Lavin and his staff need to recruit the best players in NYC who want to go to St. John's. Look at Pollee and Lindsey.
For the life of me I still don't understand why posters keep harping on the theme that we "need to focus on NYC recruits". I think this is the most self-destructive recruiting philosophy possible. Polee's dad forced him to transfer, and Lindsey was from Philly, practically down the block. From all that we've heard location played NO factor with Nuri, and was a second or third priority for Polee behind his dad's desire to see Dwayne get less competition and more playing time.
We need to recruit kids who fit the system and want to buy into the program. Those should be the only prerequisites. Have talent and want to be here. Who cares if they're from Michigan, Texas or North Carolina?
Local players will always be a significant part of the program because naturally our coaches here more about them and can visit their games more regularly. But I would look at players irregardless of location, and solely with an eye toward what we need and what the player adds to the program on the court.
