re: Did Brandon Sampson sign with St. John's already or just committed because...

I'd go after him just for his contribution after next season. We could lose 6 or 7 guys off of next year's team. I'd like a solid wing scorer for the 2016/2017 season. Assuming the big 3 FR all are gone after one year, Mickey is gone, and we lose, Hornsby and Gray, we could field a team of Patterson (PG), Sampson (SG), TQ (SF), Victor (PF) and Big E (C) with Epps, Bridgewater and Malone coming off the bench. We'll obviously sign several guys, hopefully at least one starter-quality guy and a big that is good enough for immediate depth. That's not an elite team but it would have enough talent and experience to get into the tournament.