarding this kids recruitment. Both coaches have been around long enough to smell sleaze and corruption when its oozing off of some recruits handlers and "advisors"

0 for Lincoln.  Maybe things will turn now that that clown is gone.

This was Tiny's last chance to get out of Coney Island and he took they only thing is he ended up Newark!! hahah

I would not have, and to be honest, I'm almost glad we missed on this guy.  My concern is that we keep missing out on top guys.  Recruit with integrity, with guys who want to be here.  Schools like Duke, Cuse, and Louisville are able to load rosters with talented kids who like to compete.  I don't blame IW for going to Seton Hall for PT, but going some place and competing makes you better at life.  Steel Sharpens Steel. 

You cannot deny that 2014 is off to a terrible start.  Sustained winning will foster a more fluid recruiting situation. 

Hammertorock!!!

PMG, please tell me how we needed Whitehead next year. No one in the backcourt is going to the pro's next Spring.

2014-15: D/Phil/Felix/Jamal/Sheed

So with Whitehead, it would've been 6 guards in the rotation; including 3 seniors and 2 top25 talents? Allocating minutes would've been fun there.

Our backcourt is STACKED for the next 2 years. The recruiting focus from the get go this year has stressed our frontcourt with Sanchez and Gift leaving. Idk why we strayed away from that.

And let me repeat, Phil and D'Angelo definitely took notice of this, and they're going to take it out on opponents this winter. D'Angelo will be 1st team all BE for what should be the 2nd year in a row.

The day you say SJU doesn't need Top 20 players is the day you lose you mind.

People thought Harrison was a goner after last year and now you think he will be a 4 year player.?

Lets see how Phil Green rects to very limited minutes this year ( as long as everyone is healthy)

I would not have, and to be honest, I'm almost glad we missed on this guy.  My concern is that we keep missing out on top guys.  Recruit with integrity, with guys who want to be here.  Schools like Duke, Cuse, and Louisville are able to load rosters with talented kids who like to compete.  I don't blame IW for going to Seton Hall for PT, but going some place and competing makes you better at life.  Steel Sharpens Steel. 

You cannot deny that 2014 is off to a terrible start.  Sustained winning will foster a more fluid recruiting situation. 

Hammertorock!!!

You highlighted the issue here.  It's probably best that the Whitehead circus is headed to South Orange.  But we do not have a single 2014 target.  Zero. 

Delarosa has been mentioned with us 1 time, and he's a project to begin with.  Other than that, are there any known potential incoming freshmen next year? 

We shouldn't be losing recruits to the likes of Rutgers and Seton Hall...I love what Lavin has done, but maybe instead of posting a million instagram photos of soho, he should get out and get after these recruits....

I said I would eat crow if IW came here, but it seems as if my old statement stands....

Willard and Cooley are eating our lunch!

hopefully your comment is made tongue in cheek..if not, ??

Someone needs to tell IW to keep quiet.  These comments make him seem very selfish.

Making more and more sense why he's shied away from the other big time schools.  Wants to be a big fish in very small pond.

Zach Braziller @NYPost_Brazille
More Whitehead: "I don’t understand why they would now.”


Zach Braziller @NYPost_Brazille
Whitehead on St. John's: “I don’t think it was tough because they really didn’t see me as the [the] face of St. John’s before.

Quote from: Dave on September 19, 2013, 04:07:02 PM

Nothing St. John's could do. He was all set to come and Seton Hall swooped in literally last minute with transparent within the rules move. Crazy.

Whitehead would have been great at St. John's but he is a player that can be replaced and not needed in '14. Team will have plenty of depth at the position and can reload in '15 and '16.

Short term this helps Seton Hall but long term they are playing with dynamite.

what i don't understand Dave, is how any of these last minute rules, help IW?  What does he get out of it?

That's my question. Maybe I'm dense, but I don't understand how IW was all set to come to SJU, without Morton, and then simply because SH offers Tiny and whomever else a job, he changes his mind. How does that affect his life one bit? You're going to change a major life decision because of something which wont benefit you in the least, but will benefit someone else? Or is he completely unaware of the side deal and Tiny just pushed him there under the pretense that its the best thing for him? Something's not adding up here.

someone must of whispered in Willard's ear that giving Morton will get Whitehead, otherwise he's going to st johns.

someone must of whispered in Willard's ear that giving Morton will get Whitehead, otherwise he's going to st johns.

yeah Morton

 Side note:

 If he is actually banned from here, please do not re-instate crazy Joe...  He's been bat-shit crazy on RM.com all day.. Someone give that kid give a fist full of zanax