I live and die with Georgetown hoops. We didn't have legitimate college football so all my eggs were in the Georgetown hoops basket. Lived on First New South with all 4 basketball players from my year (Jaren, Smitty, Bobby Winston and Big Jon).
Anyways I won't bore you with the ups and downs of the post JT2 years cause most of us lived it thru the highs (Jeff Green Final Four) and the lows (Ewing).
I loved this community here. Been here a long time. Made an embarrassingly huge amount of posts. Went through one Ewing rock bottom (mass exodus) and then another last year. And then I bought the Kool Aid of this season with the new staff and the very impressive roster makeover. I sincerely thought that there was enough talent to overcome the shortcomings of Ewing's coaching. I even left this community that I loved so much because it just wasn't making me feel good about the love I have for Georgetown basketball. People like Daveje were getting under my skin.
But I want to officially apologize to Daveje and the other Ewing detractors. You were 100% right. I was dead wrong.
Ewing might be the most incompetent person I've ever seen at a job in my life. I can't even wrap my head around it. I think the dude that just ran the biggest scandal ponzi of our generation (FTX) is better at his job than Ewing. I still don't know why: My only thought is that he dealt with players in the NBA who are professionals and just does not have the capacity to teach young players how to play the game of basketball.
I cancelled my membership here but am locked in till March. I've lurked a bit. Read about bad body language with Murray and other things like that. And you know what I don't blame him. I don't blame Dante Harris. I don't blame the myriad players who have bailed on this program. This is as rock bottom as I've ever seen it. Why would ANYONE come here to die as a competitive basketball player. I thought Mohammed was stupid for leaving. He should have went to Missouri or Georgia. He'd be in a better situation than he is now. Does anyone here doubt that?
I told my friends in another Hoya fan community that I used to absolutely love and revere Ewing. Now I just want him to go far far away. He has destroyed a brand I love. Like I said before I just cannot wrap my head around the damage that he is doing to Hoya basketball. If he has any shred of decency as one of the the most important figures in the history of our campus, he needs to step down after this tournament. Let Nick or Baldwin finish out the year and then reboot. Bring in a coach that has zero ties to the previous administrations. Anything less is a systemic failure.
And I want to reiterate this thought regarding Daveje. You were right all along and I was so very wrong.
I don't believe this post is an overreaction. Six years of terrible defense, poor results, unfathomable attrition, a program-wide train wreck regarding fundamentals, and consistent lack of preparation and adjustments shows me everything I need to know.
I'm just done. I'll tape every game and watch the wins and won't bother with the losses. I'll sort of hope some of our recruiting targets sign but as someone who wants the best for everyone will not begrudge them one bit for not wanting any part of this Titanic-like program.
Have no clue why I'm posting this. Probably because I'm uncharacteristically drunk on a Friday afternoon as my best friend's mom passed and we had an Irish wake for her. So I guess I'm looking for friends to wallow in my misery with me. And I applaud everyone here to a man (or woman) who still gives a shit about this program. I'm just hoping this post gives me a little peace by being cathartic in a weird way.
Daveje: post away. You have my support.
Anyways I won't bore you with the ups and downs of the post JT2 years cause most of us lived it thru the highs (Jeff Green Final Four) and the lows (Ewing).
I loved this community here. Been here a long time. Made an embarrassingly huge amount of posts. Went through one Ewing rock bottom (mass exodus) and then another last year. And then I bought the Kool Aid of this season with the new staff and the very impressive roster makeover. I sincerely thought that there was enough talent to overcome the shortcomings of Ewing's coaching. I even left this community that I loved so much because it just wasn't making me feel good about the love I have for Georgetown basketball. People like Daveje were getting under my skin.
But I want to officially apologize to Daveje and the other Ewing detractors. You were 100% right. I was dead wrong.
Ewing might be the most incompetent person I've ever seen at a job in my life. I can't even wrap my head around it. I think the dude that just ran the biggest scandal ponzi of our generation (FTX) is better at his job than Ewing. I still don't know why: My only thought is that he dealt with players in the NBA who are professionals and just does not have the capacity to teach young players how to play the game of basketball.
I cancelled my membership here but am locked in till March. I've lurked a bit. Read about bad body language with Murray and other things like that. And you know what I don't blame him. I don't blame Dante Harris. I don't blame the myriad players who have bailed on this program. This is as rock bottom as I've ever seen it. Why would ANYONE come here to die as a competitive basketball player. I thought Mohammed was stupid for leaving. He should have went to Missouri or Georgia. He'd be in a better situation than he is now. Does anyone here doubt that?
I told my friends in another Hoya fan community that I used to absolutely love and revere Ewing. Now I just want him to go far far away. He has destroyed a brand I love. Like I said before I just cannot wrap my head around the damage that he is doing to Hoya basketball. If he has any shred of decency as one of the the most important figures in the history of our campus, he needs to step down after this tournament. Let Nick or Baldwin finish out the year and then reboot. Bring in a coach that has zero ties to the previous administrations. Anything less is a systemic failure.
And I want to reiterate this thought regarding Daveje. You were right all along and I was so very wrong.
I don't believe this post is an overreaction. Six years of terrible defense, poor results, unfathomable attrition, a program-wide train wreck regarding fundamentals, and consistent lack of preparation and adjustments shows me everything I need to know.
I'm just done. I'll tape every game and watch the wins and won't bother with the losses. I'll sort of hope some of our recruiting targets sign but as someone who wants the best for everyone will not begrudge them one bit for not wanting any part of this Titanic-like program.
Have no clue why I'm posting this. Probably because I'm uncharacteristically drunk on a Friday afternoon as my best friend's mom passed and we had an Irish wake for her. So I guess I'm looking for friends to wallow in my misery with me. And I applaud everyone here to a man (or woman) who still gives a shit about this program. I'm just hoping this post gives me a little peace by being cathartic in a weird way.
Daveje: post away. You have my support.
