Patrick Ewing finally gets his HC gig.....

Nemesis21 · Post #1 » by **Nemesis21** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 6:52 pm

His alma matter has hired him.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/19069306/patrick-ewing-returns-georgetown-hoyas-coach

Happy for Patrick! Good luck!

MagicFan101 · Post #2 » by **MagicFan101** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 6:58 pm

This is really interesting. He has some great coaching experience now and while not to water down the value of a great coach, the major victories come in recruiting. Can he sell his HOF status to kids?

Regardless, best wishes to him!

cedric76 · Post #3 » by **cedric76** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 7:11 pm

FINALLY

Best of luck PAT, well deserved

DiplomaticMagic · Post #4 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 7:18 pm

Wished a NBA team gave him a chance but this is pretty cool. Good luck Pat!

RickB-Orlando · Post #5 » by **RickB-Orlando** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 7:25 pm

Just came to post this. Good for him, I always liked him as a player (grew up in NY as a Knicks fan), as an assistant with the Magic, and he was a hell of a nice guy when I spent some time with the NBA all stars at Disney many hears ago.

Post #6 » by **craig01** » Tue Apr 4, 2017 12:18 am

He's certainly paid his dues.

Don't know how it will turn out, but best of luck

chosen12141 · Post #7 » by **chosen12141** » Tue Apr 4, 2017 2:14 am

Excellent!
Good for you Patrick, the NBA stonewalled the guy for various reasons, but he should have been given a shot!
I hope he returns the Hoyas to the glory days, when he patrolled the paint there!

I also grew up a Knicks fan and I can remember that he was the very first pick, of the very first NBA lottery in 1985!!

Go getem Pat!

Xatticus · Post #8 » by **Xatticus** » Tue Apr 4, 2017 3:32 am

It's good for him. I'm skeptical that it is good for Georgetown.

I'm not sure it's fair to call it stonewalling when the general unspoken consensus from NBA insiders seems to be that he is ill-equipped for the job. I can't speak to the specifics of why that is, but I've heard Michael Wilbon mention this whenever Ewing has been linked to open positions in the past.

shadrock · Post #9 » by **shadrock** » Tue Apr 4, 2017 6:07 am

Hes just not someone i think would be very motivational as a coach. Every time i see him he just looks bored. I admit i have zero knowledge on his ability, this is just based on how it looks.

Post #10 » by **Howard Mass** » Tue Apr 4, 2017 6:08 am

He deserves this and I wish him nothing but the best.

Optimus_Steel · Post #11 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Sat Apr 8, 2017 4:08 pm

It was time someone gave him a shot, he has been vocal about wanting a HC job for a long time.

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axl_c_cool · Post #12 » by **axl_c_cool** » Sat Apr 8, 2017 8:02 pm

Good for Pat!