Special to BIGEAST.com
Legendary former Marquette coach Al McGuire used to say “the best thing about freshmen is they become sophomores.”
Chris Mullin might be saying that about his coaching career as his struggles in his first season as St. John’s head coach were, unfortunately, as challenging as expected. The Red Storm entered last season with a roster full of new faces and question marks and ended the season with just eight overall wins and just one in the BIG EAST.
“Your patience is tested, your day-to-day philosophy is tested because you want to speed up the process and you can’t,” Mullin said.