OT - God's Gift to St. John's
Winner of the Best Humble Name award...
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/ncb/news/story?id=6443546
St. John's signed 9, NINE!!!, players this year. Their roster shows 10 seniors (only 1 RS SR) on the 2010-2011 team, so I guess it makes sense. Crazy though.
Saint John's is gonna be dangerous. Lavin was a good recruiter before he was broadcasted into every recruit's living room on ESPN during their formative years.
The Fab Five was a once in a lifetime team. Many talk about their effect on the social aspects of the game, but a bigger, though more subtle effect may be that people now think their freshman classes can come right in and get to the Final Four.
I don't see these 10 freshmen doing a lot of damage this year. It will also be interesting to see how much attrition he has out of that class and whether or not he encourages some attrition to free up schollies over the next few years. No school can afford to start over every four years. I am guessing that at least two of these kids are gone in one year.
April 29th, 2011 at 11:40 AM ^
A couple of the players are coming from JUCO which will open up scholarships in 2 years and give SJU older and (presumably) more developed players. That at least helps, but I agree; I wouldn't want to be forced to start over every 4 years.
I bet his Top 5 were St. John's, DePaul, TCU, SMU, and Holy Cross
I wouldn't be a good Jesuit foot soldier if I didn't also point out Georgetown, Marquette, BC, Creighton, Gonzaga, Xavier and St. Joe's.
the student paper writers will have it even easier than hart's 4 years at michigan. let the puns begin!!!
They got Dom Pointer, which stings. Dude, they are stcked with incoming freshman including 3 of the top 10 SF (according to ESPN).
Anyone else feel slightly less bad after reading that NY Daily News article on Quality Education Academy and Pointer? Sort of made me feel like his academics may not have been up to par. Nor would they be at Michigan.
so feeling slightly less bad is the exact way to phrase how we should be feeling about missing out on Pointer.
He does a couple of days coaching the co-ed squads at St. John's, and that the media covers it in force.
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The headline reads, "God's Gift to Women"
/rim shot
Wait the kid's first name is "God's Gift"? That is by far the coolest name I've ever heard.
it's what 'jonathan' means
I read the headline, but answered "Lavin's hair"
I am shocked that no one has quoted the most impressive paragraph.
"God's Gift (20) is the third of six children born to Eunice and Donatus Achiuwa of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He has one older brother, Promise, and two younger brothers, God's Will and Precious. He also has one older sister, Grace, and one younger sister, Peace.
Can you imagine calling the family to dinner around that house?
Christ Rangers, assemble!
April 28th, 2011 at 10:17 PM ^
Dude needs to get together with God's Power Offer