BET - Xavier (1), Thur. Mar. 8, 12 Noon, FS1 / Radio TBD

[quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=275918] On a different note , I am amazed and humored by those who continue to plead for new Assistant Coaches . Why? Really ? And , the only name those posters mention is Mike Rice . Another Why ? Rice failed his first gig at Rutgers . I admire his going through therapy , Anger Management programs , etc but , I see no reason he belongs on our Staff . I am happy with St. Jean, Richmond and Matt A. All have their areas of skill and expertise . I may be alone on this but, I think Mullin has become a very good Coach . I never shared the sniping or minutia about sitting on the Press bench or not wearing a tie . All that stuff is petty.[/quote]

You're not alone. I've said it before, the last three seasons have been excruciating at times but I've never thought Mullin's teams have played on poor strategies. They've often done amazing things against overwhelming matchups. More often than not that was just keeping it competitive but not getting a W but on a few occasions exceeding way above and beyond. And when you listen to him post game he goes exactly to what went right and wrong without platitudes or spin. I also think the player development has been some of the best I've seen in my lifetime. During huddles Mullin has his own style. He seems to approach it like a professional football coach and allows St. Jean to provide plays while he conveys a simple message of importance.

Questionable to me is: 1) how involved Richmond is but I don't know the details so I'm willing to make the assumption that Mullin is a professional and uses good judgement. 2) The player retention has been NBA like but I don't think you can do that at the college level. We need several 4 year guys always in continuity. When that happens I think we'll be officially back. 3) seems to me that Mullin came in with the idea of a prototypical player that he wanted to be the identity of the team: Long and Thin. But the lack of muscle has really hurt and completely missing on a big man for this season was near unforgivable and totally perplexing to me. Then with the double whammy fiascos of Wilson and Lovett it was magnified exponentially. Hopefully that is a mistake that will never repeat. Lesson learned in spades.
 
[quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=275918]Xavier has a long tradition of punky behavior , before joining the BE . They and Cincinnati has a near riot , a few years ago , when the Bearcats were still in the BE. Mack was Coach then too. We need to run it up next year , when they play without Machura , Bluett, etc . On a different note , I am amazed and humored by those who continue to plead for new Assistant Coaches . Why? Really ? And , the only name those posters mention is Mike Rice . Another Why ? Rice failed his first gig at Rutgers . I admire his going through therapy , Anger Management programs , etc but , I see no reason he belongs on our Staff . I am happy with St. Jean, Richmond and Matt A. All have their areas of skill and expertise . I may be alone on this but, I think Mullin has become a very good Coach . I never shared the sniping or minutia about sitting on the Press bench or not wearing a tie . All that stuff is petty . Brey never wears a Tie . He has moved on from the turtlenecks though . Huggy wears a Warm up suit from Practice .. More than a few fans here , forget how bare the Cupboard was , when Chris took over . In my mind , Mullins first year Record was really Lavin’s Record . And , don’t believe for a minute that Jordan or Obepka would have stayed if Steve had been renewed . So , to those who still harp on getting new Assistants to help Mullin Coach , I say No ! He doesn’t need help , We need better Jimmy and Joe’s not , new X’s and O’s To coin a phrase , not my own . Sure , we need the Core 4 back . Owens, Clarke , Simon and Ponds . And , hopefully those who sat out this year will help but, I don’t think even then we have enough to finish in the top 3 in the league . We desperately need a bruiser in the Post to Rebound , score on our put backs and crash Both boards . And , we need a sharpshooter like Howard, Rousey, Bluett , Martin, , etc to drain those 3’s . Clarke shoots well enough but, we need another dead eye shooter. The type of player we don’t have yet . The guy who comes down Court and throws in 3-4 from near NBA Range with a good percentage . So many times this year , we had our backs broken by the other guys coming down court and draining that long 3 . Only in rare occasion did we really shoot well from 3 . It’s a glaring need .[/quote]

Excellent post and no truer words were ever written than “ Mullins first year record was really Lavign’s record. “
It never ceases to amaze me how some on this board are so willfully blind that they cannot see what a con artist Lavin was and hold Coach Mullin accountable for the bufffoons transgressions. The man stoppedrecruiting after year 3 and had an excuse for everything under the sun. I cringe when I see him on tv and turn down the volume. I will never forget reading that post roughly8 years ago written by a UCLA alumn. I thought what sour grapes. Well boy were they correct.
 
Agree Paul. About Richmond , only Mullin knows how much he contributes to player Development in practice . Mitch is a HOF player . Logic says he is capable of teaching / knowing what Players need to improve . His role isn’t to be yapping at timeouts . Although ,I have seen him take a Player aside . I would think , just on reputation , Mitch gets much respect from our guys . And , of course , Mullin knows the game like a Svengali . Despite being the slow , White Kid , in College and the NBA , Mullin had near universal support of his contemporaries in how he played and the results he produced . Who can forget Scottie Pippen, widely regarded as one of the best Defensive players of his Era , saying “Mullin used to beat me to death going backdoor.” And , of course , Chris was one of the all time best shooters of any era . The result of all this ? Muilin knows a lot about the game of basketball . This year we saw he could also hold onto player support in the wake of injuries , role players leaving and losing some tough Games by only a few points . Loses though they were . Our Core Roster , without a likely All League Player in LoVett , played as well as their abilities were capable of . Owens was over matched and out muscled in nearly every game . Yet , he made significant contribution . Asking him to handle Delgado , Bullock , Govan, Kanter , etc . Was a tough assignment . We need another sharpshooter , maybe like a Howsey or Howard . And , a real banger inside who can deliver 8-10 points a game and 8-10 rebounds every game . Mullin and Matt need to find those 2 type players this off season . Europe , Africa, wherever !
 
[quote="Manhattan1" post=275943][quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=275940]It’s unfair to ask any team , regardless of league standings to play 2 games in 12 -15 hours . You might as well , just hand the game to the higher 1 and 2 seeds .[/quote]

I have no problem with it. You know what is in store at the beginning of the season. Simple solution do better and do not finish in 8th or 9th. They are protecting the #1 seed.[/quote] You can make that argument. That is why they have seeds.
 
I agree that Mullin & St. Jean made great strides during the course of the year on in-game coaching and have no opinion on Mitch's value added as I just don't know. I do agree with many others on this board and elsewhere that players are more important than coaching and Matt A clearly needs help recruiting those players for us to be successful whether it comes from Coach Mullin or a new assistant with big time recruiting experience. For this year, our biggest need is a difference making big man with a low post game who can rebound (and is big in both height and girth)!
 
It’s not the seedlings that are unfair , it’s asking players to play again at this level Twice in a 12 -15 hour turnover . And, one would think the BE would like their 1 and 2 seeds to play in the Evening session rather than One in the afternoon and one in the Evening . Our guys held their own with the Mack Trucks until the second half . And , I will relish the game , next Year, when we kick the Mouseketeers Ass and slam dunk on the last play of the Game . Let’s see if Coach Mack keeps his Mouth shut then . His teams have a long rep of being a little too arrogant and nasty . Where does that come from ? Other than their Coach ?
 
[quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=275940]It’s unfair to ask any team , regardless of league standings to play 2 games in 12 -15 hours . You might as well , just hand the game to the higher 1 and 2 seeds .[/quote]

That's the whole idea. You get punished for finishing lower and rewarded for finishing higher. That's exactly the way it should be. We need to finish higher next year if we don't want to deal with this scenario.
 
[quote="redmannorth" post=275945][quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=275918]Xavier has a long tradition of punky behavior , before joining the BE . They and Cincinnati has a near riot , a few years ago , when the Bearcats were still in the BE. Mack was Coach then too. We need to run it up next year , when they play without Machura , Bluett, etc . On a different note , I am amazed and humored by those who continue to plead for new Assistant Coaches . Why? Really ? And , the only name those posters mention is Mike Rice . Another Why ? Rice failed his first gig at Rutgers . I admire his going through therapy , Anger Management programs , etc but , I see no reason he belongs on our Staff . I am happy with St. Jean, Richmond and Matt A. All have their areas of skill and expertise . I may be alone on this but, I think Mullin has become a very good Coach . I never shared the sniping or minutia about sitting on the Press bench or not wearing a tie . All that stuff is petty . Brey never wears a Tie . He has moved on from the turtlenecks though . Huggy wears a Warm up suit from Practice .. More than a few fans here , forget how bare the Cupboard was , when Chris took over . In my mind , Mullins first year Record was really Lavin’s Record . And , don’t believe for a minute that Jordan or Obepka would have stayed if Steve had been renewed . So , to those who still harp on getting new Assistants to help Mullin Coach , I say No ! He doesn’t need help , We need better Jimmy and Joe’s not , new X’s and O’s To coin a phrase , not my own . Sure , we need the Core 4 back . Owens, Clarke , Simon and Ponds . And , hopefully those who sat out this year will help but, I don’t think even then we have enough to finish in the top 3 in the league . We desperately need a bruiser in the Post to Rebound , score on our put backs and crash Both boards . And , we need a sharpshooter like Howard, Rousey, Bluett , Martin, , etc to drain those 3’s . Clarke shoots well enough but, we need another dead eye shooter. The type of player we don’t have yet . The guy who comes down Court and throws in 3-4 from near NBA Range with a good percentage . So many times this year , we had our backs broken by the other guys coming down court and draining that long 3 . Only in rare occasion did we really shoot well from 3 . It’s a glaring need .[/quote]

Excellent post and no truer words were ever written than “ Mullins first year record was really Lavign’s record. “
It never ceases to amaze me how some on this board are so willfully blind that they cannot see what a con artist Lavin was and hold Coach Mullin accountable for the bufffoons transgressions. The man stoppedrecruiting after year 3 and had an excuse for everything under the sun. I cringe when I see him on tv and turn down the volume. I will never forget reading that post roughly8 years ago written by a UCLA alumn. I thought what sour grapes. Well boy were they correct.[/quote]

It amazes me you can't stop talking about Lavin like some scorned woman. It's all about deflection because deep down you're either not sold on Mullin or there's some insecurities going on in your life.

Lavin stopped recruiting after year 3, huh? Lies. He did slack off, but it wasn't that soon. Mainly, why he slacked off was due to administration problems and other personal issues. By the way, if you think Lavin stopped recruiting, then let me know when our current regime (outside of one) starts recruiting. Obviously, you either don't know or have your head in the sand. I can tell you, dude.... Lethargy is on Utopia.

Who gives a F what UCLA fans think? They're always gonna complain if they are in the Final Four or going deep into the tournament. Lavin didn't come without flaws, and probably should've been let go from St. John's when it happened, but let's not continue to make up lies and smear his name because you seem to loathe him personally (I don't know why, as if it's not like you was consistently in his presence or conversing with him) and seem to have your own form of insecurities. Talk Mullin up on his own merits, and stop crapping on Lavin in an attempt to pump up Mullin.
 
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[quote="Mean Gene" post=275953][quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=275940]It’s unfair to ask any team , regardless of league standings to play 2 games in 12 -15 hours . You might as well , just hand the game to the higher 1 and 2 seeds .[/quote]

That's the whole idea. You get punished for finishing lower and rewarded for finishing higher. That's exactly the way it should be. We need to finish higher next year if we don't want to deal with this scenario.[/quote]

Or finish last. If you win the first night as a 10 seed, your game ends around midnight, and you're good until 7 pm the next night, which is a little better.

Personally, I think they should keep the Thursday matchups the way they are, but maybe start the first night at 4:30 pm or so, make it a little bit of a healthier turnaround (healthy in the sense that guys can undress, meet the media, have a nice postgame meal, etc). There is no way the guys can get a good night's sleep the way it is formatted right now.
 
[quote="redmannorth" post=275945][quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=275918]Xavier has a long tradition of punky behavior , before joining the BE . They and Cincinnati has a near riot , a few years ago , when the Bearcats were still in the BE. Mack was Coach then too. We need to run it up next year , when they play without Machura , Bluett, etc . On a different note , I am amazed and humored by those who continue to plead for new Assistant Coaches . Why? Really ? And , the only name those posters mention is Mike Rice . Another Why ? Rice failed his first gig at Rutgers . I admire his going through therapy , Anger Management programs , etc but , I see no reason he belongs on our Staff . I am happy with St. Jean, Richmond and Matt A. All have their areas of skill and expertise . I may be alone on this but, I think Mullin has become a very good Coach . I never shared the sniping or minutia about sitting on the Press bench or not wearing a tie . All that stuff is petty . Brey never wears a Tie . He has moved on from the turtlenecks though . Huggy wears a Warm up suit from Practice .. More than a few fans here , forget how bare the Cupboard was , when Chris took over . In my mind , Mullins first year Record was really Lavin’s Record . And , don’t believe for a minute that Jordan or Obepka would have stayed if Steve had been renewed . So , to those who still harp on getting new Assistants to help Mullin Coach , I say No ! He doesn’t need help , We need better Jimmy and Joe’s not , new X’s and O’s To coin a phrase , not my own . Sure , we need the Core 4 back . Owens, Clarke , Simon and Ponds . And , hopefully those who sat out this year will help but, I don’t think even then we have enough to finish in the top 3 in the league . We desperately need a bruiser in the Post to Rebound , score on our put backs and crash Both boards . And , we need a sharpshooter like Howard, Rousey, Bluett , Martin, , etc to drain those 3’s . Clarke shoots well enough but, we need another dead eye shooter. The type of player we don’t have yet . The guy who comes down Court and throws in 3-4 from near NBA Range with a good percentage . So many times this year , we had our backs broken by the other guys coming down court and draining that long 3 . Only in rare occasion did we really shoot well from 3 . It’s a glaring need .[/quote]

Excellent post and no truer words were ever written than “ Mullins first year record was really Lavign’s record. “
It never ceases to amaze me how some on this board are so willfully blind that they cannot see what a con artist Lavin was and hold Coach Mullin accountable for the bufffoons transgressions. The man stoppedrecruiting after year 3 and had an excuse for everything under the sun. I cringe when I see him on tv and turn down the volume. I will never forget reading that post roughly8 years ago written by a UCLA alumn. I thought what sour grapes. Well boy were they correct.[/quote

Let's see Mullin's record after year 5? Lavin's team would have been middle of the pack at the worst if he stayed here year 6. The school made a poor decision, you either fire him after year 4 or you give him an extension. It's "Bobby's" fault.

Lavin got us to 4 years in post season play. While we did not have much success I would take that over what we are dealing with now or in the Norm years.
 
[quote="Paul Massell" post=275944][quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=275918] On a different note , I am amazed and humored by those who continue to plead for new Assistant Coaches . Why? Really ? And , the only name those posters mention is Mike Rice . Another Why ? Rice failed his first gig at Rutgers . I admire his going through therapy , Anger Management programs , etc but , I see no reason he belongs on our Staff . I am happy with St. Jean, Richmond and Matt A. All have their areas of skill and expertise . I may be alone on this but, I think Mullin has become a very good Coach . I never shared the sniping or minutia about sitting on the Press bench or not wearing a tie . All that stuff is petty.[/quote]

You're not alone. I've said it before, the last three seasons have been excruciating at times but I've never thought Mullin's teams have played on poor strategies. They've often done amazing things against overwhelming matchups. More often than not that was just keeping it competitive but not getting a W but on a few occasions exceeding way above and beyond. And when you listen to him post game he goes exactly to what went right and wrong without platitudes or spin. I also think the player development has been some of the best I've seen in my lifetime. During huddles Mullin has his own style. He seems to approach it like a professional football coach and allows St. Jean to provide plays while he conveys a simple message of importance.

Questionable to me is: 1) how involved Richmond is but I don't know the details so I'm willing to make the assumption that Mullin is a professional and uses good judgement. 2) The player retention has been NBA like but I don't think you can do that at the college level. We need several 4 year guys always in continuity. When that happens I think we'll be officially back. 3) seems to me that Mullin came in with the idea of a prototypical player that he wanted to be the identity of the team: Long and Thin. But the lack of muscle has really hurt and completely missing on a big man for this season was near unforgivable and totally perplexing to me. Then with the double whammy fiascos of Wilson and Lovett it was magnified exponentially. Hopefully that is a mistake that will never repeat. Lesson learned in spades.[/quote]

You only have one person who is a successful recruiter. How are you fine with that? We are the only team in college hoops who has one recruiter.
 
[quote="Paul Massell" post=275944][quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=275918] On a different note , I am amazed and humored by those who continue to plead for new Assistant Coaches . Why? Really ? And , the only name those posters mention is Mike Rice . Another Why ? Rice failed his first gig at Rutgers . I admire his going through therapy , Anger Management programs , etc but , I see no reason he belongs on our Staff . I am happy with St. Jean, Richmond and Matt A. All have their areas of skill and expertise . I may be alone on this but, I think Mullin has become a very good Coach . I never shared the sniping or minutia about sitting on the Press bench or not wearing a tie . All that stuff is petty.[/quote]

You're not alone. I've said it before, the last three seasons have been excruciating at times but I've never thought Mullin's teams have played on poor strategies. They've often done amazing things against overwhelming matchups. More often than not that was just keeping it competitive but not getting a W but on a few occasions exceeding way above and beyond. And when you listen to him post game he goes exactly to what went right and wrong without platitudes or spin. I also think the player development has been some of the best I've seen in my lifetime. During huddles Mullin has his own style. He seems to approach it like a professional football coach and allows St. Jean to provide plays while he conveys a simple message of importance.

Questionable to me is: 1) how involved Richmond is but I don't know the details so I'm willing to make the assumption that Mullin is a professional and uses good judgement. 2) The player retention has been NBA like but I don't think you can do that at the college level. We need several 4 year guys always in continuity. When that happens I think we'll be officially back. 3) seems to me that Mullin came in with the idea of a prototypical player that he wanted to be the identity of the team: Long and Thin. But the lack of muscle has really hurt and completely missing on a big man for this season was near unforgivable and totally perplexing to me. Then with the double whammy fiascos of Wilson and Lovett it was magnified exponentially. Hopefully that is a mistake that will never repeat. Lesson learned in spades.[/quote]

Very nice insightful and balanced (sounds like FOX lol) post Paul/SlyF AND how about a triple whammy with the unexplainable disappearance of Mr. Yakwe...
 
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[quote="Manhattan1" post=275961]

You only have one person who is a successful recruiter. How are you fine with that? We are the only team in college hoops who has one recruiter.[/quote]

I was fine and optimistic when Mullin came in with Matt A and Slice just like I was more fine with Lavin being hired bringing in Dunlap and Keady. I thought these guys would be the dynamic duo of recruiting. I'm not engaged in the Rice debate. I thought it sounded like a horrible idea when first proposed but if more knowledgeable guys like Paultzman are for it then I respect that.
 
[quote="MJDinkins" post=275958]there's some insecurities going on in your life ... you seem have your own form of insecurities[/quote]

While I'm defacing Wikipedia during the long off season would you mind if I put your picture on the Dunning Kruger effect page? Because they need a poster child you'd be perfect.
 
[quote="Paul Massell" post=275965][quote="Manhattan1" post=275961]

You only have one person who is a successful recruiter. How are you fine with that? We are the only team in college hoops who has one recruiter.[/quote]

I was fine and optimistic when Mullin came in with Matt A and Slice just like I was more fine with Lavin being hired bringing in Dunlap and Keady. I thought these guys would be the dynamic duo of recruiting. I'm not engaged in the Rice debate. I thought it sounded like a horrible idea when first proposed but if more knowledgeable guys like Paultzman are for it then I respect that.[/quote]

Sense Rice is a moot point now.
 
Mr. Yakwe’s Play was disappointing to say the least and he earned his spot on the Bench . He didn’t like it there but, what did he do to get off it ? Obviously nothing . Short handed as we were , he could have earned playing time by working hard in practice and displaying a good team attitude . Did he ? As a player , he regressed badly . His hands are like Edward Scissorshands . His shot ? He had none. Shot blocking ? Once in a while , if he didn’t get faked out of his jock .Rebounding ? I didn’t see much of that .. but, we were a weak Rebounding team anyway . His presence won’t be missed .
 
[quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=275971]Mr. Yakwe’s Play was disappointing to say the least and he earned his spot on the Bench . He didn’t like it there but, what did he do to get off it ? Obviously nothing . Short handed as we were , he could have earned playing time by working hard in practice and displaying a good team attitude . Did he ? As a player , he regressed badly . His hands are like Edward Scissorshands . His shot ? He had none. Shot blocking ? Once in a while , if he didn’t get faked out of his jock .Rebounding ? I didn’t see much of that .. but, we were a weak Rebounding team anyway . His presence won’t be missed .[/quote]


Odd. The one guy who regressed (or did not develop) under Mullin.
 
[quote="fun" post=275967][quote="MJDinkins" post=275958]there's some insecurities going on in your life ... you seem have your own form of insecurities[/quote]

While I'm defacing Wikipedia during the long off season would you mind if I put your picture on the Dunning Kruger effect page? Because they need a poster child you'd be perfect.[/quote]

Once again, projecting your personality onto others. Try that on someone else. Ha! You're the king of ______________. My niece is doing a project on .... I figured you'd be perfect ____________.
 
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Punishment ? We are talking basketball . The seedlings address the league standings , don’t they? If punishment is what you want , why don’t they have the 8-9 winner start playing the Number 1 Seed right after that game is over ? It results in the same outcome . Kinda like playing in the School Yard , you play until you lose . Xavier is clearly a better team
This Year . Did they need to play us at 12 noon , instead of 7 pm . If seedlings are all that matters , why not forget the Tournamrnt all together . As a 1 seed ,Xavier didn’t need the advantage of playing a Tired team nor did Nova . That’s all I am saying .
 
[quote="MJDinkins" post=275958][quote="redmannorth" post=275945][quote="SLYFOXX1968" post=275918]Xavier has a long tradition of punky behavior , before joining the BE . They and Cincinnati has a near riot , a few years ago , when the Bearcats were still in the BE. Mack was Coach then too. We need to run it up next year , when they play without Machura , Bluett, etc . On a different note , I am amazed and humored by those who continue to plead for new Assistant Coaches . Why? Really ? And , the only name those posters mention is Mike Rice . Another Why ? Rice failed his first gig at Rutgers . I admire his going through therapy , Anger Management programs , etc but , I see no reason he belongs on our Staff . I am happy with St. Jean, Richmond and Matt A. All have their areas of skill and expertise . I may be alone on this but, I think Mullin has become a very good Coach . I never shared the sniping or minutia about sitting on the Press bench or not wearing a tie . All that stuff is petty . Brey never wears a Tie . He has moved on from the turtlenecks though . Huggy wears a Warm up suit from Practice .. More than a few fans here , forget how bare the Cupboard was , when Chris took over . In my mind , Mullins first year Record was really Lavin’s Record . And , don’t believe for a minute that Jordan or Obepka would have stayed if Steve had been renewed . So , to those who still harp on getting new Assistants to help Mullin Coach , I say No ! He doesn’t need help , We need better Jimmy and Joe’s not , new X’s and O’s To coin a phrase , not my own . Sure , we need the Core 4 back . Owens, Clarke , Simon and Ponds . And , hopefully those who sat out this year will help but, I don’t think even then we have enough to finish in the top 3 in the league . We desperately need a bruiser in the Post to Rebound , score on our put backs and crash Both boards . And , we need a sharpshooter like Howard, Rousey, Bluett , Martin, , etc to drain those 3’s . Clarke shoots well enough but, we need another dead eye shooter. The type of player we don’t have yet . The guy who comes down Court and throws in 3-4 from near NBA Range with a good percentage . So many times this year , we had our backs broken by the other guys coming down court and draining that long 3 . Only in rare occasion did we really shoot well from 3 . It’s a glaring need .[/quote]

Excellent post and no truer words were ever written than “ Mullins first year record was really Lavign’s record. “
It never ceases to amaze me how some on this board are so willfully blind that they cannot see what a con artist Lavin was and hold Coach Mullin accountable for the bufffoons transgressions. The man stoppedrecruiting after year 3 and had an excuse for everything under the sun. I cringe when I see him on tv and turn down the volume. I will never forget reading that post roughly8 years ago written by a UCLA alumn. I thought what sour grapes. Well boy were they correct.[/quote]

It amazes me you can't stop talking about Lavin like some scorned woman. It's all about deflection because deep down you're either not sold on Mullin or there's some insecurities going on in your life.

Lavin stopped recruiting after year 3, huh? Lies. He did slack off, but it wasn't that soon. Mainly, why he slacked off was due to administration problems and other personal issues. By the way, if you think Lavin stopped recruiting, then let me know when our current regime (outside of one) starts recruiting. Obviously, you either don't know or have your head in the sand. I can tell you, dude.... Lethargy is on Utopia.

Who gives a F what UCLA fans think? They're always gonna complain if they are in the Final Four or going deep into the tournament. Lavin didn't come without flaws, and probably should've been let go from St. John's when it happened, but let's not continue to make up lies and smear his name because you seem to loathe him personally (I don't know why, as if it's not like you was consistently in his presence or conversing with him) and seem to have your own form of insecurities. Talk Mullin up on his own merits, and stop crapping on Lavin in an attempt to pump up Mullin.[/quote]

It continually amazes me how you jump to the Buffoons défense every time his name is mentioned. You continually jump into every conversation whether it was addressed to you or not. I was commenting on sly foxes post to which I agree 1000%.
You don’t give Coach Mullin any slack continue to point out how he is lazy , doesn’t recruit , lethargic, etc, but continually attempt to come to the rescue of the self serving Buffoon. It is pretty clear to the entire board what you are doing. And you even admit he stopped recruiting but to quote you who gives a damn what his reasons were for not recruiting after year 3 ? It doesn’t matter to me , he stopped doing the one thing he was capable of other than babbling on and on.
Perhaps you should reread some of the crap you write in his défense.
 
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