John thompson III

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Hi Guys!!

I am a graduate of Princeton and Georgetown med, so in many ways JT's arrival at GU is a lateral move from my perspective. I have been a Georgetown and Princeton basketball fan for many years.

This is a great coach. Princeton had 6 very close games in the Ivy League this past year and won every single one of them. Four of them were overtime games. He is an excellent strategist. He coaches an uptempo rendition of the Princeton system. He will not hesitate to fast break. Princeton's players have improved substantially each year.

Another key is assistent coach Burke. He is a superb recruiter and is recognized as such. My understanding is that he may be coming with JT III. It is going to take a couple of years, but GU basketball is on the rise.

Good luck and Go Hoyas

Jerry

[SFHoya99]

Welcome! Thanks for the comments. I think many of us are huge fans of the hire (though some feel shafted by the how).

I'm expecting Burke to come since I don't think they will hand him the HC job there. Well, I'm hoping.

Everything I read about Thompson makes me happy -- wins close games, has an offensive structure, players love him, etc.

Should be fun.

[lichoya68]

look at this old post from long ago jerry lh told us about jt3 and winning close games he was REALLY ON TARGET GO HOYAS GO jt3 we do win close games we do go hoyas

[GUHoya07]

Man, you really dig up some very old stuff lic. This is a good find though. ;D

[jerseyhoya34]

JerryLH said:

Hi Guys!!
It is going to take a couple of years, but GU basketball is on the rise.

Interesting post. Glad he was dead wrong on the quoted portion above! We are Georgetown!