St. John's Officially Loses Its Mind.

[hatvol96]

You fire Norm Roberts to hire Steve Lavin? Steve Lavin? I never cease to be amazed at the insanity perpetrated by athletic departments across the country.

 

[NYYVol]

Lavin won them over with the Big League Hair.

In all seriousness, this is just an all around dumb hire.
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[lylsmorr]

Do you think they were hoping for a home run hire but got rejected so many times they had to settle for Lavin?

 

[Hardwood_fanatic]

Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.

- Albert Camus

 

[Hardwood_fanatic]

Do you think they were hoping for a home run hire but got rejected so many times they had to settle for Lavin?

Absolutely. They threw out that 3 million number and fished all they could in the ocean, but in the end no one bit. Then it became obvious that they just had to go back to the pond.

 

[hatvol96]

Do you think they were hoping for a home run hire but got rejected so many times they had to settle for Lavin?

Unless they get rejected roughly 250 times, they turned to Lavin way too soon.

 

[lylsmorr]

Unless they get rejected roughly 250 times, they turned to Lavin way too soon.

I doubt 250 coaches would turn down a Big East job...so maybe they are out of their minds

 

[TennesseeFan07]

I can't believe it either.

 

[TBrown]

Unless they get rejected roughly 250 times, they turned to Lavin way too soon.

Gold.

 

[droski]

this is like hiring lee corso as your next football coach.

 

[Hardwood_fanatic]

this is like hiring lee corso as your next football coach.

NOT so fast my friend!

 

[BigPapaVol]

Do you think they were hoping for a home run hire but got rejected so many times they had to settle for Lavin?

I don't think they view Lavin as a settle.

 

[crazyguy]

this is like hiring lee corso as your next football coach.

excellent explanation.

 

[hatvol96]

I don't think they view Lavin as a settle.

Which makes them look even more detatched from reality.
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[VOLinthaNATI]

Which makes them look even more detatched from reality.
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Off topic a bit but why don't we hear Daytons head coachs name come up for any of these openings? Seems like he is ready for the next step...
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[OrangeWilly]

Lavin is a slime ball. I doubt they could have done a worse job hiring a new coach if they tried.

 

[JZVOL]

How is St. John's viewed in NYC? Meaning if they got the right guy could they keep a lot of talent?

They do play at MSG some so that's got to be appealing but I've read where it was considered more of a commuter school, but that has changed or is changing. Just curious the challenges...

 

[hatvol96]

Off topic a bit but why don't we hear Daytons head coachs name come up for any of these openings? Seems like he is ready for the next step...
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His name came up at Iowa and he's been mentioned at DePaul. I think ADs were in a hurry and Dayton has kept playing, making him unavailable.
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[EricFreakingBerry]

Every conference needs a floundering program.

 

[Jaytrain5]

If they were going to make an iffy hire, they could've at least gone with Mark Jackson.

 

[tigervol9802]

His name came up at Iowa and he's been mentioned at DePaul. I think ADs were in a hurry and Dayton has kept playing, making him unavailable.
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Who is DePaul going after anyway?

 

[cotton]

I predict lots of tear-filled press conferences from the Big Apple.

 

[hatvol96]

Who is DePaul going after anyway?

At this point, I don't think DePaul knows who DePaul is after.
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[hatvol96]

How is St. John's viewed in NYC? Meaning if they got the right guy could they keep a lot of talent?

They do play at MSG some so that's got to be appealing but I've read where it was considered more of a commuter school, but that has changed or is changing. Just curious the challenges...

St. John's is, was , and will always be the city's college team. The right guy can win national championships there.
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[hatvol96]

St. John's fans should really, really hate Karen Sypher.
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