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Post by Elvado on Oct 16, 2019 8:42:04 GMT -5
Jaren Jackson was also a pretty good pro player too! And has coaching experience. Fist Hoya to get a ring...
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Oct 16, 2019 9:17:11 GMT -5
Jackson is too similar to Orr. Freeman replaces Wallace and Ewing Jr. Younger Hoya who recruits can relate to.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Oct 16, 2019 9:46:20 GMT -5
Jaren Jackson was also a pretty good pro player too! And has coaching experience. First Hoya to get a ring... First in the modern era, anyway. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Hassett
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Post by Elvado on Oct 16, 2019 10:19:58 GMT -5
And that my friend is why this is your Board...
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Post by HometownHoya on Oct 16, 2019 10:47:03 GMT -5
Interesting Jaren's name was brought up. To me, he's a great example of why you should invite a former player that wants to coach to the hilltop. Jaren had coaching experience and could be a lead assistant but if a former player wants to be involved with the program, let them be involved. It can only hurt to not allow them to be around the program. There are plenty of roles for ever experience level that can be found.
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Post by LCPolo18 on Oct 16, 2019 11:10:05 GMT -5
Too bad he doesn't get any credit for the ring on the Georgetown Basketball History Project site! www.hoyabasketball.com/players/b_hassett.htmwww.hoyabasketball.com/history/nba.htmJackson is too similar to Orr. Freeman replaces Wallace and Ewing Jr. Younger Hoya who recruits can relate to. The special assistant position and assistant director of basketball operations position are not positions that are allowed to actively recruit off campus. They are essentially coaching apprenticeship positions that can be used as stepping stones to other positions in the future. Interesting Jaren's name was brought up. To me, he's a great example of why you should invite a former player that wants to coach to the hilltop. Jaren had coaching experience and could be a lead assistant but if a former player wants to be involved with the program, let them be involved. It can only hurt to not allow them to be around the program. There are plenty of roles for ever experience level that can be found. Jaren Jackson attended the Hoya basketball alumni event this summer, so if he had interest in returning to Georgetown in an official capacity I'm sure he knows how to express that interest to Coach Ewing.
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Post by HometownHoya on Oct 16, 2019 11:46:21 GMT -5
Too bad he doesn't get any credit for the ring on the Georgetown Basketball History Project site! www.hoyabasketball.com/players/b_hassett.htmwww.hoyabasketball.com/history/nba.htmJackson is too similar to Orr. Freeman replaces Wallace and Ewing Jr. Younger Hoya who recruits can relate to. The special assistant position and assistant director of basketball operations position are not positions that are allowed to actively recruit off campus. They are essentially coaching apprenticeship positions that can be used as stepping stones to other positions in the future. Interesting Jaren's name was brought up. To me, he's a great example of why you should invite a former player that wants to coach to the hilltop. Jaren had coaching experience and could be a lead assistant but if a former player wants to be involved with the program, let them be involved. It can only hurt to not allow them to be around the program. There are plenty of roles for ever experience level that can be found. Jaren Jackson attended the Hoya basketball alumni event this summer, so if he had interest in returning to Georgetown in an official capacity I'm sure he knows how to express that interest to Coach Ewing. Yeah I didnt mean Jaren would come back and coach now. If Pat wants him then great. Im more pointing out how the relationship between Jaren and the university soured for a bit and lost us a top recruit. No reason to let any alumni relationship sour.
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Post by EtomicB on Oct 16, 2019 12:13:45 GMT -5
Too bad he doesn't get any credit for the ring on the Georgetown Basketball History Project site! www.hoyabasketball.com/players/b_hassett.htmwww.hoyabasketball.com/history/nba.htmJackson is too similar to Orr. Freeman replaces Wallace and Ewing Jr. Younger Hoya who recruits can relate to. The special assistant position and assistant director of basketball operations position are not positions that are allowed to actively recruit off campus. They are essentially coaching apprenticeship positions that can be used as stepping stones to other positions in the future.Interesting Jaren's name was brought up. To me, he's a great example of why you should invite a former player that wants to coach to the hilltop. Jaren had coaching experience and could be a lead assistant but if a former player wants to be involved with the program, let them be involved. It can only hurt to not allow them to be around the program. There are plenty of roles for ever experience level that can be found. Jaren Jackson attended the Hoya basketball alumni event this summer, so if he had interest in returning to Georgetown in an official capacity I'm sure he knows how to express that interest to Coach Ewing. Pretty sure they can't recruit in any way besides compiling a list of players to recruit. They're not even allowed to do any on-court coaching of players either during practices...
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Oct 16, 2019 13:04:52 GMT -5
Interesting Jaren's name was brought up. To me, he's a great example of why you should invite a former player that wants to coach to the hilltop. Jaren had coaching experience and could be a lead assistant but if a former player wants to be involved with the program, let them be involved. It can only hurt to not allow them to be around the program. There are plenty of roles for ever experience level that can be found. I think we should keep a strong alumni connection with previous players, no doubt. I think that previous players should be "around the program" in certain ways for sure: participating in alumni events, attending games, going to dinners/awards ceremonies, etc. And for some guys (like Wallace, until this season), there are no doubt more involved roles. But clearly, not everybody can be significantly involved. And, while I am sure that Ewing enjoys great relationships with many, or most, of our previous players (to the extent he knows them), I have no doubt that there are some Ewing would not want near the program regularly or involved in a more detailed capacity. It's just reality.
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Post by LCPolo18 on Oct 16, 2019 14:06:15 GMT -5
Too bad he doesn't get any credit for the ring on the Georgetown Basketball History Project site! www.hoyabasketball.com/players/b_hassett.htmwww.hoyabasketball.com/history/nba.htmThe special assistant position and assistant director of basketball operations position are not positions that are allowed to actively recruit off campus. They are essentially coaching apprenticeship positions that can be used as stepping stones to other positions in the future.Jaren Jackson attended the Hoya basketball alumni event this summer, so if he had interest in returning to Georgetown in an official capacity I'm sure he knows how to express that interest to Coach Ewing. Pretty sure they can't recruit in any way besides compiling a list of players to recruit. They're not even allowed to do any on-court coaching of players either during practices... Yeah I just couldn't remember the exact rules about who can host a recruit once they are on campus since I believe that's broader than the head coach and three assistant coaches. At least from this, a special assistant is expected to be involved with coordinating visits and recruiting materials. hoopdirt.com/job/special-assistant-head-coach-mens-basketball-georgetown-university-full-time/
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Post by EtomicB on Oct 16, 2019 15:55:27 GMT -5
Pretty sure they can't recruit in any way besides compiling a list of players to recruit. They're not even allowed to do any on-court coaching of players either during practices... Yeah I just couldn't remember the exact rules about who can host a recruit once they are on campus since I believe that's broader than the head coach and three assistant coaches. At least from this, a special assistant is expected to be involved with coordinating visits and recruiting materials. hoopdirt.com/job/special-assistant-head-coach-mens-basketball-georgetown-university-full-time/My bad, you're correct they can recruit on campus compliance.sports.uga.edu/coaches-staff/ncaa-rules-for-administrative-coaching-staff/non-coaching-staff-member-declaration/GENERAL RULE Non-coaching staff members with sport-specific responsibilities (e.g., administrative assistants, directors of operations, quality control personnel, directors of player development, video coordinators, assistant/associate athletics directors for specific sports), do not have to be included in the institution’s coaching limitations, provided they are not identified as coaches and do not engage in any coaching activities, on-court or on-field activities (e.g., shagging balls, assisting with drills, throwing batting practice, signaling in plays at the direction of a coaching staff member), off-campus recruiting activities or scouting of opponents. The SEC has given us the advice that a violation of this legislation could very well land an institution in an infractions hearing.
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Post by arlingtonhoya05 on Oct 18, 2019 13:40:40 GMT -5
It was a pleasure watching Austin play- such a smooth operator and he really stepped up when Wright got hurt.
It's a damn shame he and Wright didn't enjoy more team success...I think things would have been much different with PE or a different coach at the helm.
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Post by miracles87 on Oct 18, 2019 13:54:05 GMT -5
It was a pleasure watching Austin play- such a smooth operator and he really stepped up when Wright got hurt. It's a damn shame he and Wright didn't enjoy more team success...I think things would have been much different with PE or a different coach at the helm. I think they reached the top 10 in the rankings their last two years. Freeman’s diabetes and Wright’s broken hand may have had something to do with the lack of NCAA success. To be clear, those teams were incredible to watch, and had many huge wins, or “team success”, if you’d prefer. To say that JTIII somehow held them back is completely idiotic.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 13:55:55 GMT -5
It was a pleasure watching Austin play- such a smooth operator and he really stepped up when Wright got hurt. It's a damn shame he and Wright didn't enjoy more team success...I think things would have been much different with PE or a different coach at the helm. They won 20 three times, made 2 BET finals, made 4 postseasons (3 NCAA), beat a #1 and #2, and won a Big East title (in a monster BE) - dealing w/ significant injuries and illness. I'm not blaming anyone who'd sign up for that over the next 4 years right now.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 14:15:48 GMT -5
Ideal situation would be for him to spend a year or 2 coaching grassroots b-ball and reintegrated himself into the local scene. Then get hired as an assistant..
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Post by miracles87 on Oct 18, 2019 22:56:16 GMT -5
Austin Freeman was such a great Hoya. A lethal combination of basketball smarts, deadeye shooting, soft hands and physical strength. Now, and I think this goes without saying, much like Siegfried and Roy, Cheech and Chong, John and Paul, PB and J, Jack and Arnie, Tillmon and Bryant, Woodward and Bernstein, Sid and Nancy, Funk and Wagnalls, Stilton and Port, Martin and Lewis, Jake and Elwood, Borg and McEnroe, Biggie and Tupac, Wayne and Garth, Bangers and Mash, Sacco and Vanzetti, Deke and Zo, Simon and Garfunkel, Hunter and Garcia, Chrissie and Martina, Burgers and Fries, Huck and Tom, Thelma and Louise, and...I think I'm forgetting one... Oh yea! Duh! Frazier and Ali! Anyway, much like those others, I tend to think of Austin in terms of his epic partnership, Freeman and Wright.
From their recruitment to their freshman years, as they became the face of the Hoyas, all of the way to this very moment as I peck at my keyboard, I've loved Austin Freeman and Chris Wright. Freeman and Wright. I mean, come on. Those guys could play. If Freeman and Wright were on the break, they finished. Layups, reverse layups, finger rolls, runners, bank shots, the odd slam dunk, the ball was going in the basket. You could press the Hoyas with Freeman and Wright, but you'd better be deep and athletic, or you'd get carved up liked a Sunday roast. Every team Freeman and Wright played on was capable of beating any team in the country, anywhere in the country. The Freeman and Wright years were golden ones.
Austin, I wish you all of the best. You gave me such joy in your time at Georgetown, so many moments of beautiful basketball, what can I say. I have no doubt that you will have a happy and successful life. Godspeed to you, young man.
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Post by HamptonHoya on Oct 19, 2019 7:42:26 GMT -5
I had forgotten how good they were together. So good, we didn't have to be concerned about those positions for four years (until an injury happened). I feel that we are working back to that status. Wishing them the best.
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Oct 19, 2019 9:59:49 GMT -5
Two McD guards in your backcourt is a nice luxury to have for four years. 😎
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Post by DanMcQ on Jun 24, 2022 11:25:40 GMT -5
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Post by tashoya on Jun 24, 2022 11:35:36 GMT -5
Best of luck to Austin in his new role!
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