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Post by Ranch Dressing on Mar 6, 2015 17:16:24 GMT -5
This. Kid. Is. Awesome.
I hope he gets a bucket tomorrow followed by a standing O!
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Post by gutuna on Mar 6, 2015 17:44:30 GMT -5
I believe this is called juxtaposition.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2015 17:59:10 GMT -5
Adams remained part of the team through a medical hardship waiver, which allowed him to attend Georgetown while not counting against the team’s scholarship limit. Georgetown obtained an NCAA waiver for him to appear Saturday, a process Thompson began 16 months ago to honor a player who turned from teammate to assistant coach, who remained a positive influence even through cruel fate. “Coming in, he was going to be the next Georgetown center,” Thompson said. “It hurt him. It hurt us. But he’s someone that has not pouted. He’s someone that has found a way to help this team, to make his teammates better in a totally different way than what any of us envisioned. We just wanted to give him a chance to get back out there.”
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Post by mapei on Mar 6, 2015 18:05:30 GMT -5
Wow. I'm speechless and a little teary-eyed.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2015 18:06:03 GMT -5
Adams amazed teammates with how quickly he overcame his fate. At first, he became the team’s loudest supporter from the bench during games. At practice, he wiped sweat off the floor and rebounded as teammates took extra shots. As his career passed, Thompson encouraged Adams to act more like a coach. Adams wore a crisp suit to games and whispered tips into players’ ears. Thompson told him to watch more film than anyone on the team. He asked for Adams’s insight when he prepared scouting reports. Adams focused on big men, and both Hopkins and Joshua Smith credited him for helping develop post moves. More than that, Adams lifted the team’s spirit. He never bemoaned his rotten luck, so how could anyone complain about his own situation? “When people get down on themselves, he’s always there to bring people up,” senior Aaron Bowen said. “There will be times when I’ll be down, and he’ll be in my ear saying, ‘Stay with it. Stay focused.’ He’s the man.” Smith learned about Adams’s senior day start before any Georgetown player. Thompson asked him if he would mind sitting to make room for Adams in the starting lineup. Smith replied in an instant. “I was honored,” Smith said. “Ty has invested as much as anybody else has in our program with helping us and caring, being there even if he can’t physically participate. “Tyler’s just another coach, really. In the games, when the coaches huddle up, he’s the first guy to speak up. He’s one of our teammates and our friends. At the end of the day, he’s just one of the coaches.” On Saturday, Adams will again be a player. He will end his career in a Georgetown uniform, “Adams” across his shoulder and No. 10 on his back. He knows he will be both nervous and excited. He’s been trying not to think about it too much, to keep the nerves at bay. But his teammates keep giving him advice. For once, they are coaching him. “They’re just like, ‘Shoot a three,’ ” Adams said.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2015 18:08:05 GMT -5
Wow. I'm speechless and a little teary-eyed. Me 2 man.. :’( And I need a number 10 Gtown Jersey
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Post by GUMBA on Mar 6, 2015 18:17:09 GMT -5
What a great story and a great guy. I hope he does score tomorrow. That would be perfect.
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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 6, 2015 18:22:11 GMT -5
On a day in which many of us are reading and commenting all about the sleazy side of college sports at other institutions, this news is a welcome response. Nice to see a true "feel good" story.
You can run a college basketball program and remember why the youngsters chose to come to Georgetown instead of another school. You can run a program cleanly and still compete at the highest levels. And you can take time out and do the right thing when it comes to a young man whose dreams changed in his freshman year and chose to stay, get his degree, and still contribute to the program in a far different manner.
This is getting national publicity above and beyond what we are seeing from the local DC media. On a day when a storied basketball coach and program are reeling from the hammering properly inflicted by the NCAA, this is wonderful.
Kudos to Tyler; we will hear much more about him in the years to come, and I expect that he'll be a coach in due time. Kudos to JT3 and the administrators responsible for bringing this before the NCAA for approval.
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Post by centercourt400s on Mar 6, 2015 18:57:22 GMT -5
This. Kid. Is. Awesome. I hope he gets a bucket tomorrow followed by a standing O! He's going to get a couple of standing ovations regardless of what happens. So glad I'm going to be there... this may even top Ewing's senior day, which was pretty emotional as I recall.
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Post by centercourt400s on Mar 6, 2015 19:00:33 GMT -5
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Post by wahoohoya on Mar 6, 2015 20:50:17 GMT -5
Wow - what a tremendous story. Proud to be a Hoya fan.
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Post by jackdog74 on Mar 6, 2015 21:13:56 GMT -5
The truly amazing part is that this process began 16 months ago. In other words, around Thanksgiving 2013, JTIII started thinking about this day. A brand new season is getting underway, you've just you're best player, and you're fighting the NCAA to get this guy a start. I did not think my man crush on JTIII could get any bigger. It has.
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Post by tashoya on Mar 6, 2015 22:01:02 GMT -5
On a day in which many of us are reading and commenting all about the sleazy side of college sports at other institutions, this news is a welcome response. Nice to see a true "feel good" story. You can run a college basketball program and remember why the youngsters chose to come to Georgetown instead of another school. You can run a program cleanly and still compete at the highest levels. And you can take time out and do the right thing when it comes to a young man whose dreams changed in his freshman year and chose to stay, get his degree, and still contribute to the program in a far different manner. This is getting national publicity above and beyond what we are seeing from the local DC media. On a day when a storied basketball coach and program are reeling from the hammering properly inflicted by the NCAA, this is wonderful. Kudos to Tyler; we will hear much more about him in the years to come, and I expect that he'll be a coach in due time. Kudos to JT3 and the administrators responsible for bringing this before the NCAA for approval. Well stated nj. I'm beside myself that I can't get down to DC to clap loudly for all of our seniors. Knowing now that Tyler is getting his final start in the blue and gray, I am angry at myself that I didn't plan more than a week and a half in advance to arrange for the days off. It's great that this story is getting a bit of traction as "news" these days, especially as related to sports, seems to be all about negative / gotcha type stories. I have never met Tyler but I couldn't have more respect for how he's handled what had to have been a very difficult decision with regard to basketball. For him to stay and to contribute in the manner that he has is beyond commendable. He's the very definition of what we as people and as Hoyas should strive to be. He was strong in the face of adversity and served his teammates and his school in the best ways possible. And, in turn, he will be graduating from a solid university with thousands and thousands of people pulling for him who recognize his character and his contribution. I really, really hope he's still on the bench next year in a coaching capacity but, in the event that he isn't, I have zero doubt that he's a man that will succeed in whatever he puts his mind to accomplishing. I'm going to miss all of the seniors that play ball but none more than Tyler. Hoya Saxa big man. Georgetown was lucky to have you.
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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 6, 2015 22:10:00 GMT -5
The truly amazing part is that this process began 16 months ago. In other words, around Thanksgiving 2013, JTIII started thinking about this day. A brand new season is getting underway, you've just you're best player, and you're fighting the NCAA to get this guy a start. I did not think my man crush on JTIII could get any bigger. It has. But does that overcome all of his obvious coaching shortcomings?
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Post by mfk24 on Mar 6, 2015 22:18:29 GMT -5
Had tears in my eyes when I read the Wapo story. Everything about this makes me proud to be a Hoya. #weareGeorgetown
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Post by chep3 on Mar 6, 2015 23:42:45 GMT -5
This is great. What a great story. Tyler seems to have dealt with a raw deal as well as you can possibly expect anyone to. Hope tomorrow is a nice silver lining.
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Post by Hoyaholic on Mar 7, 2015 0:03:22 GMT -5
This is a story that the national news should be picking up on, but probably won't. I sure hope that Tyler is on our bench for years to come.
It's never too soon to put a succession plan in place!
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Post by RusskyHoya on Mar 7, 2015 7:24:58 GMT -5
School A: Has several players on roster that cheat academically and receive impermissible benefits; NCAA stonewalled in its investigation but eventually issues scathing reports essentially stripping players of eligibility. School B: Has one player not even on roster that does all the right things academically; NCAA provides eligibility for single game. The Adam Kilgore story dominates the front page, above the fold, of today's WaPo. Compare that with the front-pager on the cover of today's Syracuse Post-Standard. Really tells you all you need to know about the values and ethics of the two programs. I've never doubted this, but it's nice to see the whole world confronted with it.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Mar 7, 2015 7:29:48 GMT -5
This is a story that the national news should be picking up on, but probably won't. I sure hope that Tyler is on our bench for years to come. It's never too soon to put a succession plan in place! FWIW, I saw it on the screen crawl on ESPNU last night. They're suckers for human interest stories, and I could see them running with it in order to distract from some of the negativity surrounding the Decline and Fall of the Orange Empire.
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Post by 757hoyafan on Mar 7, 2015 10:01:12 GMT -5
It's been so long, I do not even remembering seeing him play. I hope he dunk the ball and break the backboard.. Lol
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