Grandpa
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Post by Grandpa on Jan 12, 2009 8:37:01 GMT -5
John Thompson III won’t let Big East expansion derail his Hoyas
By KEVIN McNAMARAAt first blush, you’d think John Thompson III has it all. The 42-year-old owns his dream job in coaching, following in his famous father’s footsteps at Georgetown. He works at one of the country’s preeminent academic institutions and sells a brand name that resonates in every corner of the country. His basketball team has players from as far away as New Orleans and others who grew up only a few Metro stops away. www.projo.com/pc/content/sp_bkc_kevin_mcnamara_11_01-11-09_KDCTUMV_v9.375399f.html?npc#
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theexorcist
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Post by theexorcist on Jan 12, 2009 8:49:37 GMT -5
Actually, the players come from as far away as Belarus and Washington State.
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Jan 12, 2009 9:13:49 GMT -5
And the shelf life of McDonogh expires maybe 30 years ago. . .
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Saxifrage
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Post by Saxifrage on Jan 12, 2009 10:31:11 GMT -5
From the article: "Georgetown may be fighting the tide a bit in the collegiate arms race, but in Thompson they have the key building block. The other pieces of success are in place, even if the Hoyas may not enjoy some of the bells and whistles of other schools."
Metaphor alert: fighting the tide in an arms race with a key building block. Yowza. Ya gotta love sports writers.
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seaweed
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Post by seaweed on Jan 12, 2009 10:40:50 GMT -5
Don't leave out bells and whistles and pieces of success - 5 mixed metaphors in pne paragraph, the Long Island ice Tea of the English language
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Post by BurleithBeast on Jan 12, 2009 14:12:55 GMT -5
He misspelled "cachet," too.
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DudeSlade
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Post by DudeSlade on Jan 12, 2009 15:23:52 GMT -5
Gotta love the love for Georgetown. My favorite part of the article was this:
"It’s funny to hear Thompson call his employer a “small, Catholic school.” PC (3,800 students) is a small, regional college. Georgetown is a national powerhouse."
That's right! National powerhouse! And they didn't just mean in basketball. Love it.
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