Done deal ..... Lavin and sju part ways

Bad move IMO. People forget where this team was before Lavin got here. Under Norm Roberts we weren't even involved with top 100 recruits. Whether he landed them all or not Lavin always had us in the mix, and if not for a couple of bad breaks (Non-Qualifers and transfers like Gathers and Polee) this team would have looked a lot different. A lot of buzz about brining in Danny Hurley. What has this guy done? Two 20 win seasons in five seasons at Wagner and Rhode Island. I much rather bring in Bobby or Mullen but who is to say they will be interested. My money is on them settling for a second tier guy......I hope Im wrong!
 
Bad move IMO. People forget where this team was before Lavin got here. Under Norm Roberts we weren't even involved with top 100 recruits. Whether he landed them all or not Lavin always had us in the mix, and if not for a couple of bad breaks (Non-Qualifers and transfers like Gathers and Polee) this team would have looked a lot different. A lot of buzz about brining in Danny Hurley. What has this guy done? Two 20 win seasons in five seasons at Wagner and Rhode Island. I much rather bring in Bobby or Mullen but who is to say they will be interested. My money is on them settling for a second tier guy......I hope Im wrong!
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How many winning seasons does MULLIN have?
 
I always have been 50/50 on lavin.... I applaud the job he did, 3 20 wins seasons. But his postseason record 2-8 was awful and his teams often where no shows at the end of the year (like blow out losses to nova and prov) His recruiting was on the down slide. But overall I didn't see him buildig a consistent basketball progrAm.

If they extended him it would told the fan base they where happy with slightly above averge results........ I am disappointed they didn't throw the everything they had at D. Hurley. Program builder great connections in the local HS hoops and AAU. Comes from a hoop family ......... I like everyone else is excited about Mullin. He's my favorite player of all time. I hope the fans are patient and don't expect miracles .
 
I like Mullin considering what the other options are......What has Danny Hurley done to be considered a good coach?
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Hurley has turned around two programs.

I'm REALLY nervous about the Mullin hire. I hope that it works out, but I have reservations. Getting MA earlier today from ISU was a big pull.
 
Lavin not steppin in Cardozas gym in 5yrs says alot along w waiting 5 yrs to vist christ the king

did he ever visit lincoln hs ???

ever since coach dunlap left lavin has been a lost during in game action

not developin Alby in nov n dec hurt depth kid has potential

Work Ethic was below avg plus suspending 2 top players in march was insane

boheim would have brought the kid rollin papers on the schools dime n got him a Rx to cover his butt!
 
I was a Lavin fan from the beginning. At the time I thought it was a great hire, or at the very least, a step up from Roberts and Jarvis. Even at the very end, there was a part of me that didn't want him to go...but then I thought of his last three games here and the drama that seemed to envelope the program and I was at ease with the parting.

Truthfully, I didn't want Mullin hired for the same reason I didn't want the Yankees to hire Mattingly. These guys were gods to me as a child and I didn't want to see them fail. The more I read and the more I watched on youtube, it hit me...how could Mullin possibly fail? The guy wasn't the most talented or athletic when he played but he was head and shoulders above everyone from the neck up on the court. The guy was cerebral and he worked his tail off not only personally, but to elevate everyone around him.

I said it the day Coach Mullin was hired...it feels like christmas. I'm 42 years old and I teared up watching the presser...seeing Looie and Mullin together just opened a floodgate of childhood memories. I'm all in on this hire.

All the best to Steve Lavin too. He always seemed like a nice guy and I can't thank him enough for getting the Johnnies at least relevant again.
 
I was a Lavin fan from the beginning. At the time I thought it was a great hire, or at the very least, a step up from Roberts and Jarvis. Even at the very end, there was a part of me that didn't want him to go...but then I thought of his last three games here and the drama that seemed to envelope the program and I was at ease with the parting.

Truthfully, I didn't want Mullin hired for the same reason I didn't want the Yankees to hire Mattingly. These guys were gods to me as a child and I didn't want to see them fail. The more I read and the more I watched on youtube, it hit me...how could Mullin possibly fail? The guy wasn't the most talented or athletic when he played but he was head and shoulders above everyone from the neck up on the court. The guy was cerebral and he worked his tail off not only personally, but to elevate everyone around him.

I said it the day Coach Mullin was hired...it feels like christmas. I'm 42 years old and I teared up watching the presser...seeing Looie and Mullin together just opened a floodgate of childhood memories. I'm all in on this hire.

All the best to Steve Lavin too. He always seemed like a nice guy and I can't thank him enough for getting the Johnnies at least relevant again.
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NYC never forgets its sports legends escpecially those born here
I went to school during those yrs w Chris & Liz n spent times celebrating n mourning
n Gantrys n JPODS. theres was some tough ncaa tourn losses prior to 1985
I took the student bus trips to Scuse n GT & once Berry joined it was a force no one could stop
it was called MULBERRY inside n outside. still think a betting syndicate of preists fixed the Niagra game .........just kiddin
Walter Berry was cool he was in my movie soundtrac course w prof Lobalbo
Mark Jackson was in my public speaking course w Bob Sheppard the voice of the REDMEN ny giants n yanks
Beaten Ewing n the hoyas in maryland was Awesome
being ranked number 1 ! for 5 wks up until the sweater gm loss at msg which made history 4 the 1stime #1 played #2 n in league BE rivals no less still have the program n ticket
I was a student season tic holder n had to camp out 20yrs 4 a bigeast tourn. lottery n I won 2nd row next to the band lol made u go deaf at times.
1986 was great too Walter went off on Duke w johnny dawkins at msg n we also played kansas n danny manning
& then we won the BE over scuse in 86

I
 
I was a Lavin fan from the beginning. At the time I thought it was a great hire, or at the very least, a step up from Roberts and Jarvis. Even at the very end, there was a part of me that didn't want him to go...but then I thought of his last three games here and the drama that seemed to envelope the program and I was at ease with the parting.

Truthfully, I didn't want Mullin hired for the same reason I didn't want the Yankees to hire Mattingly. These guys were gods to me as a child and I didn't want to see them fail. The more I read and the more I watched on youtube, it hit me...how could Mullin possibly fail? The guy wasn't the most talented or athletic when he played but he was head and shoulders above everyone from the neck up on the court. The guy was cerebral and he worked his tail off not only personally, but to elevate everyone around him.

I said it the day Coach Mullin was hired...it feels like christmas. I'm 42 years old and I teared up watching the presser...seeing Looie and Mullin together just opened a floodgate of childhood memories. I'm all in on this hire.

All the best to Steve Lavin too. He always seemed like a nice guy and I can't thank him enough for getting the Johnnies at least relevant again.
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This post has to count for more than 1 to het past rookie status. It might even be too normal and reasonable for the regular forum :)
 
I was a Lavin fan from the beginning. At the time I thought it was a great hire, or at the very least, a step up from Roberts and Jarvis. Even at the very end, there was a part of me that didn't want him to go...but then I thought of his last three games here and the drama that seemed to envelope the program and I was at ease with the parting.

Truthfully, I didn't want Mullin hired for the same reason I didn't want the Yankees to hire Mattingly. These guys were gods to me as a child and I didn't want to see them fail. The more I read and the more I watched on youtube, it hit me...how could Mullin possibly fail? The guy wasn't the most talented or athletic when he played but he was head and shoulders above everyone from the neck up on the court. The guy was cerebral and he worked his tail off not only personally, but to elevate everyone around him.

I said it the day Coach Mullin was hired...it feels like christmas. I'm 42 years old and I teared up watching the presser...seeing Looie and Mullin together just opened a floodgate of childhood memories. I'm all in on this hire.

All the best to Steve Lavin too. He always seemed like a nice guy and I can't thank him enough for getting the Johnnies at least relevant again.
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NYC never forgets its sports legends escpecially those born here
I went to school during those yrs w Chris & Liz n spent times celebrating n mourning
n Gantrys n JPODS. theres was some tough ncaa tourn losses prior to 1985
I took the student bus trips to Scuse n GT & once Berry joined it was a force no one could stop
it was called MULBERRY inside n outside. still think a betting syndicate of preists fixed the Niagra game .........just kiddin
Walter Berry was cool he was in my movie soundtrac course w prof Lobalbo
Mark Jackson was in my public speaking course w Bob Sheppard the voice of the REDMEN ny giants n yanks
Beaten Ewing n the hoyas in maryland was Awesome
being ranked number 1 ! for 5 wks up until the sweater gm loss at msg which made history 4 the 1stime #1 played #2 n in league BE rivals no less still have the program n ticket
I was a student season tic holder n had to camp out 20yrs 4 a bigeast tourn. lottery n I won 2nd row next to the band lol made u go deaf at times.
1986 was great too Walter went off on Duke w johnny dawkins at msg n we also played kansas n danny manning
& then we won the BE over scuse in 86

I
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And this poster should get extra points for taking a class with Mullin and Bob Sheppard
 
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