Amazing. I just checked the board and figured for once the fans on this board, dare I say die hard fans,would see this for what it was: another tough loss in a season where the team is just plain snake bit. On the court, off the court, everything just has turned out bad. The team played their eyeballs out, and. as often happens in a nightmare stretch like this, they lost in the last few seconds. And yet, here we are with the "it's Mullin's fault" chant by the usual suspects. I suggest the team needs a laugh to loosen up. All the posters with their in depth knowledge of the game who offer such wisdom as "have the players watch their mistakes on video so they won't do it again" should address the team and staff before next game. Because I'm sure, in these poster's eyes, Mullin never thought of that. He only played over a thousand games total in pro and college, for at least 3 coaches who are in the basketball hall of fame, 2 for their coaching careers. My guess is they do what every poster recommends, and about a thousand things more that the Mullin haters never heard of, let alone thought of.
I don't know in the end if Mullin's hire will work out. It certainly hasn't for anyone since Looie. Recruiting here isn't easy. Winning isn't either, as I would guess, although this Floridian may be wrong, we have less of a rabid, loyal fan base, and therefore less of a home court advantage, than almost any big east team. Again, amazing what I read here.
Ray, I'm with you about this staff doing more than any fan can dream up, but have to point out that the fan support has been strong this season at home games. The small handful of fans convinced that they can coach this team better than Mullin make their noise on the message boards. Fans going to the games are behind this team and the staff. Any idiot hoping to see Johnny fans turn on Mullin at the games should stay home and avoid being disappointed.
I'm not sure there's many schools that would have this much support after the Jarvis debacle and two failed rebuilds.
It's been a terrible three weeks, but Mullin is going to get this done.