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Post by Elvado on Jan 24, 2023 20:58:20 GMT -5
Any truth to the rumor that Jack just left his seat with his lawyer to get to work on the extension?
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Post by Elvado on Jan 24, 2023 18:52:32 GMT -5
The one silver lining to all this losing is the facade of shrouded secrecy is slowly being chipped away. Whether its guys like Chris, Austin, Henry or Dejaun speaking up for change. Or someone like Braswell saying "Ronnie is only in it for Ronnie" are things that never wouldve never been uttered in better (or simply mediocre) times. My hope is that hitting rock-bottom will bring some renewed vigor to melding the alumni back into the mix and helping recreate a proper culture for the next coach/staff. Call it respect, apprehension, fear, or some combination of all three, the former presence of the big man in the corner office kept a lot of former players from speaking freely. Large Father was not to be messed with. Jack remains posthumously cowed by Big John…
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Post by Elvado on Jan 24, 2023 6:43:06 GMT -5
Hope he likes our new hire
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Post by Elvado on Jan 23, 2023 16:18:30 GMT -5
Maybe they used the placards to cover the windows to the practice facility Court in the TAC in one more homage to Big John.
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Post by Elvado on Jan 23, 2023 11:15:32 GMT -5
The "why do we ever want to do something to please / answer a question from / explain something to the fanbase" attitude really has to change with this next hire. In 2022, all of that is part of the job, and doing those things is how you build trust. There's no relationship between the program and the audience because that's been the attitude for 50 years, and maybe it worked in the 1980's - mainly because there was a mutual mistrust of the media that were the middlemen between the program and the audience (Feinstein, Curry Kirkpatrick, etc were all boogeymen then). We're not in the 1980's anymore and you can now have a much more direct relationship with fans. I'd be satisfied with looking around at best practices at other programs and simply adopting some of them. That really shouldn't be controversial. Heck, you can look internally at best practices for some of it. I have supported men's soccer and baseball over the years so I'm on their lists. In season I get an email each week or two from the head coach with a little synopsis on what just happened and what is to come. It usually contains just a bit of inside information although nothing even remotely controversial. The hoops equivalent would be "we've really been working with Q on recognizing and passing out of double teams and he did a good job one possession against Xavier and got a hockey assist on an open three. Hopefully we see more of that.". Shoot, it doesn't even have to be true!!! And neeedless to say, the head coach doesn't actually have to write it or be involved at all. Year ago I bought a pair of sneakers from Ewing’s company. I get three emails a week from them. Priorities….
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Post by Elvado on Jan 23, 2023 6:45:06 GMT -5
Praying for Niners/Bengals Round 3
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Post by Elvado on Jan 23, 2023 4:54:00 GMT -5
I remember the days when DePaul/Georgetown was a major game in the college basketball landscape. How things have changed! Patrick Ewing has taken us to the Bizarro World. As a player, GU-DePaul was 1 vs 2 nationally. As a Coach it is 9 v 11 in the Big East. A player who lost 23 games in 4 years has lost 29 straight conference games as a coach and has not beaten a high major in well over a year. Shocking.
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Post by Elvado on Jan 22, 2023 16:55:30 GMT -5
This may all be Collin Gillespie’s fault Grant Hill’s recruitment really hurt JT2 and Josh Hart devastated JT3 JT2 also cost himself some big wins with his slowdown tactics.
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Post by Elvado on Jan 22, 2023 13:11:58 GMT -5
Pat is certainly a special kind of coach, results wise.
Literally in a league of his own.
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Post by Elvado on Jan 22, 2023 12:17:05 GMT -5
Would certainly serve as a hedge against non-immediate success. Media would fall over itself to not criticize. And it wouldn't even be difficult to leak that Jack D/"search committee" reached out to Staley to check her interest even if she doesn't make any final cut. Would generate the same media buzz as Becky Hammond's hiring by the Spurs did. Just hire the best damn coach who'll take the job. Period. I'm just sick of the abysmal state of the basketball program and the ineptitude of Georgetown in addressing it. Amen my wise friend.
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Post by Elvado on Jan 22, 2023 12:04:32 GMT -5
Georgetown has been DEI in BB forever. Not working. How about something new? But can't you just see Jack D seeking to hire the first woman coach in D-I NCAA men's basketball ?! 🤔 Would certainly serve as a hedge against non-immediate success. Media would fall over itself to not criticize.
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Post by Elvado on Jan 22, 2023 8:58:01 GMT -5
The next hire will have the benefit of Ewing have so lowered the bar that improvement will happen by accident.
Get a good hire and the improvement could be both vast and fast.
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Post by Elvado on Jan 22, 2023 8:26:26 GMT -5
Of what? Bad press? Bad results? Poor attendance? Ronny releases incriminating photos? What the hell can they be afraid of? Fear of Ewing not showing up for the 40th anniversary of the national championship? If that is enough all hope is lost….
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Post by Elvado on Jan 21, 2023 16:10:25 GMT -5
Why is the Admin waiting to let PE go or at the very least to make the announcement so we can get started on the search? Fear. Of what? Bad press? Bad results? Poor attendance? Ronny releases incriminating photos? What the hell can they be afraid of?
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Post by Elvado on Jan 21, 2023 16:02:06 GMT -5
Sure. And I can be happy to see his selfish act leave… Like Akinjo, craves late game heroics He should crave wins. Career loser like his coach.
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Post by Elvado on Jan 21, 2023 15:57:46 GMT -5
Hopefully next year. Can’t stand his me first game. If you don’t play for a ranked team, you feel compelled to put up gaudy numbers to get noticed. Kids want to showcase so they can get paid. Sure. And I can be happy to see his selfish act leave…
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Post by Elvado on Jan 21, 2023 15:46:34 GMT -5
If we’re going to lose anyway, may as well pad your stats to get noticed Primo can play at next level. He has no help out there with Wahab fumbling the ball right underneath the basket. Hopefully next year. Can’t stand his me first game.
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Post by Elvado on Jan 21, 2023 15:36:12 GMT -5
Joey Meyer 75 Our Joey Meyer 68 Joey Meyer was 231-158 with seven NCAA appearances. Don’t let facts get in the way. We would give our left nut for Ewing’s record to match Joey Meyer.
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Post by Elvado on Jan 21, 2023 15:10:56 GMT -5
2 bad teams will take the court.
One will leave with its 30th straight conference loss
81-68
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Post by Elvado on Jan 21, 2023 14:39:31 GMT -5
Primo deserves to score more than 40 points. We got nobody else maybe Riley who can score more than 15 pts consistently without Murray or Heath. I can understand wanting to get to 40 at the end there but it’s just a bad look to run down and chuck up two bad three point shots because you want to stat chase Primo subscribes to Me > G It all figures…
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