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Username Post: JTIII Out at Georgetown        (Topic#20180)
Penn90 
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03-23-17 01:58 PM - Post#227992    

Amaker in? Seeing lots of stuff on Twitter.
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Go Green 
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03-23-17 02:16 PM - Post#227996    
    In response to Penn90


Wow. Most pundits in DC expected him to get one more year.

I feel bad. My sense was that the Georgetown community genuinely liked him and wanted to see him succeed...

Tough business.

 
Penn90 
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03-23-17 02:23 PM - Post#227998    
    In response to Go Green

Yes, GG, I was surprised too. WaPo had a long article basically saying the same thing. I guess a lot of wealthy alums spoke up.
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umbrellaman 
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03-23-17 02:35 PM - Post#228000    
    In response to Penn90

I think JTIII is a fantastic coach - Henderson implied one year that he's responsible for the "modern" way Princeton-derived teams play. Ball screens were not usually a part of Carril designed offenses, for instance.

But with all that was surrounding the program, one year was probably not enough to turn it around. Keeping him, would be committing to a longer process. I think letting him go is a mistake, but giving him one more year wouldn't have made sense.

 
Go Green 
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Re: JTIII Out at Georgetown
03-23-17 02:43 PM - Post#228002    
    In response to Penn90

  • Penn90 Said:
Amaker in?



Amaker and Ewing seem to be the most popular candidates for JTIII's replacement from initial reactions.

If Amaker goes, who does Harvard get to replace him?

 
gopenngo 
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03-23-17 02:49 PM - Post#228004    
    In response to Go Green

Why on earth would Georgetown set its sights on Amaker when Crean is out there?

 
Penn90 
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03-23-17 02:55 PM - Post#228007    
    In response to umbrellaman

A friend of mine said it's increasingly difficult to coach at what is essentially a basketball-only school. Not sure why this would be the case.
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palestra38 
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Re: JTIII Out at Georgetown
03-23-17 03:01 PM - Post#228009    
    In response to Go Green

I would be shocked if they hired Ewing. They want a big time recruiter with a track record. This may be the last chance to prevent Georgetown from going into a St. John's type permanent decline. They will go for someone like Gregg Marshall of Wichita State. Even if he doesn't succeed, his wife is a hoot.

 
palestra38 
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03-23-17 03:02 PM - Post#228011    
    In response to gopenngo

No way they hire someone who was just fired for a record not too dissimilar from JT III

 
SRP 
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03-23-17 05:18 PM - Post#228032    
    In response to palestra38

Gregg Marshall isn't dumb enough to take the Georgetown job. No-how, no-way. His current basketball budget and facilities probably dwarf what G'Town can offer.



 
PennFan10 
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03-23-17 05:27 PM - Post#228033    
    In response to SRP

Indiana would be a much better job for Gregg Marshall than Gtown.

 
palestra38 
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03-23-17 05:37 PM - Post#228035    
    In response to SRP

You wouldn't say that if the job were open at Villanova, which actually has fewer resources than Georgetown. G-Town is a big time program--at a significantly higher level than Missouri Valley. It's down now, but it's a big upgrade from Wichita State.

I agree though that if he is offered Indiana, he'd be crazy not to take it.

 
SRP 
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03-23-17 06:04 PM - Post#228039    
    In response to palestra38

Having looked it up, I find that Georgetown lists expenses of $11.3 million for men's hoops and Wichita State a mere $6.9 million. Of course, the local price index in D.C. is way higher than in Wichita, so on a purchasing-power-parity basis they are a lot closer.

 
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