OT: Chris Mullin out as Head Coach of St. Johns

[Jaker]

How is this a move up for Hurley?

It's not, he should stay at ASU

 

[gampelcrazies]

I don’t see St Johns forcing Mullins out and not getting a big name like Bobby Hurley.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Top of my list for UConn would be John Wooden. But he's not walking through that door and neither is Bobby Hurley

He had a lot of "help". Give me a time machine and Jim Calhoun.

 

[Kemba15]

 

[NJHusky]

From the daily news.....

mullin out

 

[Mots010]

I don’t see St Johns forcing Mullins out and not getting a big name like Bobby Hurley.

That sounds exactly like something St. John’s would do.

 

[8893]

Good thing he doesn’t like $1 oysters.

 

[superjohn]

So long Khris Mullens...

 

[Blaneylover]

Looks like it'll be Bobby

This would be bad for UConn. Dilution in recruiting.

 

[Travelman6]

Tying his shoes during timeouts too much.

 

[uconnfan68]

St. John's is buying out Mullin (probs $4M - source), will have to pay Hurley's buyout which is $2.5-$3M (source), and will end up having to pay Hurley another $2.1M or more per year (which is what he's making at ASU).

Let's see if it works.

He’s nuts. Costs 3x as much to live in NYC area. Then he has to coach St Johns.

 

[auror]

I doubt they have a replacement ready. I don't think the administration wanted to do this, based on the signals they had been sending up until today. Somebody convinced them, correctly, that Mullin couldn't coach. What he did this year with that talent was a travesty worse than anything Ollie did.

They returned almost their whole rotation, added Heron, and fell 15 spots in KenPom. The Heron effect notwithstanding, that's so atrocious.

I don't see Bobby leaving P5 for non-P5, especially one with a similar budget, unless he's just not happy there for some reason.

 

[wheelerdog]

Coming home is the only plus to this for Hurley. There is no other reason to take this job. Zero.

 

[Jaker]

He’s nuts. Costs 3x as much to live in NYC area. Then he has to coach St Johns.

You forgot to mention it's Tucson and the co-eds.

 

[CL82]

Shocked
Shocked I tell you
Who could’ve ever foreseen that this wasn’t destined to work out?
Who’s that transfer they just landed?

Tabor, but Dan Hurley probably isn't going to want to be taking BH's kids.

 

[superjohn]

Does St. John's have a plan, my guess is no. The only reason I'm totally not dismissing Hurley ending up there is the Hurley's love northeast/tri-state hoops.

 

[Ewekon]

I don’t see St Johns forcing Mullins out and not getting a big name like Bobby Hurley.

It is not Mullins

 

[Jaker]

Coming home is the only plus to this for Hurley. There is no other reason to take this job. Zero.

yah, coming home to the highest state taxes in America.

 

[gampelcrazies]

It is not Mullins

Thanks

 

[don356]

Maybe this time they will actually hire a real basketball coach.

 

[Jaker]

I wonder what Jarvis is up to??

 

[Towney007]

Sidebar story: What a flipping wasteland the Pac-12 is becoming for hoops. 'Zona is looking at a long dry spell once the FBI kicks in. AZ State loses Hurley. UCLA is a mess. Washington is probably in the best shape, but they're kinda where they're always at. Oregon and Utah are fine I guess.

But what a dump.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

You forgot to mention it's Tucson and the co-eds.

Or Tempe, but most serious coaches aren't chasing after coeds. Even if Bobby Hurley's a dislikeable Pukie, he's never appeared to be a coach prioritizing coeds over seriously coaching. Now, some potential ASU recruits might allocate a bit of time to the former.

 

[UCDaveD]

Or Tempe, but most serious coaches aren't chasing after coeds.

Most of them aren't...

 

[NJHoops]

Don’t be weird. His youngest daughter is a junior at ASU.