Talked to D'angelo at the game yesterday

I thought crgreen told us that Lavin doesn't guarantee starting spots, but I could be wrong.

Would a coach say that he does?

I don't have a problem with it for the right player. BTW if Jordan can't start for us he should not be the 22nd ranked HS player

Quote from: LJSA on April 12, 2013, 01:45:38 PM

I thought crgreen told us that Lavin doesn't guarantee starting spots, but I could be wrong.

Would a coach say that he does?

I think crgreen is actually friendly with Lavin, and not just going off news clippings.

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on April 12, 2013, 01:51:47 PM

Quote from: LJSA on April 12, 2013, 01:45:38 PM

I thought crgreen told us that Lavin doesn't guarantee starting spots, but I could be wrong.

Would a coach say that he does?

I think crgreen is actually friendly with Lavin, and not just going off news clippings.

Oh I see.  Said the blind man to his deaf wife.

I am friends with coach Keady and I asked him if Jordan was guaranteed a starting spot. He responded "who is Jordan?"

I am friends with coach Keady and I asked him if Jordan was guaranteed a starting spot. He responded "who is Jordan?"

You're on a roll today!

Quote from: Tha Kid on April 12, 2013, 01:42:21 PM

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on April 12, 2013, 01:40:40 PM

Quote from: carmineabbatiello on April 12, 2013, 01:35:10 PM

Quote from: we are sju on April 11, 2013, 01:28:28 PM

Unless you are Kentucky, Carolina, etc, generally to get kids like this you guarantee a starting spot. Plus this is not 1980, kids now expect to go to the pros after one season. No one is waiting around to get PT in college.

As a former coach, I'm wondering how you can guarantee a kid a starting spot?  If the rest of your team gets wind of it, and saying something to one player is like telling the entire team - they talk about everything, you'ld never hear the end of it.

I don't like the premise of it, but are you naive enough to think it doesn't happen?

Exactly.  Carmine, why do you think Polee always started even though he wasn't playing starting five minutes?

Wasn't there a story about Lou doing it with one of his recruits and failing to follow through on the promise? I was to young at the time but heard about it because i think the recruit was from Albany around where I'm from.

That would be Elander Lewis, also brought in Marcus Broadnax.  Next year Boo and Porter arrived, Broadnax left and Lewis saw little time and transferred.  Funny thing was Boo was ineligible and Porter left after one season, so maybe Elander would have gotten more pt but Buchannan and Brust were the starters and Boo came back the following year.  Can't be certain but I think lewis went to vcu.

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on April 12, 2013, 01:45:16 PM

Quote from: Tha Kid on April 12, 2013, 01:42:21 PM

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on April 12, 2013, 01:40:40 PM

Quote from: carmineabbatiello on April 12, 2013, 01:35:10 PM

Quote from: we are sju on April 11, 2013, 01:28:28 PM

Unless you are Kentucky, Carolina, etc, generally to get kids like this you guarantee a starting spot. Plus this is not 1980, kids now expect to go to the pros after one season. No one is waiting around to get PT in college.

As a former coach, I'm wondering how you can guarantee a kid a starting spot?  If the rest of your team gets wind of it, and saying something to one player is like telling the entire team - they talk about everything, you'ld never hear the end of it.

I don't like the premise of it, but are you naive enough to think it doesn't happen?

Exactly.  Carmine, why do you think Polee always started even though he wasn't playing starting five minutes?

Wasn't there a story about Lou doing it with one of his recruits and failing to follow through on the promise? I was to young at the time but heard about it because i think the recruit was from Albany around where I'm from.

That would be Elander Lewis, also brought in Marcus Broadnax.  Next year Boo and Porter arrived, Broadnax left and Lewis saw little time and transferred.  Funny thing was Boo was ineligible and Porter left after one season, so maybe Elander would have gotten more pt but Buchannan and Brust were the starters and Boo came back the following year.  Can't be certain but I think lewis went to vcu.

Thanks section 9. Appreciate it!

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on April 12, 2013, 01:40:40 PM

Quote from: carmineabbatiello on April 12, 2013, 01:35:10 PM

Quote from: we are sju on April 11, 2013, 01:28:28 PM

Unless you are Kentucky, Carolina, etc, generally to get kids like this you guarantee a starting spot. Plus this is not 1980, kids now expect to go to the pros after one season. No one is waiting around to get PT in college.

As a former coach, I'm wondering how you can guarantee a kid a starting spot?  If the rest of your team gets wind of it, and saying something to one player is like telling the entire team - they talk about everything, you'ld never hear the end of it.

I don't like the premise of it, but are you naive enough to think it doesn't happen?

Exactly.  Carmine, why do you think Polee always started even though he wasn't playing starting five minutes?

To win the opening tap with his superior leaping ability? 

My recollection is Elander Lewis transferred to East Carolina where he became their leading scorer at about 15 pts per game.

My recollection is Elander Lewis transferred to East Carolina where he became their leading scorer at about 15 pts per game.

VCU

Quote from: carmineabbatiello on April 12, 2013, 01:35:10 PM

Quote from: we are sju on April 11, 2013, 01:28:28 PM

Unless you are Kentucky, Carolina, etc, generally to get kids like this you guarantee a starting spot. Plus this is not 1980, kids now expect to go to the pros after one season. No one is waiting around to get PT in college.

As a former coach, I'm wondering how you can guarantee a kid a starting spot?  If the rest of your team gets wind of it, and saying something to one player is like telling the entire team - they talk about everything, you'ld never hear the end of it.

I don't like the premise of it, but are you naive enough to think it doesn't happen?

I think it definitely happens.   That's why I wasn't shocked Jermaine Lawrence went to Cinci.   Could Lav really have guaranteed him a starting spot next year with Sampson, Jakarr, and Dom back?  Probably not. 

Quote from: Celtics11 on April 12, 2013, 05:53:42 PM

My recollection is Elander Lewis transferred to East Carolina where he became their leading scorer at about 15 pts per game.

VCU

There was a third guard involved in the recruitment of Lewis and Broadnax.  Coach C. told me not pursuing that player was one of his two worst recruiting mistakes.  That third guard was Gary Payton.  As some of you know, Gary wanted to play for Coach C. and St. John's in the worst way. But Coach C. stayed with the east coach recruits.  What ever happened to that kid, Payton?

By the way, according to Coach C., his worst recruiting mistake was some kid from Uniondale who could leap over buildings.  Coach C. dropped the ball on recruiting this player not once, but twice.

"@STJ_Basketball: D'Angelo will be with us on Monday to accept a MWBA Award. Will post interview footage. RT @gionysports: What's Harrison's status? #stjbb"

I'd take this as a good sign. Hopefully someone asks him directly if he's coming back next season.

Quote from: paultzman on April 12, 2013, 05:55:28 PM

Quote from: Celtics11 on April 12, 2013, 05:53:42 PM

My recollection is Elander Lewis transferred to East Carolina where he became their leading scorer at about 15 pts per game.

VCU

There was a third guard involved in the recruitment of Lewis and Broadnax.  Coach C. told me not pursuing that player was one of his two worst recruiting mistakes.  That third guard was Gary Payton.  As some of you know, Gary wanted to play for Coach C. and St. John's in the worst way. But Coach C. stayed with the east coach recruits.  What ever happened to that kid, Payton?

By the way, according to Coach C., his worst recruiting mistake was some kid from Uniondale who could leap over buildings.  Coach C. dropped the ball on recruiting this player not once, but twice.

If my memory allows me to get this one right GP actually mailed a signed letter to St. J's and Louie tore it up in favor of Lewis and Broadnax and then proceded to never really give either of them a real chance with playing time especially Elander Lewis who showed ability and went on to play real well at VCU as I previously mentioned and some of the guys he played ahead of them were nothing to get excited about.

"@STJ_Basketball: D'Angelo will be with us on Monday to accept a MWBA Award. Will post interview footage. RT @gionysports: What's Harrison's status? #stjbb"

I'd take this as a good sign. Hopefully someone asks him directly if he's coming back next season.

What is MWBA?

Quote from: kingofk1ngs on April 13, 2013, 02:40:16 PM

"@STJ_Basketball: D'Angelo will be with us on Monday to accept a MWBA Award. Will post interview footage. RT @gionysports: What's Harrison's status? #stjbb"

I'd take this as a good sign. Hopefully someone asks him directly if he's coming back next season.

What is MWBA?

Haggerty Awards

if jordan is the real deal, EVERYONE, including my boy Phil will be 100x better.  don't sleep on Phil folks, i think he'll be just as good if not better than Harrison next season.

Really?

Hopefully if Jordan doesn't start it's because branch has lived up to his ranking out of hs and that is a great thing.

By the way, according to Coach C., his worst recruiting mistake was some kid from Uniondale who could leap over buildings.  Coach C. dropped the ball on recruiting this player not once, but twice.

Kahiem Seawright?