Patrick Ewing Hired at Georgetown

[WrenchFan69]

 

[navery12]

Not sure how I'd feel about the move if I was a Georgetown fan. Thought they'd go outside the Thompson pipeline

 

[polycom]

He's been an NBA assistant since 2002....

 

[Matrim55]

Thank goodness we got Chillious first, because they'd have gone after him in a heartbeat.

Now the dude has to earn his scratch for us. And dear god do we need it...

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

This will likely be an exceptional hire.
Mildly concerned about how this affects OUR recruiting between now and the start of the season...

 

[BUConn10]

Major competition on the recruiting trail just popped up on the radar. Basically Ollie's claim of legitimacy times 10.

 

[navery12]

Major competition on the recruiting trail just popped up on the radar. Basically Ollie's claim of legitimacy times 10.

Probably wishful thinking but I feel like for the most part they'll be competing for different recruits. Ewing definitely has the star power factor but don't think it should hurt our recruiting of guards all that much for the same reason people negatively talk about KO recruiting/developing bigs

 

[Lefty2one]

Can't wait to see how he does. Part of me wants him to succeed because he was a childhood hero of mine. Part of me wants him to succeed to help get rid of this silly "big men can't be good coaches" nonsense. And of course part of me hopes he fails miserably because that'll be better for UConn.

 

[Dove]

JT3b ?

 

[The Funster]

Good for Patrick. He's paid his dues.

 

[CTBasketball]

K. We have bigger fish to fry.

 

[jibsey]

Really happy he gets the chance, have no idea how he'll do but I like the fact that he still has that competitive desire.

 

[intlzncster]

Good for Patrick. He's paid his dues.

Yup. Happy for the guy.

And Georgetown is about to get a metric sh_t ton of big men.

 

[tzznandrew]

How much do kids born in 2000 care about a guy whose glory days were the mid-1980s to early-1990s?

How many kids want to play for a big man when the NBA has moved away from the type of player Ewing was?

I mean KO had worked and played with Westbrook and Durant, with LeBron and others. They're @ ing him on twitter and stuff. NBA folks wanted him to be a head coach. Fair or not, that isn't the case for Ewing.

Does he know how to recruit? KO did it for at least a few years before he took over. Chris Mullin was supposed to tear up the scene; he's 22-43 in two years and he hasn't lit the recruiting scene on fire either.

This seems like a huge mistake to me. He better hire some people who can recruit, and now.

 

[intlzncster]

How much do kids born in 2000 care about a guy whose glory days were the mid-1980s to early-1990s?

How many kids want to play for a big man when the NBA has moved away from the type of player Ewing was?

I mean KO had worked and played with Westbrook and Durant, with LeBron and others. They're @ ing him on twitter and stuff. NBA folks wanted him to be a head coach. Fair or not, that isn't the case for Ewing.

Does he know how to recruit? KO did it for at least a few years before he took over. Chris Mullin was supposed to tear up the scene; he's 22-43 in two years and he hasn't lit the recruiting scene on fire either.

This seems like a huge mistake to me. He better hire some people who can recruit, and now.

This is all completely true, and a headwind of mitigating factors. That said, don't under estimate the mythic pull Ewing will hold over kids parents and AAU coaches.

He's absolutely gonna need someone who can recruit.

 

[Walker11]

How much do kids born in 2000 care about a guy whose glory days were the mid-1980s to early-1990s?

How many kids want to play for a big man when the NBA has moved away from the type of player Ewing was?

I mean KO had worked and played with Westbrook and Durant, with LeBron and others. They're @ ing him on twitter and stuff. NBA folks wanted him to be a head coach. Fair or not, that isn't the case for Ewing.

Does he know how to recruit? KO did it for at least a few years before he took over. Chris Mullin was supposed to tear up the scene; he's 22-43 in two years and he hasn't lit the recruiting scene on fire either.

This seems like a huge mistake to me. He better hire some people who can recruit, and now.

I'm curious. I hope the best for Patrick, especially being a Knicks fan (at least when I was a kid and Patrick was playing). He is an absolute good guy. I think his name still holds sway. Kids may not be very familiar, but kids can google. He coached under extremely good coaches in the Van Gundy bros, and Clifford. But yea, he needs some big time recruiters. Edit. And who knows if he can lead a program. There are so many responsibilities outside of simply knowing how to draw up plays.

 

[tzznandrew]

I'm curious. I hope the best for Patrick, especially being a Knicks fan (at least when I was a kid and Patrick was playing). He is an absolute good guy. I think his name still holds sway. Kids may not be very familiar, but kids can google. He coached under extremely good coaches in the Van Gundy bros, and Clifford. But yea, he needs some big time recruiters.

Look, I like Ewing. I want Georgetown to be good. Not as good as us, but good.

But I'm highly skeptical of this. KO had spent two years on the recruiting trail, and had a NC as an assistant. Further, he was and is in deep with todays biggest stars. So far as I can tell, Ewing isn't.

I wish him the best, but this strikes me as a move to appease the former players after firing JT3 rather than a play to actually get better.

 

[Walker11]

Look, I like Ewing. I want Georgetown to be good. Not as good as us, but good.

But I'm highly skeptical of this. KO had spent two years on the recruiting trail, and had a NC as an assistant. Further, he was and is in deep with todays biggest stars. So far as I can tell, Ewing isn't.

I wish him the best, but this strikes me as a move to appease the former players after firing JT3 rather than a play to actually get better.

It will probably be a homerun or a dumpster fire. I think we are probably on the same page. I'm certainly not sold and I am very biased. Only objection - Patrick being an actual NBA star definitely carries more weight than 2 very complimentary comments about KO from Lebron and KD.

 

[Vowelguy]

This seems like a bad move to me. Maybe he can sell the "I've coached in the NBA and can help you get there" - line. But I don't know what he brings to the table, other than 1980s reputation.

 

[tzznandrew]

It will probably be a homerun or a dumpster fire. I think we are probably on the same page. I'm certainly not sold and I am very biased. Only objection - Patrick being an actual NBA star definitely carries more weight than 2 very complimentary comments about KO from Lebron and KD.

Mullin was too...

 

[superjohn]

I could see Ewing doing well or being a total disaster.

 

[Walker11]

Mullin was too...

I don't think recruiting is his issue. You still need to be able to coach and manage personalities. 4/6 of his commits were 4 *. They had mass defections prior to his arrival I believe, so the jury is still out. Probably not a good idea to sign a guy with no coaching experience at all to coach, though.

 

[tzznandrew]

I don't think recruiting is his issue. You still need to be able to coach and manage personalities. 4/6 of his commits were 4 *. They had mass defections prior to his arrival I believe, so the jury is still out. Probably not a good idea to sign a guy with no coaching experience at all to coach, though.

I can't find recruits for them this year. What's up with that?

But yeah, I'm skeptical of his recruiting.

 

[Walker11]

I can't find recruits for them this year. What's up with that?

But yeah, I'm skeptical of his recruiting.

Yea IDK, that is weird. "Ace" recruiter of Boneyard lore, Matt Abdelmassih is on his staff. If they are terrible next year its probably an indictment on his coaching. Ponds and Lovett is a very good backcourt on paper. They have Justin Simon coming in. Jalen's teammate who for a brief time was ranked as the #1 overall player on Rivals, I guess before people realized he couldn't shoot, the same kid Arizona recruited over Tyler Dorsey.

 

[noeynox]

Probably wishful thinking but I feel like for the most part they'll be competing for different recruits. Ewing definitely has the star power factor but don't think it should hurt our recruiting of guards all that much for the same reason people negatively talk about KO recruiting/developing bigs

The kids being recruited today never saw Ewing play. I think the wow factor gets overplayed I think. What these high prospects care about is wether they believe the guy can get them ready for the NBA. The top 100 kids all believe they are NBA bound even though the numbers are impossible for that.