Isaiah Briscoe, PG

IMO, Lavin has dominated the recruitment of Sampson. In every interview St John's comes up again and again, we have the mass amount of playing time to offer, he has said from the beginning he wants to be the "guy" and we offer that. He's coming to midnight madness also.

The only way we don't get him if is he decides to stay home, but I just think we have this kid.
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Same could also have been said for Rico Gathers and Jarrell Martin. I thought we were getting both and they ended up staying in the south.

I definitely think Sampson coming up for Midnight Madness is a great sign. Based on the YouTube videos I've seen, the kid can flat out play.
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You do realize Gathers committed to us?
 
IMO, Lavin has dominated the recruitment of Sampson. In every interview St John's comes up again and again, we have the mass amount of playing time to offer, he has said from the beginning he wants to be the "guy" and we offer that. He's coming to midnight madness also.

The only way we don't get him if is he decides to stay home, but I just think we have this kid.
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Same could also have been said for Rico Gathers and Jarrell Martin. I thought we were getting both and they ended up staying in the south.

I definitely think Sampson coming up for Midnight Madness is a great sign. Based on the YouTube videos I've seen, the kid can flat out play.
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You do realize Gathers committed to us?
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Had Gatherers honored his commitment, this board would be all over his 300lb ass, as he has averaged a big 6 pts per game over the two years he's been at Baylor
 
IMO, Lavin has dominated the recruitment of Sampson. In every interview St John's comes up again and again, we have the mass amount of playing time to offer, he has said from the beginning he wants to be the "guy" and we offer that. He's coming to midnight madness also.

The only way we don't get him if is he decides to stay home, but I just think we have this kid.
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Same could also have been said for Rico Gathers and Jarrell Martin. I thought we were getting both and they ended up staying in the south.

I definitely think Sampson coming up for Midnight Madness is a great sign. Based on the YouTube videos I've seen, the kid can flat out play.
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You do realize Gathers committed to us?
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Had Gatherers honored his commitment, this board would be all over his 300lb ass, as he has averaged a big 6 pts per game over the two years he's been at Baylor
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Playing behind a front line filled with NBA players. His per numbers are impressive
 
IMO, Lavin has dominated the recruitment of Sampson. In every interview St John's comes up again and again, we have the mass amount of playing time to offer, he has said from the beginning he wants to be the "guy" and we offer that. He's coming to midnight madness also.

The only way we don't get him if is he decides to stay home, but I just think we have this kid.
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Same could also have been said for Rico Gathers and Jarrell Martin. I thought we were getting both and they ended up staying in the south.

I definitely think Sampson coming up for Midnight Madness is a great sign. Based on the YouTube videos I've seen, the kid can flat out play.
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You do realize Gathers committed to us?
Click to expand...

Had Gatherers honored his commitment, this board would be all over his 300lb ass, as he has averaged a big 6 pts per game over the two years he's been at Baylor
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Playing behind a front line filled with NBA players. His per numbers are impressive
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Gathers was supposed to be a beast. He's turned out to be a lamb so far. I won't say anything bad about him playing behind Austin, due to his illness, but he never pushed Jefferson or Austin at all. And yes I'm aware Jefferson was the last player selected in the draft, but Gathers was supposed to be the next Charles Barkley
 
IMO, Lavin has dominated the recruitment of Sampson. In every interview St John's comes up again and again, we have the mass amount of playing time to offer, he has said from the beginning he wants to be the "guy" and we offer that. He's coming to midnight madness also.

The only way we don't get him if is he decides to stay home, but I just think we have this kid.
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Same could also have been said for Rico Gathers and Jarrell Martin. I thought we were getting both and they ended up staying in the south.

I definitely think Sampson coming up for Midnight Madness is a great sign. Based on the YouTube videos I've seen, the kid can flat out play.
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You do realize Gathers committed to us?
Click to expand...

Had Gatherers honored his commitment, this board would be all over his 300lb ass, as he has averaged a big 6 pts per game over the two years he's been at Baylor
Click to expand...

Playing behind a front line filled with NBA players. His per numbers are impressive
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Gathers was supposed to be a beast. He's turned out to be a lamb so far. I won't say anything bad about him playing behind Austin, due to his illness, but he never pushed Jefferson or Austin at all. And yes I'm aware Jefferson was the last player selected in the draft, but Gathers was supposed to be the next Charles Barkley
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6.5 pts 6.5 rbs in 18 minutes. Man that kid is unproductive..
 
Gathers' per numbers are similar to Godsgift's
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Except that they are triple the rebounds and 2.5 times the points in just twice the minutes last year and same rebounds and 2/3 the points in just over half the minutes in their first year.. But besides that and the fact that we're comparing Rico's Frosh/Soph numbers with Gifts Jr/Sr numbers they are identical.
 
I didn't think you guys would take me so seriously. It was just an off the cuff statement about a somewhat irrelevant stat.
 
IMO, Lavin has dominated the recruitment of Sampson. In every interview St John's comes up again and again, we have the mass amount of playing time to offer, he has said from the beginning he wants to be the "guy" and we offer that. He's coming to midnight madness also.

The only way we don't get him if is he decides to stay home, but I just think we have this kid.
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Same could also have been said for Rico Gathers and Jarrell Martin. I thought we were getting both and they ended up staying in the south.

I definitely think Sampson coming up for Midnight Madness is a great sign. Based on the YouTube videos I've seen, the kid can flat out play.
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You do realize Gathers committed to us?
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Did he actually come and play for St. John's? No, thus my point is still valid.
 
IMO, Lavin has dominated the recruitment of Sampson. In every interview St John's comes up again and again, we have the mass amount of playing time to offer, he has said from the beginning he wants to be the "guy" and we offer that. He's coming to midnight madness also.

The only way we don't get him if is he decides to stay home, but I just think we have this kid.
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Same could also have been said for Rico Gathers and Jarrell Martin. I thought we were getting both and they ended up staying in the south.

I definitely think Sampson coming up for Midnight Madness is a great sign. Based on the YouTube videos I've seen, the kid can flat out play.
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You do realize Gathers committed to us?
Click to expand...

Had Gatherers honored his commitment, this board would be all over his 300lb ass, as he has averaged a big 6 pts per game over the two years he's been at Baylor
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Gathers is one of the best offensive rebounders in the country and doesn't get pushed around by anyone, so you know Marillac would be okay with him. Then again,Lavin gives his forwards too much of a leash, so who knows what type of nonsense he'd be up to here.
 
Sampson was a tough case. His athletic ability and potential were out of this world, but he killed an chance of chemistry with his jumpshots at any time, place he wanted to take them. He also played lousy defense 95% of the year and didn't do the little things that a PF has to do to make his team better: screening, passing, establishing position, etc. Having Sanchez next to him only made things much worse.

He was a beast on the glass and I think he could and should have led the country in offensive rebounding, but his heart wasn't in it to be that kind of player.

We'll certainly miss the 2-4 dunks he made almost every game with his athletic ability.
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You mean we'll miss the 12 & 6 he gave us last year and the 15 & 7 he would have given us this year. The attempts to spin the loss of Sampson as a plus are pathetic. He was the leading rebounder, 2nd scorer and had a dependable jumpshot....that he could create with his own dribble.

Can any of the current frontcourt players hit multiple jumpers per game? Do any of them have any offensive skill refinement at all? Can any of them create themselves or will they be 100% dependent on a well placed pass from Jordan around the basket? Do any of them besides Obekpa have the length to defend the post ?

Sampson and Sanchez were not the reasons for last seasons disappointment, Lavins coaching was. And if the team is better this season it will be due to Whitesell having more time to implement a system and develop the frontcourt guys....along with Lavin realizing that Greene should not run the point.
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Very short-sighted.
Who cares if we have a front court player that can "hit multiple jumpers per game"? Hiting jumpers comes very low down on the big man checklist. First, don't get absolutely owned and bulldozed every game fighting for space. Sampson and Sanchez were on ice skates all year. W had the worst interior defense in the conference even with Obekpa coming in third withminutes.

Who cares if our PF makes a SC Top Ten dunk. We need guys that will set solid screens, fight for position and rebounds on both ends, and create looks no compete for looks with our guard--the backbone of this team.

We started off 0-5 because it was every man for himself. Our "bigs" wanted to razzle and dazzle with jumpers and drives instead of doing the dirty work.
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No, we started 0-5 because the offense lacked any structure and coherence due to the head "coach" having no understanding of spacing, ball movement or technique. The reason the guys did not set good screens is because their coach couldn't teach them proper technique & timing for it. The reason they were out of position is because their coach doesn't have a clue himself about positioning.

Everyone of our opponents who watched that team knew they had no structure and had not been well coached in technique. Everyone except the Lavin apologists here who themselves have the b-ball IQ of infants.
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Did not realize that you could Major in Redundancy at the Tobin School of Business !!!!!
 
Sampson was a tough case. His athletic ability and potential were out of this world, but he killed an chance of chemistry with his jumpshots at any time, place he wanted to take them. He also played lousy defense 95% of the year and didn't do the little things that a PF has to do to make his team better: screening, passing, establishing position, etc. Having Sanchez next to him only made things much worse.

He was a beast on the glass and I think he could and should have led the country in offensive rebounding, but his heart wasn't in it to be that kind of player.

We'll certainly miss the 2-4 dunks he made almost every game with his athletic ability.
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You mean we'll miss the 12 & 6 he gave us last year and the 15 & 7 he would have given us this year. The attempts to spin the loss of Sampson as a plus are pathetic. He was the leading rebounder, 2nd scorer and had a dependable jumpshot....that he could create with his own dribble.

Can any of the current frontcourt players hit multiple jumpers per game? Do any of them have any offensive skill refinement at all? Can any of them create themselves or will they be 100% dependent on a well placed pass from Jordan around the basket? Do any of them besides Obekpa have the length to defend the post ?

Sampson and Sanchez were not the reasons for last seasons disappointment, Lavins coaching was. And if the team is better this season it will be due to Whitesell having more time to implement a system and develop the frontcourt guys....along with Lavin realizing that Greene should not run the point.
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Very short-sighted.
Who cares if we have a front court player that can "hit multiple jumpers per game"? Hiting jumpers comes very low down on the big man checklist. First, don't get absolutely owned and bulldozed every game fighting for space. Sampson and Sanchez were on ice skates all year. W had the worst interior defense in the conference even with Obekpa coming in third withminutes.

Who cares if our PF makes a SC Top Ten dunk. We need guys that will set solid screens, fight for position and rebounds on both ends, and create looks no compete for looks with our guard--the backbone of this team.

We started off 0-5 because it was every man for himself. Our "bigs" wanted to razzle and dazzle with jumpers and drives instead of doing the dirty work.
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No, we started 0-5 because the offense lacked any structure and coherence due to the head "coach" having no understanding of spacing, ball movement or technique. The reason the guys did not set good screens is because their coach couldn't teach them proper technique & timing for it. The reason they were out of position is because their coach doesn't have a clue himself about positioning.

Everyone of our opponents who watched that team knew they had no structure and had not been well coached in technique. Everyone except the Lavin apologists here who themselves have the b-ball IQ of infants.
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Every other damned post you are calling someone stupid, even in general terms. I actually don't think Lavin is a good coach, question his focus and loyalty to SJU, and if he fails this season, think he may be gone one way or another. But your propensity to call others stupid really makes me question your own intelligence. Not sure if it grates on everyone but it sure grates on me.
 
I am going to go out on a limb and say that we will:

1. Lose 2-4 games that we ought to win.
2. Have an unexpectedly great game or two someplace late in the season
3. That those unexpected games will do just enough to keep hope alive and the fan base interested.
4. Come up short of the NCAAs
5. Enter the NIT with high expectations and fizzle out.
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It appears Lawmanfan is afforded his opinion.
My basically exact same post had "fans" messing with mt Cheerios.
Be fair to everyone.
 
I am going to go out on a limb and say that we will:

1. Lose 2-4 games that we ought to win.
2. Have an unexpectedly great game or two someplace late in the season
3. That those unexpected games will do just enough to keep hope alive and the fan base interested.
4. Come up short of the NCAAs
5. Enter the NIT with high expectations and fizzle out.
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It appears Lawmanfan is afforded his opinion.
My basically exact same post had "fans" messing with mt Cheerios.
Be fair to everyone.
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It works both ways. Pretty much every post you've made on this site has included a jab at the site or how it is moderated. So in other words you are a troll. People who have been around recognize that and treat you accordingly by either ignoring you or responding to you. Act like a decent human being and maybe people will begin to respect your opinion.
 
I don't think that NYC does not have any allure. If the school was academically stronger and in Manhattan or with a nicer campus full of modern dorms, I think we would be in a better recruiting position. That is why I think Villanova and Georgetown will continue to field competitive teams at least in the near future. Lavin was extremely successful landing some great early recruits using his UCLA and ESPN experience and if we had won, I think things might be different but we didn't. I hope he has a trick or two still up his sleeve but as it stands now, next years team could be very weak.
 
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