Lavin Contract Extension

Surprised no one asked about the extension at yesterday's press conference. Wonder if the school said that was off limits.

Interesting point. I am curious to see how these discussions unfold relative to length of any extension and guaranteed years. Will SJU be conservative & what will Coach Lavin's reaction be or will things go smoothly? We will see shortly.

My gut tells me one more defection and the discussions may end and if he decides to walk there are 3 or 4 strong candidates with national reps that will line up for a $2 million + plus job in NYC. The pressure is on Lavin to get a couple of ready for college players next month and not in 2016.

72, why would he walk with two years remaining on his contract? I could see him walking after next year, but not now.
 
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Neil Best ‏@sportswatch · 1h
Steve Lavin will work as an analyst for @FOXSportsLive for duration of NCAA Tournament.
 
Spin, baby, spin:

Neil Best ‏@sportswatch · 1h
Steve Lavin will work as an analyst for @FOXSportsLive for duration of NCAA Tournament.

"Cliche of the Day" segment.
 
Surprised no one asked about the extension at yesterday's press conference. Wonder if the school said that was off limits.

Interesting point. I am curious to see how these discussions unfold relative to length of any extension and guaranteed years. Will SJU be conservative & what will Coach Lavin's reaction be or will things go smoothly? We will see shortly.

My gut tells me one more defection and the discussions may end and if he decides to walk there are 3 or 4 strong candidates with national reps that will line up for a $2 million + plus job in NYC. The pressure is on Lavin to get a couple of ready for college players next month and not in 2016.

72, why would he walk with two years remaining on his contract? I could see him walking after next year, but not now.

He is losing players by the day. The departures are likely to continue. Major targets do not have us as favorites. He would leave with a settlement and he is now auditioning with Fox. We are competing with Marquette for high profile coaches. Just speculation on my part.
 
If Jabari Parker, leaves is it Coach K's fault that he is losing a kid? Who else is leaving?

I know, I know we don't have any recruits yet for this year? think I have heard it a few thousand times.
 
Surprised no one asked about the extension at yesterday's press conference. Wonder if the school said that was off limits.

Interesting point. I am curious to see how these discussions unfold relative to length of any extension and guaranteed years. Will SJU be conservative & what will Coach Lavin's reaction be or will things go smoothly? We will see shortly.

My gut tells me one more defection and the discussions may end and if he decides to walk there are 3 or 4 strong candidates with national reps that will line up for a $2 million + plus job in NYC. The pressure is on Lavin to get a couple of ready for college players next month and not in 2016.

72, why would he walk with two years remaining on his contract? I could see him walking after next year, but not now.

He is losing players by the day. The departures are likely to continue. Major targets do not have us as favorites. He would leave with a settlement and he is now auditioning with Fox. We are competing with Marquette for high profile coaches. Just speculation on my part.

I honestly don't think he's "auditioning" for Fox. He's already shown what he can do as a TV analyst when he was on ESPN, and if his presence helps promote St. John's basketball, I'm all for it.
 
Surprised no one asked about the extension at yesterday's press conference. Wonder if the school said that was off limits.

Interesting point. I am curious to see how these discussions unfold relative to length of any extension and guaranteed years. Will SJU be conservative & what will Coach Lavin's reaction be or will things go smoothly? We will see shortly.

My gut tells me one more defection and the discussions may end and if he decides to walk there are 3 or 4 strong candidates with national reps that will line up for a $2 million + plus job in NYC. The pressure is on Lavin to get a couple of ready for college players next month and not in 2016.

72, why would he walk with two years remaining on his contract? I could see him walking after next year, but not now.

He is losing players by the day. The departures are likely to continue. Major targets do not have us as favorites. He would leave with a settlement and he is now auditioning with Fox. We are competing with Marquette for high profile coaches. Just speculation on my part.

Trust me, I`d love for him to step down, but I think he`ll give it one more shot and try to make it to the NCAA.
 
Spin, baby, spin:

Neil Best ‏@sportswatch · 1h
Steve Lavin will work as an analyst for @FOXSportsLive for duration of NCAA Tournament.

Not happy about this, but don't you think he needed to get consent from SJU admin to take this part time gig? I don't see how TV appearances are more important than picking up the phone, going to local games, showing up in gyms...to RECRUIT!
Or just to be there for a team that's losing players and down on morale.
 
If Jabari Parker, leaves is it Coach K's fault that he is losing a kid? Who else is leaving?

I know, I know we don't have any recruits yet for this year? think I have heard it a few thousand times.

Parker was a one and done type player when he signed with Duke. He'll be a lottery pick. JaKarr is leaving for Europe or the D league. That's a world of difference.
 
If Jabari Parker, leaves is it Coach K's fault that he is losing a kid? Who else is leaving?

I know, I know we don't have any recruits yet for this year? think I have heard it a few thousand times.

The difference is K has someone coming in to replace Parker well before the season ended for them. Norm I mean Lavin has nothing on the board, and nothing concrete...Hubert Davis or Ben Howland...
 
Spin, baby, spin:

Neil Best ‏@sportswatch · 1h
Steve Lavin will work as an analyst for @FOXSportsLive for duration of NCAA Tournament.

Not happy about this, but don't you think he needed to get consent from SJU admin to take this part time gig? I don't see how TV appearances are more important than picking up the phone, going to local games, showing up in gyms...to RECRUIT!
Or just to be there for a team that's losing players and down on morale.

This is done in all sports - putting coaches and managers in the booth for the playoffs. Nothing much wrong with it, and in any event, he would be at the Final Four anyway if there is still a coaches meeting there. This gig is likely 2 days this weekend and then the final four.
 
If Jabari Parker, leaves is it Coach K's fault that he is losing a kid? Who else is leaving?

I know, I know we don't have any recruits yet for this year? think I have heard it a few thousand times.

Parker was a one and done type player when he signed with Duke. He'll be a lottery pick. JaKarr is leaving for Europe or the D league. That's a world of difference.

You don't think that Sampson had thoughts of leaving as soon as he stepped foot on campus? He admirably admitted that he was part of the problem earlier in the year, as he was playing to impress the scouts (my interpretation). So he sounds as though he was leaving this year no matter what.

As to our needs next year, I don't know yet, nor does anyone else on this board as to what Lavin has or doesn't have up his sleeve. Not saying there isn't room for criticism, but let's see it play out first. Amazing when uncertainty arises, anxiety on steroids soon follows.
 
If Jabari Parker, leaves is it Coach K's fault that he is losing a kid? Who else is leaving?

I know, I know we don't have any recruits yet for this year? think I have heard it a few thousand times.

Parker was a one and done type player when he signed with Duke. He'll be a lottery pick. JaKarr is leaving for Europe or the D league. That's a world of difference.

Prior to this season, and prior to him even playing 1 game, many had predicted JaKarr would leave after 1 year or 2 at most. So I don't see how much changes here. It should have been planned for from the start.
 
If Jabari Parker, leaves is it Coach K's fault that he is losing a kid? Who else is leaving?

I know, I know we don't have any recruits yet for this year? think I have heard it a few thousand times.

Parker was a one and done type player when he signed with Duke. He'll be a lottery pick. JaKarr is leaving for Europe or the D league. That's a world of difference.

Prior to this season, and prior to him even playing 1 game, many had predicted JaKarr would leave after 1 year or 2 at most. So I don't see how much changes here. It should have been planned for from the start.

This is true. We all expected jakarr to leave early. We thought he'd be a better playing and leaving as a lottery pick. But the consensus was always that he'd be here 2 or 3 years, not 4.
 
Listen, i think lavin is a terrible coach and an overrated recruiter, but to think he's not concentrating on recruiting is wrong. He's quietly arrogant, and probably thinks highly of himself, and the last thing he would want for his image is to get fired.
 
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