What happened to the supposed sure thing and his great love of SJU?
How can you say no to Rutgers?
Thanks Poison. You made my day. But seriously now how can we lose this player to Rutgers ( not saying that we will but how could this even be part of a discussion ).
Major reason to go to St.John's and Rutgers is to give your family and friends the opportunity to see your games live without paying for travel. That's a nice to do for your family - provided you like them, and provided that there is at the very least, a decent option locally.
I don't recall off hand if Rutgers has improved at all since Eddie Jordan took over. I believe this is year 3 coming up for him, and if it isn't clear that the program is headed in the right direction, I think its safe to say that going to RU is a risk on par with playing for Norm Roberts at STJ.
Coach Mullin, much like Lavin before him, has the "honeymoon period" on his side. (For now) Once the ball goes up, we need to see what Mullin can point to as a selling point. We don't to make the NCAAs to show recruits that we're headed in the direction, but we do need to look like a well coached group, and that's going to take a big effort in year one with almost zero continuity.
I do believe, however, that these kids will respect and listen to Coach's philosophy on conditioning, practice and in-game approach. Coach Mullin has a pedigree, and I don't think he's going to have to tell his guys to work harder, because he's sought out hard workers - which will be refreshing.