Zach B Article Re: Mullin

[paultzman]

Across social media Tuesday night, St. John’s was the butt of jokes. Optimism among the fan base has faded, replaced by doom. The hope this season would be a step toward relevance instead has turned decidedly sour as December begins.

But that negativity hasn’t invaded the St. John’s locker room yet. And it certainly hasn’t entered coach Chris Mullin’s mind.

“If you’re looking for panic, you’re looking in the wrong place,” he said in a phone interview Thursday, before his team boarded a flight to New Orleans for a road game Friday at Tulane. “I’ve got total confidence we’ll turn it around.”

Mullin understands the backlash. After all, St. John’s (2-5) has lost five straight games coming off last season’s dismal eight-win campaign and just dropped a home contest to Delaware State, which entered the contest rated as the 11th-worst team in the country, according to the advanced analytics site Kenpom.com, and had lost 20 straight games to Division I opponents. This came on the heels of an 0-3 trip to the Bahamas — losses to Michigan State, VCU and Old Dominion at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament — and a road setback to Big Ten punching bag Minnesota.

But Mullin also believes in what his eyes tell him: that the roster is deep and skilled, that he has winning players. The reality, however, is eight of their 10 rotation players are freshmen and sophomores. His three most skilled players — freshmen guards Marcus LoVett Jr. and Shamorie Ponds and junior college transfer Bashir Ahmed — now have played a combined 21 Division I games.

When times have gotten tough, his players have tried to do it on their own, attempted to hit the home run, so to speak, instead of sticking with the plan. Case in point: St. John’s attempted 37 3-pointers in the loss to Delaware State.

“They’re coming from the right place. They just don’t have the experience to fall back upon,” Mullin said. “This is what makes you get better. You’d love to do it in a win, but when you lose, it gets a little more accentuated. I think we have a nice, talented group. They want to play the right way, and I think this is a natural process that teams go through.”

http://nypost.com/2016/12/01/chris-mullin-not-paying-attention-to-rampant-criticism-of-st-johns/

 

[mjmaherjr]

Across social media Tuesday night, St. John’s was the butt of jokes. Optimism among the fan base has faded, replaced by doom. The hope this season would be a step toward relevance instead has turned decidedly sour as December begins.

But that negativity hasn’t invaded the St. John’s locker room yet. And it certainly hasn’t entered coach Chris Mullin’s mind.

“If you’re looking for panic, you’re looking in the wrong place,” he said in a phone interview Thursday, before his team boarded a flight to New Orleans for a road game Friday at Tulane. “I’ve got total confidence we’ll turn it around.”

Mullin understands the backlash. After all, St. John’s (2-5) has lost five straight games coming off last season’s dismal eight-win campaign and just dropped a home contest to Delaware State, which entered the contest rated as the 11th-worst team in the country, according to the advanced analytics site Kenpom.com, and had lost 20 straight games to Division I opponents. This came on the heels of an 0-3 trip to the Bahamas — losses to Michigan State, VCU and Old Dominion at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament — and a road setback to Big Ten punching bag Minnesota.

But Mullin also believes in what his eyes tell him: that the roster is deep and skilled, that he has winning players. The reality, however, is eight of their 10 rotation players are freshmen and sophomores. His three most skilled players — freshmen guards Marcus LoVett Jr. and Shamorie Ponds and junior college transfer Bashir Ahmed — now have played a combined 21 Division I games.

When times have gotten tough, his players have tried to do it on their own, attempted to hit the home run, so to speak, instead of sticking with the plan. Case in point: St. John’s attempted 37 3-pointers in the loss to Delaware State.

“They’re coming from the right place. They just don’t have the experience to fall back upon,” Mullin said. “This is what makes you get better. You’d love to do it in a win, but when you lose, it gets a little more accentuated. I think we have a nice, talented group. They want to play the right way, and I think this is a natural process that teams go through.”

http://nypost.com/2016/12/01/chris-mullin-not-paying-attention-to-rampant-criticism-of-st-johns/

as of an hour or 2 ago they were still waiting for the charter to pick them up. Hope they don't get in too late tonight or actually maybe that's a good thing to avoid Bourbon st and all those strip clubs all together. Our school doesn't do so well at strip clubs

 

[beast of the east]

Across social media Tuesday night, St. John’s was the butt of jokes. Optimism among the fan base has faded, replaced by doom. The hope this season would be a step toward relevance instead has turned decidedly sour as December begins.

But that negativity hasn’t invaded the St. John’s locker room yet. And it certainly hasn’t entered coach Chris Mullin’s mind.

“If you’re looking for panic, you’re looking in the wrong place,” he said in a phone interview Thursday, before his team boarded a flight to New Orleans for a road game Friday at Tulane. “I’ve got total confidence we’ll turn it around.”

Mullin understands the backlash. After all, St. John’s (2-5) has lost five straight games coming off last season’s dismal eight-win campaign and just dropped a home contest to Delaware State, which entered the contest rated as the 11th-worst team in the country, according to the advanced analytics site Kenpom.com, and had lost 20 straight games to Division I opponents. This came on the heels of an 0-3 trip to the Bahamas — losses to Michigan State, VCU and Old Dominion at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament — and a road setback to Big Ten punching bag Minnesota.

But Mullin also believes in what his eyes tell him: that the roster is deep and skilled, that he has winning players. The reality, however, is eight of their 10 rotation players are freshmen and sophomores. His three most skilled players — freshmen guards Marcus LoVett Jr. and Shamorie Ponds and junior college transfer Bashir Ahmed — now have played a combined 21 Division I games.

When times have gotten tough, his players have tried to do it on their own, attempted to hit the home run, so to speak, instead of sticking with the plan. Case in point: St. John’s attempted 37 3-pointers in the loss to Delaware State.

“They’re coming from the right place. They just don’t have the experience to fall back upon,” Mullin said. “This is what makes you get better. You’d love to do it in a win, but when you lose, it gets a little more accentuated. I think we have a nice, talented group. They want to play the right way, and I think this is a natural process that teams go through.”

http://nypost.com/2016/12/01/chris-mullin-not-paying-attention-to-rampant-criticism-of-st-johns/

as of an hour or 2 ago they were still waiting for the charter to pick them up. Hope they don't get in too late tonight or actually maybe that's a good thing to avoid Bourbon st and all those strip clubs all together. Our school doesn't do so well at strip clubs

The first 4-5 times I visited Nola a stroll down Bourbon street was requisite. Maybe it's just eyes wide open but crime is rampant just a few steps away from Bourbon in the direction of N. Rampart. Just last weekend there were shootings on Bourbon. Bourbon appears to be drawing a seedier and seedier crowd with many business there on conventions spending sedate dinners elsewhere.

Check out the nightly schedule for Christmas concerts in St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square. It's an eclectic mix night to night of classical musicians, soulful singers, and traditional Christmas choirs - all free.

Café duMond is a great place for early morning or late evening beignets and coffee.

A couple of delis in the French Market area sell enormous muffalettas which are great for lunch.

There's a pork market near the convention center (named whatever you call a pig in French) that has great sandwiches also.

Try tripadvisor for some great advice on restaurants - range from inexpensive to pretty pricey.

Have a great time guys. I thought I would be going, but a business trip interrupted this.

 

[mjmaherjr]

Across social media Tuesday night, St. John’s was the butt of jokes. Optimism among the fan base has faded, replaced by doom. The hope this season would be a step toward relevance instead has turned decidedly sour as December begins.

But that negativity hasn’t invaded the St. John’s locker room yet. And it certainly hasn’t entered coach Chris Mullin’s mind.

“If you’re looking for panic, you’re looking in the wrong place,” he said in a phone interview Thursday, before his team boarded a flight to New Orleans for a road game Friday at Tulane. “I’ve got total confidence we’ll turn it around.”

Mullin understands the backlash. After all, St. John’s (2-5) has lost five straight games coming off last season’s dismal eight-win campaign and just dropped a home contest to Delaware State, which entered the contest rated as the 11th-worst team in the country, according to the advanced analytics site Kenpom.com, and had lost 20 straight games to Division I opponents. This came on the heels of an 0-3 trip to the Bahamas — losses to Michigan State, VCU and Old Dominion at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament — and a road setback to Big Ten punching bag Minnesota.

But Mullin also believes in what his eyes tell him: that the roster is deep and skilled, that he has winning players. The reality, however, is eight of their 10 rotation players are freshmen and sophomores. His three most skilled players — freshmen guards Marcus LoVett Jr. and Shamorie Ponds and junior college transfer Bashir Ahmed — now have played a combined 21 Division I games.

When times have gotten tough, his players have tried to do it on their own, attempted to hit the home run, so to speak, instead of sticking with the plan. Case in point: St. John’s attempted 37 3-pointers in the loss to Delaware State.

“They’re coming from the right place. They just don’t have the experience to fall back upon,” Mullin said. “This is what makes you get better. You’d love to do it in a win, but when you lose, it gets a little more accentuated. I think we have a nice, talented group. They want to play the right way, and I think this is a natural process that teams go through.”

http://nypost.com/2016/12/01/chris-mullin-not-paying-attention-to-rampant-criticism-of-st-johns/

as of an hour or 2 ago they were still waiting for the charter to pick them up. Hope they don't get in too late tonight or actually maybe that's a good thing to avoid Bourbon st and all those strip clubs all together. Our school doesn't do so well at strip clubs

The first 4-5 times I visited Nola a stroll down Bourbon street was requisite. Maybe it's just eyes wide open but crime is rampant just a few steps away from Bourbon in the direction of N. Rampart. Just last weekend there were shootings on Bourbon. Bourbon appears to be drawing a seedier and seedier crowd with many business there on conventions spending sedate dinners elsewhere.

Check out the nightly schedule for Christmas concerts in St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square. It's an eclectic mix night to night of classical musicians, soulful singers, and traditional Christmas choirs - all free.

Café duMond is a great place for early morning or late evening beignets and coffee.

A couple of delis in the French Market area sell enormous muffalettas which are great for lunch.

There's a pork market near the convention center (named whatever you call a pig in French) that has great sandwiches also.

Try tripadvisor for some great advice on restaurants - range from inexpensive to pretty pricey.

Have a great time guys. I thought I would be going, but a business trip interrupted this.

the condo I'm renting is 2 blocks from the shooting the other day

 

[Spocky Ramone]

Across social media Tuesday night, St. John’s was the butt of jokes. Optimism among the fan base has faded, replaced by doom. The hope this season would be a step toward relevance instead has turned decidedly sour as December begins.

But that negativity hasn’t invaded the St. John’s locker room yet. And it certainly hasn’t entered coach Chris Mullin’s mind.

“If you’re looking for panic, you’re looking in the wrong place,” he said in a phone interview Thursday, before his team boarded a flight to New Orleans for a road game Friday at Tulane. “I’ve got total confidence we’ll turn it around.”

Mullin understands the backlash. After all, St. John’s (2-5) has lost five straight games coming off last season’s dismal eight-win campaign and just dropped a home contest to Delaware State, which entered the contest rated as the 11th-worst team in the country, according to the advanced analytics site Kenpom.com, and had lost 20 straight games to Division I opponents. This came on the heels of an 0-3 trip to the Bahamas — losses to Michigan State, VCU and Old Dominion at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament — and a road setback to Big Ten punching bag Minnesota.

But Mullin also believes in what his eyes tell him: that the roster is deep and skilled, that he has winning players. The reality, however, is eight of their 10 rotation players are freshmen and sophomores. His three most skilled players — freshmen guards Marcus LoVett Jr. and Shamorie Ponds and junior college transfer Bashir Ahmed — now have played a combined 21 Division I games.

When times have gotten tough, his players have tried to do it on their own, attempted to hit the home run, so to speak, instead of sticking with the plan. Case in point: St. John’s attempted 37 3-pointers in the loss to Delaware State.

“They’re coming from the right place. They just don’t have the experience to fall back upon,” Mullin said. “This is what makes you get better. You’d love to do it in a win, but when you lose, it gets a little more accentuated. I think we have a nice, talented group. They want to play the right way, and I think this is a natural process that teams go through.”

http://nypost.com/2016/12/01/chris-mullin-not-paying-attention-to-rampant-criticism-of-st-johns/

as of an hour or 2 ago they were still waiting for the charter to pick them up. Hope they don't get in too late tonight or actually maybe that's a good thing to avoid Bourbon st and all those strip clubs all together. Our school doesn't do so well at strip clubs

As long as they bring a cell phone...

 

[simplyred]

Across social media Tuesday night, St. John’s was the butt of jokes. Optimism among the fan base has faded, replaced by doom. The hope this season would be a step toward relevance instead has turned decidedly sour as December begins.

But that negativity hasn’t invaded the St. John’s locker room yet. And it certainly hasn’t entered coach Chris Mullin’s mind.

“If you’re looking for panic, you’re looking in the wrong place,” he said in a phone interview Thursday, before his team boarded a flight to New Orleans for a road game Friday at Tulane. “I’ve got total confidence we’ll turn it around.”

Mullin understands the backlash. After all, St. John’s (2-5) has lost five straight games coming off last season’s dismal eight-win campaign and just dropped a home contest to Delaware State, which entered the contest rated as the 11th-worst team in the country, according to the advanced analytics site Kenpom.com, and had lost 20 straight games to Division I opponents. This came on the heels of an 0-3 trip to the Bahamas — losses to Michigan State, VCU and Old Dominion at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament — and a road setback to Big Ten punching bag Minnesota.

But Mullin also believes in what his eyes tell him: that the roster is deep and skilled, that he has winning players. The reality, however, is eight of their 10 rotation players are freshmen and sophomores. His three most skilled players — freshmen guards Marcus LoVett Jr. and Shamorie Ponds and junior college transfer Bashir Ahmed — now have played a combined 21 Division I games.

When times have gotten tough, his players have tried to do it on their own, attempted to hit the home run, so to speak, instead of sticking with the plan. Case in point: St. John’s attempted 37 3-pointers in the loss to Delaware State.

“They’re coming from the right place. They just don’t have the experience to fall back upon,” Mullin said. “This is what makes you get better. You’d love to do it in a win, but when you lose, it gets a little more accentuated. I think we have a nice, talented group. They want to play the right way, and I think this is a natural process that teams go through.”

http://nypost.com/2016/12/01/chris-mullin-not-paying-attention-to-rampant-criticism-of-st-johns/

as of an hour or 2 ago they were still waiting for the charter to pick them up. Hope they don't get in too late tonight or actually maybe that's a good thing to avoid Bourbon st and all those strip clubs all together. Our school doesn't do so well at strip clubs

The first 4-5 times I visited Nola a stroll down Bourbon street was requisite. Maybe it's just eyes wide open but crime is rampant just a few steps away from Bourbon in the direction of N. Rampart. Just last weekend there were shootings on Bourbon. Bourbon appears to be drawing a seedier and seedier crowd with many business there on conventions spending sedate dinners elsewhere.

Check out the nightly schedule for Christmas concerts in St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square. It's an eclectic mix night to night of classical musicians, soulful singers, and traditional Christmas choirs - all free.

Café duMond is a great place for early morning or late evening beignets and coffee.

A couple of delis in the French Market area sell enormous muffalettas which are great for lunch.

There's a pork market near the convention center (named whatever you call a pig in French) that has great sandwiches also.

Try tripadvisor for some great advice on restaurants - range from inexpensive to pretty pricey.

Have a great time guys. I thought I would be going, but a business trip interrupted this.

Nothing better than a good muffuletta in the afternoon.

 

[lawmanfan]

Stay
On
Topic
Please

 

[Spocky Ramone]

Stay
On
Topic
Please

No problem! CM's not listening to us? Who does he think he is? He should be attentive to our strategies! We know tons of stuff! I would detail them, but my mom needs me to come up from the basement and put out the garbage.

 

[fuchsia]

Across social media Tuesday night, St. John’s was the butt of jokes. Optimism among the fan base has faded, replaced by doom. The hope this season would be a step toward relevance instead has turned decidedly sour as December begins.

But that negativity hasn’t invaded the St. John’s locker room yet. And it certainly hasn’t entered coach Chris Mullin’s mind.

“If you’re looking for panic, you’re looking in the wrong place,” he said in a phone interview Thursday, before his team boarded a flight to New Orleans for a road game Friday at Tulane. “I’ve got total confidence we’ll turn it around.”

Mullin understands the backlash. After all, St. John’s (2-5) has lost five straight games coming off last season’s dismal eight-win campaign and just dropped a home contest to Delaware State, which entered the contest rated as the 11th-worst team in the country, according to the advanced analytics site Kenpom.com, and had lost 20 straight games to Division I opponents. This came on the heels of an 0-3 trip to the Bahamas — losses to Michigan State, VCU and Old Dominion at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament — and a road setback to Big Ten punching bag Minnesota.

But Mullin also believes in what his eyes tell him: that the roster is deep and skilled, that he has winning players. The reality, however, is eight of their 10 rotation players are freshmen and sophomores. His three most skilled players — freshmen guards Marcus LoVett Jr. and Shamorie Ponds and junior college transfer Bashir Ahmed — now have played a combined 21 Division I games.

When times have gotten tough, his players have tried to do it on their own, attempted to hit the home run, so to speak, instead of sticking with the plan. Case in point: St. John’s attempted 37 3-pointers in the loss to Delaware State.

“They’re coming from the right place. They just don’t have the experience to fall back upon,” Mullin said. “This is what makes you get better. You’d love to do it in a win, but when you lose, it gets a little more accentuated. I think we have a nice, talented group. They want to play the right way, and I think this is a natural process that teams go through.”

http://nypost.com/2016/12/01/chris-mullin-not-paying-attention-to-rampant-criticism-of-st-johns/

as of an hour or 2 ago they were still waiting for the charter to pick them up. Hope they don't get in too late tonight or actually maybe that's a good thing to avoid Bourbon st and all those strip clubs all together. Our school doesn't do so well at strip clubs

The first 4-5 times I visited Nola a stroll down Bourbon street was requisite. Maybe it's just eyes wide open but crime is rampant just a few steps away from Bourbon in the direction of N. Rampart. Just last weekend there were shootings on Bourbon. Bourbon appears to be drawing a seedier and seedier crowd with many business there on conventions spending sedate dinners elsewhere.

Check out the nightly schedule for Christmas concerts in St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square. It's an eclectic mix night to night of classical musicians, soulful singers, and traditional Christmas choirs - all free.

Café duMond is a great place for early morning or late evening beignets and coffee.

A couple of delis in the French Market area sell enormous muffalettas which are great for lunch.

There's a pork market near the convention center (named whatever you call a pig in French) that has great sandwiches also.

Try tripadvisor for some great advice on restaurants - range from inexpensive to pretty pricey.

Have a great time guys. I thought I would be going, but a business trip interrupted this.

There is a restaurant near St Eustache church in Paris where the old food market (la mare') was, called Pied Au Cochon. Exquisite food and I suspect it means foot of the pig.

 

[beast of the east]

Across social media Tuesday night, St. John’s was the butt of jokes. Optimism among the fan base has faded, replaced by doom. The hope this season would be a step toward relevance instead has turned decidedly sour as December begins.

But that negativity hasn’t invaded the St. John’s locker room yet. And it certainly hasn’t entered coach Chris Mullin’s mind.

“If you’re looking for panic, you’re looking in the wrong place,” he said in a phone interview Thursday, before his team boarded a flight to New Orleans for a road game Friday at Tulane. “I’ve got total confidence we’ll turn it around.”

Mullin understands the backlash. After all, St. John’s (2-5) has lost five straight games coming off last season’s dismal eight-win campaign and just dropped a home contest to Delaware State, which entered the contest rated as the 11th-worst team in the country, according to the advanced analytics site Kenpom.com, and had lost 20 straight games to Division I opponents. This came on the heels of an 0-3 trip to the Bahamas — losses to Michigan State, VCU and Old Dominion at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament — and a road setback to Big Ten punching bag Minnesota.

But Mullin also believes in what his eyes tell him: that the roster is deep and skilled, that he has winning players. The reality, however, is eight of their 10 rotation players are freshmen and sophomores. His three most skilled players — freshmen guards Marcus LoVett Jr. and Shamorie Ponds and junior college transfer Bashir Ahmed — now have played a combined 21 Division I games.

When times have gotten tough, his players have tried to do it on their own, attempted to hit the home run, so to speak, instead of sticking with the plan. Case in point: St. John’s attempted 37 3-pointers in the loss to Delaware State.

“They’re coming from the right place. They just don’t have the experience to fall back upon,” Mullin said. “This is what makes you get better. You’d love to do it in a win, but when you lose, it gets a little more accentuated. I think we have a nice, talented group. They want to play the right way, and I think this is a natural process that teams go through.”

http://nypost.com/2016/12/01/chris-mullin-not-paying-attention-to-rampant-criticism-of-st-johns/

as of an hour or 2 ago they were still waiting for the charter to pick them up. Hope they don't get in too late tonight or actually maybe that's a good thing to avoid Bourbon st and all those strip clubs all together. Our school doesn't do so well at strip clubs

The first 4-5 times I visited Nola a stroll down Bourbon street was requisite. Maybe it's just eyes wide open but crime is rampant just a few steps away from Bourbon in the direction of N. Rampart. Just last weekend there were shootings on Bourbon. Bourbon appears to be drawing a seedier and seedier crowd with many business there on conventions spending sedate dinners elsewhere.

Check out the nightly schedule for Christmas concerts in St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square. It's an eclectic mix night to night of classical musicians, soulful singers, and traditional Christmas choirs - all free.

Café duMond is a great place for early morning or late evening beignets and coffee.

A couple of delis in the French Market area sell enormous muffalettas which are great for lunch.

There's a pork market near the convention center (named whatever you call a pig in French) that has great sandwiches also.

Try tripadvisor for some great advice on restaurants - range from inexpensive to pretty pricey.

Have a great time guys. I thought I would be going, but a business trip interrupted this.

There is a restaurant near St Eustache church in Paris where the old food market (la mare') was, called Pied Au Cochon. Exquisite food and I suspect it means foot of the pig.

Merci beaucoup! Cochon Butcher is the name of the place

 

[fuchsia]

She who must be obeyed corrected me, Pied du Cochon.