Hilltop Hoops spoke with local DMV coaches at both the high school and AAU levels to get a sense for where Georgetown has gone wrong in recruiting the DMV, and how it can fix things.
Love these dumb a** Patrick Ewing apologists commenting here....Ewing or the administration must be hiring some peeps to write comments portraying Ewing as a victim. Simple: Ewing can't coach; the numbers don't lie; we aren't in the 1980s. Nostalgia is not reality.
So they know who Michael Jordan is but they don't know who Patrick Ewing is? I find that hard to believe. While I will agree Patrick needs some "go getters" for assistants, this article seems like a hit job. Do you want to know what won't help recruiting? This article....
Georgetown needs a state-of-the-art on campus arena with all of the amenities! Thompson Center is beautiful but not enough! When recruits see other facilities that completely blow away Georgetown’s, it’s a much easier sell. McDonough excites no one! ‘Build it and they will come!’ Locally or nationally, how often can they lure 5 star recruits? It’s awfully rare! Ewing needs better talent to work with. He’s done great with what he had to work with. Must get a dominant physical big man! Hoyas were totally dominated in the middle last season! Mutombo isn’t ready yet. Georgetown and the DMV has an awful lot to offer a recruit. Can’t put it all on Ewing. He’s operating at a disadvantage. He recruits extremely hard. Remember, Georgetown would not be in the Big East if it weren’t for Patrick Ewing! Big John would tell you the same thing! Georgetown should give #33 every tool needed to be successful.
I think this story unpacks a lot. I never understood why Georgetown couldnt close the opportunity on prospects. Of course the DMV has a lot of great players, it always has great player, most of them wings or guards, but Georgetown needs to land and play the guys they bring in. Hopefully that will change immediately! Patrick needs administrative and infrastructure help! He has to empower the right guys to help rebuild Georgetown. Who will those guys be?
Get out there and recruit hard Patrick, alot of players want to be wanted an needed to come play Georgetown basketball....Recruit Hard
Offer every Freshmen in WCAC ASAP
Jay23 is spot on. Get over it- Ewing can't coach.
Love these dumb a** Patrick Ewing apologists commenting here....Ewing or the administration must be hiring some peeps to write comments portraying Ewing as a victim. Simple: Ewing can't coach; the numbers don't lie; we aren't in the 1980s. Nostalgia is not reality.
So they know who Michael Jordan is but they don't know who Patrick Ewing is? I find that hard to believe. While I will agree Patrick needs some "go getters" for assistants, this article seems like a hit job. Do you want to know what won't help recruiting? This article....
Georgetown needs a state-of-the-art on campus arena with all of the amenities! Thompson Center is beautiful but not enough! When recruits see other facilities that completely blow away Georgetown’s, it’s a much easier sell. McDonough excites no one! ‘Build it and they will come!’ Locally or nationally, how often can they lure 5 star recruits? It’s awfully rare! Ewing needs better talent to work with. He’s done great with what he had to work with. Must get a dominant physical big man! Hoyas were totally dominated in the middle last season! Mutombo isn’t ready yet. Georgetown and the DMV has an awful lot to offer a recruit. Can’t put it all on Ewing. He’s operating at a disadvantage. He recruits extremely hard. Remember, Georgetown would not be in the Big East if it weren’t for Patrick Ewing! Big John would tell you the same thing! Georgetown should give #33 every tool needed to be successful.
Great work man. Keep it up, super interesting stuff here.
Ewing sucks. Get a real coach and he can turn it around in 3 years.
Great investigative work Aidan!
First and foremost the Hoyas need a new coach,
I think this story unpacks a lot. I never understood why Georgetown couldnt close the opportunity on prospects. Of course the DMV has a lot of great players, it always has great player, most of them wings or guards, but Georgetown needs to land and play the guys they bring in. Hopefully that will change immediately! Patrick needs administrative and infrastructure help! He has to empower the right guys to help rebuild Georgetown. Who will those guys be?
good story
Excellent write-up, thank you for putting in the work
excellent piece of journalism. send this to ewing and staff!