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Post by iheartdurenbros on Feb 27, 2021 19:36:56 GMT -5
clearly this was a strategic rest day, like they sometimes do in the NBA. In an interview, Ewing said that was one difference between his time and now in the NBA that he doesn’t like. He believes players should play if they are healthy. I suspect this is a disciplinary issue.
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Post by tashoya on Feb 27, 2021 21:07:43 GMT -5
Obviously, we don't know the reason for the DNP which, IMO, is how it should be. No need to air a guy out publicly. He's a student and deserves privacy. Personally, I'm surprised there haven't been more such benchings throughout CBB. It's been a brutal year and, while these are adults, they're also college students. I'd imagine that it's been particularly difficult on last and current year seniors missing out on so much of their college experience. I'm sure I'd have made some mistakes out of frustration and boredom. I'm not saying Jahvon did. But, if he had, my younger self would completely relate. Heck, my older self can relate. Hope all is well and that Jahvon is healthy and gets back on the floor ASAP. He's missing enough already as a senior. Must really suck to also miss playing in one of his last remaining games as a Hoya.
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Post by the_way on Feb 27, 2021 21:19:48 GMT -5
When Ewing DNP's someone, there is a valid reason for it.
Blair will be alright. He'll bounce back.
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Post by tashoya on Feb 27, 2021 21:25:25 GMT -5
When Ewing DNP's someone, there is a valid reason for it. Blair will be alright. He'll bounce back. Much more succinct than my post. Agree completely.
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Post by drquigley on Feb 27, 2021 22:14:41 GMT -5
Something tells me this has something to do with is performance against UCONN. Not the turnovers but that technical he was called for. PE pulled him immediately. Although he put him back in I can see how Blair might have said something about this afterwards that got him pulled.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Feb 28, 2021 17:27:14 GMT -5
clearly this was a strategic rest day, like they sometimes do in the NBA. In an interview, Ewing said that was one difference between his time and now in the NBA that he doesn’t like. He believes players should play if they are healthy. I suspect this is a disciplinary issue. I was joking.
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Post by iheartdurenbros on Feb 28, 2021 18:01:27 GMT -5
In an interview, Ewing said that was one difference between his time and now in the NBA that he doesn’t like. He believes players should play if they are healthy. I suspect this is a disciplinary issue. I was joking. I should have wondered with it coming from you
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Post by bigelephant on Feb 28, 2021 19:46:38 GMT -5
"I was joking." i CERTAINLY HOPE SO!
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Post by bostonfan on Mar 1, 2021 8:49:34 GMT -5
I am conflicted about how I feel about this situation with Blair. I think the assumption needs to be that he did something (missed practice, skipped class, COVID violation or broke some other team rule) that caused him to no play over the weekend. I think it is appropriate that Coach Ewing does not air that dirty laundry in the press and just responds with "it was a coaches decision". Everyone knows what that means but Ewing doesn't throw his player under the bus by going into detail about the infraction to make the coach look good.
On one hand I am disappointed that the program is in a place where senior leaders would do something that is not in the best interest of the team. At this point in Blair's career he knows the rules and expectations and it seems like he still felt empowered/entitled to defy the team rules. That is disappointing for Blair and the culture of the team. Ewing has had more than handful of these "it was a coaches decision" situations when he sat players for something (I think this happened to Pickett at least once over the last few years). At this point you would hope the team would have bought into what the expectations are for them and that senior leaders would set a good example. That side of the situation is disappointing and frustrating from both a players and staff perspective.
On the other side is the fact that it is commendable that Ewing and the staff holds all the players to the same standards. I am sure it would be easy for the staff to simply accept someone breaking team rules this season, and letting your leading scorer play because you know he helps you win that game. Setting the example with a star player sends the message that playing on the teams comes with with expectations and if those are not met there will be consequences. Hopefully whatever message the staff is sending gets through to the rest of the team and the leaders of the team for the upcoming years understand they are held to a high standard. I hope that this is something Blair can put behind him and move on and finish his senior year well and that we see less of these issues in future years. Developing senior/upper class leadership is important for every team and sets an example of how things need to be done.
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Post by dchoya72 on Mar 1, 2021 9:09:35 GMT -5
Who really knows what infraction or circumstance merits a coaching decision? I sure don't! Does anyone else know for sure?
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Post by IDenj on Mar 1, 2021 10:08:17 GMT -5
Has there been a response from Blair? He doesn’t need to state what happened but has he commented on it??
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Post by justsaying on Mar 1, 2021 10:14:44 GMT -5
Who really knows what infraction or circumstance merits a coaching decision? I sure don't! Does anyone else know for sure? Coach's decision; not Fan's decision; not everyone is privileged to know decision. Coach/Team decision. A sports process for many, many years.
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Post by bostonfan on Mar 1, 2021 11:19:18 GMT -5
Who really knows what infraction or circumstance merits a coaching decision? I sure don't! Does anyone else know for sure? Coach's decision; not Fan's decision; not everyone is privileged to know decision. Coach/Team decision. A sports process for many, many years. I don't feel the fans or the media ned to know the details about these situations, I think they should stay within the team. The concerning issue is that the program is still having these issues this late into the Ewing regime, especially with a senior leader. I understand the need for discipline and accountability in the program, but all the players should be clear about those expectations by now and these types of things should not be happening on as regular a basis as they seem to happen.
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Post by justsaying on Mar 1, 2021 14:23:26 GMT -5
Coach's decision; not Fan's decision; not everyone is privileged to know decision. Coach/Team decision. A sports process for many, many years. I don't feel the fans or the media ned to know the details about these situations, I think they should stay within the team. The concerning issue is that the program is still having these issues this late into the Ewing regime, especially with a senior leader. I understand the need for discipline and accountability in the program, but all the players should be clear about those expectations by now and these types of things should not be happening on as regular a basis as they seem to happen. Can see your point. There will always be someone who needs that reminder.
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Post by dchoya72 on Mar 1, 2021 14:25:41 GMT -5
It may not something punitive! Just saying.
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Post by the_way on Mar 1, 2021 15:34:05 GMT -5
Coach's decision; not Fan's decision; not everyone is privileged to know decision. Coach/Team decision. A sports process for many, many years. I don't feel the fans or the media ned to know the details about these situations, I think they should stay within the team. The concerning issue is that the program is still having these issues this late into the Ewing regime, especially with a senior leader. I understand the need for discipline and accountability in the program, but all the players should be clear about those expectations by now and these types of things should not be happening on as regular a basis as they seem to happen. There really isn't a concerning issue. Whether you are freshmen or senior, Ewing is in charge of a bunch of young men. Human beings. Human beings, no matter the age or title, make mistakes. Leaders too. Blair didn't play against DePaul based on the coach's decision. Ewing said Blair would play against Xavier. Ewing has DNP'd players before and the player plays the next game. Blair and Pickett experienced this during the course of their careers. They turned out okay.
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Post by hoyalove4ever on Mar 1, 2021 15:44:49 GMT -5
I am just glad that Ewing is going to do what he thinks is right- win or lose. Not playing Blair could have cost us that game and put some heat on him. He did it anyway. That is what I want from a Georgetown coach.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Mar 1, 2021 20:45:39 GMT -5
I am just glad that Ewing is going to do what he thinks is right- win or lose. Not playing Blair could have cost us that game and put some heat on him. He did it anyway. That is what I want from a Georgetown coach. Sure. But there's a point where if you are disciplining players this much more often than other teams, you have to question whether the issue is your recruiting judgement or your level of discipline. Being a hardass to be a hardass is not a good reason. It's supposed to trigger behavior change in the disciplined player and reinforce in others. If it's not working, you have to question methods. There's simply no way for me to know, but the number of transfers, random DNP-CDs, etc. It just feels like Ewing is potentially stuck in the past in terms of discipline. It's been 40 years since he was at college.
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Post by the_way on Mar 2, 2021 14:11:40 GMT -5
Most teams just look the other way. Back when Ewing was a player and now.
Thankfully, Georgetown values the lives of these young men and their education as well as their basketball skills. Back when Ewing was a player and now.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Mar 2, 2021 16:41:12 GMT -5
I am just glad that Ewing is going to do what he thinks is right- win or lose. Not playing Blair could have cost us that game and put some heat on him. He did it anyway. That is what I want from a Georgetown coach. Sure. But there's a point where if you are disciplining players this much more often than other teams, you have to question whether the issue is your recruiting judgement or your level of discipline. Being a hardass to be a hardass is not a good reason. It's supposed to trigger behavior change in the disciplined player and reinforce in others. If it's not working, you have to question methods. There's simply no way for me to know, but the number of transfers, random DNP-CDs, etc. It just feels like Ewing is potentially stuck in the past in terms of discipline. It's been 40 years since he was at college. Exactly. You took the words right out of my mouth. It seems like we have had way more DNPs/coaches decisions compared to other programs. I get the reasoning behind it, and there are definitely instances where it might make sense (for example, when Akinjo went rogue). I cannot even think of an instance where it happened under JT3, though I am probably just drawing a blank at the moment. But, I think you are right. I think this is more likely being stuck in the past, and I am not sure it's a disciplinary method that really relates well to kids of this era. Generally speaking, I'd like to see the mentality of the program, both on and off the court, move into the present. When Ewing got hired and was initially more open with the media, I thought that was a really good sign of change, but once he got more entrenched into the hilltop, things seemed to head back to the way they've always been. The irony of these DNP type decisions is that for a program that likes to keep things close to the vest, it's actually doing the exact opposite by announcing to the world that something happened, which then leads to tons of speculation (something that was not an issue 30-40 years ago--heck, even 20 years ago--when nobody would have known except a tiny group) about what happened. So, in the end, the effort to keep things secret, combined with the disciplinary method, actually says a lot to the public.
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