What will change? Where are the recruits?
1 NCAA appearance with Norms players.
Lavin can recruit but can't do anything with the talent.
Player after player taking weeks off in the middle of the season for questionable reasons
Where is Felix?
Obekpa regressing and talking about the D league
Starting little used walk on in crucial games
All Lavin is good at is recruiting. Without a contract he can't recruit. So they either have to extend him or fire him. Firing him would be a PR disaster. Much better that he makes the tournament next year and rides off into the sunset on his own terms. Of course in his case to ride off into the sunset he'll head due south and drown in Jamaica Bay. Poor Tony Chiles will be harpooned off Rockaway by a passing Japanese whaler. Only Keady will survive by using his toupee as a flotation device.
And where are the recruits?
1.Recruits are not here yet...He has sign players late before.
2. If SJU is going to fire him tell me a realistic candidate to replace him? Another fired coach does not help the program and it continue yes the stereotype of where coaches careers cone to die. Everybody wants stability to the program, but getting rid of Lavin just makes things worse, your not only going to replace the coach but the entire staff and then how many players will transfer and recruits we will lose?
3. The team is getting better and so our the recruits. One of the biggest challenges is balancing out the team where you don't have 10+ kids graduating (kids graduating is a good thing not just at the same time). Also when you have a balance class you can focus more on the type of player needed instead of getting what you can get. Polee's family really wasn't thrilled that he went East and with a big class it is not surprising he left.
4. Despite all the drama nothing illegal has happened and the kids that staying will graduate. The kids that left were for personal reasons not something shady.
5. The team is going on year 4 but year 3 with Lavin's kids... This is a disappointing year without a doubt but not a back breaking year has people think it is...we improved on wins and actually controlled our destiny shooting 50% from the line is a joke... Expecting Harrison to get a call on that 3pt shot is like the Spurs getting the call in game 6. It was a bad shot selection and Harrison needed a bailout. If we miss the NCAA next year then we have plateaued
Lavin needs an extension because he is the best we have right now and not giving him one only handcuffs the program ultimately. He needs a year without drama and needs toke the NCAA next year. Scheduling a tougher OOC would help. I would say only a 3-4yr with an option for an additional 1yr.