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I still love the class - what a solid group of young men - I expect GG and Nuri to be our spiritual leaders through this challenging period.
The beginning of the end for Lavin?
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They are obiviously much more talented then they have been in years, but depth would have worked to our advantage. When you are dealing with young kids, who flops and who shines tends to vary by game. Now, the guys that are here won't have the luxury of an off-night.
I always though that 2012-2013 was the year where we would return to prominence. I still feel that way, but am open to the possibility that we may have to delay that for another year.
Well, I don't know about the spiritual part, but they're leadership responsibilites were going to be increased anyway, compared to the other first year players because:
1. They're not freshmen
and:
2. They play Center, and point guard, respectivly. The two most important positions on the court, I think we all agree on that.
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I agree. I said the spiritual part for obvious reasons, even though it may not be the case. But I have a good shot considering GG's background and Nuri's rough journey here. I already admire them in that regard.
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That is hilarious and ...yeah right Pagan... Sure, and "Pagan" holds the all-time Giants record for games played - lol
hmy:
To my mind this signals the end of the beginning of Lavin's reign. It simply means that the honeymoon is over because he has shown himself to be human (i.e., subject to errors of judgment) - imagine? He is also smart, resourceful, flexible, dedicated and possessed of inexhaustible energy. He is exactly the type of man we need at the helm.
That's a fair assesment.
Like I said, a lot of what was written last night by me, was out of frustration. I still belive a lot of what I wrote is possible, but I also believe I am holding tomorrow night's winning mega millions ticket too.
It's just hard having to be patient again, after all we've been through as fans.
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You're a bigger man for reflecting and admitting you may have been a bit rash. But topics here open up debate, and if done in a civil manner, pose no threat to a secure and confident Coach like our Lavs. After all the BS he unjustifiably, and sometimes justifiably, experienced at UCLA, he can survive the winter just wearing his own thick skin. My favorite part of coach is his classiness. That's why so many people, who include past unreasonable protagonists, speak highly of Lavs. He has the ability to rise above the fray and the insanity that we call major Div 1 athletics, which can resemble the Bronx Zoo at times. And the 2A by the way, is still a dysfunctional, hypocritical, tyrannical, and maniacal organization. They prove it time and time again. Where's Chris Rock? "The hypocrisy is in their bureaucracy"
This thread makes me yearn for the days when this site had 6,432 consecutive threads of Norm-bashing, those threads seem like MENSA discussions compared to this one. We recruited players who are ineligible academically; it happens especially in this day and age. It was discussed before and the fact that we had a number of players spending the summer trying to get eligible makes this seem a bit less surprising say, than the Mets WC in 1969. I suggest we give Lavin time to recruit under normal circumstances, which this year was certainly not, before throwing him away. And for the record, 2 the poster who said we now have 6 guards and a center, both Harkness and Pointer are legitimate forwards, to call them guards is a real stretch. Does this hurt, sure, but only those with rose colored glasses didn't see the possibility.