Nothing to disagree with. He kind of stated facts. He didn't say Lavin was a great coach. Just said Lavin was doing well in a tough environment .
But it's not a tough environment. Norm sucked.
mahoney, Fran, and Jarvis all made the tournament and recruited an elite player or two. Felipe, Artest, Barkley are better than any recruit Lavin has signed.
Did they have their flaws? Sure. But 3 of the 4 post Lou coaches showed you could win and recruit here.
The fact that Lavin hasn't capped his pants, isn't cause for celebration. Look beyond the norm years and you'll see that winning here isn't imposSible.
This was a pure fluff piece by a guy without any sources, who wrote it from his couch by reading these message boards.
Doesn't it get tiring fighting this fight? Sit back and enjoy it for what it is. A great group of seniors finally getting their shot and act together and closing out their careers on a high note. The quest to get Lavin fired should kind of die about now, actually about a month ago.. Pick it up again after the season.. I'm exhausted reading you in regards to Operation New Coach.
It does get tiring boo. And you are right in at least one regard, this is a great group of seniors, and we are in the fun position as fans to sit back now and watch what they can do in the post season. Big East tourny and then the NCAAs.
I'm really looking forward to it.
But when hnk or clueless bloggers defend the coach in a biased manner, I'm going to refute their arguments. I sincerely apologize if that aggravates you. And I will try to restrain myself so the conversations aren't exhaustingly repetitive.
I think hnk now does it because he knows it'll grate your nerves and will get you to respond. I guess you can say he's trolling you.
By the way, how many Lopez's, Artest's, and Barkley's have come through NYC since Lavin has been the coach? He has been able to get the best out of NYC since he's been the coach (ie, Harkless and Obekpa).
NYC isn't producing nearly the same type of player's they did during that time. Heck! In a two-year period, you had Brand, Artest, Odom, Barkley, Jessie, and Glover. That's 4 top 10 recruit's alone in Brand, Artest, Odom, and Barkley, while Jessie was top 50, and Glover was top 25-30 by most publications. I have a hunch Lavin would get his share, if the pickings were in abundance. Then again, that was a different time, and college hoops have changed since those players were in college.
St. John's usually made their living off of NYC players, and Fraschilla came along during the time when the city was still a hotbed for talent and the landscape of college hoops wasn't like it is now. So, Lavin is relegated to getting those kinda recruits in other parts of the country.
Just sit back and enjoy, and you'll possibly have next season to do your rippin'.