Jonathan Severe - SG - Christ the King HS - New York, N.Y. - FORDHAM

He was very nervous.  Not to be unexpected.  Kept looking like he was trying to hide under the table while vigorously scratching the top of his head.  I wasn't expecting him to be a trained public speaker or anything but I just found it hard to watch.  He and his family looked very happy with their decision.  Good luck to him.  He'll play right away and certainly won't have any lack of transfer options if his skills translate better than expected to Div 1 hoops.

Quote from: yankcranker on April 24, 2013, 02:47:47 PM

That was a bit embarrassing but good pickup for Pecora.

What was embarrassing about it for those who didn't see it.

I don't know if it was embarrassing but he was clearly breaking down and crying at various points having trouble finishing his thoughts before he finally decided on Fordham.

Nice job by Pecora. Best recruit Fordham has landed in a long time.

Good for Fordham. Hopefully, he helps them turn it around.

Happy to hear it. It's good to see NYC kids staying home. (And now I don't have to read and listen to all the "Eddie Jordan's a genius" rantings from Rutgers fans that would have followed had Severe picked the Scarlet Knights.)

Praise.... that this thread will be over.

Praise.... that this thread will be over.

Will be combined with Iona thread and sent to Smithsonian.

What happened to Grasso on this one?  Not a transfer?

What happened to Grasso on this one?  Not a transfer?

Would be 3rd guard off bench

Quote from: prjohnnies on April 24, 2013, 06:29:10 PM

What happened to Grasso on this one?  Not a transfer?

Would be 3rd guard off bench

ha   he'd be your best scorer when armand graduates.  if iona got him you'd be gloating

This is the type of recruit Fordham needs to get.

If this were the 80's, 90's, early 2000's NYC Catholic League days Jon would be sort of the second tier of recruits behind a Ron Artest, Erick Barkley, Kenny Anderson, Andre Barrett etc.

That is the kid Fordham needs to get to compete in the A-10.  And Pecora has good footprints in NYC and he can get those kids.

He isn't getting the Whitehead's or the McCullough's obviously.  He knows that.

But the high mid-major kid from NY who has a choice between trying to develop at a Major program like Pitt (or risk transferring in a few years) or go to a school/conference below that such as Fordham but with the chance to play and excel immediately is the type of kid Tom needs to convince on a consistent basis to Fordham to turn things around.

This is a good start.

Last post of thread should be from this Manhattan grad who says: "FU FU." 


Actually, Severe must have strength of conviction, and will need a strong stomach from losing quite a bit.  He better help Pecora recuit NYC some more, because w/o it, they're still in trouble.

This is the type of recruit Fordham needs to get.

If this were the 80's, 90's, early 2000's NYC Catholic League days Jon would be sort of the second tier of recruits behind a Ron Artest, Erick Barkley, Kenny Anderson, Andre Barrett etc.

That is the kid Fordham needs to get to compete in the A-10.  And Pecora has good footprints in NYC and he can get those kids.

He isn't getting the Whitehead's or the McCullough's obviously.  He knows that.

But the high mid-major kid from NY who has a choice between trying to develop at a Major program like Pitt (or risk transferring in a few years) or go to a school/conference below that such as Fordham but with the chance to play and excel immediately is the type of kid Tom needs to convince on a consistent basis to Fordham to turn things around.

This is a good start.

Agreed. Pecora has paid his dues. He deserves some success and hopefully a kid like Severe can be his Speedy.

First game of the season: 28 points, 7/10 on three pointers.

First game of the season: 28 points, 7/10 on three pointers.

What would we possibly do with a prolific 3 pt shooter?

Instead of Rysheed?

He will be great for Fordham. He'd be ok at another level up.

Kid made correct choice, right level and better school academically.

It amazes me how people never seem to factor the level of play into analyzing a player.  Does anyone think MoMo Jones would have led the world in scoring if he had stayed at Arizona, or even ended up at SJU?

Fordham plays SU in a few days. Let's see how Severe does then.