In a year when the recruitment of a four or five player was a priority to the staff, Lavin and staff struck out on every player they recruited. Actually this is no different then Mahoney, Jarvis or Frannie who all had big recruited classes to start. It usually happens when a new staff comes in and creates a buzz and recruits all buy into the hype. However, the real recruiters do it in years 4,5 or 6 after all the fanfare has worn off.
To deny by any true fan that coach Lavins efforts in recruiting this season seem dismal at best is to believe that we are a final 4 team. The book is still out on ouch Lavins recruiting ability at ths school. Forget the UCLA recruiting as the schools name alone brought in the recruits.
No matter which way you slice it, losing a kid from Louisiana is one thing but losing a kid in your own back yard when you profess to be a national program is not good for business, and he's not the only one. Kudos to Maven for the info which on here and other sites is usually not quite accurate. Was it not just a few weeks ago that another poster on here stated that Lawrence was a done deal for St. johns?