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Post by Lethal_Interjection on Mar 22, 2023 16:28:48 GMT -5
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Mar 22, 2023 16:42:27 GMT -5
That Ed Cooley is essentially doing a full court press today is very encouraging. He's doing things no Georgetown coaches have already done before. Given Cooley's history of doing these things all the time, I have to believe that he will continue to do it--which would be revolutionary for this program.
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Post by alleninxis on Mar 22, 2023 16:44:20 GMT -5
What a breath of fresh air. Even if he taps out at his perceived ceiling in between the lines, he will leave this place in such better shape than he found it.
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 22, 2023 16:53:03 GMT -5
I hope he has his TV show here with a studio audience
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 22, 2023 17:01:07 GMT -5
More dimestore psychology. It strikes me that JT III and Ewing were both introverts. There is nothing inherently wrong with that and it may not affect your coaching abilities but IMO an extrovert like Cooley seems exactly what the doctor ordered to cure Hoya basketball of its ills for the last ten years or so. Now just start passing out pizzas. . .
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 22, 2023 17:02:46 GMT -5
That Ed Cooley is essentially doing a full court press today is very encouraging. He's doing things no Georgetown coaches have already done before. Given Cooley's history of doing these things all the time, I have to believe that he will continue to do it--which would be revolutionary for this program. To be fair Ewing did give out to pizzas I think. But Coach Cooley is bringing the engagement to a whole nother level. I’m assuming this is much more than even an average coach like Kevin Willard.
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 22, 2023 17:08:32 GMT -5
I hope he has his TV show here with a studio audience I think the best you can hope for is a weekly radio broadcast, to wit: COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Talking Terps with Coach Willard is set to make its 2022-23 season debut on Wednesday, Nov. 2, as new Maryland men's basketball head coach Kevin Willard joins "Voice of the Terps" Johnny Holliday. The first episode of the year will feature special date to preview the season and the Nov. 7 home opener against Niagara at the XFINITY Center. The weekly radio show will broadcast all 14 shows throughout the 2021-22 season live from Looney's Pub in College Park, MD. Each show will look ahead to upcoming games, break down those from the week prior, and feature current and former player guests. Not familiar enough with what bars in DC would or could host such a radio show.
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Post by hoya73 on Mar 22, 2023 17:10:38 GMT -5
Were there any accusations of basketball improprieties at Iona? Not that I'm aware of, no. But no one is entitled to the job of being head coach at Georgetown (or anywhere else). Just because Brian Shanley - who was, you may recall, the guy who tried to poach Pitino from Louisville while they were a member of the Big East - has one set of standards and Jack DeGioia, whether given his NCAA role or just his personal feelings about how college sports should be, has another, doesn't mean one is acting more "houler than thou" or in line with "Jesuit education principles" or whatever. Neither Jesus nor Ignatius had much to say on the topic of college basketball, remarkably. In any event, Shanley is not a Jesuit, and neither is DeGioia. I'm sure the decision to hire the first lay president was not taken lightly by the Board at the time, and one of the arguments in favor was the very stability that comes with a longer term of service. Is 22 years too long? Everyone's got an opinion about that, but the opinions of the people that matter most - which is to say, not those of anyone on this message board, yours truly included - do not appear to have settled on the affirmative. And so Jack gets to stay in his role, at least until that ambassadorship to the Vatican opens up “But no one is entitled to the job of being head coach at Georgetown (or anywhere else).“ - Oh, I agree with you. “Entitled to the job” is what has Georgetown where we are. So who are “the people that matter the most”? Is he the longest serving president of any Roman Catholic university? William P. Leahy SJ (born 1948) is the 25th President of Boston College, a post he has held since 1996
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Post by flyoverhoya on Mar 22, 2023 17:30:14 GMT -5
Page 20 of this thread is a fascinating read when your work computer blocks Twitter.
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Post by hoyas315 on Mar 22, 2023 17:39:46 GMT -5
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Post by hoyas315 on Mar 22, 2023 18:01:08 GMT -5
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Post by thedragon on Mar 22, 2023 18:03:15 GMT -5
Where's that email I just got about where to send the check? 🤣
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 22, 2023 19:10:46 GMT -5
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Post by hoyas315 on Mar 22, 2023 19:13:44 GMT -5
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Post by hoyas315 on Mar 22, 2023 19:16:59 GMT -5
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Post by hoyas315 on Mar 22, 2023 19:18:06 GMT -5
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Post by IDenj on Mar 22, 2023 19:18:23 GMT -5
Huge. Impressed by his game plan here in the early stages.
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Post by thedragon on Mar 22, 2023 19:20:59 GMT -5
One of our all time greats. Sad. Time to bring the family back together. Today has been a masterclass by Cooley of the beginning stages of rebuilding a culture. Lots of work to do. But im more than impressed.
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Post by bluechi on Mar 22, 2023 19:30:32 GMT -5
Cheerleaders know.
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Post by hoyas315 on Mar 22, 2023 19:35:40 GMT -5
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