Thank you coach ! ( non negativity thread )

I don't feel bad for Lavin BTW. I feel bad for us!
To quote Ned Stark"Winter is coming"
Ned lost his head shortly thereafter for those of you not familar with GOT

Lavin, you gave us hope. And I thank you dearly for that.
To quote Andy Dufresne "Hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things"
Andy and steve both get to ride off in the sunset. Steve even got some shit thrown on him on the way out.
 
I am saddened by the news. Coach Lavin did a tremendous job branding the university and getting top recruits interested in us again. He was dealt some very tough knocks along the way, but he picked up the pieces that Norm left us with and built something with it. The record in 2015/2016 will not accurately reflect what Lavin left us with. Whoever the new coach is will have an easier job than Lavin inherited.

Thank you Coach Lavin for the five years and for letting us fans experience the NCAA tournament again. That is something we took for granted for too long before the drought began.
 
No question that SJ is in a better place than it was 5 years ago. A fan base will never be satisfied with anything less than a championship, but in terms of image, relevance and restoring interest Lavin succeeded.
 
Thanks Coach Lavin. It was a fun ride.

You sparked some life into a tired old dog and restored a little pride. You brought us LavinWood, white sneakers with suits and zippered mock-turtles... but also D'Lo, Sir'Dom, Moe and Jakarr and some nice wins along the way.

More good times than bad for sure.

Clearly you had a special bond with your players - see the SDSU post-game interviews. Your work with D'Lo and Rysheed speaks volumes. That counts for a lot in my book.

You were always good for a quote and never said two words when ten sounded better. It made for good entertainment for sure.

Good luck in your next role and thanks for all the positive things you did.

We Are...
 
Thank you coach for a great 4 years. There was excitement at every game. Good luck!
What a mistake. 2 NIT's, 2 NCAA's in 4 years. You have to be kidding me. I remember SJU paying to get into some nonsense tourney under Roberts on more than one occasion. SJU is minor league & living in a world long since gone. They do not deserve you. You are a quality human being.
SJU can not be relevant on the cheap. They have seen the last of my money unless Mullin is the coach Thank you AD Monasch. Let's make Make Lavin AD & fire Monasch.
 
Coach Lavin made our name a national one again.

It may not have gone as well as we all hoped it would, but I am not happy to seem him go.

Thank you, Coach Lavin.
 
We all credit Norm for running a clean program....i know guys didn't qualify blah blah blah...but Lav made some very unpopular decisions that I commend him for. Suspending DLo, Obeckpa, and dealing with the Jordan off court stuff was tough. I feel he made good clean decisions that wouldn't come back to haunt us. Ill miss his recruiting and the way he got people around the city talking SJU again. Thanks Coach.
With that said......Can we get a statement from Mullin????
 
Thank You coach Lavin. Your future is bright. I was thrilled that St. John's was able to land you. Most of us felt that we were mid-major at best and in a basketball dessert. You gave us hope and a chance for a rebirth. Good Luck
 
Thank you Coach Lavin! NCAA tourny, NBA talent, recruiting top kids, 20 win seasons, always represented the school with class and dignity. Lots to be appreciated by Alumni. Not going to be easy to out-do this coach. Hope for the best!
 
Thank you Coach Lavin for bringing the SJU basketball program back from the dead. I once again looked forward to and enjoyed going to games at MSG. You made the fans proud again. You also were a wonderful mentor for your student athletes. I wish you nothing but the best in the future.
 
Thank you Coach Lavin. The past few years have been very exciting, despite the rough spots, to be a Redmen season ticket holder. Thank you always being classy and doing things the right way. I love that you always look people in the eye and work so hard to make our kids better people. I wish you and your family nothing but the best in your future endeavors.
 
While the ending might have been rocky in my mind there is no doubt Lavin brought us back to relevance and made us a national program again.

Our 1st year was my favorite year as a season ticket holder for home games with all those awesome beatdowns we administered on teams that had been kicking our ass for years. As Burrell said Lavin brought " Swag " back

Started getting recruits that we hadnt gotten in a decade or so.

Really wished it could have worked out the last couple of years. At least my own personal experiences with lavin and my friends every one of us had great experiences meeting him. Really nice guy and didnt matter who you were he always stopped and gave us time and he'd remember you even if you werent a big donor

I probably never wanted to see a coach succeed more here at SJU.

Truly wish him nothing but the best
Feel tha same...he demonstrated, better than any coach in SJ history, that SJ can recuit nationally...
We better jope the administration makes a wise and quick choice...
 
While the ending might have been rocky in my mind there is no doubt Lavin brought us back to relevance and made us a national program again.

Our 1st year was my favorite year as a season ticket holder for home games with all those awesome beatdowns we administered on teams that had been kicking our ass for years. As Burrell said Lavin brought " Swag " back

Started getting recruits that we hadnt gotten in a decade or so.

Really wished it could have worked out the last couple of years. At least my own personal experiences with lavin and my friends every one of us had great experiences meeting him. Really nice guy and didnt matter who you were he always stopped and gave us time and he'd remember you even if you werent a big donor

I probably never wanted to see a coach succeed more here at SJU.

Truly wish him nothing but the best

Well said, Mike. I couldn't agree more. I will miss him as our head coach.

I agree I liked lavin
 
I was happy when we hired Lavs and thought he would be a great hire. He brought us back from the depths of despair. We always had a chance, just couldn't do in on a consistent basis. We could have done much worse. No buyers remorse here but I am okay to move on.
 
Thanks for bringing some great players here and making us competitive once again. 2011 was a great year that could have been so much more had things gone our way. This year was similar. I wish we would have had a little better luck and perhaps things would have turned out differently. You were always very positive which made you easy to root for.

Wish you nothing but success in the future.
 
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