Georgetown fires Patrick Ewing

[psuro]

Shrew and Franklin to DC. They will have to share a house.

Georgetown fires head coach Patrick Ewing after 6 seasons

Georgetown went a combined 13-50 with a 2-37 record in the Big East over the past two seasons.

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[pamdlion]

Another really great player who is a really bad coach.

 

[Bison13]

Shrew and Franklin to DC. They will have to share a house.

Georgetown fires head coach Patrick Ewing after 6 seasons

Georgetown went a combined 13-50 with a 2-37 record in the Big East over the past two seasons.

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As they should. I have a friend who is a prominent GT booster. He was so gung ho about hiring PE but he realized after year three it was a mistake.

 

[PSUSignore]

You mean hiring former players isn't a surefire home run? Hopefully posters remember that the next time a football position is open.

 

[pamdlion]

Can anyone name a great player who became a great coach? I am having a hard time coming up with one. Football, basketball, hockey or baseball…college or pro.

 

[LionJim]

Can anyone name a great player who became a great coach? I am having a hard time coming up with one. Any sport…college or pro.

Larry Bird came closer than most. Russell won two championships. Who else? Wilkins.

 

[pamdlion]

Larry Bird came closer than most. Russell won two championships. Who else? Wilkins.

I would say no for Bird. Only coached 3 years. Would agree on Russell and Wilkins.

I had to exclude wrestling. That would have been too easy.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Can anyone name a great player who became a great coach? I am having a hard time coming up with one. Football, basketball, hockey or baseball…college or pro.

Norm Van Brocklin - NFL
Pat Riley - NBA
K.C. Jones - NBA
Lenny Wilkens - NBA
Luke Appling - MLB

There may be some in the NHL -- I didn't put any thought into your question with regard to that sport.

 

[Woodpecker]

Can anyone name a great player who became a great coach? I am having a hard time coming up with one. Football, basketball, hockey or baseball…college or pro.

Jerry Sloan wasn't bad but maybe not great

Bob Cousy wasn't too bad as a college coach but, in the NBA, not so much

 

[pamdlion]

Norm Van Brocklin - NFL
Pat Riley - NBA
K.C. Jones - NBA
Lenny Wilkens - NBA
Luke Appling - MLB

There may be some in the NHL -- I didn't put any thought into your question with regard to that sport.

Van Brocklin lost more than he won. But I think he did coach with a pack of cigs in his shirt pocket so that counts for something. Appling only coached 40 games and lost most of them.
Yes for the others.

 

[BobPSU92]

Shrew and Franklin to DC. They will have to share a house.

Georgetown fires head coach Patrick Ewing after 6 seasons

Georgetown went a combined 13-50 with a 2-37 record in the Big East over the past two seasons.

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No doubt. Pricey neighborhoods down there.

 

[cac@PSU]

Do we forget that Joe Paterno was a good college player and a great coach.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Van Brocklin lost more than he won. But I think he did coach with a pack of cigs in his shirt pocket so that counts for something. Appling only coached 40 games and lost most of them.
Yes for the others.

hmm, I was going from memory, and thought Van Brocklin had more success. In his defense, his 1st job was with the expansion Minnesota Vikings, and his 2nd job he took over as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons after their head coach was fired after losing the 1st three games of the season. But the point remains, my memory was faulty, and I should not have included him.

Appling is another one where my memory was faulty. I thought he had a good bit of success as a manager. He did, but that was in the minor leagues. As you mentioned (and I didn't realize/forgot), he had a poor record in his only time as a MLB head manager. Another one I shouldn't have included in my list.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

St John’s cans their HC… apparently going after Pitino. Syracuse, St John’s and GTown all to have new coaches…remember the 80’s, 3 of the best teams in the country. The Big East was something else, wars every night

 

[PSU12046]

St John’s cans their HC… apparently going after Pitino. Syracuse, St John’s and GTown all to have new coaches…remember the 80’s, 3 of the best teams in the country. The Big East was something else, wars every night

Jim Boeheim is available?

 

[Psu00]

Jim Boeheim is available?

Could you imagine Beoheim as the new coach of Georgetown after their battles over the years? That would put Syracuse fans in orbit.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Could you imagine Beoheim as the new coach of Georgetown after their battles over the years? That would put Syracuse fans in orbit.

As well as GTown fans!!

 

[Psu00]

As well as GTown fans!!

Very true!

 

[BobPSU92]

Jim Boeheim is available?

He‘s coming to PSU after Micah heads to Georgetown.

 

[LionJim]

St John’s cans their HC… apparently going after Pitino. Syracuse, St John’s and GTown all to have new coaches…remember the 80’s, 3 of the best teams in the country. The Big East was something else, wars every night

I had season tickets to Georgetown games.

 

[Shepdogg]

Ditka FFS!

 

[Ceasar]

Can anyone name a great player who became a great coach? I am having a hard time coming up with one. Football, basketball, hockey or baseball…college or pro.

You are right that it seems like a short list. The one I can think of is Joe Torre. As a player, 252 HRs and a .297 career average. He was a little before my time and I knew he was good but did not realize he was that good; those are really good numbers for a guy who was primarily a catcher. And of course he was a HOF manager with the Yankees.

 

[GrimReaper]

Norm Van Brocklin - NFL
Pat Riley - NBA
K.C. Jones - NBA
Lenny Wilkens - NBA
Luke Appling - MLB

There may be some in the NHL -- I didn't put any thought into your question with regard to that sport.

Riley was an average player, but a great coach. I'd offer Tom Heinsohn.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

I'd offer Tom Heinsohn.

I considered him, but I hated him when he played for the Celtics, and I hated him when he coached the Celtics. I usually try to be objective, but as a life-long Sixers fan, I don't know if that was possible in this case.

 

[GrimReaper]

I considered him, but I hated him when he played for the Celtics, and I hated him when he coached the Celtics. I usually try to be objective, but as a life-long Sixers fan, I don't know if that was possible in this case.

Heinsohn wasn't my favorite either, but growing up in Pittsburgh makes it easier to be objective when it come to anything basketball.

 

[BobPSU92]

Steve Kerr was good player and has had success as a head coach.

 

[doctornick]

I hear the guy who was the career interception leader at Brown was a pretty good coach.

 

[BobPSU92]

I hear the guy who was the career interception leader at Brown was a pretty good coach.

FLO. ?

 

[Midnighter]

Most former tennis players make good coaches - even ones who weren’t super successful (Brad Gilbert stands out). Then you have guys like Lendl, Becker, and Ivanisovic.

 

[kgilbert78]

Dusty Baker?? Ditka?