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Quote from: longtimefan on June 06, 2018, 01:10:26 PM

You have no basis for thinking he is a bad coach. Jury is and should be still out.

Incorrect.
He doesn't recruit (85%) of the job and doesn't do the X's & O's (St. Jean's function).
Jury has returned.

To be fair Mullin is probably not a good coach but has the potential to be. Hard to have your first coaching gig in Big East.

I think he's gotten better as has roster. This year will be telling.

This season will be able to tell us if Mullin can coach at this level. To be honest, he hasn't had the roster yet for anyone to make any conclusions about his coaching capabilities. Hard to coach with one big man and no bench.

Hard to win with one big man and no bench. You can still coach.

Quote from: tominsimsbury on June 06, 2018, 01:17:47 PM

Quote from: longtimefan on June 06, 2018, 01:10:26 PM

You have no basis for thinking he is a bad coach. Jury is and should be still out.

Incorrect.
He doesn't recruit (85%) of the job and doesn't do the X's & O's (St. Jean's function).
Jury has returned.

To be fair Mullin is probably not a good coach but has the potential to be. Hard to have your first coaching gig in Big East.

I think he's gotten better as has roster. This year will be telling.

Mullin will have better players, especially if Heron is eligible to play, however, it is still alarming to see so many kids leave the program before improving. I think we'll learn more from the freshman and their development than anyone else. He has to be able to show that this staff can teach basketball.

This season will be able to tell us if Mullin can coach at this level. To be honest, he hasn't had the roster yet for anyone to make any conclusions about his coaching capabilities. Hard to coach with one big man and no bench.

This.

Mullin did as well as anyone could have last year after Lovett went down and left us with one ball-handler. If this team goes small with Simon and Clark at the 4 and 5 they can be very dangerous. If Mullin can't see the writing on the wall to play small then it will likely never happen for him as a coach here. I am optimistic. I think Simon possesses All-American potential at the four.

Kentucky just picked up highly coveted Stanford grad transfer big Travis Reid, who was down to Nova and UK. Once Saddiq Bey commited to Nova last week it was obvious that they weren't getting Reid. In relation to our matchup with them next year, this works to our benefit. I'll take our thin, inexperienced frontline against Nova freshmen over a grad transfer big who averaged nearly 20/9 last season all day long.

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The Big East and Big 12 are planning an annual "challenge" between the two leagues, per multiple sources. Event is likely to begin during the 19-20 season and could be finalized by next month.

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Creighton's resources are ridiculous, they have their own volleyball facility for crying out loud:

https://twitter.com/mjdemarinis/status/1042132313348497409

Creighton's resources are ridiculous, they have their own volleyball facility for crying out loud:

https://twitter.com/mjdemarinis/status/1042132313348497409

No our facilities are ridiculous.

What does Creighton have in terms of alumni, money and national following that SJU doesn't have? These types of things always make me wonder why St. John's can't have big-time facilities. Is it a mindset or a financial commitment or both?

Creighton B.B. is the only show in town. So they draw a lot of fans. NYers have plenty of entertainment options.

Creighton B.B. is the only show in town. So they draw a lot of fans. NYers have plenty of entertainment options.

True on the fan support. However I still don't think that fully explains the lack of better facilities. I think it's also an institutional mindset and decision.

What does Creighton have in terms of alumni, money and national following that SJU doesn't have? These types of things always make me wonder why St. John's can't have big-time facilities. Is it a mindset or a financial commitment or both?

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Cost of construction. NYC unions make facilities like that prohibitive. Laborers are paid $40 an hour. Nebraska is a right to work state.

Tafner is nice. Practice facilities are more then adequate. Good team equals fans at MSG. Why should we waste money on alumni hall?

Tafner is nice. Practice facilities are more then adequate. Good team equals fans at MSG. Why should we waste money on alumni hall?

+1,000,000.  Carnesecca is a dump. MSG is one of the few selling points we have recruiting wise.  Why Goff wanted less games at MSG is beyond me.

As far as Creighton goes I think them being the only show in town leads to them having tremendous fan support.  I remember when they had Doug McDermott and their fans completely took over MSG for the entire weekend of the Big East Tournament.