LaSalle's Giannini has made critical recruting errors

LaSalle was beaten by 46 points last Tuesday night by a good Miami team.  It was the worst loss in LaSalle Men's Basketball history.   Early in the game, it became obvious that Miami was faster, stronger and very much taller than the Explorer players. 

LaSalle coach, John Giannini, basically has a team of guards. many times, the tallest player on the court is 6'5".     Giannini left a gaping hole in his recruiting plan by not having one or two big men as part of his 2015-16 squad.    After losing 6'11" Steve Zack and 6'8" Jerrell Wright to graduation last year, the only legitimate front court players left were senior, Rohan Brown (career scoring average of 2.0 ppg), and unproven sophomore, Tony Washington  (0.5 ppg in 2014-15).

To compound the lack of front court depth, LaSalle has a dismal 42%field goal percentage this season. 

Giannini's team of poor shooting guards and swing men will struggle to win 10 games this season.    The 2015-16 season is shaping up to be one of the worst teams ins school history.  

Coaches need to look 2 or 3 years out and anticipate potential holes in the team's makeup.  In LaSalle's case, they were left short......no pun intended.