Chris Mullin
Chris Mullin
Christopher Paul Mullinis an American retired basketball player and current head coach of the St. John's Red Storm. He previously served as special advisor for the Sacramento Kings and general manager of the Golden State Warriors. He is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, and in 2011 for his individual career)...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth30 July 1963
CityBrooklyn, NY
adjustment change coaches course feels game good handled leagues mike takes
There are a lot of characteristics good coaches have at any level, and Mike has all that. Of course when you change leagues ... the game is different and that just takes an adjustment period. I think Mike has handled all that really well. He feels more comfortable.
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We're extremely pleased and fortunate to add someone the caliber of John MacLeod to our coaching staff, ... His impressive resume speaks for itself in terms of his success in the NBA and the experience he has gained in this league. We think he'll make a wonderful addition to our organization and team.
last looked move several talk time trade
We looked at all (the trade scenarios) over not just today, the last several months, and nothing got done. There's things going on all the time that you talk about. And they come and go, and you move on.
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We feel like it's time for these guys to take the next step,
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We view him as an integral part of our future and as a player who will continue to develop and expand his game, much as he has during his first three years in the NBA. Mike is a player who has improved every year that he has been in the league.
address change feels lose
When you lose ... you don't feel good. But you still have to get up, address things, change them. And when you win, it feels a little better.
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The players, from what they've done this summer, feel this is real. I think the excitement is about the talent that fits together that can win. It's not a marketing ploy.
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We need to play, I don't want to say with a sense of urgency (but) we need to be able to execute and finish games. We put ourselves in position to win, and hopefully, we learn from those missed opportunities and change those outcomes.
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Why and how, I'm not sure. I think we underestimate their feeling of history, the fact that they care. I think they get pinned with a broad brush: 'They don't care, it doesn't matter to them.' But I think our best players will step up.
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I think they welcome it. Why wouldn't they? The improvement we made, we feel great about. It was good for these guys to see something they can build on.
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I think Mike is learning a lot still. That's to be expected. To me, the last 3-4 weeks, how the team has played in a tough stretch, they've shown a lot of professionalism in this last stretch here.
gnawing losing
Losing is just sad. It was gnawing at everyone. Something had to change.