St John's big man transferring

[East Coast Mustang]

Chris Obekpa, 6'10 240. Averaged 5.8ppg and 7 boards last year. I believe he'd have to sit out a year and would have one year of eligibility left. Originally from NY- I wonder if Hobbie has any connections.

[hoopmanx]

Wow, that's the biggest loss under Mullin yet. I'd take Obekpa in a heart beat. The definition of rim protector

[East Coast Mustang]

Averaged over 3 blocks per game in his three years at St. John's, too. Might be a little bit of a headcase- originally planned to transfer a year ago before changing his mind and was suspended for tournament game for weed. I'd be willing to bet he could shape up for a Hall of Fame coach like LB, though.

He could provide a nice bridge between Markus leaving and before Simeon and the 2016 commits get substantial playing time.

[bubba pony]

new St John's coach Chris Mullin is a tough Brooklyn Native. I suspect he told Obekpa the way it's going to be and he didn't like it. We can do better.

[CalallenStang]

(Not really referring to your post, bubba pony) I don't understand why Mullin gets so much respect as a coach. He's never coached before and his times in the front offices of Golden State and Sacramento coincided with awful stretches on the court for those franchises. Great player in his day, sure, but Mullin has earned absolutely none of the respect he gets nationally as a coach. Could he turn out to be a great coach? Sure, but absolutely nothing in his past suggests that he will succeed.

Now, about Obekpa - he's definitely talented but his issues are well-documented.