Patrick Ewing Trying to Bring Georgetown Back to Prominence

[Muskie]

I've watched several Gtown games. They seem to be doing ok. However, I see a repeat of bad late game decisions. That was put on display last night.

[xu82]

I've watched several Gtown games. They seem to be doing ok. However, I see a repeat of bad late game decisions. That was put on display last night.

And I am forever grateful!

[xudash]

I've watched several Gtown games. They seem to be doing ok. However, I see a repeat of bad late game decisions. That was put on display last night.

True. But let's see how he does with his recruits moving forward.

He took the #6 team in the nation to the brink in the Cintas Center with an improving squad of JT III's personnel. It will be interesting to watch how the Hoyas progress from here.

[GIMMFD]

True. But let's see how he does with his recruits moving forward.

He took the #6 team in the nation to the brink in the Cintas Center with an improving squad of JT III's personnel. It will be interesting to watch how the Hoyas progress from here.

Nothing too crazy, no top 100 recruits, but 2 four star prospects, and then high flying 3-star PG Mac McClung for 2018, but that's still better than our recruiting class, so take that with a grain of salt, I think if he continues to raise the profile, and shows he's an improvement on JT III, he could get some talent there again.

[GoMuskies]

He doesn't appear to be totally incompetent as a college coach, so that's a good start. In theory, Georgetown should not be that tough a rebuilding job as they weren't THAT far down in the first place. I think there's a pretty good chance he'll get them rolling and back into the top half of the conference relatively quickly. Can he get them back into the top 15 or top 10 in the reasonably near future? Much tougher question.

[D-West & PO-Z]

Difference between Mullin and Ewing is Ewing had a lot of coaching experience as an assistant under his belt before getting this job. I was in the NBA but and never a head coach but he at least had some significant experience.

[XUGRAD80]

Having L. Orr on the staff is a big plus. He brings solid assistant and head coaching experience on the college level to the program, including expereince in recruiting. He’s also had a long term relationship with Ewing as a player and friend. A lot of the success a head coach has can be based on who their assistants are and how they do their job. There is way to much involved for it to be a one man operation. Orr was a solid choice when it came time to hire assistants.

[GIMMFD]

Difference between Mullin and Ewing is Ewing had a lot of coaching experience as an assistant under his belt before getting this job. I was in the NBA but and never a head coach but he at least had some significant experience.

Bingo. Ewing knows what comes with being a coach, yes never a head coach, but still understood the day to day operation aspect, rather than the hiring of Mullin which seemed much more like a marketing ploy.

[XUFan09]

Bingo. Ewing knows what comes with being a coach, yes never a head coach, but still understood the day to day operation aspect, rather than the hiring of Mullin which seemed much more like a marketing ploy.

The St. John's hiring of Mullin just feeds into the stereotype of NYC/LA people being obsessed with branding, at the expense of good practical decisions. Whether or not that's true, that's how it seems to look.

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[waggy]

I think Mullin was a very good hire. And I'm certain he's forgot more about the game than anyone that posts here ever knew.