Real Tackles Wear 77

April 3rd, 2017 at 5:28 PM ^

This matters more for recruiting than anything else. If he can recruit the DC area well, that's enough to make Gtown a perennial Sweet 16 team, and I believe most DC-area players will have Patrick Ewing in their homes if he reaches out.

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champswest

April 3rd, 2017 at 5:33 PM ^

elevator and the only other person in there was Patrick Ewing and he was wearing a full length fur coat. I felt like I was sharing the ride with a grizzly bear.

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Blue Ninja

April 3rd, 2017 at 5:48 PM ^

Just playing devil's advocate but is Patrick Ewing still a household name? Recruits going into 2017-2018 season were only maybe 1 year old when he retired. Now his career as a player in college and NBA speak for themselves.

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True Blue Grit

April 3rd, 2017 at 6:07 PM ^

Not that I give a shit about Georgetown. But just hiring their most famous ex-player with zero HC experience seems like a last ditch effort to appease their fans and supporters with the big name their coaching search failed to reel in. Maybe it will pay off for them, but I'll be surprised if it does.

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dutch_collins

April 3rd, 2017 at 7:47 PM ^

I imagine him as a guy that the game has passed by strategically. Maybe I'm wrong but I see him recruiting post players that are solid and no guards and getting canned in a few yrs. 

 

I don't wish that on anyone but this seems like a terrible hire.

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AmayzNblue

April 3rd, 2017 at 8:22 PM ^

Great hire for Georgetown. Ewing has been showing he knows how to coach, but has already been overlooked by NBA teams not willing to risk his first head coaching job. He's going to be great

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L'Carpetron Do…

April 3rd, 2017 at 11:50 PM ^

I've lived in DC for 6 years now and have been wanting a reason to get interested in G'town hoops.  And there's been none.  but, I'm from NY and I loved Patrick as a player and now I'm kinda psyched about it.  

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L'Carpetron Do…

April 3rd, 2017 at 11:50 PM ^

I've lived in DC for 6 years now and have been wanting a reason to get interested in G'town hoops.  And there's been none.  but, I'm from NY and I loved Patrick as a player and now I'm kinda psyched about it.  

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shoes

April 4th, 2017 at 9:12 AM ^

I remember when Cazzie Russell was interested in the Michigan job and didn't appear to get a serious look. Cazzie on paper was far more qualified, having been a head coach at the college (albeit lower) level.

Ewing has never recuited, I do not assume he will  automatically be good at it because of his prior name and is he willing to put the long hours on the road into it and suck up to 15-18 year olds?

The 15 years as an NBA assistant is useful experience but it is a world'sdifference from NCAA basketball. How much coaching do NBA asistants do compared to NCAA assistants? NBA players barely listen to the head coach, let alone an asistant.

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wolverine1987

April 4th, 2017 at 12:36 PM ^

As someone who spent several years living in DC and following Georgetown, I'm very disappointed in this hire, as are many alums there from my unscientific poll. Hope I'm wrong, 

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Megatron

April 4th, 2017 at 11:34 PM ^

Could be a good hire or it may not be a good hire in a few years. Patrick Ewing almost got the Kings job only reason he didn't get the job was Griz firing there head coach and that is who the Kings wanted. I wish Patrick all the best at Georgetown.

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