-Father Harrington let this teams rot
-Lavin created his own issues by not recruiting and creating drama
-Mullin came to the program because he trust what Dr. Gempeshaw Vision for the program was...Other wise why now? Couldn’t he have an opportunity to coach at the NBA level?
-SJU would be a complete rebuild with or without Lavin, Mullin was brought in to bridge the gap of the alumni generation and the new generation.
-Growing pains is expected with an inexperienced coach, plus a complete rebuild of a roster
-Legitamte arguments can be made about roster situation, but Creighton game was a should have win...yes bench contributed nothing, but too many 3s at wrong times, and does Mullin really have to teach how to make a clutch free throw?
-Year two was a success compared to year one. Year 3 non conference schedule is ranked one of the top schedules in the BE, the program did well and improved from year 2 to year 3....Lovett injury has impacted the BE schedule.
-This season is not over yet, but an NIT invitation is still an improvement and an NCAA tournament invite is even better, and still possible.
-Recruitment is better then it has been in awhile and each year it has been getting better. Next year should be the best in a long time.
Overall Mullin is a 3rd year coach that is supposed to reignite SJU basketball tradition, I think this is still possible because of the leadership that is in place at the President and AD level. When somebody states that a coach has more experience/better then Mullin, my response is duh...Mullin is much more then a coach, he is supposed to be a Phoenix of a historic program. Can he pull it off, I do not know...Is the program heading in the right direction, as of right now the answer is yes.