Kevin Willard said he understood the frustration.
He said he understood why some Seton Hall fans demanded that he be fired last year. He said he understood the criticism he got for a 2014-15 season that saw the Pirates go from No. 19 in the country to no postseason at all. To Willard, “it’s irrelevant now” whether or not a fan allegedly spit at him as he left the court follow- ing a 22-point loss to Marquette in last year’s Big East Tournament. All the doubters, all the naysayers, all the haters – they are all irrelevant now.