JaKarr Sampson

Huge get for the Johnnies! Welcome to St. John's Jakaar. Could really see this making the decion for Obepka to committ to us much easier now with Jakaar and Balamou on board. Let's hope this is the case. If so...... lookout World the Johnnies are backkkkkk! 
 
welcome back jakarr! lavin working his magic. based on the providence boards they felt they had a shot which i think was a joke. now we are going to probably have a tough battle withe them to get opekpa
 
welcome back jakarr! lavin working his magic. based on the providence boards they felt they had a shot which i think was a joke. now we are going to probably have a tough battle withe them to get opekpa
 

If Obepka chooses Ed Cooley over Lavin, Dunlap, Hines, and Keady, he has a screw loose in his head. IMHO. Those four will make him a pro in 3 years.

I saw Providence a lot this year. Cooley's coaching ability is verrrry suspect in my mind. He has proven zero at the Div 1 Level.

WELCOME BACK JAKARR 
 
Outstanding!!!
Welcome back onboard Jakarr! Can't wait to see you in a Redmen uniform slammin' it down over the pukon punks and crushed oranges!!!
Kudos to Coach Lavin and his staff who know how to recruit and teach better than any staff in the NCAA!!!
Hope Moe says one mo year but totally understand that he has to do what is best for him..  
 
welcome back jakarr! lavin working his magic. based on the providence boards they felt they had a shot which i think was a joke. now we are going to probably have a tough battle withe them to get opekpa
 

Call me crazy, but I'm still a bit wary of Obekpa after his tweets. I want kids that want to be here. I wouldn't be surprised if there are some other options out there for us.
 
Unbelieveably great an important news for us. So, Coach seems like he has a stellar calss in the works after all (for the naysayers). :) :cheer:   
 
Hey 72-why didn't JaKarr just put his recruitment in your hands and let you pick the school for him? :unsure:   
 

Newsflash: He picked a school! He decommitted from that school.
Bamfan must be originally from Brooklyn. This is called a recruiting "do-over".
I do not do "do-overs"! It is counterproductive in the long run.
It is very rare for a decom to recommitt to the same school.
There is so much BS surrounding this one player that I frankly do not give a crap about him. So far he has given props to Kansas..almost verballed on his visit. Told Baylor they are in his top 5, loves Cooley because he shows him so much love and will just love sunny Gainesville soon. He has not said very many nice things about Lav or SJ lately.
Hey, but what do I know? An "insider" on JJ said he ruled SJ out a week ago. Another "insider" on JJ said he was announcing "something" after his last game.
I love kids that love St. John's. Right now, Jakarr does not qualify.......just as he did not in September.
If he swallows some SJ love potion and signs I will be happy but he is putting Lav through the ringer.
 

Why don't you stop listening to reports and tweets. This kid himself has never ruled out St. John's once! He committed here and then he signed here. Things got messed up and we don't know all the full details. He didn't "decommit" he just took the extra year to look at other options. That was wise of him and I don't fault him for that one bit.

He will be wearing red.
 

Good spin Marillac:)

BTW, Karr was the FIRST to decommit FYI. You may have been following baseball last Setember.


September 20, 2011

By Jeff Borzello

The first casualty of St. John’s monster nine-man class is now official.

Jakarr Sampson has decommitted from St. John’s and reopened his recruitment, Don Anderson, Sampson’s former AAU coach, told CBSSports.com.

Sampson was one of three Red Storm freshmen ruled ineligible by the NCAA for the first semester. While Norvel Pelle and Amir Garrett are planning to take classes in order to become eligible for the second semester, Sampson went back to Brewster Academy (N.H.).

“[He] has decided to return to Brewster Academy as a post-grad student and to further his education to complete his academic requirement to attend college academically,” Anderson told CBSSports.com on Saturday.

When Sampson, a 6-foot-7 forward, originally committed to St. John’s, he chose the Red Storm over Tennessee, Baylor and Louisville. He was ranked in the top 40 by most recruiting outlets.
 

Thank you for the news flash. I just don't see it as a "recommitment." He verballed to us, then he signed, and he remained committed for nearly an entire year. He had to go back to school for an extra year, and decided to look at his options. How can you fault a kid for that?

He'll be wearing red.
 

And if he's not marrilac will find a way to spin it in lavin's favor.
 

Now that he's back, how are you going to spin this? You might have to find a new team to troll for, because Lav is hauling in a great class.

BTW, you can go ahead and add Carlos Morris to it as well. In Lav we trust
 

How old are you Marillac 12? You are so annoying, you almost make me want to root for another team. This is fantastic news and it's a wonderful start! Go Johnnies!
 
 Welcome back Karr!
My negative Karma worked!
Apologies to all my fellow redmen who I annoyed but it was a psych thing for me! I am very happy for Lav, more than anyone can imagine!!
 
WOW!!!!......just signed on and saw all the activity under this thread and was 1/2 excited and 1/2 stressed out....glad to see that it's because sampson is back with us......LAVIN RULES!!!!! :) 
 
 Our athleticism is off the charts. Guys like Jakarr, Sir'Dom, Amir, Felix etc... These guys are built to press and run. Kinda crazy when a real athletic kid like Harkless might not crack the top 5 athletes on the team. Keep em coming Lavs!
 

Can he play center ? Or is he a PF or capable of both
 
 Our athleticism is off the charts. Guys like Jakarr, Sir'Dom, Amir, Felix etc... These guys are built to press and run. Kinda crazy when a real athletic kid like Harkless might not crack the top 5 athletes on the team. Keep em coming Lavs!
 

Can he play center ? Or is he a PF or capable of both
 

I would classify Sampson as a combo-forward. But, I think he'll particularly man the PF spot on our team.
 
WOW!!!!......just signed on and saw all the activity under this thread and was 1/2 excited and 1/2 stressed out ... 

You aren't alone. I think everyone who logged in the past 12 hours had that same 50/50 feeling upon seeing the hyperactivity for this thread.  
 
Hey 72-why didn't JaKarr just put his recruitment in your hands and let you pick the school for him? :unsure:   
 

Newsflash: He picked a school! He decommitted from that school.
Bamfan must be originally from Brooklyn. This is called a recruiting "do-over".
I do not do "do-overs"! It is counterproductive in the long run.
It is very rare for a decom to recommitt to the same school.
There is so much BS surrounding this one player that I frankly do not give a crap about him. So far he has given props to Kansas..almost verballed on his visit. Told Baylor they are in his top 5, loves Cooley because he shows him so much love and will just love sunny Gainesville soon. He has not said very many nice things about Lav or SJ lately.
Hey, but what do I know? An "insider" on JJ said he ruled SJ out a week ago. Another "insider" on JJ said he was announcing "something" after his last game.
I love kids that love St. John's. Right now, Jakarr does not qualify.......just as he did not in September.
If he swallows some SJ love potion and signs I will be happy but he is putting Lav through the ringer.
 

Why don't you stop listening to reports and tweets. This kid himself has never ruled out St. John's once! He committed here and then he signed here. Things got messed up and we don't know all the full details. He didn't "decommit" he just took the extra year to look at other options. That was wise of him and I don't fault him for that one bit.

He will be wearing red.
 

Good spin Marillac:)

BTW, Karr was the FIRST to decommit FYI. You may have been following baseball last Setember.


September 20, 2011

By Jeff Borzello

The first casualty of St. John’s monster nine-man class is now official.

Jakarr Sampson has decommitted from St. John’s and reopened his recruitment, Don Anderson, Sampson’s former AAU coach, told CBSSports.com.

Sampson was one of three Red Storm freshmen ruled ineligible by the NCAA for the first semester. While Norvel Pelle and Amir Garrett are planning to take classes in order to become eligible for the second semester, Sampson went back to Brewster Academy (N.H.).

“[He] has decided to return to Brewster Academy as a post-grad student and to further his education to complete his academic requirement to attend college academically,” Anderson told CBSSports.com on Saturday.

When Sampson, a 6-foot-7 forward, originally committed to St. John’s, he chose the Red Storm over Tennessee, Baylor and Louisville. He was ranked in the top 40 by most recruiting outlets.
 

Thank you for the news flash. I just don't see it as a "recommitment." He verballed to us, then he signed, and he remained committed for nearly an entire year. He had to go back to school for an extra year, and decided to look at his options. How can you fault a kid for that?

He'll be wearing red.
 

And if he's not marrilac will find a way to spin it in lavin's favor.
 

Now that he's back, how are you going to spin this? You might have to find a new team to troll for, because Lav is hauling in a great class.

BTW, you can go ahead and add Carlos Morris to it as well. In Lav we trust
 

How old are you Marillac 12? You are so annoying, you almost make me want to root for another team. This is fantastic news and it's a wonderful start! Go Johnnies!
 

It's funny because I would have said the exact same thing about you, not Marrilac

He is a big SJU fan, you are a troll
 
Hey 72-why didn't JaKarr just put his recruitment in your hands and let you pick the school for him? :unsure:   
 

Newsflash: He picked a school! He decommitted from that school.
Bamfan must be originally from Brooklyn. This is called a recruiting "do-over".
I do not do "do-overs"! It is counterproductive in the long run.
It is very rare for a decom to recommitt to the same school.
There is so much BS surrounding this one player that I frankly do not give a crap about him. So far he has given props to Kansas..almost verballed on his visit. Told Baylor they are in his top 5, loves Cooley because he shows him so much love and will just love sunny Gainesville soon. He has not said very many nice things about Lav or SJ lately.
Hey, but what do I know? An "insider" on JJ said he ruled SJ out a week ago. Another "insider" on JJ said he was announcing "something" after his last game.
I love kids that love St. John's. Right now, Jakarr does not qualify.......just as he did not in September.
If he swallows some SJ love potion and signs I will be happy but he is putting Lav through the ringer.
 

Why don't you stop listening to reports and tweets. This kid himself has never ruled out St. John's once! He committed here and then he signed here. Things got messed up and we don't know all the full details. He didn't "decommit" he just took the extra year to look at other options. That was wise of him and I don't fault him for that one bit.

He will be wearing red.
 

Good spin Marillac:)

BTW, Karr was the FIRST to decommit FYI. You may have been following baseball last Setember.


September 20, 2011

By Jeff Borzello

The first casualty of St. John’s monster nine-man class is now official.

Jakarr Sampson has decommitted from St. John’s and reopened his recruitment, Don Anderson, Sampson’s former AAU coach, told CBSSports.com.

Sampson was one of three Red Storm freshmen ruled ineligible by the NCAA for the first semester. While Norvel Pelle and Amir Garrett are planning to take classes in order to become eligible for the second semester, Sampson went back to Brewster Academy (N.H.).

“[He] has decided to return to Brewster Academy as a post-grad student and to further his education to complete his academic requirement to attend college academically,” Anderson told CBSSports.com on Saturday.

When Sampson, a 6-foot-7 forward, originally committed to St. John’s, he chose the Red Storm over Tennessee, Baylor and Louisville. He was ranked in the top 40 by most recruiting outlets.
 

Thank you for the news flash. I just don't see it as a "recommitment." He verballed to us, then he signed, and he remained committed for nearly an entire year. He had to go back to school for an extra year, and decided to look at his options. How can you fault a kid for that?

He'll be wearing red.
 

And if he's not marrilac will find a way to spin it in lavin's favor.
 

Now that he's back, how are you going to spin this? You might have to find a new team to troll for, because Lav is hauling in a great class.

BTW, you can go ahead and add Carlos Morris to it as well. In Lav we trust
 

How old are you Marillac 12? You are so annoying, you almost make me want to root for another team. This is fantastic news and it's a wonderful start! Go Johnnies!
 

Marillac and Boo, today is a very good day for us fans of the program. And more good news could be coming as well. Hug it out, eat a pint of rum raisin, with a box of oreo's, put Titanic on the dvd, and wear loose fitting pj's, like all good manly men do to make nice.  :ninja:
 
Hey 72-why didn't JaKarr just put his recruitment in your hands and let you pick the school for him? :unsure:   
 

Newsflash: He picked a school! He decommitted from that school.
Bamfan must be originally from Brooklyn. This is called a recruiting "do-over".
I do not do "do-overs"! It is counterproductive in the long run.
It is very rare for a decom to recommitt to the same school.
There is so much BS surrounding this one player that I frankly do not give a crap about him. So far he has given props to Kansas..almost verballed on his visit. Told Baylor they are in his top 5, loves Cooley because he shows him so much love and will just love sunny Gainesville soon. He has not said very many nice things about Lav or SJ lately.
Hey, but what do I know? An "insider" on JJ said he ruled SJ out a week ago. Another "insider" on JJ said he was announcing "something" after his last game.
I love kids that love St. John's. Right now, Jakarr does not qualify.......just as he did not in September.
If he swallows some SJ love potion and signs I will be happy but he is putting Lav through the ringer.
 

Why don't you stop listening to reports and tweets. This kid himself has never ruled out St. John's once! He committed here and then he signed here. Things got messed up and we don't know all the full details. He didn't "decommit" he just took the extra year to look at other options. That was wise of him and I don't fault him for that one bit.

He will be wearing red.
 

Good spin Marillac:)

BTW, Karr was the FIRST to decommit FYI. You may have been following baseball last Setember.


September 20, 2011

By Jeff Borzello

The first casualty of St. John’s monster nine-man class is now official.

Jakarr Sampson has decommitted from St. John’s and reopened his recruitment, Don Anderson, Sampson’s former AAU coach, told CBSSports.com.

Sampson was one of three Red Storm freshmen ruled ineligible by the NCAA for the first semester. While Norvel Pelle and Amir Garrett are planning to take classes in order to become eligible for the second semester, Sampson went back to Brewster Academy (N.H.).

“[He] has decided to return to Brewster Academy as a post-grad student and to further his education to complete his academic requirement to attend college academically,” Anderson told CBSSports.com on Saturday.

When Sampson, a 6-foot-7 forward, originally committed to St. John’s, he chose the Red Storm over Tennessee, Baylor and Louisville. He was ranked in the top 40 by most recruiting outlets.
 

Thank you for the news flash. I just don't see it as a "recommitment." He verballed to us, then he signed, and he remained committed for nearly an entire year. He had to go back to school for an extra year, and decided to look at his options. How can you fault a kid for that?

He'll be wearing red.
 

And if he's not marrilac will find a way to spin it in lavin's favor.
 

Now that he's back, how are you going to spin this? You might have to find a new team to troll for, because Lav is hauling in a great class.

BTW, you can go ahead and add Carlos Morris to it as well. In Lav we trust
 

How old are you Marillac 12? You are so annoying, you almost make me want to root for another team. This is fantastic news and it's a wonderful start! Go Johnnies!
 

Marillac and Boo, today is a very good day for us fans of the program. And more good news could be coming as well. Hug it out, eat a pint of rum raisin, with a box of oreo's, put Titanic on the dvd, and wear loose fitting pj's, like all good manly men do to make nice.
 

Fine with me -- I am ecstatic. This was such an important get and I admit I didn't think it was possible. If somehow Mo stays next year (I realize it's not likely), things could really be fun!
 
 Overslept this AM and woke up to this! Hooray! I should go back to bed and hope for more players. In Lavin I now trust! All this and Dantoni out. Can't beat it.
 
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