Listen, I'm not going to root against the guy because at the end of the day he is my alma mater's coach. Just like I rooted for Jarvis and Roberts, I'll root for Lavin just the same. IMO, the big problem right now is timing. Let's be honest for a second. With experienced players like Sampson and Obekpa leaving the program, it is going to be nearly impossible for this team to compete at a high level next season. Sure, maybe they pick up a transfer or JUCO along the way. But those guys are not going to come in and match Sampson's offense or Obekpa's defense. So pretty much, we are writing off next year as a total wash. Then, we come to the infamous 2015 recruiting class. There are some posters out there that claim we already have star players locked up (which I still find highly unlikely, but let's pretend for the moment that this is true). Ok, so essentially you are going to have to recruit an entire team, probably along the lines of 5 or 6 players. Essentially, the 2015-'16 season will be a team consisting of Jordan (which I doubt he'll be there that far down the line), whatever scraps we pick up this year, and an entire group of freshmen. Now, as we've clearly seen in the past that Lavin is not exactly a "development coach." Which basically means that the season will also be a wash because he won't be able to get these kids up to speed fast enough. So now we are looking forward to the 2016-'17 season and hope that the team finally comes together as one. The only concern is if our current group of kids all turned on a coach, how can one eliminate the possibility of that legendary '15 class doing the same thing.
And I can't ignore the problem standing in the way of all this is pretty much the '15 class is dependent on him getting a contract extension, which the university would be absolutely insane to do at this point in time due to unfolding events. When I add all of these things together, I've got to be honest with you. It's time to move on. Even an optimist would say we are 2-3 years away now. And after 3 years of missing the NCAA Tournament, is it really fair to be paying someone in excess of two million dollars a season for mediocrity? If that's all the school is looking for, they should save their money and go hire a mid major coach who will make a run every 4-5 years or so but will also command a salary of about half of Lavin's.