St. John's should be ashamed of itself for bringing out and propping up Jayson Williams at fundraising events (photographed with our new President and Lavin early this fall).
As for Artis, all I'll say is that Lavin's decision to recruit him (and continue to recruit him) has turned a number of important decision-makers and money people at SJU against him and his staff. If he misses the tournament and is ultimately let go or pressured to leave, this could play a decently large factor.