Mullin's staff

Life for an assistant coach is all about security and relationships.

1. St. John's offers more long term security.
a. Coach on new contract
b. Less pressure than UK

2. Slice has heavy NY ties
a. Recruiting in his backyard
b. Knows landscape

It makes a lot of sense.

I'd pay 375K to NOT live in Lexington, Kentucky.


/Poison

Lexington is really nice

Life for an assistant coach is all about security and relationships.

1. St. John's offers more long term security.
a. Coach on new contract
b. Less pressure than UK

2. Slice has heavy NY ties
a. Recruiting in his backyard
b. Knows landscape

It makes a lot of sense.

Lets not forget, his family and friends are in NY

$375k in Lexington is like $750k in NYC. You can live VERY nicely down there on that coin.

Quote from: Dave on March 31, 2015, 02:59:31 PM

Life for an assistant coach is all about security and relationships.

1. St. John's offers more long term security.
a. Coach on new contract
b. Less pressure than UK

2. Slice has heavy NY ties
a. Recruiting in his backyard
b. Knows landscape

It makes a lot of sense.

Lets not forget, his family and friends are in NY

Yes and pizza

Life for an assistant coach is all about security and relationships.

1. St. John's offers more long term security.
a. Coach on new contract
b. Less pressure than UK

2. Slice has heavy NY ties
a. Recruiting in his backyard
b. Knows landscape

It makes a lot of sense.

Solid

I would pay him 500 if that is what it takes. And it will likely take that amount. I assume he has a family and children. You become accustomed to living on what you earn. Taking a 35 percent or more pay cut , which is what he would do if he came here at the same salary, would not be likely. Some would even call it nuts.

Quote from: sju89tr on March 31, 2015, 03:02:54 PM

Quote from: Dave on March 31, 2015, 02:59:31 PM

Life for an assistant coach is all about security and relationships.

1. St. John's offers more long term security.
a. Coach on new contract
b. Less pressure than UK

2. Slice has heavy NY ties
a. Recruiting in his backyard
b. Knows landscape

It makes a lot of sense.

Lets not forget, his family and friends are in NY

Yes and pizza

KY has the Bourbon Trail though

Quote from: Dave on March 31, 2015, 03:06:48 PM

Quote from: sju89tr on March 31, 2015, 03:02:54 PM

Quote from: Dave on March 31, 2015, 02:59:31 PM

Life for an assistant coach is all about security and relationships.

1. St. John's offers more long term security.
a. Coach on new contract
b. Less pressure than UK

2. Slice has heavy NY ties
a. Recruiting in his backyard
b. Knows landscape

It makes a lot of sense.

Lets not forget, his family and friends are in NY

Yes and pizza

KY has the Bourbon Trail though

NY can import bourbon, KY can't import pizza

Lol.   Colin Cowherd killing Mullin for taking job. " it's an awful job".

Don't get that. Does anyone in the bis think he would end up at UCLA. Whatever kind of job it is, he is here because it is SJU.

Slice loves NY.  Think about this Norm nearly convinced Barry to come to SJU in 2004 when SJU had NOTHING and Rohrssen had one of the best assistant jobs in the BE at Pittsburgh.  Which was becoming the premiere program in the BE under Howland and then Dixon.  He said no when Pitt offered him more money and the top assistant job.

Then he came very close to leaving Manhattan as a HC to come join Lavin's staff as an assistant. 

Both instances would be looked at as a STEP DOWN.  But he loves NYC and specifically has a fondness for SJU. 

And now throw Chris into the mix...

Quote from: 0404 on March 31, 2015, 02:58:51 PM

I'd pay 375K to NOT live in Lexington, Kentucky.


/Poison

Lexington is really nice

Lexington is gorgeous.  All my friends and family made fun of me for years for buying a farm in Kentucky and then everyone that has visited has wanted to buy there  as well. 

Quote from: sju89tr on March 31, 2015, 03:02:09 PM

Quote from: 0404 on March 31, 2015, 02:58:51 PM

I'd pay 375K to NOT live in Lexington, Kentucky.


/Poison

Lexington is really nice

Lexington is gorgeous.  All my friends and family made fun of me for years for buying a farm in Kentucky and then everyone that has visited has wanted to buy there  as well.

Invite Poison down. If you can convince him, I'm in.

You got to hand it to these SHU insiders who have all the SJU information...

Derm Player...HA HA...Coach Mullin would jump off the Triborough before he hired Derm Player...

It's been 5 minutes and I still haven't stop laughing at that one.

https://setonhall.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=330&tid=179799321&mid=179799321&sid=959&style=2

Quote from: Johnny23 on March 31, 2015, 11:42:31 AM

^^Very exciting news on this hiring! Great time to be a Johnnies fan. Thanks for the info. guys, keep it coming!

In regards to Slice, some Kentucky posters are saying that he's like a pig in slop in Lexington. Whether that means he's staying put or not remains to be seen.

Think that means he's EXTREMELY happy there.

Pig in slop.  More reason to come back to NYC.

Quote from: sju89tr on March 31, 2015, 03:02:09 PM

Quote from: 0404 on March 31, 2015, 02:58:51 PM

I'd pay 375K to NOT live in Lexington, Kentucky.


/Poison

Lexington is really nice

Lexington is gorgeous.  All my friends and family made fun of me for years for buying a farm in Kentucky and then everyone that has visited has wanted to buy there  as well. 

I spent the longest three days there in 1985.  Sunday was DRY but one of the Redmen faithful effectively "rented" a bar and we were able to drink (highly necessary after Saturday's game) as he figured he could more than cover the fine.

Mat Abdelmassih: "This is the one job I always said I would come walking back to."

Matt Abdelmassih: "We want to foster relationships where the city kids are expected to go to St. John's."

Mat Abdelmassih: "This is the one job I always said I would come walking back to."

Matt Abdelmassih: "We want to foster relationships where the city kids are expected to go to St. John's."

This notion that the talent isn't here in NY is ridiculous. If we take care of our back yard we will be good year in, year out. 

Quote from: P1NSTR1PEZ on March 31, 2015, 04:24:06 PM

Mat Abdelmassih: "This is the one job I always said I would come walking back to."

Matt Abdelmassih: "We want to foster relationships where the city kids are expected to go to St. John's."

This notion that the talent isn't here in NY is ridiculous. If we take care of our back yard we will be good year in, year out. 

Correct. It's no coincidence that this program started going downhill once we stopped landing NY recruits on a consistent basis

Quote from: sju89tr on March 31, 2015, 03:02:09 PM

Quote from: 0404 on March 31, 2015, 02:58:51 PM

I'd pay 375K to NOT live in Lexington, Kentucky.


/Poison

Lexington is really nice

Lexington is gorgeous.  All my friends and family made fun of me for years for buying a farm in Kentucky and then everyone that has visited has wanted to buy there  as well. 

Maher and I had a great time in Lexington and met some really nice people

I would live there in a heartbeat