[quote="SJULawyered15" post=333044]That was one of the worst basketball games I have ever watched. And then I come here to commiserate and see some of the worst commentary you could imagine. Now look, I am not happy about this season obviously. To me it was a complete disappointment, and Mullin and his team underperformed for the last 6 weeks. But all this “fire the coach, bring in a competent coach” is so stupid. You all would jump up and down for that maniac Hurley who coached his team up so much that they almost lost to that atrocity we put out there today. ASU was almost as bad as SJU was tonight.
So go cry and whine about the coach. Pretend you won’t be a fan anymore. And please leave if that’s how you feel. I choose to continue to support this team through thick and thin. As bad as Mullin has been, he did not miss 10+ free throws today, he did not throw the ball away unforced 10+ times, he did not miss wide open shots and layups. Yes the team was poorly constructed, but with a half decent effort by our guys today should have been a win.[/quote]. If you aren’t already , you are going to be a excellent Lawyer! You made a strong Case for the debacle of last night’s game and presented evidence that only the most Anti group could refute . Lumping the last 20 years of bad basketball around Mullin’s neck is really low . But , many here like to pile it on . How can any Coach be responsible for 2 starters shooting g 1-17 and scoring 6 points collectively plus making many , many turnovers . I think both, Clark and Heron have been great kids and the kind of student athlete we want at St John’s but , they had a nightmare last night and Clark’s was a 2 game donut . Justifying him playing out of position doesn’t offset his last 4-5 games .just bad . Simon is a enigma as a player . Great Defendrer , Ball Stealer, Rebounder and great attitude , gives 100 percent every game . But , he is a terrible shooter from any range , poor free throw shooter and not a great handle . Measuring his offense vs defense , it’s probably a Wash . He saves about 10 points a game defensively but.misses about the same number of points by not converting . It’s a fact . One that can be justified but , only with the other starters picking up the slack , Heron and Clark didn’t last night and I knew they are crestfallen about their performance . You could see Mustapha’s dejection all game . Hurley as Coach ? Really ? He’s a lunatic on the sidelines and is worse on the Officials than Mullin has ever been . He has some good players but , we lost the game last night , Arizona State didn’t win it . They tried mightily to give it to us , but we said No ! Frankly , I would not be happy with either Hurley , Danny or Bobby . The PAC 10 is and has been a soft and overrated Conference for years . Winning there is no great accomplishment . UCONN was awful this year . And , Danny seems as volatile as Bobby . I don’t see UCONN being a National Contender anytime soon . We need better Shooters and several Big Men who can score and rebound . I do agree that stocking most of your team with Transfers is not a Winning formula , unless you get a impact level player. Our recruiting has to bring in capable freshman who can contribute , even in their first year , even as role or bench players ., Let’s face it , unless a near miracle occurs , chasing the top 25-50 ranked player seems out of reach . With Nova being a exception , most BE Teams are not going to out recruit the one and done schools or the Big State Universities for talent , so our Recruiting has to focus on the rising 4 star player who can shoot and rebound . You can’t win in the BE with a team of all slashers because you will be Zoned to defeat .
