Xavier Game 2

Just do not know how to win.  Can't say it enough.  If Mullin really believes  he will succeed, he will learn from these losses and get a experienced staff on board next year, because he is a clueless a coach, as there is in CBB.

Really good effort but poor execution down the stretch and Xavier makes 8 straight from the free throw line and SJU bricks 3 critical ones in the last minute...

Lost season continues...

Don't know how people could say that is Mullin at the end. 4 missed free throws? I'm sure they told them to give ponds the ball but he was well covered and didn't get it...

Which number will be greater tonight:

Xavier's margin of victory

Or

Porn-bot posts during the game

Might have been a push

Thought team played good defense in second half.  Definitely benefited from x missing lots of open 3s. Absolutely atrocious crunch time performance. 5 missed free throws,  shot clock violation coming out of a time out, tariq Owens travel.  They stayed in it just to rip my heart out at the end.

In the last minutes of the game coming off timeouts they can't get off a shot. You still got the kid drawing up the plays. Sad

Awesome times being a St. John’s fan. #keepponds

Don't know how people could say that is Mullin at the end. 4 missed free throws? I'm sure they told them to give ponds the ball but he was well covered and didn't get it...

Yes, the missed FTs are not on Mullin. These guys do get the yips at the line in big spots like I've never seen before.

But the shot clock violation out of the timeout was horrible. They were lost that whole possession.

You have to expect Xavier will apply some full court pressure and deny Ponds in that situation. It's the coach's job to figure out a way to get him the ball

Don't know how people could say that is Mullin at the end. 4 missed free throws? I'm sure they told them to give ponds the ball but he was well covered and didn't get it...

I say this is Mullin, because even with missed free throws, which is part of game, they had multiple opportunities to win, and do not know how.  There is zero offensive play execution because guys do not know what to do.  They have no one to turn to on the coaching staff that can draw a play to get the guys in position to make a play in crunch time.  The opposing coaches have made a living beating us in crunch time with adjustments, and not a hard one.  Take the ball out of Ponds hand.  Easy enough, when 4 guys stand around and teams can double team ponds.  Without Lovett, no one can make a play because A, they are not good enough, and B, there are no plays to help Ponds get open.

This has been the most gut wrenching season I've seen as a fan. It would be more tolerable if I thought we were actually a shitty team. I don't think we are. But we find ways to lose every single game.

Watching the game and listening to the post game, both the announcers and post games guys took shots at Mullin without saying his name.  Used words like Horrible offense, good players, terrible execution.  Pretty easy to see for us fans, and even easier for guys who are around the game all the time.

Quote from: survivedc on January 30, 2018, 10:44:24 PM

Don't know how people could say that is Mullin at the end. 4 missed free throws? I'm sure they told them to give ponds the ball but he was well covered and didn't get it...

I say this is Mullin, because even with missed free throws, which is part of game, they had multiple opportunities to win, and do not know how.  There is zero offensive play execution because guys do not know what to do.  They have no one to turn to on the coaching staff that can draw a play to get the guys in position to make a play in crunch time.  The opposing coaches have made a living beating us in crunch time with adjustments, and not a hard one.  Take the ball out of Ponds hand.  Easy enough, when 4 guys stand around and teams can double team ponds.  Without Lovett, no one can make a play because A, they are not good enough, and B, there are no plays to help Ponds get open.

I'm not sure how many plays can be run to get a guy open on a full court sprint. I'm sure theyre out there and have been used in the past but definitely not easy. I'd need to see that play again but it did look like they ran a screen or two to get him open on the inbounds, it just didn't work.

I'm not sitting here saying Mullin did a good job or anything but a tough loss at home against the #6 team where you miss a bunch of free throws and are victim of a couple questionable calls towards the end is hard to put on the coach. I think coming into the season most people expected to lose this game WITH Lovett.

We have talent. But the coaching at the end of games is the worst I've ever seen. Mullin needs to either hire a seasoned 10+ year veteran assistant coach or step down.

Peter John Carlesimo

I guess the big question for me is: Do we lose more current and future players if Mullin stays or if he goes?

Quote from: redstorm212 on January 30, 2018, 10:42:56 PM

We have talent. But the coaching at the end of games is the worst I've ever seen. Mullin needs to either hire a seasoned 10+ year veteran assistant coach or step down.

Peter John Carlesimo

He will be 69 years old before next season. Maybe Mullin could just quit

Late game execution was absolutely horrible. Not sure what was worse the shot clock violation out of the timeout or Ponds not getting the ball at the end of the game. This coaching staff is absolutely clueless. Mullin doesn't say much during the timeouts, while Richmond is looking at the crowd, leaving it up to St. Jean who is slightly older than the players. If Mullin doesn't get fired (which I am not calling for), St. Jean needs to go and Richmond at the least needs to go back to being a special assistant. Need an 2 assistants with significant college experience who know x's and o's and can recruit.

Also, the officiating once again was abysmal. Same ref that officiated the Nova game too. Still don't know how Bluiett was fouled and Tariq generally times his blocks perfectly.

Bad teams find ways to lose, and thats what SJU is, a bad team.  After the shot clock violation, Mullin is complaining to the refs instead of getting his team ready on defense.  He should absolutely get fired, but wont, and thats the sickening part with this whole mess this season. 

Bad teams find ways to lose, and thats what SJU is, a bad team.  After the shot clock violation, Mullin is complaining to the refs instead of getting his team ready on defense.  He should absolutely get fired, but wont, and thats the sickening part with this whole mess this season. 

Modest change = Mullin back plus year 4 of st. Jean. Only chance he is shamed into quitting. 31 games under .500. How is that even possible?

I just don't see how this guy really wants to be a coach.  He has shown nothing in learning from mistakes and still can't control a timeout by calling a play. 

Don't know how people could say that is Mullin at the end. 4 missed free throws? I'm sure they told them to give ponds the ball but he was well covered and didn't get it...

What happened on the last two offensive possessions? Where was the coach? Why aren’t we running for a play for Ponds? Why the f is the ball in Ahmed’s hands? He plays like he’s never played organized ball before. Mullin is inept, and it’s clear that he’s not learning from isn’t working.

It’s over. Either he’s out or everyone else will be. Who in their right mind will buy tickets to see him blow every single game?