This program is bush league
Why the program is bush league?
Easy response.... No accountability and it goes all the way up to Monasch.
The staff has to be held accountable for the 3 ineligible players last season, Nurideen Lindsey, Orlando, D'Angelo. The program is a mess.
I feel like Lavin is getting a free pass for a lot of the stuff.
so suspending a player that breaks rules(harrison), and getting rid of a problematic player (lindsey) is not taking accountability and control of your program?
what planet are you living on?
I live on planet Queens. Are you guys really saying that instead of managing egos it is better to just give a player the boot? Obviously the players have a responsibility but you have to at least question the staff. It is their job to be teachers and mentors and help these kids develop. We know that D'Angelos attitude hasn't developed and I am also a little concerned about the development of the players on the court too. Besides Dom, the returning players haven't taken the strides we assumed they would. Eventually it is time to throw out the "We are young" excuse. They have played together for a while now.
Do you know what efforts were made by the coaching staff to mentor and "coach" Harrison on his behavior? It's an unfortunate situation, but to blame the coaches for Harrison's behavior is not fair. Even if the coaches did absolutely nothing to mentor Harrison, he is directly responsible for his own behavior. Having said that, I hope he comes back.
The program had become bush league but we are clearly working our way out of that category.
Harrision's self-absorption was evident to anyone but a blind man.
I applaud Lavin's move because he pulled the trigger regardless of the consequences for our post-season chances.
I hope that making Harrison accountable for his behavior results in a turn for the better in his life.
Whether or not he could accomplish that here at St John's is a question only Harrison himself can answer.
I can honestly say that I never saw Dlo dog it once this year. The shots he took were the ones he ws hitting last year so I have no problem with that. Despite his slump he's still third in the league in scoring and I don't know how you can question that. He has passed creatively throughout and I take all the body language comments with a grain of salt. I watched Lavin decrease Sean Evans time to an average of twelve minutes after taking credit for him being a great reclamation project. Frankly I think Lavin is FOS in many ways and I wwonder if that's snake oil in his hair instead of gel. You have to be able to relate to all kinds of players in this racket without resorting to pussy tactics like suspensions. I dealt with a lot of recalcitrant employees over the years but suspensions were rare and just considered a failure to manage. Ultimately though it's the fans and his team mates who pay the price for this BS. Let's remember that Lavin was the guy who brought him here and his performance is part of his responsibility. I key in every day looking for good news about the program but more often than not it's crap like this. I can't see where this will provide any benefit to recruiting going forward and right now the cupboard seems pretty bare to me. I'm disgusted to say the least
Its the apocalypse.
Minus the Evans line and the the gel comment I agree with everything.
Here is why I disagree with a lot of what you said Bobre:
1.Harrison did look lost out there this year. I don't know what it was, but he was not as good this year as he was last year.
2.You take his body language with a grain of salt, but if I am not mistaken, you would analyze players and coaches body language. I think it was about Burrell not starting, and how he didn't like it. Meanwhile, he was so distressed he won BE 6th man of the year.
3. I think it is insane to to say suspending someone is "pussy tactics". Coaches have done that for years, and will continue to do it for years to come. That is a coach's last resort. Coaches a lot better than Lavin have suspended players, and players alot better than Harrison have been suspended. What should Lavin have done, given Harrison a trophy for trying? Moreover, when a school suspends a student, is that school resorting to "pussy tactics"? I don't know what you did, and who you managed, but the regular work environment and sports are different.
4. I have no idea how his teammates reacted to this, and neither do you. As far as the fans go, I think it is 50/50. As you can tell by a small sample size here, that is the case.
5. Yes Lavin must take resposibility for bringing him here, and he has tried to get Harrison's head straight. But sometimes, you use up all of your best management skills or poor ones if we listen to you, and simply cut bait.
6. First off to say the cupboard is bare, is exaggerating imo. We only have one scholarship for next year. The 2014 class is where we will see about recruiting.
7. I am not happy about this either. But Harrison has been brutal lately. We do not know why. Let's face it, Lavin was more than fair with him during the Pitt game, which was a detriment to the team. He couldn't do anything right that game.
I could be wrong about all of this. But having gone through Jarvis/Roberts, I am willing to give this staff some more rope. I know this team is going to the post season this year. And while it will be only the NIT, it is a step in the right direction. Next year I expect nothing less than the NCAAs. I still want to look at things in perpective because the alternative is speaking on emotion, and sounding silly.