Norm Roberts Heading Back to Kansas
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We all need to focus on that half full glass we are drinking from now which will be full to the brim in a couple of weeks!
And how good was he? No one recruited Kyle O'Quinn. Not Norm but also not Rutgers or SHU. Not Hofstra, Fordham, Iona, Stony Brook or St Francis. And the kid put up 5.3/3.4 as a frosh in the MEAC. He wouldn't have even played as a frosh in the BE. No one knew what he'd become. There's a few players like this every year so if this is what moved you from apologist to apoplectic you simply weren't paying attention to bigger issues during Norm's tenure.
Season of Glass
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O'Quinn averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks as a senior… was a first-team All-Queens and third-team All-Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) selection… led Campus Magnet to a 24-5 record, the divisional championship and the quarterfinals of the city tournament.
His high school coach called St John's to take a look at the kid and no one followed up.
FranWho?
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I am not whining like a child, just stating the facts. He was and I am sure still is a terrible coach. But yet, people on this board keep creating new posts about him. As for Norm being a "great guy," to tell you the truth, I met him a couple of times and I did not come away with that impression at all. Yet, I have said nothing about his character because for the most part it is difficult to get a read on someone when you only meet him briefly on a few occasions. His record as a coach however, speaks for itself, and the manner in which he somehow recruited a class with 9 or 10 guys all graduated at once, putting us in a deep hole for last season, is just another indication that the man had absolutely now clue what he was doing. He set St. John's basketball back for probably a decade, but yet many here give him a pass because he was a "nice guy," while at the same time, ripping Jarvis, who actually accomplished some things on the court, to shreds. But that's ok, because according to those people, he was a jerk.
I for one am sick of hearing about Norm and would not post another word about him if people would agree to do the same, and stop creating new posts about him. Here's an idea, create a separate forum dedicated entirely to Norm, so that all the Norm lovers can post about him until their hearts are content, and people who wish to move forward won't have to see his name mentioned here anymore. I think there are plenty of people who would sign up for that.
I'm not surprised that Norm missed on this guy. Hell, Campus Magnet (aka Andrew Jackson HS) is around the corner from Springfield Gardens HS, their arch rival. Surely Norm would take a look at a big guy with some upside,
kind of give a break to a local. .......Well what do you expect from the coach who looked at Jimmy Fredette at a HS game and didn't offer. If you can't recognize pure shooters what can you recognize.
kind of give a break to a local. .......Well what do you expect from the coach who looked at Jimmy Fredette at a HS game and didn't offer. If you can't recognize pure shooters what can you recognize.
Are you sure bobre didn't wite that post for you? The (il)logic has him written all over it. Here's a tip - if you want to move on, move on, don't respond and then everyone will know you don't want to talk Norm anymore. Posting about him gives one the impression you have something to offer, which obviously you don't - his record as a coach stands on it's own. The psychological effect he had on you and others is very interesting however..............
No school offered Kyle O'Quinn a scholarship until late in the spring. He was planning on going to Prep School and even played in some Spring AAU tournaments. Finally, Norfolk State offered him a scholarship and he accepted. It is a shame that people will use anything to disparage Norm Roberts. Get a life, it's over. We have a new coach let's concentrate on the present.
