JaKarr Sampson
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Della9250
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He's built a great foundation.
The six they have right now can all play. You have to assume Branch, a top 50 player, can as well.
There's no reason to think he can't fill out the roster with other capable players.
And while time seems to be running out, he's got seven weeks before signing day to find them
The six they have right now can all play. You have to assume Branch, a top 50 player, can as well.
There's no reason to think he can't fill out the roster with other capable players.
And while time seems to be running out, he's got seven weeks before signing day to find them
billthetruth
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The Sampson ship sailed the minute he didn't recommit in fall...no surprise here
Amir made it known by his actions he wanted to be here, sampson no, Pelle is a lost.
Lets move on and go hard after a few complimentary pieces...that is all this team needs.
Players become available in the Spring...Lavin will be in on those guys, plus...
2013 class will be great IMHO
Amir made it known by his actions he wanted to be here, sampson no, Pelle is a lost.
Lets move on and go hard after a few complimentary pieces...that is all this team needs.
Players become available in the Spring...Lavin will be in on those guys, plus...
2013 class will be great IMHO
redstorm80
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We must get Chris Obekpa
billthetruth
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Mess is a bit drastic...our core 5 will be great next year..plus Branch plus Lavin will get a few bigs that can rebound...i have full faith in him..does anybody here remember the Roberts' years. Even without Sampson, Lavin will bring in 3 guys in the next seven weeks that are better than anything Roberts had assembled.Steve will get a few guys the so called experts did not even know we were involved with.
When Gathers signed with Baylor, all the fans said we needed Shepard. When Shepard signed with SDSU, all the fans said we needed to sign Sampson again. When Sampson supposedly rules us out of the running, all the fans said we needed to sign Obekpa.
And if we fail to sign him, who are we going to need to sign next? Listen, I'm holding out hope that there is a grand scheme on the recruiting front, but as of right now it seems the 2012 class is a huge failure. Signing two or three under the radar JUCO's is kind of unacceptable when your sole responsibility has been recruiting.
And if we fail to sign him, who are we going to need to sign next? Listen, I'm holding out hope that there is a grand scheme on the recruiting front, but as of right now it seems the 2012 class is a huge failure. Signing two or three under the radar JUCO's is kind of unacceptable when your sole responsibility has been recruiting.
Hello, the man has been out recovering from cancer surgery. Kids are nervous. He's not lacking success with recruiting this year because of anything within his control. Let's relax and hope that a few kids realize that he'll be back next year and that this is a very good team they'd be joining. Certainly when Coach is back on a level playing field, he won't be having this much difficulty bringing kids in. Let's keep some perspective.
billthetruth
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people fail to realize that Lavin recruited 10 last year and did not feel he had to get alot from this class, so he and staff started to concentrate on 2013. Some bad breaks along the way, so behind 8 ball with a few 2012 recruits. he will add a few quality guys in the next few months then strike it rich in 2013.
This is a situation where things are not going our way and it's not anybody's fault. Our coach is recovering from a serious medical issue, we didn't initially anticipate having to be involved in the 2012 recruiting game heavily, and we've had a series of unfortunate occurrences this season. The main reason are surprised and/or disappointed we haven't had more success with this class is because Lavin is Lavin, and the expectations he's set. Take that out and look just at the surrounding circumstances, it's not that surprising that we aren't having a bigger class (as of yet, we don't know what will happen in the next 2 months).
At the same time, it's not difficult to understand why recruits haven't been jumping on board as they were last year. We as fans may see the positives and potential, but it doesn't mean they have to. For guys who have a lot of high level options this has been a difficult year for us from a publicity standpoint. You could certainly understand why they might see the opportunity for playing time with an incredibly talented core group in a major market, etc., and you could certainly understand why they might see us as a risk right now. They only get to make this decision one time.
The key thing for us to remember is that we don't need that much. If we had 2-3 mediocre bench guys this year in addition to what we have, it wouldn't seem like we'd need to add as much. 1-2 contributors to the 6 we have and Branch and away we go. Since we don't have those players, it seems like we need more. We shouldn't let the lack of 2-3 bench guys make us think we need more than we do. If all 7 are back next year, there won't be that much room in our rotation for more than 2 guys really, depending on their level of impact.
That's why we can talk about bringing in new guys all we want (and I don't want to diminish our need for 1-2 bigs, I'm not trying to understand that) the single biggest thing we need to worry about is all 6 + Branch being here next year. If that happens, things will fall into place.
At the same time, it's not difficult to understand why recruits haven't been jumping on board as they were last year. We as fans may see the positives and potential, but it doesn't mean they have to. For guys who have a lot of high level options this has been a difficult year for us from a publicity standpoint. You could certainly understand why they might see the opportunity for playing time with an incredibly talented core group in a major market, etc., and you could certainly understand why they might see us as a risk right now. They only get to make this decision one time.
The key thing for us to remember is that we don't need that much. If we had 2-3 mediocre bench guys this year in addition to what we have, it wouldn't seem like we'd need to add as much. 1-2 contributors to the 6 we have and Branch and away we go. Since we don't have those players, it seems like we need more. We shouldn't let the lack of 2-3 bench guys make us think we need more than we do. If all 7 are back next year, there won't be that much room in our rotation for more than 2 guys really, depending on their level of impact.
That's why we can talk about bringing in new guys all we want (and I don't want to diminish our need for 1-2 bigs, I'm not trying to understand that) the single biggest thing we need to worry about is all 6 + Branch being here next year. If that happens, things will fall into place.
JackofVirginia
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And the rumors just continue. One of the announcers at the garden today claimed Lavin's wife wants to move back to California.
Deloris Burke mentioned that. She mentioned a couple of rumors that have been circulating of late. That particular rumor in regard to Lavin's wife wanting to move back to Cali has been going around for over a month now.
It doesn't take long for bad news (true or not) to travel. I think Lavin is putting to rest those rumors.
