Quote Originally Posted by Alan Bykowski, "brewcity77" View Post
To tie into another discussion, THIS is why I want Lavin gone from St John's. The guy sucks in March. Since arriving at St John's, he has 1 Big East Tourney win. That's on his home court! Also has a 5-game losing streak in the BET. Zero NCAA wins, one NIT win.

Having a good RPI is nice for seeding and bids, but when push comes to shove, I would rather have guys that win. Lavin doesn't do that and hasn't since he left Westwood.
I think St. John's could do really well with an east coast guy, like Hurley (either one).

Lavin made the tourney this year, but on the season there is not a single guy from the state of NY that averaged 1 point or more per game.
The only east coast guy that contributes at least 1 point per game is Jordan, and he's from Philly.

Thus far for 2015 St. John's has one top 100 recruit, and the kid is from Louisiana.

I'm not saying you need east coast kids to win at St. John's, or that the east coast produces a lot of talent, but I just find it odd that St. John's doesn't have more east coast kids.