Link <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Seton Hall men's basketball has received a verbal commitment from transfer Keon Lawrence of Newark, who played his first two collegiate seasons at Missouri. Lawrence, a 6-2 guard who scored over 2,000 points in his career at Weequahic High, committed to Hall coach Bobby Gonzalez this afternoon, little more than a week after receiving his release from Missouri. Lawrence averaged 11.0 points per game as a sophomore for Missouri in 2007-08 and 10.4 points per game in his two years there. As per NCAA regulations, he will be required to sit out the upcoming season but he will have two seasons of eligibility remaining for Seton Hall, beginning in 2009-10.</div> Too bad 80% of SHU's roster is comprised of guards. This is a very good pick-up regardless, though.
Nice! More guards to run around like chickens with their heads cut off in this unstructured system! I wouldn't be surprised if Gonzo had 4 6-0 to 6-2 guards on the floor with Melvyn Oliver at one time who is like 350 lbs.
He is a very good player but I agree, too many gaurds. And too many NY players as well. I can't help but look at how RU got Mike Rosario and remember that if a St. Anthony player stayed home they went to Seton Hall. Jerry Walker, Terry Dehere, Danny Hurley, Don Copeland just to name a few. Gonzo has great contacts in New York City, but he could be getting a real wake up call from Rutgers that should tell him to start tapping into St. Anthony, St. Benedict's, St. Patrick's, Bloomfield Tech, Seton Hall Prep and New Jersey talent again. We did get Jordan Theodore, and we can get more players like that if Gonzo wanted to.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Real @ Jul 10 2008, 11:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He is a very good player but I agree, too many gaurds. And too many NY players as well. I can't help but look at how RU got Mike Rosario and remember that if a St. Anthony player stayed home they went to Seton Hall. Jerry Walker, Terry Dehere, Danny Hurley, Don Copeland just to name a few. Gonzo has great contacts in New York City, but he could be getting a real wake up call from Rutgers that should tell him to start tapping into St. Anthony, St. Benedict's, St. Patrick's, Bloomfield Tech, Seton Hall Prep and New Jersey talent again. We did get Jordan Theodore, and we can get more players like that if Gonzo wanted to.</div> Speaking of SHP, do you know anything about Gibbs' younger brother? I know you're not there anymore and he was a freshman this past year, but it looks like he's going to be a good one.
I saw Sterling play as a frosh, and he was very advanced for a Frosh. Needs to grow a couple inches, but still very good for his age.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JCB @ Jul 10 2008, 10:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Real @ Jul 10 2008, 11:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He is a very good player but I agree, too many gaurds. And too many NY players as well. I can't help but look at how RU got Mike Rosario and remember that if a St. Anthony player stayed home they went to Seton Hall. Jerry Walker, Terry Dehere, Danny Hurley, Don Copeland just to name a few. Gonzo has great contacts in New York City, but he could be getting a real wake up call from Rutgers that should tell him to start tapping into St. Anthony, St. Benedict's, St. Patrick's, Bloomfield Tech, Seton Hall Prep and New Jersey talent again. We did get Jordan Theodore, and we can get more players like that if Gonzo wanted to.</div> Speaking of SHP, do you know anything about Gibbs' younger brother? I know you're not there anymore and he was a freshman this past year, but it looks like he's going to be a good one. </div> I saw him play a few times when I was home from break. He started in the backcourt and I believe he was a starter the entire year. Granted, this SHP team was not nearly as good as previous years, but I can't remember the last time when a freshman started at SHP. He played with great poise for a freshman. He can pass, he can get to the basket. His brother is more of a scorer and he's more of a pure point. They say he's 6'0, 6'1 but that's far-fetched, he's more like 5'9. He's got the ability to be better than his brother, but he has to grow, and he has to hit the weight room. He also has to develop into the kind of leader the team needs. He's only 15 years old, so how he improves and how he develops physically is going to be crucial to his success at the D-1 level. He's no doubt a great future prospect.
