Ed Pinckney and Mitch Richmond joining staff?

Even though I would love to have him Ed Pinckney is a reach. He's an NBA assistant coach who has interviewed for NBA head coaching jobs. Coming to a college program would be a step down. Slice has been named "Associate" head coach so Pinckney would be the second assistant on the staff? I do not see it happening. A big pay cut and a "status" cut would have to mean he is looking for a major lifestyle change or Mullin has some incriminating pictures of him. Richmond would seem to make more sense. What about Terrence?
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My suspicion is, having missed out on his NBA HC targets, Pinckney is looking to become a college coach. My guess is after 2-3 years getting acclimated to the various aspects of the college game, he bolts for a university HC position and Mitch Richmond slides over from dobo into the asst coach spot.
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That works for me. Get Ed working with Obekpa, Sima, Amar, Williams (and hopefully Diallo). Give us a good couple of years and then move on. Mitch moves up and could also potentially be a head coach somewhere (here?) one day.

Time for us to start developing not only our players but our assistants so that when Chris is ready to move on after restoring our program we will have someone good ready to take over.
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Why are you saying Chris is going to move on? Look at Jay Wright, he turned down Kentucky and didn't even humor Texas with a conversation this year. Granted Jay didn't go to Villanova or play there the way Chris did at SJU, but Jay is at his dream job, he is committed to Villanova. How do you know Chris doesn't feel the same way? He might be in this for the long haul.

YOU DON'T MESS WITH HAPPY!
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Jay Wright grew up just outside Philly, is a former nova assistant and is married to a former nova cheerleader. I'd say that is pretty strong attachment to a school.
 
That's one of the great things about Mullin. He isn't going to leave SJU for another college coaching job. I think he will be w us for a long time. I'll say one thing about this staff. They are not leaving a stone unturned recruiting wise.
 
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.
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Isn't that what cost our last coach his job? Or at least was a very strong contributing factor...
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We did have a great team last year w a lot of depth. Sanchez, Sampson et el. Roster management, psychological management and player development are important. We do need a big man coach.
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I was no fan of Lavin's game coaching, but to me that wasn't nearly his biggest failing. His biggest failure was lack of consistent recruiting -- that translated to poor roster construction and terrible management of scholarships. That simply involves counting to 13 -- it's not that complicated.

The most important thing in college basketball today, by far, is recruiting -- and that is all about connections and effort. Lavin did not do enough to nurture local ties, and his effort appears to have been spotty at best. Mullin is already better in both areas.

And if you think game coaching is critical, then we're still ahead of the game. Do we honestly think that Mullin won't be a better in-game coach than Lavin? My guess is that his innate basketball knowledge already far surpasses Lavin's, even though he's never coached a game before. If Mullin has a bit of a learning curve (and i'm not sure he will), then I'm fine with that. If he increases the talent level in the program and manages the roster with a modicum of intelligence he will be fine.
 
That's one of the great things about Mullin. He isn't going to leave SJU for another college coaching job. I think he will be w us for a long time. I'll say one thing about this staff. They are not leaving a stone unturned recruiting wise.
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Agreed, either it's that or he hates college coaching and returns to the NBA after a few years.
 
That's one of the great things about Mullin. He isn't going to leave SJU for another college coaching job. I think he will be w us for a long time. I'll say one thing about this staff. They are not leaving a stone unturned recruiting wise.
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Agreed, either it's that or he hates college coaching and returns to the NBA after a few years.
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Gut feel says Mullin stays 5 or 6 years and hands it off to someone who's ready.
 
the guy just got here and people are already speculating on the timetable of his departure?
 
Even though I would love to have him Ed Pinckney is a reach. He's an NBA assistant coach who has interviewed for NBA head coaching jobs. Coming to a college program would be a step down. Slice has been named "Associate" head coach so Pinckney would be the second assistant on the staff? I do not see it happening. A big pay cut and a "status" cut would have to mean he is looking for a major lifestyle change or Mullin has some incriminating pictures of him. Richmond would seem to make more sense. What about Terrence?
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My suspicion is, having missed out on his NBA HC targets, Pinckney is looking to become a college coach. My guess is after 2-3 years getting acclimated to the various aspects of the college game, he bolts for a university HC position and Mitch Richmond slides over from dobo into the asst coach spot.
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That works for me. Get Ed working with Obekpa, Sima, Amar, Williams (and hopefully Diallo). Give us a good couple of years and then move on. Mitch moves up and could also potentially be a head coach somewhere (here?) one day.

Time for us to start developing not only our players but our assistants so that when Chris is ready to move on after restoring our program we will have someone good ready to take over.
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Whoa...I think you may be jumping the gun a little about starting to develop assistant coaches to take over. Mullin has been HC for 2 weeks!
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I hope Chris is our head coach for the next 20 years but I'm not sure I see that happening. He mentioned in his press conference that he felt it was his "obligation" to take the job. He also said that he wanted to restore our program and hand it off to the next guy in good shape so there are no droughts.

He's never coached so who knows if he will like it or want to do it long term. Again I hope he does but it wouldn't be a bad thing if we actually had good potential coaches on our staff or in other smaller jobs around the country that could come back to us down the road.

You can tell who the top coaches are because of all their assistants who are successful when they get their own jobs. We haven't had that after Louie and we all know how it's worked out for us. A big part of leadership is legacy. When Chris is ready to move on I hope he can hand the program off to someone from his cosching tree and finally give us long term stability. I'd be thrilled if that's a long time down the road.
 
Chris Mullin has the tenacity of a pit bull. You won't be able to pry this position away from him until he is certain that what he leaves behind will prosper and flourish.This is not a job for the man. It's a vocation.
 
Chris Mullin has the tenacity of a pit bull. You won't be able to pry this position away from him until he is certain that what he leaves behind will prosper and flourish.This is not a job for the man. It's a vocation.
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You have to be tenacious to be calling recruits from the john. At least that what it looks like on that guy's avatar. Personally I like reading when I am in the office but I am no Mullin.
 
Chris Mullin has the tenacity of a pit bull. You won't be able to pry this position away from him until he is certain that what he leaves behind will prosper and flourish.This is not a job for the man. It's a vocation.
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You have to be tenacious to be calling recruits from the john. At least that what it looks like on that guy's avatar. Personally I like reading when I am in the office but I am no Mullin.
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Austin Powers: Who does Number Two work for? Who does Number Two work for?

Cowboy: Yeah, that's it! You show that turd who's boss.
 
the guy just got here and people are already speculating on the timetable of his departure?
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Will someone please start a "Who Will Replace Mullin?" thread.
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Enjoying the moment seems to be a lost art, especially here. :)
 
the guy just got here and people are already speculating on the timetable of his departure?
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Will someone please start a "Who Will Replace Mullin?" thread.
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Enjoying the moment seems to be a lost art, especially here. :)
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Great reminder for all of us all the time - I needed it - to actually be able to savor this day, these recent weeks. The rest will take care of itself. Thanks Paultzman.
 
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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Besides maybe you, no one on this board is more confident than me that Chris is the right man for the job and will be highly successful here. I couldn't be more excited. However Chris has never coached at any level and his first HC job is at the highest level of college basketball. I could be wrong, but I expect there will be a bit of a learning curve for him, mostly with having to make snap in-game decisions(example of a nuance). IMO having someone next to him who has been through the wars before as a HC could prove to invaluable, especially early on in his tenure as HC
 
As far as which assistant is next? Who cares?! We got one two of the best recruiters in the game. I'm more than satisfied with what we have already. The rest is gravy.
 
we are about 2 weeks away from mass hysteria on the board because a video coordinator hasn't been announced yet
 
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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Besides maybe you, no one on this board is more confident than me that Chris is the right man for the job and will be highly successful here. I couldn't be more excited. However Chris has never coached at any level and his first HC job is at the highest level of college basketball. I could be wrong, but I expect there will be a bit of a learning curve for him, mostly with having to make snap in-game decisions(example of a nuance). IMO having someone next to him who has been through the wars before as a HC could prove to invaluable, especially early on in his tenure as HC
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Terrence mullin is organized and said to be an excellent x and o coach. Everything is under control
 
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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Besides maybe you, no one on this board is more confident than me that Chris is the right man for the job and will be highly successful here. I couldn't be more excited. However Chris has never coached at any level and his first HC job is at the highest level of college basketball. I could be wrong, but I expect there will be a bit of a learning curve for him, mostly with having to make snap in-game decisions(example of a nuance). IMO having someone next to him who has been through the wars before as a HC could prove to invaluable, especially early on in his tenure as HC
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Terrence mullin is organized and said to be an excellent x and o coach. Everything is under control
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Did I say it was out of control? I offered an opinion and a suggestion. You don't agree, thats cool. But surely you can find a better argument than "Terrence mullin is organized and said to be an excellent x and o coach. Everything is under control[/quote]".
 
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