Most of us are upset at the direction of the program in at least some regard. I urge everyone to e-mail these three folks to make their voices heard. It is time that all 3 of these folks receive expansive feedback on the lack of accountability and progress that has impeded this program for years.
Anton Goff: goffa@stjohns.edu
President Gempesaw: pres@stjohns.edu
Joe Oliva: olivaj@stjohns.edu
Funny stuff Theo!
First off, leave poor Anton out of this! He wasn't involved in our recent foibles.
As for President Bobby and Joey, they got us into the latest cluster fck so why would they be eager to accept responsibility for their decisions?
As an avid reader of this message board you already know we are upset and yes, some of us have already expressed our disappointment. But in reality this is all Mullin's call because he is not getting fired. Some, including yourself, will be happy to see him walk away. Should a catastrophic string of consecutive losses occur beating even last year's dubious losing record, I expect just that. Should that happen, were St. John's not to hire the best available coach in America, they should fire the current president. I have been underwhelmed by his leadership to date.
The funny thing is that you and the other young republicans were happy with Mullin's hire and a few of the "Mavens" touted him as a savior and how lucky we were that he would come to our rescue. What a difference 18 short months makes.
Like the end of the Lavin era, beware of what you wish for! As for Mullin's future you and your buddies should remember, whatever happens "it's not personal, it's only business".
Ummmm, I'm a republican?? I'm pretty much the most liberal and progressive St. John's fan you will ever find lol (a "godless bleeding heart liberal", as the Bible-boppers would probably say).
When Mullin was hired I took a cautiously optimistic approach which did approach full optimism when he hired his initial staff, although I did at the time say I would have preferred an on-court/development guy with more experience with St. Jean. The recruiting efforts left me very optimistic especially coming into this year. My expectation coming into this year was 5 or 6 conference wins.
When Mullin hired Richmond to replace Slice, I did express real concern about the hire and with regard to a total lack of experience on the bench. When the poor results started pouring in, my opinion of the job Mullin and his staff have done did in fact change. That is allowed, you know. Someone (or a group of people) holding to a certain belief despite facts rolling in telling them otherwise is the exact opposite of being progressive, and is partially what has kept the school stuck in the stone age in many regards. I am not asking for Chris Mullin to be fired at this point and never have, so I am not sure where you got that fallacy from.
As for the call for feedback to Goff, it is indeed not his fault, but it's important for him to hear the feedback from the folks who buy tickets, gear and donate to the athletic department.
As for Joe Oliva, lets go over all the highlights of his one year as interim AD:
-He negotiated a fully guaranteed, 5 year deal for 500k per year with an ASSISTANT COACH who was let go one year later.
-Kassoum Yakwe, whose school was under review by the NCAA, went to school only about an hour away from SJU. Yet it was KANSAS who sent compliance staff to the school multiple times to get ahead of the matter with Diallo. The only reason Yakwe was eligible last year was because of the work that KANSAS did.
-Then Oliva went ahead and sent out a press release to the NCAA threatening them with regards to Marcus Lovett's case but rolled over like a dead dog and never followed through.
-Mullin let Slice ago, which was almost perfect SJU-karma for being foolish enough for signing a freakin assistant coach to a fully guaranteed 5 year deal for 500k per. Oliva & Co. decided to try to fight it out with lawyers for months, failed (of course), so they fired him with cause which will likely be followed up with a very well-deserved lawsuit from Slice if they can't negotiate down the buyout.
-Oliva then failed to get his coach to hire an assistant with any experience.No backbone shown at all.
And in regards to Gempesaw, I have been mixed on him. He has certainly been a step up in the basketball/athletics regard from Harrington. He actually shows up and he cares, which is much more than can be said for his predecessor. However, he has enabled all of the above failings from the athletic department. There has been no backbone shown from either Gempesaw or Oliva. Despite what you claim, 72, there IS something that someone other than Mullin can do. His bosses can show a spine and require him to make staff changes.After the season it is time that someone stands up up Mullin and there is a real system of checks and balances. He must make staff changes if this season continues down the road most of us see it going down.
If you don't want to e-mail them, then fine, don't. But for those that do, the contact information is above.
And yes, with regards to Lavin, Mullin, and whoever comes after Mullin, it is always about results and never personal. I do respect the job Mullin is trying to do much more than the last few years of Lavin's regime though, because at least Mullin has been present at offseason workouts, on the recruiting trail and is showing up. I will be very open in admitting I have no respect for the job Steve Lavin did here in his final few years because his effort showed no respect for the job or the program.
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