[quote="otis" post=341262][quote="Mario" post=341254]
...... had the decision to release CM had been made sooner, we would have had a better option of coaches to possibly choose from after the NCAA games were played.
..... I'm feel we're settling now..... /[/quote]
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1. The cost of the buyout plus name coach would have likely exceeded $11M over the next 2 seasons (mullin’s $4.2M plus $5M new coach salary over the remaining 2 years of Mullin payments plus new coach’s buyout, call it $2M+/-).
2. Contrary to reports on Redmen.com no big money alum(s) stepped up to assist funding the position
3. StJohn’s is not prepared to pay $11M over the next 2 seasons.
4. Mike Cragg found himself in the position of playing the cards dealt him and will hire the best coach which StJohn’s is prepared to pay..
So yeah, you are correct, St.John’s is settling, but it is wrong to believe that it is Cragg’s fault.[/quote]
Don't know if you were asking the question, but I don't blame him for the position he's in.
Hypothetically speaking, and I'll preface this by saying I don't know all the names on the list, however, there could have been someone list that is an up and coming coach we could have gotten on the "cheap"? No need to respond, I know it all behind us now, just more frustration on my part.