Why doesn't this forum trust someone who is at the very apex of the global basketball scale?
You underestimate the expertise of the posters here. In the first place, all of them have moles and sources that inform them daily at great personal risk of the inside workings of the basketball program. That is how they knew eg that Matt Abdelmassih was leaving SJ to go to LSU, that Shamorie Ponds was transferring to Arizona, and that Mike Rice was being on boarded. That's also why we knew e.g. months in advance that Heron was coming: because those people have access to such impeccable information. Which is why I know that they know where Mitch Richmond is at all times, what his duties are, and how he affects the success (or in this case failure) of the basketball program. A cynic like yourself might believe that such people are pathetic desperate for attention rumor mongering drama queens but I for one am glad to have access to their classified inside information.
Second, you may not realize it but many posters here have much more coaching experience than Chris Mullin - and have been much more successful. Having put in hours upon hours of study of the Princeton offense, Bob Knights's motion offense, and the intricacies of the triangle and three have resulted in championships for many of them. Now, obviously coaching 5th grade girl's CYO isn't exactly the same thing as running a successful division one college basketball program, but at the same time there's no reason to doubt that Mullins has a lot to learn and if not them who? Lazy and shiftless Mitch Richmond? Wet behind the ears Gary St Jean? Don't. Make. Me. Laugh. Better that he were to take advice from posters here who have defeated powerhouses such as St Dymphna of Perpetual Sorrow in games that actually matter: championship games. Because they have the trophies on their mantles to prove it.
Remember: coaching is hard. And just because you've been successful at every facet of the game since your teens - NY State Mr Basketball, College player of the year, NBA all star, olympic gold medaler, two time inductee into the BB hall of fame - that doesn't guarantee that you've picked up any understanding of the rudiments of sport along the way. And this is especially true of someone of Mullin's physical gifts - there's no reason he'd have to think about the game when he could rely on his athleticism - his speed, strength and leaping ability to overpower opponents. Which is why someone like Mike Rice - who won an astounding one game in the BE for every three he lost - could have been the missing piece of the puzzle.
I just wish Mullin was not so stubborn that he would realize these things and that he loved the university as much as well all do so that he would do what's best for the university rather than sitting around idly lining his pockets and those of his friends. How much money does one man need. It's disgraceful.