Ed Pinckney and Mitch Richmond joining staff?

Mitch Richmond is a great pickup for the staff. He is well known and respected.
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Mitch Richmond trivia:

- - His nicknames include "The Rock."

- - He was a two-year letterman at Kansas State for head coach Lon Kruger from 1986-88. He helped guide K-State to a 45-20 (.692) record, including a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances and a trip to the 1988 NCAA Midwest Regional Final.

- - His jersey No. 2 was retired in his honor by the Sacramento Kings, for whom he played seven seasons.

- - He was on the cover of the video game NBA Live 97.

- - He played in 5 NBA All- Star games.

- - He played 14 years in the NBA and averaged 21.0 points and 3.5 assists per game per game during his NBA career.

- - He was a six-time NBA All-Star a five-time All-NBA Team member and a former NBA Rookie of the Year. In 976 NBA games.

- - He played for the U.S. men's national basketball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, winning the bronze medal. He became a member of the basketball team again at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, U.S. and won the gold medal with 11 other NBA players (including David Robinson, who was also on the USA men's national basketball team in 1988).

- - He was voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.

- - If Mitch coaches at St.john's then (I believe) that StJ's will be the only college team to have 2 coaches that are in the NBA Hall of Fame.
 
Mitch Richmond is a great pickup for the staff. He is well known and respected.
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Mitch Richmond trivia:

- - His nicknames include "The Rock."

- - He was a two-year letterman at Kansas State for head coach Lon Kruger from 1986-88. He helped guide K-State to a 45-20 (.692) record, including a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances and a trip to the 1988 NCAA Midwest Regional Final.

- - His jersey No. 2 was retired in his honor by the Sacramento Kings, for whom he played seven seasons.

- - He was on the cover of the video game NBA Live 97.

- - He played in 5 NBA All- Star games.

- - He played 14 years in the NBA and averaged 21.0 points and 3.5 assists per game per game during his NBA career.

- - He was a six-time NBA All-Star a five-time All-NBA Team member and a former NBA Rookie of the Year. In 976 NBA games, Richmond averaged 21.0 points per game.

- - He played for the U.S. men's national basketball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, winning the bronze medal. He became a member of the basketball team again at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, U.S. and won the gold medal with 11 other NBA players (including David Robinson, who was also on the USA men's national basketball team in 1988).

- - He was voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.

- - If Mitch coaches at St.john's then (I believe) that StJ's will be the only college team to have 2 coaches that are in the NBA Hall of Fame.
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Thanks. To put it simply, Mitch Richmond -- like Chris -- was one helluva player on both the collegiate & NBA levels.
 
I was the original BuckNasty, 23 took the name after seeing mine, not sure why. Kind of strange. This is a fact though.
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Has me thinking of changing my user name to Paultzman25 in hopes of getting some credibility.
 
Mitch Richmond is a great pickup for the staff. He is well known and respected.
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Mitch Richmond trivia:

- - His nicknames include "The Rock."

- - He was a two-year letterman at Kansas State for head coach Lon Kruger from 1986-88. He helped guide K-State to a 45-20 (.692) record, including a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances and a trip to the 1988 NCAA Midwest Regional Final.

- - His jersey No. 2 was retired in his honor by the Sacramento Kings, for whom he played seven seasons.

- - He was on the cover of the video game NBA Live 97.

- - He played in 5 NBA All- Star games.

- - He played 14 years in the NBA and averaged 21.0 points and 3.5 assists per game per game during his NBA career.

- - He was a six-time NBA All-Star a five-time All-NBA Team member and a former NBA Rookie of the Year. In 976 NBA games.

- - He played for the U.S. men's national basketball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, winning the bronze medal. He became a member of the basketball team again at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, U.S. and won the gold medal with 11 other NBA players (including David Robinson, who was also on the USA men's national basketball team in 1988).

- - He was voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.

- - If Mitch coaches at St.john's then (I believe) that StJ's will be the only college team to have 2 coaches that are in the NBA Hall of Fame.
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He was also 1/3 of Run TMC, one of the highest scoring trios of Teammates in NBA history. He's the M, Coach Mullin is the C.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_TMC
 
Bigger question than who he was is who he is now. Retired after the 01/02 season. Apparently has been predominantly a scout since then, most recently with the Kings.
 
no offense to MR and EP, but I would much prefer a veteran ex-head coach sitting beside Chris while he learns the nuances of being a head coach
 
Mitch Richmond is a great pickup for the staff. He is well known and respected.
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Mitch Richmond trivia:

- - His nicknames include "The Rock."

- - He was a two-year letterman at Kansas State for head coach Lon Kruger from 1986-88. He helped guide K-State to a 45-20 (.692) record, including a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances and a trip to the 1988 NCAA Midwest Regional Final.

- - His jersey No. 2 was retired in his honor by the Sacramento Kings, for whom he played seven seasons.

- - He was on the cover of the video game NBA Live 97.

- - He played in 5 NBA All- Star games.

- - He played 14 years in the NBA and averaged 21.0 points and 3.5 assists per game per game during his NBA career.

- - He was a six-time NBA All-Star a five-time All-NBA Team member and a former NBA Rookie of the Year. In 976 NBA games.

- - He played for the U.S. men's national basketball team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, winning the bronze medal. He became a member of the basketball team again at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, U.S. and won the gold medal with 11 other NBA players (including David Robinson, who was also on the USA men's national basketball team in 1988).

- - He was voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.

- - If Mitch coaches at St.john's then (I believe) that StJ's will be the only college team to have 2 coaches that are in the NBA Hall of Fame.
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So informative! Thanks for the effort Otis.
all the best.
 
If this is true, its revolutionary and it will concern the top tier of college basketball if its rapidly successful. 2 hall of famers, 1 NCAA winner & most outstanding player in the final four, one the best recruiters in the nation and one of the most highly regarded yong assistants. I think we'll be fine, we just need a good adminstatively oriented Director of Basketball.
 
Wow, just imagine a kid visiting SJU and he speaks with Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin. How do you say no? That is on top of the recruiting skill of Matt A and Slice. Could be interesting if true.

Although, if I understand correctly we only have one full time assistant job and the dobo position. I would find it unlikely either of these guys is interested in the dobo slot.
 
Assume in the way this is being discussed Richmond would be in the DOBO role, a non recruiting role, though I assume they're allowed to talk to prospects when they're on campus.
 
I love the idea of Richmond and hope it's true. I think Pinckney or someone like him is even more essential though. They're bringing on board a lot of bigs and I like the idea of having someone who has been down there and done it.

If not Pinckney, has there been names of any other big men coaches thrown out there?
 
no offense to MR and EP, but I would much prefer a veteran ex-head coach sitting beside Chris while he learns the nuances of being a head coach
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True, but let's face it: it's not exactly nuclear science, and guys like Mitch Richmond and Ed Pinckney have been around the game long enough -- and are bright enough and basketball-savvy enough (to say the least) -- to have grasped the X's and O's of the game (they had long careers executing them) and to be able to teach them at this level.
 
no offense to MR and EP, but I would much prefer a veteran ex-head coach sitting beside Chris while he learns the nuances of being a head coach
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Oft repeated but Frank McGuire once said something along the lines of, "You coach and I'll get the players, and I'll beat you every time." Jimmies and Joes before X's and O's.

On the topic of game experience, John Wooden often said that most of coaching occurs in practice. He maintained that timeouts "are a sign of weakness".

If you follow the Wooden theorem, there may be no one better suited to run a practice than Mullin.

Having an experienced coach next to him on the bench may be more for our comfort than his.
 
no offense to MR and EP, but I would much prefer a veteran ex-head coach sitting beside Chris while he learns the nuances of being a head coach
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That would be Slice who spent 5 years as HC at Manhattan.
 
Exactly -- in-game bench coaching is overrated in today's college game. Mullin will do fine in that regard -- we need elite recruiters, and we're getting those.
 
no offense to MR and EP, but I would much prefer a veteran ex-head coach sitting beside Chris while he learns the nuances of being a head coach
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Oft repeated but Frank McGuire once said something along the lines of, "You coach and I'll get the players, and I'll beat you every time." Jimmies and Joes before X's and O's.

On the topic of game experience, John Wooden often said that most of coaching occurs in practice. He maintained that timeouts "are a sign of weakness".

If you follow the Wooden theorem, there may be no one better suited to run a practice than Mullin.

Having an experienced coach next to him on the bench may be more for our comfort than his.
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Bill Self and Roy Williams to name a few. Far from stars on the Xs and Os front. Both have won a title
 
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