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Cluess is a great NYer - knows the area; plays a style that players like playing; he'd be a great pick too - I'd be concerned of his age and go into the big stage. If they get Cluess - maybe get a HU v StJ game on the scheduled.HofstraHockey wrote:I don't know if Hurley wants to recruit in his brother's backyard, either. And it's not like Arizona State is a bad gig.
Hearing more and more about Cluess.
daHUPride wrote:As many have said Cluess is probably "the guy' for St Johns -
Cluess also was one of the NY coaches at a local coaches summit a few years ago that saw the value of inter-play amongst local teams - he'll (hopefully-if hired by St J) utilize his roots with StJ, Hofstra and Iona..which got me thinking;
How about a local tourney with a pool of 8 teams - 8 local teams from 8 different counties or boroughs...
Suffolk = Stony Brook; Nassau = Hofstra;
Queens = St Johns; Kings = LIU Brooklyn;
Richmond = Wagner; New York = Manhattan;
Bronx = Fordham; Westchester = Iona
Guaranteed 3 games...
Round I (Thursday)- Games played on Thursday Night are played on campus of a randomly selected teams - and this round rotate opponents yearly...
Round II (Saturday) - Would have the 4 winners play against each other on Saturday - at the Nassau Coliseum … 4 losing teams would play at the Barclays in Brooklyn...
Round III (Sunday) - Nassau Coliseum would have the losers from the winners bracket of Saturday and Championship game of the remaining 2 undefeated teams as the night cap....Barclays would have the same set up from the 4 teams that played in Brooklyn on Saturday...
I proposed an area tournament a few months ago. Doing it by borough or county with eight of them in the area works. If all teams wanted to participate, there would be competition within boroughs. Brooklyn has LIU and St. Francis. Since they're both in the NEC, they could make deal to use the NEC standings, NET, or something else that whichever one is better qualified for the next season. Manhattan was created in Manhattan, but is in the Bronx. Fordham and Manhattan could play an annual game with the winner qualifying for next season. They played in 2018-2019, so they might play out of conference every season already. The only Division I team in Manhattan is Columbia. If the tournament was televised, it could make mid-majors want to play, in addition to the possibility of beating St. John's. St. John's could feel like they're on TV enough and have nothing to gain while risking embarrassing losses. If not every borough or county had a team that wanted to play, the area could be made bigger with New Jersey, Connecticut, and possible Marist in Poughkeepsie. I wouldn't want any team farther upstate than that.daHUPride wrote: As many have said Cluess is probably "the guy' for St Johns -
Cluess also was one of the NY coaches at a local coaches summit a few years ago that saw the value of inter-play amongst local teams - he'll (hopefully-if hired by St J) have roots with StJ, Hofstra and Iona..which got me thinking;
How about a local tourney with a pool of 8 teams - 8 local teams from 8 different counties or boroughs...
Suffolk = Stony Brook; Nassau = Hofstra;
Queens = St Johns; Kings = LIU Brooklyn;
Richmond = Wagner; New York = Manhattan;
Bronx = Fordham; Westchester = Iona
Guaranteed 3 games...
Round I (Thursday)- Games played on Thursday Night are played on campus of a randomly selected teams - and this round rotate opponents yearly...
Round II (Saturday) - Would have the 4 winners play against each other on Saturday - at the Nassau Coliseum … 4 losing teams would play at the Barclays in Brooklyn...
Round III (Sunday) - Nassau Coliseum would have the losers from the winners bracket of Saturday and Championship game of the remaining 2 undefeated teams as the night cap....Barclays would have the same set up from the 4 teams that played in Brooklyn on Saturday...
I was thinking the same, hoping that with his Queens ties, he won't steal any good recruits from there (along the lines of Jenkins or JWF) for SJU, who would otherwise keep going to HU.Jojogunne wrote:Macon will help with local recruiting.
With two experienced coaches for the three on-court coaching spots in place, the St johns Red Storm are said to be looking at veteran coaches like Steve DeMeo (former Hofstra assistant)...Wags wrote:I was thinking the same, hoping that with his Queens ties, he won't steal any good recruits from there (along the lines of Jenkins or JWF) for SJU, who would otherwise keep going to HU.Jojogunne wrote:Macon will help with local recruiting.
Demeo just interviewed with St. John's and is now said to be a leading candidate for this spot.daHUPride wrote:With two experienced coaches for the three on-court coaching spots in place, the St johns Red Storm are said to be looking at veteran coaches like Steve DeMeo (former Hofstra assistant)...Wags wrote:I was thinking the same, hoping that with his Queens ties, he won't steal any good recruits from there (along the lines of Jenkins or JWF) for SJU, who would otherwise keep going to HU.Jojogunne wrote:Macon will help with local recruiting.
Hofstra blast from the past - Van Macon - doing his thing. St Johns has signed the most significant local of the Anderson/Macon era, getting a verbal commitment from senior Rafael Pinzon of Long Island Lutheran represents a huge recruiting get for Anderson/Macon. no question Macon could recruit in NYC (area)Wags wrote:Ex-Hofstra assistant coach Van Macon joins Mike Anderson's staff at St. John's.