St. John's Folly

Driving back from a little playground 'ball, I heard folks on my local sports radio station talking about Manhattan's Bobby Gonzalez.

Turns out Gonzalez is likely to wind up at the University of Miami rather than St. John's, as was initially expected. Why?

1) Several members of the New York press corps have taken to disliking Gonzalez -- and are making sure the president of St. John's hears their thoughts on the matter.
2) A New York brokerage firm with strong ties to St. John's and even stronger ties to the university's president has suggested Matt Doherty (!?!?!) be named the Red Storm's next head coach.

Neither of these developments bode well for St. John's. Importantly, they reflect poorly on the basketball program and the university. Neither the media nor the city's brokerage firms should be making decisions about the school's sports program.

As for Gonzalez, he can't go wrong. St. John's has a great recruiting base, a huge fan base and plays in a quality conference. Miami has a great recruiting sell, a potentially large fan base and plays in a great conference.

Update: Andy Katz is reporting that a source close to Gonzalez said he isn't going to hold off Miami if the Hurricanes want to offer him the job. If Miami offers him the job before he interviews with St. John's, he would accept.