Obekpa Suspended

[Ray Morgan]

This has put me over the edge regarding Lavin. I can't take this anymore. I am so done.

and exactly why is this lavins fault?

because he's lost control of the team. his players don't care. i don't care if obekpa robbed a string of banks, he did it because he doesn't care. this team is in the same position it was in when jarvis was here. ok, i'll say it..bring in bobby hurley.

If you keep Lavin, I'd swap out Keady for another retired Big Ten coach. Bring in Bobby Knight. The players seem to like Lavin, but they definitely don't fear him.

 

[monte]

This program manages to ruin my favorite day of the year. Unreal. Gut the team and get rid of this God awful coach.

We will suck next year with or without Lavin time to rip the band aid and start the rebuild. Lavin will leave SJU in worse shape than norm Roberts did when all is said and done and that is sad

Just go steve

Honestly, I think this is the right approach. Just think about something for a minute. Of the starting 5, 3 players have been suspended at some point in their St. John's careers. Pretty pathetic in my eyes.

Yet Lavin gets praised for recruiting "good kids", and its constantly mentioned how much respect they have for him. Ridiculous.

 

[redknight]

Get Lavin Out. Obekpa should be thrown off the team. Lavin is worse than when he was at UCLA. He is so full of S**t.

 

[firestorm]

Good riddance, CO.

We shall see. This certainly makes CO undraftable and not particularly singable. Transfer means a two-year wait for him to cash a check. All of a sudden, a senior season at SJU probably looks good to CO. Whether it looks good to SJU, Lavin or the next coach remains to be seen.

 

[newsman13]

I think were all gluttons for punishment. Being a fan of this program is an ordeal.

Like operating a jackhammer on the LIE in August.

while you're riding it like a bike

 

[bamafan]

Where is Marillac to put a positive spin on this? Addition by subtraction anyone?

 

[simplyred]

Where is Marillac to put a positive spin on this? Addition by subtraction anyone?

As I said in a previous post, better now that have him glake out during the game and refuse to go back in. At least the rest of the team will be in the right fram of mind going in. Whether that is addition by subtraction remains to be seen.

 

[guinness77]

I'm not scanning through 32 pages, he got suspended for weed?

I'm not a Lavin apologist, but how is this his fault? If this is true, this bozo goes out and gets high before his (probable) only NCAA Tournament?? What the eff was/is he thinking?

 

[Spocky Ramone]

I'm not scanning through 32 pages, he got suspended for weed?

I'm not a Lavin apologist, but how is this his fault? If this is true, this bozo goes out and gets high before his (probable) only NCAA Tournament?? What the eff was/is he thinking?

"I need a smoke"

 

[monte]

Wonder if Lavin starts Jordan on Friday?

 

[logen]

I have posted more than once (shocker) that this program is a train wreck. I didn't and don't say it lightly or without some insight. For many who don't remember I was one of the last to jump off Norm's bandwagon because he did all things the right way but in the end he just couldn't get the job done. Mt point is I am not a bomb thrower or one to not wait for ample evidence before making a decision or forming an opinion.
Take any incident out of context and blame the subordinates, take multiple incidents in total and blame the leader. The atmosphere around this program is obvious with all the well documented and public incidents; IMO it is a testimony to Lavin's PR ability and personality that the state of the program hs not brought him down yet. But all the apologists answer this; for all the problems gone public do you really believe there are none that have seen the light of day. There have been plenty, a train wreck's worth!!

 

[monte]

I'm not scanning through 32 pages, he got suspended for weed?

I'm not a Lavin apologist, but how is this his fault? If this is true, this bozo goes out and gets high before his (probable) only NCAA Tournament?? What the eff was/is he thinking?

Was the Pittsburgh strip club incident at least partly Jarvis' fault?

 

[monte]

This has put me over the edge regarding Lavin. I can't take this anymore. I am so done.

and exactly why is this lavins fault?

because he's lost control of the team. his players don't care. i don't care if obekpa robbed a string of banks, he did it because he doesn't care. this team is in the same position it was in when jarvis was here. ok, i'll say it..bring in bobby hurley.

If you keep Lavin, I'd swap out Keady for another retired Big Ten coach. Bring in Bobby Knight. The players seem to like Lavin, but they definitely don't fear him.

I don't think its about fear, I think its about respect

 

[bamafan]

Wonder if Lavin starts Jordan on Friday?

Why would he when he can choose from among Balamou, C Jones, JDR, Myles Stewart, Amar Alibegovic, David Lipscomb?

 

[newsman13]

I'm not scanning through 32 pages, he got suspended for weed?

I'm not a Lavin apologist, but how is this his fault? If this is true, this bozo goes out and gets high before his (probable) only NCAA Tournament?? What the eff was/is he thinking?

Was the Pittsburgh strip club incident at least partly Jarvis' fault?

I don't see how since he wasn't the coach at the time.

 

[monte]

Wonder if Lavin starts Jordan on Friday?

Why would he when he can choose from among Balamou, C Jones, JDR, Myles Stewart, Amar Alibegovic, David Lipscomb?

You make a very valid point. I hear JDR has played well in practice, and I believe he is a senior.

 

[guinness77]

I'm not scanning through 32 pages, he got suspended for weed?

I'm not a Lavin apologist, but how is this his fault? If this is true, this bozo goes out and gets high before his (probable) only NCAA Tournament?? What the eff was/is he thinking?

Was the Pittsburgh strip club incident at least partly Jarvis' fault?

This is what it's come to? It's not Obekpa's fault? He smoked the weed. It was an instant gratification move on his part. I'm assuming there was no gun to his head and considering he's the only one suspended, he didn't puff it with anyone else on the team.

I wouldn't miss Lavin one bit, but blaming him for this is a mistake. CO made a stupid decision, one he'll have to live with the rest of his life.

 

[monte]

I'm not scanning through 32 pages, he got suspended for weed?

I'm not a Lavin apologist, but how is this his fault? If this is true, this bozo goes out and gets high before his (probable) only NCAA Tournament?? What the eff was/is he thinking?

Was the Pittsburgh strip club incident at least partly Jarvis' fault?

I don't see how since he wasn't the coach at the time.

Good point, but I still blame him since those were his recruits

 

[frank]

TYPICAL OBEKPA , DID NOT WANT TO PLAY LAST YEAR AGAINST PROVIDENCE IN THE TOUURNMENT. JUST THOUGHT OF HIMSELVE , NO REGARD TO THE EFFECT ON THE TEAM

 

[monte]

I'm not scanning through 32 pages, he got suspended for weed?

I'm not a Lavin apologist, but how is this his fault? If this is true, this bozo goes out and gets high before his (probable) only NCAA Tournament?? What the eff was/is he thinking?

Was the Pittsburgh strip club incident at least partly Jarvis' fault?

This is what it's come to? It's not Obekpa's fault? He smoked the weed. It was an instant gratification move on his part. I'm assuming there was no gun to his head and considering he's the only one suspended, he didn't puff it with anyone else on the team.

I wouldn't miss Lavin one bit, but blaming him for this is a mistake. CO made a stupid decision, one he'll have to live with the rest of his life.

I blame him more for the culture then for the actual act. There's been a pattern.