Look at bright side. Lavin lost at Fordham with a bunch of Seniors
Yes...but this was an out and out bitch slapping.
I accept the program peaked under Lavin and not many of us were happy about it. Even I was off the Lavinwagon. But if he remained, he could have somehow kept #$%^-ups Jordan and Obekpa around...plus the pieces he would have added and we probably would have won last night. ...
And would you really want Rysheed Jordan and Chris Obekpa as the leaders of a young group? Do you think that is at all beneficial long term??? There is no way in hell you want them here setting a culture for a new group of guys. Yes, we are worse short term but getting rid of them gives us a better chance for a new culture and tone within the program.
I don't think anyone wants what Obekpa and Jordan gave us in terms of leadership, but are we really casting Obekpa aside because he smoked a joint at a really bad time? I seriously hope that wasn't the reason. Durand Johnson was suspended for the same thing, but we saw nothing wrong with bringing him here to lead our young guys.
As far as Jordan goes, I would have been very happy to give him a chance to get his act together. It certainly seemed like he was playing better down the stretch last year. He may have never intended to return, so apparently he stopped working hard in the classroom. Who knows? He made some mistakes in the last couple of years, but this is St.John's, and we not only gave Harrison another chance, but we've forgotten all about his anger management issues.