Oso planning to go pro
I am absolutely delighted to see MU pummel The Hoyas into the ground while they are down . Their fans certainly had no charity to us in our down times. This current Georgetown circumstance won’t last long . Eventually a quality coach will show up and turn their program back around. Too much history and available talent for the Ewing Embarrassment to endure.
Even Patrick Ewing seemed largely disinterested. During timeouts, he spent most of the time talking to the refs and staring blankly into the stands.
My wife and I went to the 2020 game at Georgetown. MU pulled out a win in an exciting, close game, with Markus and McClung trading big plays, and the crowd was into it. Probably 12K or 13K there, so still not a full house, but fun nonetheless.
We were there too. Yeah, it was a lot of fun. At the BET and when we go to DC, I bring my 1970 Press Book (actually, a small booklet) that is chock full of data from the era and has some great pen and ink caricatures of the players. We had 4 MU grads, probably about 30 years old, right in front of us yesterday and, just like at the other venues, I handed it to them to peruse. Just like at the BET, they took quite a few photos with their cameras and scan the data. A group of then current students at the BET were especially fascinated by the booklet. So much for the generational war BS, at least as far as bball is concerned. On the cover? Al, of course. It's a great way to bridge the huge age gap and focus on our common bond. After the 2020 game, a father was posing for a family photo along with his 2 recent GT grad daughters. I offered my MU scarf for the photo and carefully draped it over his shoulders. Afterwards, I asked his daughters if their father was going to rub it in. They replied in stereo "OH, yes!". A Marquette student who ID'd himself as a soph watched the family photo taking place and approached me, a Marquette fossil, and asked if I would be coming to any of the games in Milwaukee. Things like the 2020 post-game events make being at a game so much more rewarding rather than watching on TV. I also enjoy chatting it up with anyone in MU gear at halftime.
Curious .. why didn't Georgetown fire Ewing a month ago? Or tomorrow? What's the reason to wait?Can't get worse.
I wonder how much next year factors in. It's the 40 year anniversary of their 1977, as the Hoyas won their title in 1984. They've already fired the son of the deceased coach, do they want to fire the best player right before what should be a celebratory year? Or bring him back, likely to hear some boos at those celebrations? Interesting debate on the Hilltop.
Didn't think of that angle. I imagine that Ewing has plenty of money set aside already. The part I honestly cannot understand is why he seems determined to continue as long as he can. He is making a fool of himself. Where is the self-pride, self-respect? If he had left after last season, the narrative would still be almost entirely on his phenomenal career in the NCAA and NBA. Now? I'm not so sure.
I thought it was known that G’town already has the money ready to buy him out but they’re waiting for the season to end to save him the embarrassment. I think they go with Chris Holtman or Chris Mack
The arena was the single most subdued place I have ever been in for a basketball game. At the start of the game, the place was only about 1/3 filled, though it did eventually get to about half full. There were nearly as many MU fans as GT supporters, and the GT fans who were there did not seem to expect much. Een when a GT player made a good play (and there were some) the GT fans just sort of softly applauded and went back to their conversations.