I’m not trying to bash Mullin. I thought he could be successful here if he brought in the right people. No one should be crucified for simply pointing out what he was doing wrong.
When Mullin took over the program it was in really good shape. We were coming off two consecutive 20 win seasons and an NCAA birth. Most importantly is we were developing relationships with local programs. We were recruiting Europe. When Mullin took over, Ponds, Yakwe, LoVett, Ahmed, Mussini were already tied to the program. They hadn’t signed yet, but they were a done deal. We had Sampson and Samir signed. Still had Obekpa and Jordan. Mullin wasn’t interested in baby sitting or re-recruiting them, fine. That’s his choice, but don’t say he wasn’t left anything. The program was relevant.
Fast forward 4 years and where are we? Yes we were coming off a playin lose, the first winning season in four years, but most importantly are we relevant? What HS/AAU programs are we tied to? Who are we recruiting? Four years later and we are worse off with recruiting than when he took over. We were no longer relevant and it was due to a failed philosophy, one that didn’t appear was going to change. Anderson has to start from scratch. Building relationships with coaches, players. He has to rebuild the program.