Rating Coach

I give him a C, think that is very generous. Grade can go up. But if we don't make the tournament think it is definitely an F.

I'm 25. I really only remember the bad days of SJU Bball. I gave him a B. I think a lot of the guys who remember the goods of SJU Bball will be less generous.

I am 35, remember Malik sealy. Started really watching early 90's

Can't rate until end of season.
If Jordan comes back and we make tourney he gets a B
If Jordan doesn't come back and we make tourney B-
If Jordan comes back and we don't make tourney C+
No Jordan, no NCAA-F

Why aren't we including pre DJ? And for what it worth I've been as hard on lavins in game coaching as anyone.

Incomplete.

let's see how the season goes...do we improve as the year goes on?  Are we always competitive?  What are the results?  Do we get some recruits or commitments for next year?

So far, I am more than satisfied...although we are not off to a fantastic start this season....but that may or not matter.

Why aren't we including pre DJ? And for what it worth I've been as hard on lavins in game coaching as anyone.

I started the poll. If you would have asked me 5 minutes before dj got hurt I would have rated him an A. Not saying this is the fairest way to evaluate coach. I am interested in what others thought

Way too difficult to gauge. If Lavin decides to leave the program tomorrow, I would be more than ready to give him an F. If the season plays out and we make the tournament and go on a run, doesn't he deserve a B+/A? What if we sign 2 guys for 14 and somehow nab Briscoe and Diallo in 15 as suggested by some? Lavin is trying to turn a program that was in the dirt into a consistent winner. We may be in the early, early birthing stage of a consistent winner or in the middle of a Norm Roberts era team with a coach who's a bit more flashy and catches the headlines. We just can't tell yet.

Quote from: Amaseinyourface2 on November 24, 2013, 12:18:13 PM

Why aren't we including pre DJ? And for what it worth I've been as hard on lavins in game coaching as anyone.

I started the poll. If you would have asked me 5 minutes before dj got hurt I would have rated him an A. Not saying this is the fairest way to evaluate coach. I am interested in what others thought

Gotchya. Just a question.

17 votes 2.35 GPA
Correction 2.41 GPA

Well for the record, I think that D and F are completely off base. At least given the circumstances

 If you are going to be nice personic enough to give an F, at least put your name on it..

I gave a C

I believe he's 22-20 in games he's coached during that stretch. I gave him a C

After 23 votes 2,43 GPA
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I gave him a C based on W-L record but it is like taking the test paper away when he's only gone through half the questions and marking all the unanswered questions incorrect.  Let him finish, then give him a grade.

I gave coach a B since you need talent to win anywhere, and the talent level is as high as it has been in many moons.   I expect Rysheed to get past whatever currently conflicts him (wishful thinking), and the guys to push towards a tourney berth or a bubble miss at worst. 

I gave him a B. Despite all the wacky shanigans and weird circumstances the teams is where they are supposed to be, which is ready to make the NCAA tournament and go on a little run.

Is anybody suprised that were 3-1 (regardless how they looked)? This is what was to be expected.

Since he brought in his guys they have improved every year. They had losing record their frosh year, made the NIT last year and should make the tournament this year.

If they don't then SJU and the league are in serious trouble.

I gave him a B. Despite all the wacky shanigans and weird circumstances the teams is where they are supposed to be, which is ready to make the NCAA tournament and go on a little run.

Is anybody suprised that were 3-1 (regardless how they looked)? This is what was to be expected.

Since he brought in his guys they have improved every year. They had losing record their frosh year, made the NIT last year and should make the tournament this year.

If they don't then SJU and the league are in serious trouble.

All excellent points!

Agree excellent points.

Can't give him an A because of the finish to last season. But I think it's close. Some of you buy in to the nonsense that's spewed on this board about Lavin underachieving, can't coach, recruits aren't as good as they should be, yadda yadda yadda. A lot of fan boards are full of pessimists who just like to stir the pot, but it sucks that so many fans here actually start buying into it after enough of it is posted.

Take a step back. Look at the big picture. We are looking good to land 2 blue chip top 20 recruits in 2015 in Diallo and Briscoe, And some say Lavin should be fired after this year and replaced with McKillop  This already after netting Jordan (regardless of how the situation turns out, Lavin still got him), Harkless, and Jakarr just to name a few.

You're mad because we haven't made the tourney since Lavin's first year. I get it. But you have to look at circumstances. The first being cancer. That was a setback in the rebuilding process. Other than that, did you expect to win a lot of games after graduating 9 seniors? Sure, maybe optimists thought we might have a chance in the 2nd rebuilding year, but I think most levelheaded fans knew this program was going to need some serious rebuilding. I thought we'd win 20 games last season. We won 17, so of course it was a tad disappointing.

So here we are in the third season of Lavin's own recruits. We're 3-1. Let's let the season play out a bit, please?

Lavin is going nowhere (unless it's his decision) and for that we should thank our lucky stars. "You don't know whatcha got till it's gone." We lose Lavin, it's back to fighting over 2 star recruits with mid majors. But, some apparently long for those days.