CTHoya08
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Post by CTHoya08 on Mar 23, 2017 19:06:12 GMT -5
Echoing the comments above. I was in the camp advocating for change, but took no joy in it.
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prhoya
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Post by prhoya on Mar 23, 2017 19:20:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the years dedicated to GU basketball!
Wouldn't be surprised to see him as a TV person for Fox Sports 1 in November.
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joey0403p
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Post by joey0403p on Mar 23, 2017 19:34:14 GMT -5
Agree with the sentiments. It's a sad day. I agreed a change needed to be made, but this is still very sad.
The duke game The nova snow game Final 4 run
Some great times. He'll be missed.
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the_way
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Post by the_way on Mar 23, 2017 20:32:00 GMT -5
Thanks Coach.
Wish you best.
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tashoya
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Post by tashoya on Mar 23, 2017 23:13:16 GMT -5
There are at least a half a dozen other threads paving the path that this one seems headed down just 3 pages in.
Thank you to JT3 and his family for their work and their sacrifice. Thank you for the big wins that all of us will remember and for stepping in and rebuilding a program that could have gone quite a different direction if JT3 hadn't chosen to take the job and had the success that he did. Thinking back to that time, I'm still surprised he chose to take what had to be the most complicated college head coaching job in the country considering his last name. Many thanks and best wishes to Coach and to his family.
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gunny
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Post by gunny on Mar 24, 2017 0:47:15 GMT -5
This is a very sad day for Georgetown University. I am not talking about the basketball program. I am talking about the university. JT3 is everything that we want our kids to grow up to be. He is a very honorable man, very well educated, and a fine human being. He never took short cuts and although he has struggled in the past couple years, he always wanted to succeed and tried his hardest to do such. I really wish it could have worked out, but you could see this year that a change needed to be made.
It sickens me when people make negative personal comments about him. I have no problem with negative analysis about his coaching style or philosophy, but come on this guy is a FINE man and a great representative of the university and role model for our kids. I can't imagine the pressure and unrealistic expectations that he had because he was son of John Thompson Jr. I wish him nothing but the best and really hope he had an enjoyable and memorable experience at Georgetown.
Best wishes and good luck JT3.
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metaphor
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Post by metaphor on Mar 24, 2017 8:48:01 GMT -5
Thank you coach Thompson III for your service to Georgetown, and for restoring the basketball program to glory and raising our expectations. You served the university with distinction and class, ensured our student athletes put academics first, and gave us our 5th final four. Best wishes and luck.
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ahoya2
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Post by ahoya2 on Mar 24, 2017 9:13:24 GMT -5
I first met Coach Thomson III while riding a hoop club bus to a Big East Tournamnet in Harford. His Mom, brother and sister were also on the bus. I followed his carer at Gonzaga, Princeton, HC at Princeton and back to GU. He was a great "kid" who grew up to be an even better man, coach, role model and representative of Georgetown. The vitreol on this board and on the part of Casual Hoya drove me away from from reading both. I wish Coach and his family the best. Thanks for representing my school.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 24, 2017 9:17:30 GMT -5
Good luck Coach and thank you for your time on the hilltop!
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 24, 2017 10:06:34 GMT -5
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Mar 24, 2017 10:10:44 GMT -5
Thank you, Coach Thompson.
You salvaged the program from the decline it was in. You gave us a Final Four run and a number of great years. I was always proud to have a human being like you running the program -- it may not be important to some people, but it was important to me to that you absolutely understood what is important in life and you always demonstrated maturity, class and acted in a manner in which to which we should all strive.
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Post by aleutianhoya on Mar 24, 2017 10:28:54 GMT -5
What a great note from Jesse Sapp.
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Post by aleutianhoya on Mar 24, 2017 10:45:27 GMT -5
Thank you, Coach Thompson, for so many things over the last decade plus.
Thank you, most importantly, because you took a program that was in disarray and made them watchable -- extremely quickly. You took a program that many thought was irretrievably lost and built it -- quicker than even the most optimistic could have hoped -- into a Final Four team and, then, a consistent title contender.
Thank you for building a strong program just in time. The conference was imploding, our future was in doubt, and the strength of the program was such that we were able to help build an extremely strong league that is thriving today.
Thank you for always interacting with players, referees, the press, and stakeholders with class, intelligence and dignity. I honestly can't think of a coach that was (or is) better in those areas than you.
Thank you for recruiting and graduating so many young men that represent our school so well. The handful of exceptions only serve to prove the larger rule.
Thank you for improving the schedule so dramatically. God, I would have loved to have beaten those Twerps, but kudos for scheduling them, and all the other schools you scheduled over your tenure. That scheduling was a sea change for the program, resulted in many memorable regular season games (win or lose), and allowed the program to earn so many top seeds in the Tournament.
Thank you for assisting in the fundraising for the new practice facility, both directly and indirectly. Ultimately, that may be your single biggest give to this program. Without your early success -- and the NBA players it produced along with their loyalty and prosperity -- the donations may not have come.
Ultimately, I truly believe that your success and stewardship led (significantly, though certainly not totally) to where we are today. Your immediate success led to expectations of more. Your improved scheduling and regular season success led to high seeds and expectations in the Tournament. Your improved recruiting did as well.
I have no doubt that you can and will be very successful in coaching, if you choose to go that route. I wish you and your family continued success and good health. And I hope that you will return to the Verizon Center at an appropriate time to receive the standing ovation and adulation that you deserve. Your last public words from this fan base do not deserve to be calls for your firing.
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LCPolo18
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Post by LCPolo18 on Mar 24, 2017 12:30:21 GMT -5
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Mar 24, 2017 12:42:36 GMT -5
It speaks volumes that so many players feel that way about JT3. I cannot imagine how horrible JT3 must feel at this point, but I hope it is a small consolation that so many players support him, learned from him, and are a proud representation of the university in part because of his leadership.
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Bigs"R"Us
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Mar 24, 2017 12:47:40 GMT -5
I get the support from the Final Four team. They were a tight unit and experienced success. What's more telling to me is the lack of support from the players who came in the decade after.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Mar 24, 2017 12:54:22 GMT -5
I get the support from the Final Four team. They were a tight unit and experienced success. What's more telling to me is the lack of support from the players who came in the decade after. Reggie Cameron posted a picture of himself and JT3, and retweeted a thanks. DSR and Otto did similar things, as well. I am sure not every player under JT3 feels like the Final Four folks did (hey, it's easier to have good-will when you win than when you lose). Why people are still intent on going the negative route, when JT3 is already gone, I don't know.
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gunny
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Post by gunny on Mar 24, 2017 13:34:21 GMT -5
I get the support from the Final Four team. They were a tight unit and experienced success. What's more telling to me is the lack of support from the players who came in the decade after. Reggie Cameron posted a picture of himself and JT3, and retweeted a thanks. DSR and Otto did similar things, as well. I am sure not every player under JT3 feels like the Final Four folks did (hey, it's easier to have good-will when you win than when you lose). Why people are still intent on going the negative route, when JT3 is already gone, I don't know. I agree. Can we please turn the page on this? I am sure there are MANY of the players who love JT3 and there are some who don't for whatever reason. Completely understandable. Why does even need to be discussed?
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Nevada Hoya
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Mar 24, 2017 14:17:43 GMT -5
Ditto! Ditto! Ditto! It is great reading these tributes to Coach, which are well deserved. He always accomplished what he did with class. I will miss him. I always thought he could turn the corner on this winning business, and I think he was thinking the same thing. Good luck coach in whatever path your life takes you in the future.
And thanks for this thread which brought out old friends Frank Black and Nodak!
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 24, 2017 15:12:57 GMT -5
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