So let's recap

Let's have some fun...

Beginning late last summer SJU thought they were staring at a big time young team and an incoming stud recruit in Rico Gathers, another in Darrick Wood and possibly the favorite for Kyle Anderson.

Then bad news seem to come out everyday.  First Pelle, Sampson and Garrett fail to qualify.  Sampson and Pelle later de-commit.  Gathers de-commits.  Wood de-commits.  Anderson chooses UCLA.

Lavin has cancer.  Nuri Lindsey quits team.  Stith leaves team.  Team struggles with youth and  lack of depth and tough schedule.  The fan base is restless.  Some are wondering if Lavin can put a good class together.  As of early March SJU has no verbals for 2012 and 1 transfer, Jamal Branch.

Fast forward 4 months.  Lavin is 100% healthy and showing his recruiting oats.  Despite heavy interest from the likes of Kansas he gets Sampson back in the fold.  Lands a real late bloomer in Balamou.  Adds Max Hooper as a transfer.  Lands JUCO #3 Orlando Sanchez and his teammate Marco.  Then re-ups Wood, may switch to 2013 but nevertheless back on board.  And now Obepka.

Really a stunning turnaround and it shows Lavin is in a different class as a recruiter then most coaches.  I think back to Norm's class in '08.  He failed to land his top targets in the early signing period--Mookie and Kevin Jones along with Syl.  He ends up with Quincy Roberts, Phil Wait and Ty Edmondson. 

Just think about that for second in terms of difference in recruiting.

Lavin is in a different class as a recruiter then most coaches. I think back to Norm's class in '08.  He failed to land his top targets in the early signing period--Mookie and Kevin Jones along with Syl.  He ends up with Quincy Roberts, Phil Wait and Ty Edmondson. 

Just think about that for second in terms of difference in recruiting.

How about those other guys Norm recruited?

How about those other guys Norm recruited?

Quote from: Marco Baldi on June 11, 2012, 10:07:21 PM

How about those other guys Norm recruited?

You don't know what a sentence is so your point is irrelevent.

Use water before you gulp.

You're first sentence mentions 2 top targets who went elsewhere

Quote from: fordham96 on June 11, 2012, 10:27:39 PM

Quote from: Marco Baldi on June 11, 2012, 10:07:21 PM

How about those other guys Norm recruited?

You don't know what a sentence is so your point is irrelevent.

Use water before you gulp.

Stop talking with Lavin in your mouth.

Quote from: Marco Baldi on June 11, 2012, 10:25:20 PM

You're first sentence mentions 2 top targets who went elsewhere

You're is a contraction from YOU ARE.

So in closing you wrote: YOU ARE FIRST SENTENCE MENTIONS @ TOP TARGETS WHO WENT ELEWHERE

Enough said.

Quote from: fordham96 on June 11, 2012, 10:27:39 PM

Quote from: Marco Baldi on June 11, 2012, 10:07:21 PM

How about those other guys Norm recruited?

You don't know what a sentence is so your point is irrelevent.

Use water before you gulp.

Stop talking with Lavin in your mouth.

Quote from: Marco Baldi on June 11, 2012, 10:29:09 PM

Quote from: fordham96 on June 11, 2012, 10:27:39 PM

Quote from: Marco Baldi on June 11, 2012, 10:07:21 PM

How about those other guys Norm recruited?

You don't know what a sentence is so your point is irrelevent.

Use water before you gulp.

Stop talking with Lavin in your mouth.

Dude you are the f'ing man.  I have never been embarrassed like this from someone with an Iona diploma.

I will keep quiet now. 

What would this board be without your daily posts?  Only our Savior knows. 

Fordham, good original post.  But making fun of someone for a lack of care for the English language on a sports message board is as dorky and absurd as it gets.  We already have dr. Fun, stick to bball...like baldi is happy when at johns is good but happiest when Iona is better than at johns...which is why he loved norm.    C'mon man. 

Quote from: fordham96 on June 11, 2012, 08:46:49 PM

Lavin is in a different class as a recruiter then most coaches. I think back to Norm's class in '08.  He failed to land his top targets in the early signing period--Mookie and Kevin Jones along with Syl.  He ends up with Quincy Roberts, Phil Wait and Ty Edmondson. 

Just think about that for second in terms of difference in recruiting.

I don't want to put words in your mouth - are you saying that TGAPL is a better recruiter than was Norm? If so, should prove controversial.

Fun,

Remind me, and possibly others on the board, what your TGAPL stands for.

Quote from: Foad on June 11, 2012, 10:16:08 PM

Quote from: fordham96 on June 11, 2012, 08:46:49 PM

Lavin is in a different class as a recruiter then most coaches. I think back to Norm's class in '08.  He failed to land his top targets in the early signing period--Mookie and Kevin Jones along with Syl.  He ends up with Quincy Roberts, Phil Wait and Ty Edmondson. 

Just think about that for second in terms of difference in recruiting.

I don't want to put words in your mouth - are you saying that TGAPL is a better recruiter than was Norm? If so, should prove controversial.

Fun,

Remind me, and possibly others on the board, what your TGAPL stands for.

Quote from: derk on June 12, 2012, 09:31:48 AM

Quote from: Foad on June 11, 2012, 10:16:08 PM

Quote from: fordham96 on June 11, 2012, 08:46:49 PM

Lavin is in a different class as a recruiter then most coaches. I think back to Norm's class in '08.  He failed to land his top targets in the early signing period--Mookie and Kevin Jones along with Syl.  He ends up with Quincy Roberts, Phil Wait and Ty Edmondson. 

Just think about that for second in terms of difference in recruiting.

I don't want to put words in your mouth - are you saying that TGAPL is a better recruiter than was Norm? If so, should prove controversial.

Fun,

Remind me, and possibly others on the board, what your TGAPL stands for.

Thanks Moose. How appropriate.

I think its THE GREAT AND POWERFUL LAVIN