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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ALL Techies
February 23rd, 2011
11:21 am
Let’s keep PH we are already second rate in football to UGA, now we are second rate to UGA in basketball!!!!
Paul in RDU
February 23rd, 2011
11:23 am
All-Americans from ACC last 4 years
2010 Jon Scheyer Duke (2nd team) Greivis Vasquez MD (2nd)
2009 Tyler Hansborough UNC (1st team) Ty Lawson UNC (2nd team) Jeff Teague WF (2nd)
2008 Tyler Hansborough UNC (1st team)
2007 Tyler Hansborough UNC (1st team) Jared Dudley BC (2nd team)
According to Hewitt Fan only Duke and UNC have good players
Tech Forever
February 23rd, 2011
11:25 am
Paul in RDU
That’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying K doesn’t recruit players he thinks there’s a chance of losing to the NBA after one year, or even 2 years. Yes he’s lost some but Deng and Maggette leaving were definitely “what are you thinking” cases. Avery and Brand left after winning a National Championship. And Dunleavy, Randolph, and Boozer had already graduated if memory serves (not sure about Williams). Of his tranfers only Williams was expected to be a huge contributor the next season.
the overall point is out of the entire list not one of those players so much as sniffed at the NBA their Senior Year of HS. 5 of the 6 off Hewitt’s list made it clear what their goal was…to get out of college and to the NBA ASAP…while still being recruited by Hewitt. So to me this is a problem and the next coach we hire needs to be someone who’s interested in “4 year kids” only.
Now…..I think we both agree that this isn’t Tech biggest problem with Hewitt…not by far. I don’t think it matters if Hewitt could keep players at Tech 4, 5, or even 6 years to “develop in his system” because I don’t think he has an identified system. I think the guy has been flying by the seat of his pants for 10 years now…..trying to react to what he’s putting on the court to try and make it work instead of putting on the court what he needs to make it work.
Who Cares
February 23rd, 2011
11:29 am
Doug the tech homer srikes again. To defend this coach’s record in the ACC, and to defend this coaches record in road games is a joke. This guy has been a total failure in every category, from player development, to winning % in ACC, to winning % on the road, to bench coach during games. Oh, he does get one out of every 10 top players in Atlanta every year, so i guess you can say he is not a total failure in recruiting. But tech homers are not in touch with reality, so wouldn’t expect much more from your blogs. But to compare this clown to Dean Smith, Coach K, or Roy Williams is unusual even for a tech homer.Why didn’t you compare his winning% in the ACC, or his winning % in road games to these other coaches? I guess that is too much to ask from a Tech homer. Next you will be defending CPJ and his great recruiting ability, and compare him to Jimbo Fisher’s, and Dabo’s recruiting abilities.
Gail
February 23rd, 2011
11:29 am
Paul Hewitt cannot coach. That is the problem and it’s been that way all along. He won the lottery. Pay the crook off and be done with him and move on.
Paul in RDU
February 23rd, 2011
11:32 am
Tech Forever
“K doesn’t recruit players he thinks there’s a chance of losing to the NBA after one year, or even 2 years”
You can’t be serious. Everyone and his brother knew that Kyrie Irving was never going to last more than 2 years. And have you heard of a guy named John Wall? – went to Garner HS in SE Raleigh, transferred to Word of God in Durham? Coach K went hard after him and made a scholarship offer
T-Bone
February 23rd, 2011
11:34 am
Probably the best sign of a well-coached team is its ability to win on the road. Enough said. Several posters made the point that GT fans don’t expect our basketball team to be Duke, but we do expect our team to compete with Duke on a consistent basis. What Leonard Hamilton has done at FSU is a great example. Is Florida State a consistent Top 25 team? No. Can Florida State compete with any team on any given night? Absolutely. Georgia Tech should be in the top tier of the ACC year after year and be a consistent fixture in the NCAA tournament. There’s no reason that can’t be true for an Institute located in Atlanta playing in the best basketball conference in the country. As the Birds sang, “There’s a time to every purpose under heaven.” It’s time for Paul Hewitt to leave Georgia Tech.
Paul in RDU
February 23rd, 2011
11:37 am
Tech Forever
We do agree on one point – GT needs a new HC
Andrew
February 23rd, 2011
11:38 am
Cliff Warren from Jacksonville should really be considered. He took a 1-26 program a few years ago and has made his team a 20 win season over and over again.
MountainJam
February 23rd, 2011
11:39 am
Paid attendance may be similar (slightly lower) than Cremins’s final season, but actual attendance is MUCH lower now.
Veteran Fan
February 23rd, 2011
11:39 am
There is no one who loves Tech basketball more than me and my friends! From Hyder to Morrison to Cremins to Hewitt, we have been there and loved our team! But there comes a time for the benefit of the program a change is needed! We were excited when Coach Hewitt was hired as he promised a fast paced offensive game with defensive pressure all over the floor and going deep into the bench to wear the other team out! Other than the North Carolina game this season, where is this! His teams do not rebound, shoot free throws, and play good fundamental defense! No one believes we should win the ACC every year but we do demand that our team competes! Not just for ten minutes but for an entire game! Coach is retired in the job, he gets paid whether the team performs or not! The only valid reason brought up in the article is the losing, they should beat UNCC and Virginia and Miami and a few others instead of struggling with every opponent! I have season tickets to football but this is too painful and depressing to watch and I am tired of excuses! (We only have two scorers! Give me a break!) I have informed the athletic department that the day after Coach Hewitt leaves, I will buy two and possibly four season tickets and maybe even a VIP package and I don’t care where they play their games, I will be there! All my friends will buy season tickets too as long as they do not hire some crook like Calipari or Pearl which I do not see happening! Please get us a young coach with some promise like Coach Hewitt so long ago!
GoJackets!
February 23rd, 2011
11:42 am
Honestly, I don’t think anyone Tech hires next could do worse than 3-13, probably 4-12 in ACC next year.
Hatfieldgeoff
February 23rd, 2011
11:46 am
I am a UGA fan and surely we have had some terrible basketball teams the 4 or 5 years before Coach Fox. But that said we still won a lot of games against Tech during that span. Why? No reason we should have except Hewitt can’t get his teams to play well. Doug, I know you have to work with the man but you answered the question yourself. I quote “I’m not saying that Hewitt is the greatest developer of talent. I have no idea if he’s good at it or not.”
Good coaching isn’t a big secret and when you see a good coach in action you know it. You cover the team and you don’t know if he is good at developing players. Question asked, and answered. If Tech wants a good basketball program they had better bite the bullet and cut Hewitt loose. Tech has already acquired that losing program feel for the last two or three years and it will only get worse. It doesn’t matter how many high school all-americans Hewitt brings in if his teams continue to finish at the bottom of the ACC. Dave Braine made a mistake. Who could have guessed a coach could take a team to the final four and then lose his edge to the point Hewitt has. But they reasons don’t matter, only the result and they scream that a new coach is needed. Pay for the mistake and move on.
dyslexicbunny
February 23rd, 2011
11:49 am
1) Doug, I don’t see why you think that players in the NBA matters. Hewitt’s job isn’t to make players NBA ready. His job is to put an excellent product on the court and win for us. So when players suddenly seem explosive in the NBA, we question why the hell he couldn’t get that out of them here.
Lets look at team free throw percentage. We are consistently terrible in this area and while improving in recent years, still shoot a meager 70%. If Rice and Udofia were 80% from the line, the team would be at 75%. If we add in Shumpert and want 85% from them, we improve to 78%. Did I mention those guys are guards?
Why is it that the offense continues to look lost yearly? Or they struggle with decision making? Where is the defensive intensity that we had with Elder, Jack, and co? Some many little things just show up as signs of consistent lack of development.
2) You can’t build a program when some positions are just a revolving door. Look at point guard play – we’ve got a natural two guard trying to run an offense. Miller looks just as good numberwise and isn’t getting as many chances where as Udofia gets more minutes and is worse – bad A/T, miserable FT%. Schenscher took time to develop and he made huge strides in time. Same for Mario West. It starts to make you wonder if recent players WANT to win.
Constantly in interviews, he makes comments about how we’re a young team. It gets old – build an older team with players that stick around and then, play them. I have other thoughts about recruitment but they would not be well received.
3) It’s really about the 1 winning season in conference. I used to consider the ACC the best conference in basketball with the Big East a close number 2. Well considering the ACC has gotten worse in quality recently, we should be even more competitive. But we aren’t. And we can’t win on the road.
But Hewitt also has a weak (IMO) 70% success in non-conference games. Losses like Kennesaw, Sienna, or Charlotte just leave you confused. It’s happened other years as well.
I think Hewitt could have rebuild faith in the program in one of two ways. One, fire some assistant coaches. Two, renegotiate the contract. I think the latter would at least rebuild a little respect on the end of some of the fans. The former at least suggest he wants to try something new.
While I think fan numbers are an indicator of performance, Tech (and Atlanta) fans are the most fair-weathery fans out there. When you have a winning product, people want to see you. When you struggle, they just stop caring.
Honest and Frank Discussion
February 23rd, 2011
11:51 am
All these posts are ridiculous.
Over the past 5-7 years, Hewitt has gotten most talent than the majority of ACC teams. Less than Duke and Carolina, but up there with Wake, Maryland, NCSU, etc.
You can fuss all you want about what is/is not to blame, but the record speaks for itself. Based purely on statistics over the last 10 years (and especially the last 5), Hewitt is the worst coach in the ACC. His statistics are literally up there with Sidney Lowe as the worst in the ACC in the last 10 years of those who coached more than a year or two.
Nobody can argue that Hewitt had the worst talent in the league. Thus, it’s clear that something is wrong. Either he’s not a good talent scout, and the highly touted kids he brings in aren’t as good as they should be, or he hasn’t developed talent. It can’t be argued otherwise. The track record is too long for it to be anything else other than i) the talent we are bringing in is worse than the rest of the league; or ii) we are worse than the rest of the league at developing it.
On the first point, Doug, you admit that we’ve had a huge number of players go to the NBA. So talent can’t be the issue. That leaves coaching.
The biggest dropoff from our success to our failures came when Hewitt’s assistants left. Go figure.
Tech Forever
February 23rd, 2011
11:51 am
Paul in RDU
You keep arguing against an example I used to make a point instead of arguing against the point I’m making. Fine, let’s say you’re right and K is as bad a recruiter as Hewitt when it comes to going after players he knows will leave early. I used a bad example in chosing K, but I used a good one in chosing Turgeon. The question is do you agree with the overall point I’m making or not? If not that’s fine, say so, but to argue that K is a bad example is about as deep as a tablespoon. It’s like me saying ‘that car over there is red” and you responding with “that car over there isn’t red, it’s candy apple.”
NYJacket
February 23rd, 2011
11:52 am
Just tell Hewitt that Tech is terminating the roll over provision in the contract and if he wants to quit, he knows where the door is.
Paul in RDU
February 23rd, 2011
12:02 pm
Tech Forever
My point is that these days many top coaches go after players who are just getting ready for the NBA – you need these guys to win. Coach K is a great coach who knows how to build a team and he goes after 1 and dones as necessary. Ole Roy does the same (ever hear of Marvin Williams, Ed Davis, Harrison Barnes?). Jim Boeheim, Thad Matta, Jim Calhoun, etc. all have had their early leavers. Calipari is in a league of his own (one that I am glad is not emulated at GT).
Hewitt’s problems are much deeper than losing some early entrants to the NBA – “our team is young” is just an excuse for poor performance from the HC.
FullMetalJacket
February 23rd, 2011
12:06 pm
Doug: It is time to objectively examine Paul Hewitt’s career at Georgia Tech and you bring up some of the key points. I believe that you omitted several important issues, including his deteriorating relationship with media, fans, and students (and the way he represents the Institute); his poor graduation rates; and his involvement with outside organizations (which could be a good thing if he were doing his job on campus). Of the points you raised:
1. I have been a season ticketholder since 1984 and I do not know of a single Tech fan who equates our basketball program with UNC, or for that matter, Duke. The vast majority of Tech fans realize that thanks to Cremins we can be a consistent contender for the ACC Championship but nobody thinks we have the consistency or history of the Tobacco Road teams. And you make the strong argument proving he doesn’t develop players.
2. Of course no one can predict what a 17 or 18 year old will do, but that is where character judgment and guidance comes in. Just as Richt can’t babysit every player in Athens, he can at least recruit players that don’t require as much babysitting in the first place. Hewitt can make it clear in recruiting that players must have the academic chops and commitment to stay at Tech and eventually graduate. If an occasional junior bolts early then no one would be complaining. When recruits like Favors don’t even attend classes because they know they’re leaving early, then that is a problem.
3. His win-loss record is horrible and indefensible. Period.
Veteran Fan
February 23rd, 2011
12:06 pm
There are no fans who love Tech basketball more than my friends and myself! From Hyder to Morrison to Cremins to Hewitt we have been there through all the ups and downs! We were excited when Coach Hewitt came to town and promised an uptempo offense with a pressure defense all over the floor and using his bench to wear down other teams! With the exception of the North Carolina game, where is any of this? No one believes we should win the ACC every year, but it would be nice to win a road game once in a while! The Tech philosophy is that you COMPETE and Coach Hewitt’s teams do not consistently do that for more than ten minutes a game! We are tired of the excuses(”We only have two scorers.” Give me a break!). It is too frustrating and depressing to go down there night after night and see them lose because they play bad AAU basketball! They do not rebound, play defense, move, or shoot free throws well! Coach Hewitt is retired in the position and is not earning his money! I have a VIP season ticket package in football, which I have renewed, but the athletic association has been told that the day after Coach Hewitt leaves, I will buy two possibly four or a VIP season ticket package! All my friends will buy too as long as they do not hire a crook like Calipari or Pearl. We will also show up in Gwinnett or Philips or any place they play as long as the change is made! My family and I would love to be at the Virginia game tonight, but we will not go as long as Coach Hewitt is the coach. It is the only way to make the point! It has been a miserable year for basketball in Atlanta with Tech and the Hawks playing so poorly and I hope next season is better!
WilsonDunkit
February 23rd, 2011
12:13 pm
Hewitt’s intentions have times been noble, but it is not the role (nor even the luxury) of the Institute to save every urban streetballer and morally/academically challenged youth in the region from themselves and their environment. He can’t serve Georgia Tech and serve the individual interest of every kid he takes a liking to…there must be balanced. Furthermore, he has done NOTHING…NOTHING….for Hispanic and White kids. His charity does not extend beyong his own racial bias.
WilsonDunkit
February 23rd, 2011
12:17 pm
Dougie boy, you don’t Tech fans at all. We know we are more like Vanderbilt in basketball than UNC, but we also know that in recruiting kids that fit the Tech mold or meet Tech academic standards, Hewitt is doing both the kids and the school a disservice. Miller is the first white or hispanic kid in YEARS to get any significant playing time……at a top tier university….are you kidding me. No one will say it, but almost everyone can see it: Hewitt is a black racist.
WilsonDunkit
February 23rd, 2011
12:18 pm
And he can’t coach his way out of a paper bag…or the lower division of a down-trending ACC.
FullMetalJacket
February 23rd, 2011
12:21 pm
Amen, Veteran Jacket. and as far as WilsonD’s comments go, I don’t know what’s in Hewitt’s heart but everyone can see who’s on his team, and who plays.
FullMetalJacket
February 23rd, 2011
12:25 pm
Every coach in Division I basketball wants to win and wants to recruit the best players to ensure that it happens. That being said, it is not Hewitt’s job to recruit NBA starters, it is his job to recruit student-athletes who can also win basketball games. He has failed miserably in this capacity. He is not a leader and developer of young men. He’s an NBA scout.
Dadgum......
February 23rd, 2011
12:25 pm
Paul Hewitt will be fired on or before March 14th. I know that for a fact. There has been initial talk with Hewitt. I know that for a fact.
Also a fact, the ACC is not among the top 5 rated conferences over the last two years and is slipping further. This year the ACC collectively lost 51 non-conference games before Jan. 1st. Last year they couldn’t even get a 10-6 team with 23 total wins into the dance. Embarrassing. Even more embarrassing is that Hewitt can’t win in a weak conference. That says just about all that needs to be said.
Dadgum......
February 23rd, 2011
12:27 pm
FullMetalJacket…. Amen!!! And may I add with an attitude to boot.
Ted Striker
February 23rd, 2011
12:31 pm
Doug — I’m a UGA grad/guy so I’m not “vested” in the outcome however I see it much the same way you do. Some of the criticism leveled at Coach Hewitt is probably valid. Some probably isn’t. Some may be but maybe nobody knows.
However it’s becoming an untenable situation. When the fan base is fractured and attendance is down, then that’s when things go to hades in a hand-basket.
Teams can withstand losing however schools cannot abide empty seats for very long. It’s two different sports but empty seats are exactly what put the nails in Phil Fulmer’s and Randy Shannon’s coffins at their schools.
I’m afraid, for Tech, that this is the period of diminishing returns in retaining their coach. However, Tech is a quality institution and will hire a quality coach if they make a change.
str8shooter
February 23rd, 2011
12:32 pm
Nothing to do with Hewitt, but I wonder why the AJC has NO coverage of the Georgia Southern baseball win over Georgia Tech last night.
BYRDDAWG
February 23rd, 2011
12:38 pm
OK guys this is tech basketball & Hewitt is 4-7 vs UGA & 0-2 vs Coach Fox! I promise if you keep him you’re gonna get more of the same!!! What planet is Hewitt fan from?? Ranting about the officials….come on dude!!
Dadgum......
February 23rd, 2011
12:39 pm
Not sure about all the racist comments but you can bet the black youth look at basketball as their ticket to college/pros and the white youth look at baseball as their ticket. Plus basketball is a lot cheaper. MLB is trying to farm the lower levels of ball for the black community but it is a tough sell. The white community has turned it’s back on the NBA and basketball on the pro level is a hard sell. Really strong white college players are hard to find or are already going to Duke or BYU. I’m cutting Hewitt some slack on the white played thing. Hard to recruit from an empty wagon.
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
12:50 pm
in 2006 FSU stood up for their program and not they get a fair chance every time
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The referees who worked the Florida State-Duke game were suspended for one game Monday for what the league said was an unnecessary technical foul on a Seminoles player.
Buzz
February 23rd, 2011
12:54 pm
Drad should be fired if he doesn’t pull the trigger. The only thing that matters is wins and losses. There are too few of the former and way too many of the latter. Doug, what would you do if you were Dan?
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
12:57 pm
@clay
You said the GREAT ATLANTA CELTICS are a gang lol…no most who come through our program go on to make millions playing Bball or get a free education at good school
@Paul in RDU My point has been made , no 1st team All americans from any other school but Duke and NC…
eBuzz
February 23rd, 2011
12:57 pm
Definitely an apologist. Maybe you’ll buy all of the tickets that will be available to fill the empty seats. There are about 200 blogs in front of me that offer sound reasons for Hewitt to be gone. I cannot believe the tripe you put forth, first a reason, then an excuse. Unbelievable.
Casey
February 23rd, 2011
12:57 pm
Just win a game please..
Dadgum......
February 23rd, 2011
1:05 pm
Stra8shooter……one reason there was probably no coverage is that it wasn’t really a big deal. Non-conference mid week games usually aren’t. On top of that it is no great upset or anything of that sort. Georgia Southern is a good baseball program and to beat GT without GT throwing any of their weekend pitchers is hardly newsworthy.
Of bigger upsets this weekend, Univ. Of MD beat Texas in Austin. They are the ACC’s worst team.
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
1:05 pm
@Travis
No team can win without talent except Duke…i wonder why..At least Nc has had some talent..other than brand,boozer, and Maggette, all duke players have been bust..how the hell does Sheldon williams dominate the ACC with no talent..the refs
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
1:08 pm
@eBuzz
when Hewitt gets fired he will get a better job than GT..He was offered the St Johns job before Lavin..Everyone knows what is going on in the ACC…except GT fans…Oh yeah GT WILL NEVER EVER GET ANOTHER CELTIC..That is a done deal buddy..hell the ACc will not get another CELTIC..No need to waste talent in the coach K conference….
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
1:13 pm
in the Acc conference title game last year Gt was bigger,faster,stronger and more skilled so….the refs put duke on the line…a lot!
…..It was fitting that Duke punctuated the game at the free throw line. The Blue Devils made 24 of 28 free throws, including 21 of 23 in the second half to offset a 6-of-22 (27 percent) shooting performance after the break and keep the Yellow Jackets in catch-up mode almost all game.
Singler shot just 3 of 15 from the field, though he did make 14 of 16 free throws — the 14 were a championship-game record — and finished with six rebounds.
Dadgum......
February 23rd, 2011
1:17 pm
HewittFan…..Since GT entered the ACC they have sent better players to the pros than Duke. That’s a fact. Their best player was Laetner and he was OK at best. Brand is probably a better pro. Deng is fair. Duke did not have one player better than the following: Price, Scott, Harpring, Anderson, Jack, Young(ok it’s early but he is starting off solid), Salley. Missing quite a few but you get my point. I hate Duke and I hate rat face K. I win the NBA argument everytime. To hell with Duke! I like UGA better than I like Duke.
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
1:21 pm
@Dadgum……
How can a team full of guys who cannot play win 9 out of 12 ACC titles? the refs..Just think people..coach K is not god..In the last Gt duke game, coach K got a tech on a play that was clearly a foul..I knew the game was over
Dadgum......
February 23rd, 2011
1:21 pm
Hewittman…..when Hewitt is fired on March 14th he is coaching the Olympic team for USA basketball on the 19u division. That is his focus. I don’t think you will see him as a head coach before 2012. Fact. Word.
GoJackets!
February 23rd, 2011
1:21 pm
Hewitt Fan, Duan Dixon in 2002, Josh Howard in 2003, and Chris Paul in 2005 were All American 1st team.
Dadgum......
February 23rd, 2011
1:25 pm
I am with you on the Duke game last year. The refs were guilty of nepotism for sure. At least they didn’t have to be so obvious about it. Still hard to argue they win because of the refs just as it is hard to argue that Hewitt has lost because of the refs for the last 10 years. Word.
Dadgum......
February 23rd, 2011
1:28 pm
This years Duke game was over before they boarded the plane to Durham.
RAMBLE ON!!!
February 23rd, 2011
2:13 pm
Another reason to fire Phewitt, is to get this idiot Hewitt Fan off our blogs.
Adam
February 23rd, 2011
2:20 pm
Anthony Morrow in 3 years at Tech: 11.4 career PPG. 42.1% 3PT shooting.
Anthony Morrow in 3 years in the NBA: 11.8 career PPG. 45.5% 3PT shooting.
How does this guy only score 11.4 per game in his CAREER at Tech? Sounds like a coaching problem.
Adam
February 23rd, 2011
2:20 pm
sorry, 4 years at Tech
Hewitt Fan
February 23rd, 2011
2:24 pm
@RAMBLE ON!!!
I know you are tired of hearing these facts
@GoJackets!
Man you had to go back far!