Looking at arguments against Hewitt
On every blog I post about Georgia Tech’s basketball team the comments usually turn into a roulette wheel of all the reasons that coach Paul Hewitt should be fired. Of course, that means that athletics director Dan Radakovich must pay the $7.2 million buyout that Hewitt’s contract demands, unless a settlement can be reached.
With this season drawing to a close, I thought it might be interesting to bring up some of the most-oft used reasons and do some more research to find out what has credence and what doesn’t so that the conversation might be more balanced.
1. He doesn’t develop players/look at how well his players do in the NBA: I think these two things are related because many of you see a player like Chris Bosh, who is one of the most effective big men in the NBA, and ask “why didn’t he do more of that at Tech?”
Since Hewitt took over, seven players have made the ACC’s All-Freshmen team. Just one of those players, B.J. Elder, later made the All-ACC team in a different year(s), which is one arbitrary way to measure if players are developing. Would Ed Nelson (2002, before transferring to UConn after the 2003 season), Chris Bosh (2003), Thaddeus Young (2007) and Javaris Crittenton (2007) made a few more all-conference teams had they stuck around, in many of their cases for more than one season? Seems plausible. The same is true for Derrick Favors (2010).
On the flip side are players like Jarrett Jack and Gani Lawal, who didn’t make the all-freshman team but developed into two-time all-conference performers later.
Many of those players are having productive NBA careers.
There have been 12 Yellow Jackets drafted or signed as undrafted free agents since the 2001 NBA Draft, which would be the first draft after Hewitt had a full season to coach.
Have other coaches done more with less talent? Yes. Have other coaches done less with more? You betcha. Since many of you seem to think Tech should be the equivalent of North Carolina in basketball (and I can’t think of two schools that are more different), how many national championships did Dean Smith win compared to all the talent that came through Chapel Hill? Jim Boeheim at Syracuse is another example. How many years before John Wooden won a title? (Again, using national championships as the barometer).
I’m not saying that Hewitt is the greatest developer of talent. I have no idea if he’s good at it or not. I can see why some of you are infuriated with the results when you look at the rosters.
I also know that it’s hard to build teams and maintain expectation levels when players can leave and start their career after just one season. Which brings us to our next big complaint:
2. He recruits too many one and dones: Of all the reasons thrown out, this is the most bizarre to me. Everyone may think they know what a 17- or 18-year old is going to do, but until they do it, you can never be certain. If Hewitt weren’t trying to recruit NBA talent he would be villified for that. When he does, and gives a young man a chance to decide if he wants to continue his education, fans come down him for providing an opportunity. Yall can’t have it both ways.
Remember that until 1995, NBA teams rarely selected college underclassmen. The next year the floodgates opened on that possibility. So those teams that are held up as examples of what is possible at Tech likely wouldn’t have done as much if the NBA’s draft rules and philosophies were different.
Why do the players leave Tech? There are many reasons, including it’s a very, very hard school that offers few majors for the “right-brained” that plays in arguably the toughest conference in the country. And please don’t think that if the NFL suddenly lowered it’s “3-year rule” to more closely resemble the NBA’s “1-year rule” that players would stay in college instead of pursuing a paycheck? Please.
3. His win-loss record in the ACC is horrible. Yes, it is. Even going against three Hall-of-Fame coaches every year in Mike Krzyzewski, Gary Williams and Roy Williams, it’s hard to understand how the Jackets are 70-102 in the ACC w ith just one season with a winning conference record, since Hewitt took over. There aren’t a lot of stats that can wipe that one away. I guess had a few of those players stuck around that record would likely be much better, but who knows?
I don’t envy the decision that Radakovich must make.
On the one hand, he’s got a fan base that is in upheavel. Paid-attendance has dipped below 6,000. It’s similar to Bobby Cremins’ last year when paid attendance averaged 6,399. There are many reasons that fans aren’t coming as they once were, but dissatisfaction with the program is a popular one. And it’s understandable.
I’ll bet there’s not more than 4,500 fans at tonight’s game against Virginia.
Plus, how difficult might it be, should he decide to go in a different direction, knowing that the team doesn’t have a home game next year. Games will likely be split between Philips Arena and Gwinnett Arena while AMC is gutted and re-built. Attendance next year will likely be even lower, I would think. If you were a potential candidate on Tech’s list, would you want to start your Tech career with no home and playing in front of potentially half-filled arenas? Granted, the next year the $45-million Hank McCamish Pavilion will open, but still.
Plus, there’s the amount of the buyout itself. To fire one man would cost the Georgia Tech Athletics Association the equivalent of 13.1 percent of its annual operating budget. That sum wouldn’t be paid out in a lump, so it’s not like there’s one big hit. But remember that the GTAA is still paying former football coach Chan Gailey. The last payment on that buyout occurs Jan. 2012.
I’m sure some of you will again say that I’m a Hewitt apologist. I’m not anyone’s apologist. I’m just trying to bring some civility and level-headedness to your conversations.
– Doug Roberson, AJC
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Stockdog
February 23rd, 2011
8:56 am
Offer the guy a buy out, give him one million a year for 7 years. If he coaches in the next three years he forfeits the last 4 years of the deal. If he doesn’t then, he continues to draw one million per year for 7 years. I doubt that he would turn it down.
mitch
February 23rd, 2011
8:57 am
yeah and tech only has to play unc and duke once each this year nash. so we(ph) sucks even more
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
8:58 am
@RambleOn84
Dont lie dude..Mario is not even in the NBA..quit Lying dude…right now we have a monster who plays at the same school Favors did..He will not be going to the ACC..He hated how Favors and Lawai(A CELTIC were treated…He seen how you guys on these blogs never stood up for him…just watch..Its about to ugly at Gt…
Butts Wagner
February 23rd, 2011
9:05 am
how many national championships did Dean Smith win compared to all the talent that came through Chapel Hill? Jim Boeheim at Syracuse is another example. How many years before John Wooden won a title?
Conversely, how many losing seasons did these coaches have? How many 6-7 year stretches did these coaches have the worst conference record in their conference?
Oh, I see this is argument number 3, basically. For the record, I have no problem with recruiting potential 1 and done players. And what about cases like Morrow and West, who made the NBA, but never were All-ACC players?
The record, is obviously, the main reason Hewitt needs to go. But the problem with Hewitt may not be lack of player development, but lack of any offensive identity. To me, it’s pretty simple. GT’s offense (until this year) should have been 1. dump to Nelson/Bosh/Schensher/Dickey/Smith/Lawal/Favors in the post and work inside/out. 2. penetrate the paint with Jack/Crittendon/Miller 3. Isolations for athletic wings 4. Who cares? If 1 and 2 are mastered, the rest will come easy. GT has never needed to master anything like a pick and roll or some system like the triangle or princeton offense because they are atheltic enough to get things done just by pressuring the defense in the paint and have good enough shooters(Lewis/Elder/Morrow/Young/Oliver/Rice/I know I’m missing others) to keep defenses honest if they collapse.
The problem is how many times have you ever watched a Hewitt team in the last 5, 6, 7 years look like they have a game plan on offense? It’s rare. And whether it’s bad coaching or players who don’t follow the coaching, it still comes down to the coach selecting his players. He should be recruiting different players if they don’t do what he’s telling them to do. Also, GT has no idea how to apply full court pressure on defense or break full court pressure on offense. GT has no inbounds plays. Look at turnover numbers for GT the past 5, 6, 7 years, and they are terrible(another indication there is no offensive gameplan). To defend GT, either apply full court pressure or play a zone. GT will take care of the rest.
But really, the most important stat is winning and losing, and Hewitt isn’t getting it done in that metric.
cluett peabody
February 23rd, 2011
9:06 am
Who cares… Football is the money maker sport. Change basketball to a non-scholarship program and add that money and some of the scholarships to football (just call them basketball players). Put the dollars and emphasis where it matters. Guaranteed Hewit will leave in due time.
RambleOn84
February 23rd, 2011
9:06 am
Hewitt Fan,
IF these guys get their feelings hurt reading anonymous comments on a sports blog, then we don’t want them at our school. Too bad…read any sports blog out there associated with ANY school and tell me it’s any different.
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
9:07 am
2. too many one and dones….
All 3 CELTICS wanted to stay longer Jevaris,Favors, and Lawai…all 3 hated the refs in the ACC..Gt will never get another CELTIC..just watch..We are sick of it
GoJackets!
February 23rd, 2011
9:08 am
Hewitt Fan, Favors wouldn’t even have come to Tech if it wasn’t for NBA rule that everyone has to go to college for a year so please stop with Favors wanted to stay bs. Hewitt flat out couldn’t coach him up. He had no idea how to utilize both Favors and Lawal on same court. Those two guys were probably the dream front line of 99% of NCAA coaches. In retrospect, I feel bad for those guys, especially Gani. If they had gone to a school with a better coach, they would have won more games in college.
RambleOn84
February 23rd, 2011
9:08 am
I didn’t realize we had the worst winning percentage in the ACC since the expansion…that is pathetic, especially when you consider none of the three teams that came in were good basketball teams (except for the rare BC team).
How could we be worse than VPISU and Miami???
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
9:08 am
@RambleOn84
ok just watch..Our PG is headed to Ohio State…He loved tech…He loved hewitt..he hated ACC refs…100% true
RambleOn84
February 23rd, 2011
9:10 am
Don’t give a crap…if he is afraid of refs, he has no place in the adult world, and thus, our basketball team.
If he gets his feelings hurt reading ANONYMOUS comments on a sports blog, he has no place in the adult world, and thus, our basketball team.
BartBuzz
February 23rd, 2011
9:12 am
Your points about no home games and even lower attendance next year are excellent. Maybe DRad should just let Paul Hewitt ride that horse and wait until the revamped arena is ready. Next year is a bust anyway.
All I can do now is hope the football team produces. Next year will be interesting to watch.
buzzwax
February 23rd, 2011
9:12 am
Solution – Hewitt is caught borrowing Damon Evans’ girlfriends underwear between his legs….
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
9:14 am
@GoJackets!
i should not respond..but you are WRONG..The only reason he chose Tech was Hewitt…Gani hated the ACc refs..I know both wayyyy better than you…GT will never get another CELTIC..just watch..We love Hewitt, the guy can coach, we hate the ACC.
buzzwax
February 23rd, 2011
9:14 am
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/26624539/detail.html
RambleOn84
February 23rd, 2011
9:14 am
The truth is, we don’t need great players right now at Tech. For whatever reason, whether you want to speculate that they are selfish or whether you want to speculate that Hewitt can’t develop them, they have not pushed our team over the top.
I happen to like Hewitt very much as a person and I have been pulling for him to turn things around. But the record speaks for itself. He just can’t cut it at this level, whatever the reason. I wish him the best wherever he goes, but the situation is so toxic right now that I can’t imagine he would want to stay anyway.
RambleOn84
February 23rd, 2011
9:15 am
buzzwax,
Don’t give them any notice. Let them obsess over us, don’t return the favor and give them the attention they crave.
richtfan
February 23rd, 2011
9:16 am
maybe tech fans need to find dave braine’s house and storm the gates for signing the guy to a long term deal that included a stupid buyout that was way too high.
ACC Basketball
February 23rd, 2011
9:17 am
This does not need to keep being discussed. He should be fired!!!!!!!!
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
9:18 am
@RambleOn84
I gurantee right now we have 3 or 4 NBA players on the Celtics..you should see Nick
Jacobs..A beast..Its not just Tech though..We hated how Hickson was done at NC state also..He could not take it any more…the ACC is going down,down down….
GT since 65
February 23rd, 2011
9:18 am
Sorry Doug but keeping Hewitt next year because of home travel is a joke……..Alot of coaches would be glad to take GT job. Fire the most disrespect coach in school history (Paul Hewitt) now!
On every blog you post the fans express their desire to see Hewitt gone and GT to get better because we love GT and want the best. Drads needs to do his job and fire Bewitt.
dobearsbare
February 23rd, 2011
9:19 am
The overall ACC record is bad enough. Take the last 52 games, over which the Jackets are something like 7-45, and things look even worse.
Regarding the buyout … Yes, it will cost 13.1 percent of the GTAA budget. That has to be weighed against what it will cost to keep him, which goes back to the attendance. Tech fans will vote with their wallets, which ultimately could cost more than the $7.2 million. I’d be shocked if Radakovich can’t quote that number off the top of his head. And if Hewitt is indeed fired after this season, we’ll know that it’s more than $7.2 million.
RambleOn84
February 23rd, 2011
9:19 am
I wish we had 5 or 6 guys like BJ Elder. That guy gave everything he had. He had talent, but he was not a superstar. Just a hard-working guy who put it all together.
Will Bynum was the same way, though he did have some freakish athleticism.
And I would LOVE to have another Isma’il Muhammad. That guy could spark energy like no one I’ve seen at the college level. He could throw it down like nobody’s business.
Either Hewitt just got really lucky with having these guys, or he somehow lost his way somewhere…these are the types of guys we need at Tech. Shumpert and Rice Jr. are both too selfish…they both take WAY too many shots. Maybe it’s not their fault, maybe no one else will step up…but whatever the problem, the team does not play cohesively.
GT since 65
February 23rd, 2011
9:21 am
richfan…Braine’s dead.
RambleOn84
February 23rd, 2011
9:23 am
Hewitt Fan,
Understand what I am saying here. I’m not even trying to be rude…we DO NOT NEED guys who are afraid of refs, if that’s really what the problem is. It sucks if that’s really such an issue, but oh well…refs are part of the game, and if you play within the rules of the game you won’t often get burned…unless you’re playing at Cameron.
x coach
February 23rd, 2011
9:25 am
ref’s is a non issue..period
GTVegas
February 23rd, 2011
9:28 am
We have a game tonight? I did not know. “Apathy” is an understatement.
As for Hewitt, the guy isn’t going to go anywhere unless he is fired and we can’t afford to fire him. He doesn’t really care any longer. He is a terrible coach because he has no reason to be a good one. Braine gave him a contract that offers no real incentive to win other than self pride. We know that means nothing to Hewitt as he continues to make excuses with each loss, each losing season and each year of continuing payroll.
All of the items listed in the articlet are no different than all of the excuses that come out of Hewitt’s mouth. The only thing that matters is the record. He is paid to win. All of the other things might contribute to whether he wins or loses, but when it comes down to it, wins are what he is paid to get. This is no different than a CEO getting his bonus and keeping his job based on profitability. Hewitt is the CEO of this team. He is responsible for EVERYTHING that goes on with it.
He is the worst coach in the ACC with one of the richest contracts. Those two things do not mix well and will continue to push away the customers/alum. I honestly did not even know that we were playing Duke this past weekend or Virginia tonight, not that I really care any longer.
Maybe Hewitt can coach and maybe he might have that opportunity elsewhere, but as long as he has a contract that gives him no incentive to excel, he will continue to stagnate.
Unfortunately for the GT supporters. the best option for the man personally is for him to be fired, paid a ridiculous sum and move on to another school where he will be forced to sign a contract that requires him to do a job that he is probably capable of doing. He will probably win again as any new deal for him will depend on him doing his job well and winning. The GT contract with Hewitt was probably a great thing for the man’s bank account, but not for his self motivation and self worth.
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
9:30 am
@RambleOn84
you are missing the whole point..How can you develop or put up great numbers if you are in constant foul trouble..Jevaris was a shut down defender..he average almost 8 steals a game..best on the ball defender we had since Darius Washington(Memphis), but in the ACC they always call reaching..And honsetly you have no problem with that?
GTVegas
February 23rd, 2011
9:32 am
Hewitt Fan – The record posted earlier says it all. Hewitt had the worst record amongst all ACC coaches and the last time I checked, he did not have a different set of Refs.
Even if the ACC Refs were to blame for his abyssmal record, what about the NCAA tournament? What about the NIT? Hewitt just has no reason to excel as a coach with the contract he currently has.
I believe Hewitt may have tha ability and potential to be a good coach, but he needs to have the incentivizing contract pushing him to do that, in my opinion.
RambleOn84
February 23rd, 2011
9:35 am
People who blame their problems on the refs are too immature to play big-boy basketball…maybe the refs you had in your little league just let him get away with reaching in because he was a star.
If you want to show a tape of every play and assess them one-by-one, fine…I’m sure we can find plenty of bad calls, as you can at every level of basketball. But for you to claim that the refs were just out to get him or somehow don’t know the rules of the game is preposterous.
These refs are professionals and the ACC takes basketball very seriously. If they were as consistently bad as you claim, they wouldn’t have jobs.
William Casey
February 23rd, 2011
9:37 am
I have issues with Paul Hewitt as a “game” coach, little details that lose tight games (i.e- 2 games lost because the man guarding the in-bounding passer was out of position). This is an assistant’s responsibility. CPH’s assistants don’t seem to have any responsibilities. Also, a little controlled passion for the game would be nice. Coach K’s technical turned that game around. Alas, Coach Hewitt doesn’t seem to have it.
I have issues with game preparation (i.e.- press offense last year.)
I have two issues with the “one & done” or “early leaves.” recruiting. Such a player is recruited to put you “over-the-top” for one year. I have no problem with recruiting Bosch, Young & Favors. The problem was the team’s relative lack of success the years they were here. Second issue is that GT can’t afford TWO early leaves in the same year. The history of GT basketball these last five years might have been quite different had Crittendon and Lawal (neither ready for the NBA) had stayed. Lawal staying would have meant 8 more wins this year. GT should not be an NBA farm team. Crittendon was especially egregious. Though a great athlete, he couldn’t run a quality ACC offense his freshman year. Maybe he lied to Hewitt about leaving early, who knows.
I have an issue with the point guard position. Recruit some guys who aspire to run GT’s team for 4 years, not prep for the NBA. Save your “one & dones” for big men or scorers. In CPH’s one successful year, he had TWO quality point guards. BTW– Hewitt’s worst coaching job was the year AFTER the NCAA run even though the record was decent.
Recruit some pure shooters even if they have other deficiencies! We’ve had two during Hewitt’s tenure: Marvin Lewis and Anthony Morrow.
On the bright side, don’t think we’ll have anyone leaving early for the NBA anytime soon unless Schumpert gets some really bad advice. Of course, that happened with Crittendon.
Of well, he’s a nice, honorable man who has reached his level of incompetence.
GT Dude
February 23rd, 2011
9:38 am
Doug,
I usually agree with most of your posts, but Dude you are way off on this one.
Hewitt is not only a mediocre coach, he has an arrogant attitude towards the fan base. He has lost the fans, lost the alumni, lost the students, lost the faculty, lost the team, and lost more games than anyone since Coach Morris. Now he needs to lose his job!
BTW I believe that the chaos of next year’s home games can be viewed as a plus for a new coach, it basically give him a year to build the program without the pressure to fill the stadium.
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
9:43 am
@RambleOn84
Little league..lol..we had a frontline with Dwight Howard,Randolph Morris, and Josh Smith
@GTVegas did you know the same ref crew always do all Duke games..Have you noticed how the ACc is getting weaker and weaker.Top players are not coming anymore.The reason is not only AAU coaches, but High school coaches have noticed it also..The ACC will be lucky to get 3 teams in the NCAA this year and unless the NCCa cheat again for Duke( it may happen) no ACC team will be around by the second round….
Not yet
February 23rd, 2011
9:46 am
Keep Hewitt until Chan is paid off. Then use that payment to fire Hewit.
The program cannot sink any lower. What is one more year?
When it is all ocer, I wonder what will be the total negative financial impact of Dave Braine to Tech?
Mark in ATL
February 23rd, 2011
9:47 am
The ACC is going down….yeah right….last two national champions…more final fours than any other conference. Friend I’m sure you have a great basketball program with your Celtics but there are great basketball players all over the country coming to UNC and Duke.
Gordon
February 23rd, 2011
9:48 am
People keep talking about Hewitt’s ACC record, especially the last 5 3/4 years. But here is another amazing statistic. Since the beginning of the 05/06 season, we are 91-91 overall. Every year we play the majority of our games at home, play at least 8 games against teams like Niagra, Albany, or Arkansas Pine-Bluff, and over the last nearly 6 seasons we are a .500 team. If that doesn’t say it all I don’t know what does. Hewitt is in a field that is very results oriented, and the results are there for everyone to see.
clay
February 23rd, 2011
9:52 am
lol yeah right. favors wanted to stay another year. bwahaha.
idiot
RambleOn84
February 23rd, 2011
10:01 am
True, Gordon…we aren’t even beating the Little Sisters of the Poor consistently anymore…that is pathetic for ANY major conference team, much less one playing in the best conference in the land.
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
10:02 am
@clay
No need to lie dummy..He would have stayed 2 years, he hated the ACC refs..I heard it out of his mouth, you brain washed vagina
Mark in ATL
February 23rd, 2011
10:06 am
Who really cares if he would stay have stayed or not…we’re looking at an entire body of work as evidence to why he should be fired. He’s got the worst record in the league since the conference expanded. WORST. The kid left school and made millions…I’m sure he really wishes he was back at Tech when he’s riding around in his Bentley…yeah right.
yellarjacket
February 23rd, 2011
10:08 am
William Casey – good points about Crittendon leaving early. I think it put us in a really bad position without a quality point guard. One of the reasons for Hewitt’s lack of success was his inability to develop and retain a quality point guard since Jarrett Jack. Good point guard play is critical to have success in the ACC and we haven’t one since Jack left after the 2005 season. I think Critt could have been very good but I guess we’ll never know.
It doesn’t seem like Hewitt has a very good plan in place when recruiting players who leave early for the NBA. This year is a perfect example of a lack of planning in my opinion. Hewitt’s entire frontcourt was leaving after last year and he didn’t have a plan in place to replace them. You had to be living under a rock not to know Favors was a one and done player at Tech. Gani Lawal tested the draft waters after his sophmore year, but decided to withdraw his name before the deadline and return for his junior year. Everyone knew his junior season was his last year at Tech. Zach Peacock was a senior last year. All of your experienced big men are leaving and we have no one returning with any experience. Holsey is a redshirt freshman coming off ACL surgery and Daniel Miller is a redshirt freshman who last played basketball in class A level in high school and these guys are supposed to step in and be effective players at the ACC level right away? No wonder we our record is horrendous. No wonder Shumpert and Rice attempt a combined 50 plus shots a game. Show me another team in the ACC or any team in the country with two freshman starting the frontcourt and I bet they have a losing record. I blame Hewitt for not having a plan in place to replace players who leave early.
WDE
February 23rd, 2011
10:08 am
Well I guess the lesson in all of this is that the “automatically renewing” contract is a horrible, horrible, horrible idea. I wasn’t a Tech fan at the time because I wasn’t yet a student… but jeez, I can’t imagine he did anything to deserve THAT kind of contract, and he certainly hasn’t done squat since that one run to prove it was anything other than a horrific idea.
ga tech 92
February 23rd, 2011
10:09 am
RambleOn84 – I agree, but answer this…when has Hewitt’s teams ever played smooth, undercontrol, with a clear focus for their offensive and defensive plan? I remembered when we were making the run for the champ game how I would often call that team the “cardiac kids”, because it felt so chaotic and out of control constantly. We had enough good point guards and dare I say it “coach on the court” guys to pull off enough good plays to offset the chaos and uncontrolled play the rest of the game. That team hustled like crazy and so they made up for lack of offensive continuity. When has any Hewitt team consistently inbounded the ball, or had a consistent offense that you could watch and think “oh, we just manipulated the other team so that we got a wide open shot (like Duke does every night to people)”?
I’ve never thought we played smart. We have freakishly talented guys on the court, but year after year they seem lost and without a clear focus. I hate to admit it, but when Duke comes on, I tell my son “watch how they play, look how they are under control, look at their positioning, look how they smartly break down the defense and end up with an open shot…THAT is how you play basketball!” I don’t even let him watch GT, because the fundamentals are so horrible year after year.
Guys…what would Coach K’s record be if he had our teams from the last ten years?
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
10:10 am
@Mark in ATL
i am done bloggin ..you guys are idiots..Keep believing that coaches are the stars of NCCA basketball…Get ready for a long 10 year period at GT..No Celtic will be at GT ever again..And unless you are Duke you have to have talent to win…
ga tech 92
February 23rd, 2011
10:11 am
And no, Doug, I appreciate the effort, but I don’t recall the general point people make ever having been “We should be UNC or Duke”. I think most of us believe we should be right under those guys, nipping at their heels and occationally beating them…but almost never finishing in the bottom of the ACC and having a ‘winning conference record’ at least as many years as not. I think that’s realistic in the ATL and ACC.
clay
February 23rd, 2011
10:11 am
hewitt fan
you and that other guy, the only two fans of blewitt out there, go play with your guns
everyone knew he was one and done you stupid idiot so stfu.
blaming the refs is the most asinine excuse to give. he left for the money moron. something you likely don’t have! whap..that sound was you getting slapped in the face loser.
Mark in ATL
February 23rd, 2011
10:13 am
@ Hewitt fan…we’re going to miss you Hewitt fan….your great coach has done so much here at Tech…..he’s had those great seasons lately…..well no….he’s won the ACC so many times…..well no…..he’s made the NCAA tourney so many times….well no…..he’s developed so many great teams that have improved over the years….well no.
Richard
February 23rd, 2011
10:14 am
Sorry Doug, but you’re way off the mark. Here are the real reasons for firing Hewitt:
1. The team is non competitive.
2. The Offense looks like a clogged toilet.
3. The defense looks like the stuff in a clogged toilet.
4. The team has a garbage record in his tenure.
5. The school is losing money because the fan base doesn’t support him.
6. The players don’t play hard for him.
7. The team loses to inferior talent (Kennesaw and UNC Greensboro come to mind).
Mark in ATL
February 23rd, 2011
10:14 am
@Hewitt fan…..you say….”Get ready for a long 10 year period at GT”….we’ve already had our ten years of bad basketball…what’s going to change if Paul leaves?????
ga tech 92
February 23rd, 2011
10:15 am
Mark in ATL – good one dude lol