Baldi getting taken to the wood shed I love it.
Lavin said last year it would take two years to build the roster. He took chances on two talented guys in Sampson and Pelle. Two that were worth taking a chance on. It didn't work out. Stop acting like you want Lavin to stock the roster with valedictorians.
Stop trolling. And you're a mod
Ya let's go get a few more Pelles and Nuris
I just got called a troll by Baldi. Now that is funny. Everyone sees right through you. Our fan base would be creaming our pants over Amir Garrett in any other year. This year he is our sixth best recruit. But keep demanding that Lavin returns to the sideline instead of resting after having cancer surgery.
That was very funny for sure! And you are a good mod that should not be insulted by a former mod:)
I am not sure about the loyalty of a few of the posters here because I have no idea if they are actually alums or some guys who adopted St. John's as their basketball team. At least we know Baldi is an Iona guy and that program gets his primary loyalty. He is clearly an interloper here and finds it easy to find fault at every opportunity. When you ask a question that will expose their illogic they will invariably respond with another question meant to further ridicule the coaches or the program.
They will manufacture situations with players, second-guess a surgeon and re-introduce "difference-makers" like Omar Lawrence who would have had as much an impact on this team as does Jamal White. Ron Roberts decommitted when Norm was finally fired, two years too late and Stith was given an option to leave but stayed. Had he left, signing a JC point guard would have been of greater value to this team as is now obvious with his lack of skills.
Many posters here are experts in one thing only and it is hindsight. Three recruits at RISE? How many players prior to these three were deemed ineligible by the NCAA? The experts here will not answer that question but of course they would have known better.
Nurideen Lindsey transferred because he was being poorly prepared by Dunlap, Hines and Chiles during practices and any advice Hall of Fame coach Keady gave was not to his high standards. That could be the only reason Nuri tanked in games against Kentucky and Detroit and the main reason he shot zero % from threes and was able to hit just 2 jump shots in nine games. The very thought of his losing his starting PG job to Phi Greene caused him to transfer to a higher profile program......Rider.......in the lowly MAAC?
Yes, the main problems are lack of experience and lack of depth but do not expect any interlopers here to mention that even with 3 of the original 2011 recruits gone St. John's has 4 top 100 first year players for the first time in a quarter century on the same team. Norm Roberts had 6 years and could not accomplish that. Jamal Branch was a top 10 high school point guard as rated by ESPN and Rivals. That makes 5 top 100 players to date and a couple of more in the 2012 class will make it seven top 100 players. Those are pretty damn good numbers if you are a Uconn or a Louisville. At St. John's it is unheard of and the half-hearted fans with deep hater issues cannot be happy about the future.
And, NO, just because one frequents this site does not automatically make them a SJ fan. Some are just angry birds looking for a place to act quak-quak.