Looking at our "recruiting" for the all important 2015 class, I'm trying to get into the mindset of Lavin & Company. Is there urgency? Is a big name going to pop for St Johns during the fall?
1. Going into the 2015-16 Season, minus D'Lo, PGIV, Branch, Pointer, Obekpa and Jordan, the staff probably feels they wont have many holes in the front court. They will have Adonis, Jones, Thomas and Amar returning. The back court will have Henderson and Stewart.
2. No big name is going to pop for a Steve Lavin who would be making three straight trips to the NIT if we don't make the Tourney this year. Lavin, with his players, has won all of one NIT game in three years since going to the NCAAs with Norm's guys.
3. What that means is that the blogs and websites will continue to be littered with other programs gobbling up name players until the Spring, when the verdict comes in as to whether a kid can count on going to the NCAAs with this coaching staff.