Big Recruiting Weekend
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sounds like you are right about KY but sounds like he loves NYC so it would seem to be down to KY/SJU. If we land the Miami kid then Dialo will have a french speaking buddy here too...
OTOH Cal may be thinking more about the NBA himself so I don't think we are out of it especially if the recruits and their handlers are seeing that.
I wonder what Briscoe will be thinking if Cal ends up in the NBA?
OTOH Cal may be thinking more about the NBA himself so I don't think we are out of it especially if the recruits and their handlers are seeing that.
I wonder what Briscoe will be thinking if Cal ends up in the NBA?
BodyHarmer
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Slice took him to Au Bon Pain for lunch so we are ok on The French thing. That's why he's the best!
beast of the east
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If it comes down to SJU and KY again, our program is in gear and ready to go to the next level.
Beast that was a great post!!!!!
What would Briscoe decide if he were deciding this week under Coach Mullin v. Coach Calipari? Seems our chances would be better than they were under Coach Lavin.
And I wonder what's really going through the minds of Briscoe and his family even with Calipari staying put? Interesting to know.
We are in gear for sure, but I think it takes 1-2 years in the saddle for Mullin to be able to compete for a top-10 recruit against an elite program like Kentucky. Even that would be a massive accomplishment. When is the last time SJU landed a top-10 recruit? Artest?
STJ11Redmen
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I was as anti-Lavin as it gets but it's unfair to say we would have had more of a chance. Lavin did as good of a job as humanly possible recruiting Briscoe, to the point where it may have cost us other recruits. Hard to fight against Calipari no matter who you are.
redfan259999888
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Who cares, he choose uk so done with him. Why look back, keep moving forward.
True but just interesting if we were in his and his family's shoes - I mean this has been a profound change in what SJU is and offers...Chris Mullin = big time in basketball circles as we know
beast of the east
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In terms of french speaking, or even a cultural connection, I once heard Bishop DiMarzio mention that in the Brooklyn Queens diocese, over 240 languages are spoken. Many kids leave NYC to attend school elsewhere, and feel out of place in towns that don't have the rich cultural diversity that NYC has, and communities that they feel comfortable in. It's a minor consideration, and kids like Diallo are certainly not thinking that their college will be a 4 year stop, so other than a coach's sales pitch, likely doesn't matter.
Funny though how is Diallo plays here, within his own community people will come out of the woodwork to watch him. Felipe Lopez was a proud Dominican, and Dominican New Yorkers followed SJU more closely when he was here. I had season tickets with the Mets for about 5 years, and after the Mets acquired Shawn Green, who refused to play on Yom Kippur because he considered himself a role model for Jewish kids, you'd see a lot of Orthodox kids at Mets game. Again, it's not a reason for Diallo to come to SJU, but if he does, New Yorkers with the same cultural identity will embrace and celebrate him.