This kid is obviously having a hard time deciding, I would love to have him regardless but he has transfer candidate written all over him if does commit to SJU. Could easily see him giving it a go and if it doenst go as he planned back to chicago he goes. Worth a shot though
I think any incoming STJ player will see ample opportunity for playing time, but as we saw with Norm Roberts, if selling PT is the you've got, your target should go to another program. One with better things to say about why it's a good idea to come here.
The last 3 players who are about the same size, height and body weight as Cunningham jane moved to pro ball. Harkless, by and large has been a success in the NBA. Hopefully, Sampson will see that success as well.
That, combined with the chance to learn from seniors who previously finished 3rd the BE is a lot to be positive about. Next year, it's a new team, and some of those roles, hopefully, will be up for grabs this season. That's how you run a program. You build from within as much as you can.
Now, we know that everything has not turned out like we all had hoped, but not everyone agrees with the sentiment that when we lose it's all on the coach. Some recruits who say, for example get after it defensively all the time, might take issue with some of the glaring defensive efficiencies we showed. If one guy is playing man, and another is playing zone, that's not on Lavin. And that happened all the time last year.
I bet he comes because STJ is a good option. For a lot of reasons.