It’d be better for Hewitt and Tech if the two sides part ways

MB:

Obsessed are ye? Perhaps you should focus on the superior coach in the state, Mr. Fox.

Mark Fox > Paul Hewitt

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Well it’s a lame for me to get excited about second or third…

The real question I’d like to see you address: Who IS the right fit at Tech?

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So you are agnostic on this, eh Mark? In New York, you are likely to be able to find some solid college guards as well.

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Jawja Dawg fans need to enjoy the excellent Mark Fox while they can before he Tubbys them.

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Assuming Hewitt leaves and im for letting him go without paying us anything. How about we go after?

- Northern Iowa, Ben Jacobson
- Cornell, Steve Donahue
- Minnesota, Tubby Smith
- Vanderbilt, Kevin Stallings

All run offensive systems, Stallings I think is building Vanderbilt into a program similar to Duke just smart basketball.

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a box of rocks > Herschel Talker

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Eman,

Lawal is NBA ready- he has post moves, and plays good defense, he can’t really improve his draft stock anymore

Favors, though he could play defense in the NBA pretty effectively, hasn’t totally developed offensively, he would be taken hire on potential alone.

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Why? Hewitt delivered this year. Anytime a team makes the NCAA tournament and wins a game in it, it should be deemed a fairly successful year. He accomplished more than Roy Williams at UNC did this year. College basketball is a weird sport these days – you go and recruit the best players and they are gone after ONE year. You recruit the ones that will stay a while and you don’t have the talent to compete.

I still say that Georgia Tech should be happy to have a coach that can bring in players like Derrick Favors and be competitive in the tournament. There are plenty of major schools that haven’t even been to the tournament in years such as Alabama, Ole Miss, LSU, Auburn – pretty much all of the SEC WEST……

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Lawal has post moves, but in the NBA he will be a weak 6′9″ with horrible hands, no ball handling skills, with a tendency to fall to the court with slight contact. Gani has Turkish Basketball League written all over him.

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Would GT let Hewitt go for free? I can’t imagine them throwing away good money. If they won’t, how much would SJU have to pay to make it worth his while?

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Whether he stays or goes, We will be better next year because college is more of a backcourt game anyway. Our guards: Miller, Shumpert, Oliver, Rice, Udofia, peacock replaced by K. Holsey, the third best recruit that didn’t play, and Miller 6-11 center who redshirted because of Favors and Lawal

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Try to be unbiased with you Mark when commenting on your columns, and this was a good one. I like your line:

“St. John’s isn’t a better job per se, but for Hewitt in 2010 it’s a better situation.”

Better situation for Georgia Tech, too. Considering his 10-year record in conference play and against the sub-par round ball program at UGay and his totally unacceptable “lifetime” contract, I am thankful for the possibility that St. Johns may end our misery and save us a basket full of money. We may pay a lot on an annual basis for his replacement, but I pray that DRad will not sign a “Braineless” deal that locks us in for millions if things don’t work out.

Good job, Mark. Don’t always agree with you, but you turn out excellent stuff that is never mundane.

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Cheese- Do you really think that Lawal would be a first round pick? D Blair was not a first round pick and he is way better than Lawal. He will not be a first round pick this year. Favors is alot better than Lawal. He may not have many post moves yet but he has super athletic ability in which Lawal does not have. Also, He is a better defender than Lawal.

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BO- It’s newsworthy….and you added to the number of posts.

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Mark, is it true that if Hewitt does leave of his own free will that he wants his $3.5 million that is due to Tech to go to you?

Incidentally, that clause in his contract is something of which I was not aware until day. I know it is pretty standard in the last 2-3 years, but not 6-7 years or go and certainly not in Hewitt’s contract with Tech. Interesting. If he does go and you were Tech would you want the $3.5 million, negotiate a deal, or bid him farewell free of charge?

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I disagree with this one Marko.

Hewitt is the coach at a school that just does NOT have big name recognition. Any player that goes to Tech and shines…will most likely leave for the NBA immediately after.

With that said, I do believe that the role players that he brings in are just horrible. #11 on this year’s team was…well, lets just say that he could have used a redshirt. However, Paul kept going to him, over and over and over…when he should have stuck with the guys that were performing.

I don’t believe that Tech will be better served with a new coach, however. A little fire under Hewitt, yes. But bringing a new leader brings great risk for this program. Ask UGA how that all worked out with Dennis Felton.

Paul is a winner…he took the squad FURTHER THAN ANY OTHER GT COACH. Dosen’t that mean something? So Marko, would you still have this stance if he HAD won it all back in 2004?

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Hewitt has become stale which also happened to Cremmins. Stale doesn’t work in sports where your results are available to everyone. Bye Paul

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oh yeah…and when he leaves and the Ramblin Wreck go 8-22, or some craziness like that…you should take solace in knowing that a pretty good coach was run off, really in large part, by your hyper-criticism of the guy.

Good coaches are hard to find Marko. GA Tech could never land John Calipari or anyone in the same league. Got lucky with Cremins, and Hewitt. Time will tell sportswriter.

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Frederick (Bailey) Douglass: Three questions-
1) are you a Tech fan?
2) if you are and you say “I don’t believe that Tech will be better served with a new coach” then are you satisfied with Hewitt’s overall record in his 10 years?
3)Because of 2004, how long does and at what cost does Tech and its fans supposed to feel obligated to Hewitt? His $1.6 million annual/$7 million buy-out auto roll-over contract all withstanding.

And to answer your questions: yes, I would feel the same way if he had beaten UConn in ‘04.

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Schumpert a great player? No. Does Schumpert have the potential to be a really good one? Yes. Maybe someone will come in and realize he’s not a point guard.

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If CPH leaves then this is the best possible outcome for GT and for CPH. He is going to be fired as soon as Tech has the money to fire him, so don’t think that he had a good enough year to stop the pressure, there is no pressure at all, he is as good as gone when Tech has the money.almost nothing will change this. So if I am CPH I would leave while I still could chose to leave.

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Please leave !!!! We will never get better with Hewitt.

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Mark, given all your recent columns about Hewitt, I am curious about the last time you spoke to him directly.

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bgt69: I am surprising myself by taking up for Mark because I really tired of him saying how talented Tech was all season, but you are absolutely clueless in saying that Bradley “has been on a mission to run (him) out of town for weeks.” That is the biggest crock I have heard on this site in a long time. He has been fair to Hewitt in his columns to a fault. If you have read columnists from cities other than Atlanta you would really know what it means when a columnists ridicules a coach/player and “is on a mission to run (them) out of town. You bought into the Koolaid that Hewitt has been drinking in that it is the “Atlanta media” who are out to get him. Far from it, bgt69, it’s the longtime fans who have endured his 10 years here with one full-season exception and the last 2 weeks of this season. Show me me one clear-cut example in his prose that shows Bradley has been out to get Hewitt. I’ll wait.

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@Old School:

Yes, I’m a diehard Tech basketball fan…been one for years. For that reason, I know that Tech is NOT a stop on the prestigious college basketball coaching tour. Its a set-up job. You are not going to get ANYTHING BETTER THAN PAUL…you are going to recruit a young up-and-coming guy that will be VERY RISKY.

Look at good franchises…look at Michigan State. If you have a coach that took you to the title game, at a non-powerhouse school like Tech…you need to keep him as long as you can unless he steals $$, or hits a player. Period.

Don’t confuse Tech with North Carolina…

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Any guest on Jerry Springer > Herschel Talker

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Hamad Meander……So now he’s right up there with Roy Williams? May I remind you ol Roy won the NC last year, or did you miss that? You are closer to being the coach Roy is than CPH!

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Tech a set-up job??? I can’t remember the last Tech BB coach that left for a better job.

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RAMBLE ON!!! -

hahahahaha. That was awesome!

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RAMBLE ON!!!—>Jesse Stone—->Barney Frank

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based on what’s in that NY Post article.. it looks like DRad is already looking at coaching candidates to replace him. So, if CPH leaves.. we’re going to have to hope we find a diamond in the rough. No way, we’re getting anyone established. I just wonder how many others would leave if CPH leaves.. do the freshman take off? Shumpert? Could be interesting.

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Matt Stafford > Herschel Talker > Joe Cox

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How many times do I have to say it on this and other sites. I truly think that Tech can get someone who can do better than the following in 10 years:
*have more than one(1) winning season in ACC play in 10 years
*have a winning record(like one game over .500) against more than 3 of the 11 other teams
*have a winning record against UGay

No, Tech will never be a national title contender virtually every season like Carolina or Duke, but I would like someone who could simply be more competitive in the ACC, win more than they lose in the ACC, and give us a legitimate hope that we will be good enought to get in the NCAA Tournament more often than not and make a little noise each time.

Can Tech not get anyone out there who can do better than Hewitt has done in the entire body of work? I just can’t believe that. If you do, then you are satisfied with mediocrity at the very most.

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Frederick (Bailey) Douglass – any player that has one good season is gone. That has nothing to do with which school they attend. Kevin Love bolted UCLA and Cousins and Wall are both gone from Kentucky in 2 weeks. There are tons of other examples of players leaving “blue-blood” programs after one year.

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freshd- We aren’t going to be good next year, anyway. I’ll gladly tank next year for a fresh start and new philosophy.

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Please don’t tease me on this. DRad, please let him go if he wants. The man is a good man. The man is not a good coach. The only player on the current roster who improved this year is Favors. There are a number in the pros (Bosh & Morrow stand out) who improved only after they left. Again, if you simply watch this team attempt to inbound the ball under pressure of any kind you will see that they have not been taught what I was taught at the high school level. We can do better

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Bob Knight. Dan Reeves (awesome in high school at Americus). Ron Bradley, legendary Newton County coach. Heck, Mark Bradley.

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Before this year, I thought that Hewitt could turn this thing around. I wasn’t ready to call for his head until mid-season really.

I hate to see that all the promise I saw in his hiring, all the excitement I felt during the run to the championship has ended with Hewitt entertaining offers from crappy schools.

But I agree it is for the best for both Hewitt and the Jackets.

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Old School, the only teams in the ACC that “win more than they lose in the ACC” year in and year out are you know who: Duke and North Carolina.

Tech is not breaking into that company…unless they hold on to a coach, ride with him through the storms. Period. The only reason that they made this initial step is because they stuck with Cremins all that time. Stability matters my friend.

I look at the vision the guy has…specific parts that come together every 2-3 years. At this point in time, thats all you can ask for at Tech.

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@Daniel

My point exactly…Tech aint UCLA, Kentucky, or Kansas. When it happens over at the flats, it is DEVASTATING. It takes Paul 2-3 years to recover. Period.

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Great article Mark and spot on. The one thing you didn’t mention is that a lot of the fans frustration isn’t just the ridiculous roll over contract, but also that Hewitt has no accountability. If he wins, he gets paid. If he loses, he gets paid. It isn’t really a Hewitt issue as much as it is a basic human nature issue. Anyone offered a sweetheart deal with few ramifications at all if they under perform would have a hard time getting their competitive juices flowing and coaching like their career depended on results.

Maybe Hewitt can go to St. Johns, get a reasonable contract and succeed. IMHO, he will never be successful again at Tech under his current contract.

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Who has done worse?

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@Jesse Stone

I hear you…loud and clear.

But in a sport where you are judged by how you END ONLY (just be good enough to make it into the tourney), as a visionary, I too would use the regular season to cultivate moderate talent. This is Paul’s strength…road records and conference records are merely process indicators.

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I hear the Washington Generals are looking for a coach. The media is very forgiving to the holder of that position. Expectations are low.

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Not sure race has anything to do with it, Jerome. Calipari doesn’t seem to have trouble getting black players. He’s a slimeball, but still….

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Wow, we made it over an hour before some jerk plays the race card

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Brent, he might be a jerk but he’s definitely a moron.

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Mark, the perception of you being a Hewitt hater couldn’t be more wrong and NOW is the time for Tech… On so many levels… to make this happen. Modified buyout, whatever… Techies, this has come to you like,”Sugar falling from the sky”, could save you millions… Can you hear me now?

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Mark, I absolutely agree with you. The hand writing is on the wall that PHewitt will not be here beyond his contract.

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@Daniel

That team was loaded man. He put the wheels in motion for that team in 2001. Plus, like Marko said, he did the best COACHING JOB IN GA TECH BASKETBALL HISTORY in 2003. Period.

In reality, Paul should receive legendary status from you all given his accomplishments at Tech.

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He’s going to stay, because he likes to torture Tech fans … while getting richer on their dime. Bwa-ha-ha!

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Since I have no “dog in this hunt”, I will not wade in on this except to say that the biggest indictment of Coach Hewitt’s program is his losing record against UGA. Man, I find that hard to fathom considering the state of UGA program over the past decade! That being said, I would think that with the talent Tech brings in , the program should be head and shoulders above those of VA. Tech, Clemson, Wake, FSU, etc. Maybe only UNC and Duke above them, but the others? Like most Tech fans, I thought this years team was set for a great season, but appears the chemistry just wasn’t there. With CPH being from the Long Island area, maybe St. John’s would be a better fit for him.

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Jerry- Apparently you didn’t watch much GT basketball this year. Hewitt a good man? absolutely.

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Fredrick (Bailey) Douglas – I know I’m a little late on this, but I had to get it in… You called yourself a diehard Tech fan but referred to Brian Oliver in one of your posts as #11. Sorry, but if you are a diehard fan, you don’t know much about “your team.”
For everyone else… If Paul Hewitt leaves, it will be a good thing for everyone involved. The fans don’t want him, and, judging by his comments over the past two weeks, he’s not too fond of the fans either. If he stays and has another disastrous year in ‘10-’11, he’ll find it more difficult to find a big-time job like St. John’s.

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No question about it, Coach Hewitt IS a class act and has brought no discredit to the Institute. It is a shame that so much negative comment and attitude has come his way recently and I’d not blame him if he says enough-is-enough and leaves. We all want to be wanted, and appreciated, but since he was not hired by Radikovich, he will never get his respect.

I don’t want him to leave and am not looking forward to a program without him. And no, I wouldn’t trade him for Calipari or any of those folks either.

Here is what I would like to see for 2010-2011: Coach returns. Derrick returns {he ain’t ready for the NBA} and can be the star on the team, with experience and leadership. True point guard arrives and is paired up in backcourt with Rice and Iman is moved into #3 swingman. Insert a center. And, perhaps most of all, get adequate, knowledgeable, technique teaching assistant coaches! The programs that succeed usually have multiple assistants that are in demand for head positions, and GT has not had many of those, especially not from major schools.

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Who accepts the fact that regular season games are “practice”?

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Yes yes… Hewitt is a class act but PLEASE!!!! Lets get a new coach. Let Hewitt be a class act somewhere else.

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MB. As a native Atlantan, and having become aware of the sports scene since the 70’s. I can appreciate the challenge that any coach will have at Tech. Bobby Cremins who did great things for Tech was given more time than you are giving Hewitt before being forced to leave and he did not take Tech as for as Hewitt. I think that it is time for you and what’s left of the AJC to part company with Atlanta.

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That contract killed CPH. Why perform when he doesn’t have to to keep his job?

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@Jesse Stone

As a GA Tech basketball fan that has to root for 1 maybe 2 blue chip players on a team at any given time….WE SHOULD.

@ Daniel

4 NCAA appearances
1 NCAA Championship Game appearance*
1 ACC Coach of the Year Award

*Best basketball coaching job in GA TECH history

So really…who are you going to bring in to do any better? Give me a name.

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Ok, Hewitt has had accomplishment(s)?!? I point to one run in the Big Dance as his ONE accomplishment . . . 6 years ago!!! Next, regular season games are practice?!? Then why the hell is entry into the NCAA tourney based ON the regular season? Also, you want to talk about the big dance for Hewitt, fine then. 5-10. That is how many times he has been. One time past the Sweet Sixteen. I’m sorry, but once again, only half the time isn’t cutting it. Once again, I’m not expecting Duke/UNC numbers, 9-10, 10-10, etc. But their is no reason, with the talent they had year in and year out, for him not to be 7-10, or even 8-10, for making the NCAA tournament. Next excuse as to why Hewitt should stay Frederick, because this is boring me.

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Frederick- Guess you never heard of a guy named Cremins

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james, james, james. Tech’s dime went much further with Bobby. It’s all about the contract and expectations.

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Later Old School.

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Or, to put it another way, if Duke hadn’t laid an egg against Tech at the thrillerdome, Tech would have had exactly one quality win this year: against Maryland in the ACC tournament (a game in which it didn’t even play that well for most of the game). Sorry, but even with bad coaching, a team as talented as you believe it was would have more than one decent win over 35+ games.

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Frederick(Bailey)Douglass: Get your facts straight. Bobby Cremins had by his fourth year won an ACC championship and an elite eight appearance in the NCAA tournament. He did this after resurrecting one of the worst basketball programs in the ACC and the country. In addition, he went on to win two more ACC championships , a final four and three additional sweet sixteen appearances. By any measure Hewitt pales in comparison.

I’m still waiting on Hewitt to place higher than third place in the conference. This happened only once.(2004). Zero ACC championships under Hewitt.

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Hopefully St Johns offers somewhere around $3 million per year to Hewitt. Because that’s probably how much it will take to make him walk on his $7 million golden parachute that Braine gave him. He’s making $1.375 million per year at Tech right now. Obviously we are going to waive his buyout to Tech. In fact we should probably tell St Johns that we’ll pay his first year’s salary if they do hire him. Let’s all hope that the Catholics still have some of that legal settlement hush money left over.

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@Brent

Give me a name of a qualified replacement that would take the Tech job.

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Gordon,
Paying anything less than 7.1 million is good money.

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EMAN, you are not from this planet. CPH has never had it together and is not getting close, You obviously have missed the last 6 years with CPH. Excuses roll out of his mouth quicker than you can ACC basketball. One more VERY important thing For all you guys saying we are NOT a premier job and that Hewitt should stay. KMA! before Hewitt there was Bobby Ceremins and there were several years we thought we could win a National Championship, there were several years we Won the ACC and we went to the big dance almost every year. SO KMA again, Tech CAN be A whole lot better and WILL be better even if we hire a high school coach that actually believes Tech can win.

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I,m starting to like you Frederick. I don’t have to research Leeman Bennett though, been here all my life. The Falcons ran him off way too soon, one of the best coaches they ever had

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Hopefully, Hewitt is just posturing for St. Johns for leverage. IF in fact he does not realize how unpopular he is and how incompetent he is perceived to be by a clear majority of Tech fans, then it is time for DRad to let him know. Of course Hewitt would rather get fired and then find a job on his own. He would make more money that way. The question is whether he will get another opportunity like this one, especially with his record of mediocrity. St. Johns and NYC will eat up his charm and faux charisma, they will bow down before his BCA affiliations and history, they will absolutely be orgasmic with his connections in AAU and the New York recruiting circuit. AS you say, Mark, he will be the new kid on the block with the big “savior” sign around his neck and a couple of years worth of teflon to get his footing. And for his sake, I hope he even wins some games and turns them around. He turned us around….in the wrong direction. The latter Cremins years were not pretty, but then again they were a damm sight better than most Hewitt’s.

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Freddie D: I PRAY we are not “as lucky” this time around, if luck means another decade of mediocrity and Rupp-esque recruiting behavior.

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Mark, do you think Hewitt may be trying to leverage both Tech and St.Johns with his coyness? Or do you really think he is oblivious to the situation here? He admitted himself that he doesn’t read the papers anymore.

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Hewitt will walk away if for less than the $3M St Johns offered Donovan. He won’t get the same ironclad contract he has at Tech, but he would take a significant raise over the $7.5M for five years he essentially has at Tech. Figure an initial contract is going to be for at least 3 or 4 years, maybe 5, at $2M a year, and he is ahead of the game, assuming there will still be some kind of rollover, incentives, etc. Of course if he is as lazy as some accuse him of, then he’d rather collect his Tech money and do nothing.

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Why in the Heck would St johns hire this lazy , unproductive, unbending and nondeveloping a coach. He has done a HORRIBLE job at developing people at Tech, what makes St. Johns think he will get better?

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I agree. Time to part ways.

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New coach in Athens sure did a good job against CPH’s greater talent!

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Okay folks, just check the FACTS. This is the link to the History/Records section of the Tech basketball media guide:

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/honors-history.pdf

This should settle who is the best basketball coach in Tech history—and he was let go after 4 consecutive losing ACC seasons, 4 years after finishing 13-3 in the conf and winning the regular season title. Bobby Cremins. So it can be done, and it has been done as far as being able to compete year in and year out in the ACC.

Cremins stats:
*highest overall winning percentage in Tech history (excluding two coaches who were there for no more than 3 seasons)
*from 1985 to 2000 (19 seasons)- 2 regular season ACC titles, 3 tournament titles
*in NCAA Tournament play he took his team to the Big Dance 10 of 19 seasons, but….also went to done Final 4, to the Sweet 16 on 5 occasions and to the Elite 8 twice

So there is no doubt that Cremins was the best without question.

And yes, you have to take it both ways. Cremins didn’t too well for his last 4 seasons and was booted out for Hewitt. No, there is no guarantee that you will always get someone better.

But….it does prove that we have much better than Hewitt, and we can again.

Don’t believe me. Go to the link and check out pure, unbiased FACTS. Look at Hewitt’s season-by-season records, his record in the ACC regular season and tournament, and his overall record in the NCAA.

then come back and tell me he’s a “good coach”, needs to stay, blah-blah-blah.

Check it out:

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/geot/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/honors-history.pdf

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The road to St. Johns is paved with money, Paul Hewitt. The road back to AMC is paved with tar and feathers. YOU CHOOSE!

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The Tech job clearly is not the Duke job, the UNC job, or even the Maryland job, but it’s pretty close to the latter. While we can debate whether the ACC or Big East is the better conference (clearly the Big East is this year), there is no doubt that year in and year out the ACC is one of the premier basketball conferences in the country and probably the best. As such, any job in the conference has added appeal, and the job at Georgia Tech is as good as or better than most. Tech is a mid-tier school, seldom in the cellar before Hewitt came. Tech is in Atlanta, with big city amenities and recruiting. Tech has an excellent AD and cooperative administration. Tech will have newly renovated ($30M worth) facilities. Tech pays pretty well compared to the national average, and is certainly comparable to the other mid-tier ACC schools. Media exposure and ease of transportation with the assurance of an occasional conference tourney, Final Four and NBA events in your backyard. And Tech has a respectable, albeit modern, basketball tradition and history thanks to Bobby Cremins and yes, Hewitt’s first several years.

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OH MY GOD PEOPLE, can we get our own in this position? Can we get a GT grad, former ACC free throw leader and NBA free throw leader who can teach someone to run the point guard position for four years like he did. Someone who can strive to not be dead last in basketball players who graduate in the ACC. You can name names all over this country, but MARK PRICE is the man. He is GT basketball.

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There is one in Boone, NC named “Buzz” and they are still playing.

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Definitely time to part ways, by hand grenade if necessary, but it will be a lot less messy if Hewitt will just take the SJU job and do his worst for them.

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D-RAD will send him to ST. Johns you can bet……..he will be gone…….

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Mark, you’re welcome….wow, that was hard to say with a mouth full of subjective quagmire.

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techster: good stuff. I, too, am willing to write a ringing letter of endorsement for Mr. Hewitt for any position he might be considered for.

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The Red Storm will become the Red Blush of embarrassment when they realize what they are actually getting for their money.

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Hewitt defenders seem to have a couple of traits in common. First, they’re all myopic, focusing on the ACC tournament or NCAA bid this year and the Final Four run while ignoring his overall record, which is well-below average. His ACC record verges on basement-dweller status, especially over the last five years.

The other thing that most of them claim is that there is no way Tech can get a better coach. That is directly contradicted by the terrific coaches we have in football, women’s basketball, baseball, golf, softball, volleyball, tennis, and even swimming. Radakovich has hired four head coaches since becoming AD, and every one of them has been stellar. If we can hire great coaches in football and many other sports, there’s no reason we can’t do the same for men’s basketball.

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Tech average a touch better than 5th under CBC and 6.4th under CPH.

3rd might be a bit of a stretch.

I’d say both Maryland and Wake Forest have been better programs over the past 15-20 years.

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I wonder if the Hewitt defenders put there money down for tickets.
I’m sure some did but not all.

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Mark Fox > Paul Hewitt only within the city limits of Athens.

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Admittedly, it’s not that all that bad yet, but a couple of more years of aloof avoidance and excuses by Hewitt may just earn him more contempt than he could imagine. Tech folks generally behave with more class, but an incompetent leader can bring out the worst in people. I believe DRad knows this, too.

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RickyBobby is right. Hewitt wouldn’t have been popular if he came back anyway, but if he came back now after he had a clear path to end this relationship it will be ugly. I won’t be there to see it, though. I won’t be back until Hewitt is gone. I’m not alone. The biggest thing you will see next year is empty seats if Hewitt stays.

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Bad luck to name candidates before there is an opening.

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No luck is worse than Hewitt’s luck.

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Oh, right, Gordon. That’s what the lawyers tell me.

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Who cares about your basketball program

Your whole athletic program sucks

Your academic program sucks too

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Mark, I hope Hewitt doesn’t listen to Johnson and punch you in the mouth. Tech can do better and I think this thing with Hewitt is going to explode next year if he stays. He seems like a very nice man. I agree it would be best for all parties if he left for another big time job. Please just stay away from Tubby. It is a lot easier to lose to Auburn than it is to lose to Tech.

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George Michael–>hehe—>Elton John

30-24. We all know it still pains you greatly.

Mark Fox > Paul Hewitt

Paul Johnson’s boobs > Dolly Parton’s boobs

Mark Bradley > Terence Moore

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I’m just not much for all this drama. I wish we could end this without a nasty media frenzy.

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GT ACADEMICS SUCKS

ATHELETIC PROGRAM SUCKS

OH AND THE GT CAMPUS SUCKS

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I think we were way too emotional when we signed the prenup or our AD would have already handled it.

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WHO THE HECK WOULD WE REPLACE PAUL HEWITT WITH??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Hewitt Rules!!!

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oh, I’m sorry, I must have taken your medication instead of my own. slowly losing ab i li ty to form s e n t e nces….

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I don’t want to get all mushy here but I really dig being able to joke around and verbally spar with Gordon, Jackets2010, FMJ, Buzzard, and other Tech fans who have different views but who all love the YELLOW JACKETS!!!!!

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And I appreciate Mark Bradley, too. NOW I am out of here, and I hope that Hewitt is right behind me.

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Hewitt’s friend who can read (hehe): the NYC media will make love to him for about a year and then they will eat him alive. With his thin skin they will have a ball baiting and tormenting him before actually going zombie on his brains.

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Streetball coach, bring on someone who knows basketball and has played in college and pros. That is Mark Price!!!!!!

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well Mark I guess your head is so big you can’t fit in your house!
Tech fans telling you they “agree” with what you said about Hewitt, and you “thanking” them all over this blog. I am a VERY LOYAL Tech fan, have been all my life, so it bothers me to see someone like you come around and throw sorry words out during basketball season about our coach. Not a few times, but constantly, you really had a bone to pick with him. For a writer, you get the last word. Does that make your ego feel good, and conscious? You stopped writting opinions long ago and started attacking .
What if Tony Barnhart didn’t think you should be “writing” and started writing articles about it, listing several valid reasons why you were not worthy to be in print, then keep it up for months, especially when bloggers really jumped in and fueled him on. How tough do you think your skin would be?
Do you ever really read what you write, or care what you write?

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My basketball and football teams are horrible so I guess I will troll the Georgia Tech related blogs.

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What is everyone doing here?
Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders are on “Are U Smarter than a 5th grader hosted by ex jacket Jeff Foxworthy.
He plans to libe up to his name – Foxworthy – after the show is over.

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Yes in 2wks it will be go dawgs since I will be back in “JAWGA”

But my education is better than your crap from downtown ATL

What do they teach you hicks from JAWGA

Oh thats right how to build a toilet so i can take a dump

Thanks for your contribution to society

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Tiger, I thought you used the cat box.

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If CPJ went 2-6, 3-5, 1-7 the next 3 seasons and then had a stellar recruiting class and went 4-4, do you think us gt fans would want him here? Stupid hewitt supporters.

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Prediction: if Hewitt stays, it is almost a sure bet attendance drops. I’ll bet a lot of the defenders don’t even have season tickets.

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J2010 is correct. The more you invest, the more you expect a return. Not a bad thing at all.

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Social comments and analytics for this post…

This post was mentioned on Twitter by MarkBradleyAJC: Better for Paul Hewitt and Georgia Tech if the two part ways. http://bit.ly/cy7WHv…

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Okay, you got my attention, J2010. Word to your mother.

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Hewitt’s people are waiting for Tech to offer to pay him a few million if he leaves for another job. He wants out, but his agent will leverage the move for a nice chunk of cash on the way out. If he stays, which Tech doesn’t want, they are stuck with him for years. If they fire him, $7.1 mil buyout is required. He’s hoping Tech offers somewhere in the middle to get him to leave, which is not likely. Tech should call his bluff and keep paying him the minimum under the current deal.

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“The AJC has a long history of promoting UGA over Tech athletics”

No way. Both the AJC and WSB is ALWAYS fair to Georgia Tech. They are both pillars of objectivity.

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MARK PRICE MARK PRICE MARK PRICE MARK PRICE MARK PRICE MARK PRICE

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here is my comment on yahoo:(my pic is on there too) lol

Coach Hewitt needs to coach St. John’s. He is more suited for that school and it is time fo GT to go in another direction after ten years. GT has never had the opportunity to hire one of their own and they have a few that are deserving. MARK PRICE is GT basketball. Price led the ACC and NBA in free throws and could strengthen the point guard position with a player that can play for four years and be a leader like Mark was. Price is a GT grad and GT also needs to improve on basketball players who graduate, presently GT is dead last n the ACC in that category. DRAD, give Mark Price the opportunity.Reply

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Ozzy- I know that we are just playing “blog” but there are a few other fields out there that really don’t require much more than ninth grade algebra, chemistry, or biology. I know that at least one of the guys who writes the Tech blog for the AJC is a UGA grad. There are probably more. I don’t think Tech cranks out a lot of journalist. I’m glad that math and science are your things. Remember, before you poke fun at UGA, we need lawyers, pharmacists, and veterinarians too. Hey, they use math and science in pharmacy and veterinary medicine. Maybe we can be smart like you guys too. Sorry about the sarcasm at the end. I didn’t mean to stoop to that.

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IN YOUR LIFE HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SUCH A SUCKIE PROGRAM AS THE WANNA BEEZ FROM ATL

YOUR PRETENDERS IN SPORTS

AND WANNA BEEZ IN ACADEMICS

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Mark,

I couldn’t agree more with the article. You are dead on with all of your points. It makes too much sense for it not to happen. Also, the proverbial i’m not leaving makes me think this is a done deal. Why would you want to stay at a school that really wants you to leave.

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ANOTHER THING THATS WORTH NOTING

YOU LOST TO UGA BASKETBALL

WHAT A JOKE UGA BASKETBALL

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA AH AH AHA HA

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Lady Dawgs: Congratulations on making the Sweet Sixteen in the Women’s bracket. Now, was that with the men’s team or the women’s team? Is there a difference?

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see ya folks

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I cant wait for football season. We have a realistic shot at third place in the SEC East. Until then, there’s a lot of news about Georgia Tech that I can(t) read. But at least I have a board to troll until my food stamps arrive.

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Tiger,

Ever heard of punctuation marks like periods and question marks? My guess is that you probably never graduated from middle school.

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I had a really rough day today. The fry machine broke and I got sent home from work.

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Frederick (Bailey)Doughlass- that’s all the state of NC has is BBall and Race Car, otherwise boring as H e L L and always dreaming of becoming another city in Georgia like Atlanta. On the other hand, the state of Georgia and its fans don’t sit on their hands for 6 months out of a year waiting for college bball to start. My point- it ought to be good at something.

btw- congrats on getting the ACC Football championship game this year in the boring city of Clt. I’m still wondering what they will have the visitors to do all weekend long while the city tries to complete the Ritz Carlton.

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HEY ELIN

EVER HEARD OF A BLOG?

MY GUESS IS NOT

BLOGS DO NOT HAVE PEOPLE MAKING SURE THEY USE SPELL CHECK

YOU JUST WRITE

OH THATS RIGHT YOUR SO USE TO YOU LIFE OF ACADEMIA THAT I BET YOU SPENT 20 MINUTES USING THE WEBSTER DICTIONARY TO MAKE SURE YOU SPELLED EVERYTHING TOO

I BET YOU SPEAK PROPER ENGLISH FROM “JAWGA” NERD

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If Coach Hewitt thinks the ATL media is hard on him, I can’t WAIT to see what happens if he takes the St. John’s job!!!

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Is the limo ready in the morning?

Coffee?

Who is picking up Hewitt?

We got a standby?

Double, Triple check!

Excellent article Mark…you we’re tempted to say Ground Hog Day, weren’t you?

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Tiger, dude, you are toast when you get home. Remember that time you took me to the vet to get “tutored”, only they cut off my doghood? Well the next time you even look at Elin I’m treating anything they left you with after Mississippi “rehab” as my own personal chewtoy.

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Alot of this has to do with the fact that he is black…I know u southern people very well….Gary Williams has had 3 losing seasons and 3 500 seasons in the last 8 years…case in point unless you are Duke or NC u get no calls on the road….no coach wins on the road in the acc except Duke and NC…

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Old School

Do u think Hewitt teams get any calls at all in the ACC?

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Hewitt fan: I think the previous “nuts” comment was right. You are barking. We all know that Dean and K can (could) work the refs and that the two blue teams get the calls, but if it is a conspiracy to keep every other team out of the ACC Championship it is a pretty weak one. True, lately Duke and UNC have done well. I get really frustrated too when the refs call games with obvious bias, but if they respected Hewitt more he might get a fairer shake.

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Are you kidding Joe Schmoe?

We got a limo waiting at his front door.

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You know what, Mr. Bradley – I’m tired of reading your crap. If you think you can do a better job, why don’t you take a stab at being a college coach. It might not be saying much, but I think Hewitt is a better coach than you are a writer. Let it go – find something else to be irrelevant about.

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If for some reason Hewitt’s flight to NYC is delayed, I know a couple of Navy pilots who would be happy to fly him out of town.

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WilsonDunkit, it’s not like they are flying planes these days anyways?

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Old School: agreed, agreed, agreed. The numbers don’t lie, and the numbers don’t like Hewitt at all. (I believe the feeling is mutual since he relies on excuses and blame to make his arguments.)

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A few trivial little military regulations didn’t stop our fighter jocks from flying balls out way too fast and way too low the first time, so I don’t reckon a little “grounding” by a Rear Admiral is going to stop them from helping Ma Tech get rid of a little pest. By the way, what does a “Rear” Admiral do, anyway? Sounds like something Tiger would do.

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Stop trying to win over Hewitt Fan …. he admitted why he is a Blewey apologist on the last page it is only due to the color of his skin ….. so its kinda of ironic isnt it

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Wow, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading, A) The bigotry and idiocy of guys like Hewitt fan and Frederick from earlier, and B) The stupidity of the pups on this blog. It is really entertaining. Two other things. Frederick, you never once replied to anything I posed to you, and does anyone think that maybe frederick and hewitt fan are the same person . . .

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Winning record on the road??? I don’t know but I bet I could name 9 other coaches other than Roy and Rat Face that have a better road ACC record than 6-38 (not 100% on the 38 but I know that is very very very close to that #)

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Im outtie. Got your ticket in hand if you want it Hewitt!

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“has basically did”? are you kidding me? you must be putting me on. OK< I see, FMJ is right. You really are Paul Hewitt and you are trying to disguise yourself by talking like an uneducated street rat. IF you had bothered to read (as if you could) the empirical evidence presented by Old School and others here, then not even you could keep up this charade. Hewitt (fan), history isn't kind to people like you (meaning ignorant bigots) so I wish you the best of luck in the future, if they ever do let you out of there.

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Guess Hewitt fan tired of trying to remind us all of the ONE year Blewey did something

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Now that FMJ has established that Hewitt fan is really Hewitt himself, I will not bother to honor him with a reply. It should be noted, however, that Hewitt does indeed read Mark Bradley, and it hurts. Boo Flicking Hoo!

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Still can not figure out how anyone, that has the ability to see, can still sit through an entire Blewey coached game without yelling, throwing of objects, or pulling out hair

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Scratch that last comment ….. if people are dumb enough to vote for socialism then i guess they could still find a way to be a Blewey fan

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By the way. Is it the professors’ fault that Hewitt has the second lowest graduation rate in the ACC? Only Gary Williams at Maryland is worse. Then again, Duke and Carolina rank among the best institutions of higher learning in the nation, much like Tech. (Sorry Dawg fans– again, it’s a statistical fact). But then again, the student-athletes at Carolina and Duke “get all the calls” in the classroom.

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GOSH

TECH PEOPLE ARE STUPID

IM TALKING ABOUT STANFORD AND ALL YOU TECHIES CAN COME UP WITH IS UGA CRAP

I DONT CARE ABOUT YOUR COMPETITION WITH THE FARM SCHOOL DOWN THE ROAD

THEY MUST BE BETTER BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND IN SPORTS IF YOUR STUPID ENOUGH TO THINK I CARE ABOUT JOHN DEER U

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After sleeping on it, it seems to me a little less likely that Hewitt will leave, UNLESS St. Johns offers a lot of money and relocation allowance. Hewitt’s family has all moved down to Atlanta in the last several years and they appear to like it down here. It would be a considerable expense and upheaval to truck everybody back up to NYC. Then again, it’s a coach’s life.

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Well, I guess I’m the only one back, hehe. At least I think I’ve stayed on topic.

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I’m in and in agreement. The smart move professionally is for Hewitt to go, I would think, so that he and Tech could get a fresh start. Ten years is a pretty long stay for coaches in any sport, and it’s time to dig a new well. I do feel sympathetic to Hewitt’s family situation, but given the rough economic times and unemployment upheaval nationally they all should be grateful to have such a lucarative bread-winner and the opportunity to re-locate. I know a lot of families who would love to have the chance to work wherever that could.

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As a Georgia grad I always thought you threw too much praise to Hewitt. That is until about midway through this season. If everyone thinks you are bias than I guess you are balanced. It may be time for the Techsters to back off of the venom. This can’t be good for recruiting.

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“then” not “than”… please don’t start with the grammer pokes.

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grammar, not grammer. hehe, but then you knew that.

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It IS better for all parties if Hewitt leaves for St. Johns: a classic win-win-win. Tech wins by unloading a crippling contract and getting a fresh start on a basketball program perceived as stale or faltering. Hewitt wins by returning “home” to re-build a program (it would be his Bobby Cremins moment) with a couple of teflon years to lay a foundation, and presumably by getting an annual raise. St. Johns wins by getting a local favorite, a fresh start, a coach who at least starts strongly (note his first several years at Tech), and someone who addresses a couple of their biggest concerns: namely, NY recruiting and AAU connections, and also a politically active and popular choice.

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Discipline and Focus: great virtues both programs need. You did keep it real.

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No matter what Paul Hewitt does from here on, it will not be good enough unless he’s consistently good year in and year out. These occasional decent seasons is not going to make at GT.

With all the good freshmen talent he had this year, they always say freshmen by the end of the season are playing like sophomores (meaning the game is being taught to them and they have improved). I did not see improvement for them or the team as a whole.

And unfortunately, Paul Hewitt has not endured himself to Tech fans by calling them out for speaking out against his coaching. I’m afraid things won’t get any better on this front. He’d be wise to take another job whether it be St. John’s or somewhere else.

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Mark – When do you think that St. John’s and Paul Hewitt will make the decision? I’d guess that IF he is going to get an offer it will be by Friday afternoon – with the weekend to think it over.

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Mark, I could not disagree with you more.
Hewitt has elevated GT’s profile in the always-tough ACC.
He has propelled a plethora of talent to the NBA.
And Hewitt posses a very positive personality and profile.
Mark it’s time to cool your nick-picking.
Eric

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Yeah im back also…i just found out some very interesting news….no coach other than Roy williams and Coach k has had back to winning seasons in the aCC, only 2 coaches have winning road record in the ACC and its no other than coach k and Roy Williams…..Favors is also the first one and done player to attend an ACC school since Marvin Williams?…The best players now go elsewhere .its because word had got out through then AAU leauges and throughout the country that the ACC is controlled by the refs…..Regardless who the coach is for GT they will not win very much on the road…look it up for your selves….

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Nick-picking? Nit-picking perhaps? or maybe N.I.T.-picking, which is where we’re more likely to be than the NCAA if he returns.

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Hewitt fan: Having already established that you are, in fact, Paul Hewitt himself, dispense with the “fan”, man. And you can’t mask your identity with poor grammar and syntax, either. Your history is skewed, the ACC isn’t perfect but neither is it corrupt, and welcome back to a lively discussion.

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so u dawg fans like to say mark fox is so great, well maybe you should hold judgement till i don,t know u have a winning season. didin’t u end up like 4 games under .500. never heared of a great coach ending that way. wait till he has done something.

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New York Post reports it’d be 6 year deal of annual salary between $1.6 mil and $1.8 mil. Hewitt must take this deal and Tech waives his buyout. No hard feelings. It’s good for every party involved. If this doesn’t go through and he has another abysmal season next year, it’ll get extremely ugly. Please coach Hewitt, you’re supposed to be really classy guy. Take this job and rebuild St. Johns. Let’s all have a fresh start.

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Wow, a lot of comments on this blog and I can’t read them all.

Question for Hewitt is, does he want to leave on his terms now for the new gig or get fired in 1 or 2 more seasons and leave, unfortunately for the Institute, again on his terms getting the $7M buyout.

I actually think Hewitt is a decent coach, not the greatest X & O’s coach, but he certainly is a good defensive coach and gets his players to compete hard all the time. Where he’s gone wrong is his inability to understand the way to construct a college basketball PROGRAM, where you have the right mix of players who can compete and maintain a solid foundation from year to year. Everyone says Paul is a great recruiter, but he’s been successful in recruiting a lot of big time talent and forgot to recruit a TEAM. And you have to have a TEAM to win in this game, not just an amalgam of talent, as was clearly proved this season.

Yes MB, this team had a lot of talent, but it was not a very good TEAM. Thus the disappointing regular season record. And I suspect it went about as far as possible in the NCAA given that fact.

Is Hewitt capable of recruiting and constructing good TEAMs? His early success would say that he is but somewhere he lost his ability to do so. Should we hope that he could re-find this ability at GT or wish him the best at doing so at SJ? I think the masses have weighed in on this pretty clearly.

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This is not something I spend a lot of time thinking about but, I think, for whatever that’s worth, Paul Hewitt has outlived his usefullness at Georgia Tech and it would be wonderful if he actually realized that fact and moved on.

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From Hewitt’s perspective, when is he going to get a better offer? Granted, his current contract has he and his family set up pretty much for life, but that is contingent on his IMPROVING considerably here at Tech, not just maintaining the status quo of mediocrity. If he falters in the next year or so, and he’ll have an uphill battle no doubt, he will be fired from Georgia Tech. Radakovich is too good to let this go on much longer. And THEN, it is doubtful he could land another job with ACC or Big East status for the same kind of money. Whaddya think, Mr. Bradley? Is this likely to be the best offer Hewitt receives barring some miraculous renaissance?

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From Hewitt’s perspective, when is he going to get a better offer? Granted, his current contract has he and his family set up pretty much for life, but that is contingent on his IMPROVING considerably here at Tech, not just maintaining the status quo of mediocrity. If he falters in the next year or so, and he’ll have an uphill battle no doubt, he will be fired from Georgia Tech. Radakovich is too good to let this go on much longer. And THEN, it is doubtful he could land another job with ACC or Big East status for the same kind of money. Whaddya think, Mr. Bradley? Is this likely to be the best offer Hewitt receives barring some miraculous renaissance?

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Ah, glad to be back, and I see the Hewitt lovers have still returned. Look, I have nothing wrong with the guy . . .other than his coaching ability. Nice guy, generally has a decent attitude, pretty active in the community, etc, etc. But once again, this is a results based system. Provide good results for the program, you keep everyone happy. Dissapoint year after year, like Hewitt has done, and guess what, I don’t care how nice, good attitude, well taught, and active you are, people (I include myself in this) are going to get angry. One good run 6 years ago does not cut it. 5-10 in making the NCAA does not cut it. ONE winning season in the ACC does not cut it. The man has lost more than won in the ACC, and for a team that you can realistically consider 3rd or 4th best in the conference on average, that is not good enough. Good recruiter, good man, but horrid coach. Time to cut off this relationship. It saves both parties. It gives Hewitt another high paying, well respected job without the embarassment and anger that would come from another bad season at GT, and it gives the fans and our program a chance to begin again. Sometimes, things just get stale. It seems to me that this is what is happening. But now that SJ has offered, if Hewitt turns it down, next year could be a very, very bad year all around. Tech fans are going to get even MORE exasperated (if possible) for him coming back and failing, and Hewitt wont be wanted by any high profile jobs anymore. Hewitt, if you even just look at this one blog on the AJC, take Mark Bradley’s logic, use it, and get the hell out of Tech before things get ugly. You think the media has been harsh, but it would only get worse if things did not get better. Sorry about the long post, but figured I would make my stance on this very clear.

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Hewitt wants a bunch of green before he leaves, about $7.1 million!! Ga Tech needs to come up with the cash quick, or he’ll be around for years of more mediocrity. The Tech people should sue the former AD, fat dave braine for negligence for “negotiating” this terrible deal.

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GTPhenom: Has SJU in fact offered Hewitt the position?

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No clue on that one. I wish I knew. My guess would be that right now they are in negotiations, if anything at all is going on. SJU probably put out an initial offer, and PH countered by saying what he said yesterday.

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Keep wishing, Bradley and some of Tech Nation, cuz PH is not leaving.

PH’s family is in the ATL area and, unlike what everybody thinks or wants to believe, he really does not have any personal or emotional ties to the Greater NYC market.

What he is doing is what everyone would like to be able to do which is to re-set his market value by interviewing with St. John’s.

Further, if PH can convince at least one of his two post men (Favors or the other guy) to return and then get him a point guard or two who can protect the ball, then the 2010-2011 season has a great deal of promise for GT. And even if both of those guys leave as is expected, doesn’t matter what anybody else thinks, speculate, or writes: PH has a deal for another year with GT and a sweet rollover/buy me out arrangement. There will always be another college coaching job opportunity so he can talk to St. John’s and easily pass on the deal.

To paraphrase Tubby Smith when storm clouds were swirling at UK before they went down the Gillespie path: “I know I can coach and I can always get a job coaching”

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I said Hire Bob Knight people

Then you will be winners and not losers

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To AllI’mSaying…, with all due respect I think you are dead wrong about Hewitt “resetting” his market value. If he is that delusional then we really do need to unload him before they strap him up in a straight-jacket. He’ll be sucking applesauce and thorazine through a straw with Nurse Ratched watching him at the Cuckoo’s Nest. Hewitt is not getting a penny more than he is already contracted for at Tech, and other teams are not knocking down the door to get to him. I am sure a number of schools would like to have him, but for half the salary and none of the current buyout. And NONE of those schools would be in the ACC or Big East or comparable league. Hewitt may be coy about leaving Tech for leverage in negotiations with St. Johns (he’d be foolish not to be), but everyone knows that the 800-lb Contract in the Room is not going to get any bigger or better.

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Just for the sake of argument, if Hewitt did return and did improve at Tech the next few years, what would happen? For one thing he is never going to win over those Tech fans he has indirectly disparaged by ignoring their concerns. Many will forgive him anything if he just wins enough. But professionally? What better job opportunities would there be? Doubtful another ACC school would hire him for more than Tech pays him now even if his record in conference dramatically improved. Likewise, there aren’t that many Big East schools who would take him. He might be satisfied taking a job at a less prestigious school, but could they afford him. Heck, Tech can’t afford him now. So, the SJU job may be as good as it gets for a man who is still relatively young for a coach. By the time another chance like this rolls around he might be too old and settled make the required change.

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First time I’ve read all the comments. MB good piece. Definitely brought out both sides of the issue. One comment though peaked my interest in an area that I would love to see you look into for us.

As you know the first tournament game against Okie State Tech played tough basketball and really did a job on them. When we played Ohio State the whistles were going off like fire crackers – mostly in favor of Ohio State. I also noted with interest the number of free baskets that Duke and UNC always seem to get regardless of who they play and definitely when GT plays on the road. It seems that our just completed season could have been longer if not for all of those soft tweets.

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please someone answer my ?….Why is it that duke and NC are the only 2 teams with winning road records in the acc over the last 5 years?…don’t say talent because i can name 10 former players from both schools that have not done well in the NBA and were complete busts…no one has the Grapefruits to answer that…remember also that coaches do not play the game….It looks like GT will be changing coaches every 5 years

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Who would want to stay in that pussdump? I would leave too!

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jacket3,

Finally someone who actually wacthes the game….The refs control the games ….i cant believe u are the first one to admit that….

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Refs are human, subjective, flawed, and sometimes even political. They are ideally objective but can’t help but be biased and influenced by coaches, players, situations, crowds, past experience, history, reputations, the spotlight, etc. No doubt in my mind that certain coaches, players, teams, and venues elicit certain responses from refs, and then there is just the matter of style and preference: do they allow a more physical game or expect greater technique and finesse? Sometimes one team just has to be much better than their opposition to overcome the competition, the bad breaks, and even the flawed officiating. And, it’s always easier to blame a third party or “luck” for your failures. That’s what refs are in the ACC, luck incarnate.

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If Hewitt thinks the refs are screwing Tech over then why the Hell has he almost NEVER received a Technical???? Some times getting a Technical sends a message to the refs! Hewitt just smiles and takes all the crappy calls. He didn’t have to throw chairs but my gosh grab your stones and lash out at the refs!!! He knows win or lose he will still have a job with this GOLDEN CONTRACT!!! win or lose he WINS!!!!

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Mark, you could not have been any more spot-on in your assessment of the situation. It is beyond time for Hewitt to move on. If you’ll recall, he left the final home game to a chorus of boos from his constituency.

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Everyone ignore Tiger, he’s obviously a child.

Hewitt Fan, I can see what you mean in the ohio State Game but the other 12 games I caught in the season give me no reason to think the refs had anything to do with it. Bad free throwings, terrible turnover ratios, and very little outside shooting doomed us to our 13 loses with a team with 3-4 future NBA players.

Ramblin, Absolutely the best line of the blog…A+

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Just like a fat heater off Heyward’s bat (or an errant inbounds pass from a Hewitt-coached player)…I’m OUTTA HERE! Hope we’re talking short list by this time tomorrow.

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My bad ,Wilson. You are correct, as it is “Nit” picking,
Despite my lack of spelling skills, I remain positive on Hewitt’s results.

He got GT back to the Big Dance, as runner-up in the conference tourney.

Then, GT blew away #16 (or so) OK State to crawl into the last 32,—- same progression as MD.

Amongst the ACC entries only Duke managed to advance further.

Meantime, Clemson and FSU once again left the Dance just as the music started.

UNC & VT received demotions to the NIT, ( the Not Important Tourney )

As for the rest— NC State, BC, VA, MIA, and WF– well,they’re in Panama City for Spring Break.

GT’s achievements don’t deserve a quick dismissal.

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I meant GT’s achievements do deserve a quick dismissal

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Hey Fillin’ Up my Cup of Coffee

Whats the matter truth hurts doesn’t it.

Throw Hewitt out and hire Coach K, you still won’t win why?

Because fan support at Tech is on the level of a highschool team.

Whats that mean for you Techies, I will tell you, MONEY, and PRESTIGE

Without that you will never bring in quality players or coaches that will want to make Tech great.

Players want a place to feel proud of and they don’t feel proud looking at empty seats from lousy TECH fans

Coaches want money and an opportunity to recruit with a little ease and Tech does not offer it PEOPLE

Just rember O’Leary left the train wreck of Tech because he wanted prestigue and an opportunity to get great talent. Oh thats right he was unqualified anyway TECH just didn’t let that one out because they knew no qualified coach is comming to TECH

Stick with what you do best and get over to my place, I dropped another huge log in my toilet and I need one of your toilet engineers to come fix it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Maybe senility is taking hold, but Bradley, you are writing good columns these days. Keep it up.

I do not believe the mediocre Hewitt was approached by St. Johns’s seriously: I believe that a NYC Hewitt buddy requested that St. John’s ask DRAD for permission to speak to him so it would look like Tech has a coach who is wanted by another school.
Who wants to go to NYC to live? Maybe a brief visit to get mugged or to breathe God knows what. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I’ll help you pack, Hewitt. Ain’t room for but one Paul in this town.

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As part of the negotiating process Hewitt just can’t come out and say he will take the St. Johns’job. He has to make them court him otherwise he loses his negotiating leverage. I believe he sees the hand writing on the wall at Tech and will ultimately accept the St. Johns’ offer. Hopefully Tech will not let him leave without getting a portion of buyout money. In any case, given the circumstances, it is best for both parties to separate before there is a greater rebellion among Tech supporters and further lost of support for the basketball program.

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ED>>>> YOU MUST BE CRAZY!!!

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Mark—– Anyway we might talk to Geno A. if Hewitt leaves??? (which he never will… see my other post on why!!)

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FOUR means to look out

So look out for the truth TECH is meaningless

And so is Fillin up @ Juniors comments

How about Fillin up MY Coffee JUINOR!!!

FOUR!!!!!!!

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Tiger – You do realize that when you hit the golf ball in the wrong direction youi shout “FORE” not “FOUR”, don’t you? I guess you didn’t take any English classes when you were in Palo Alto.
And how does it feel to see your most successful b’ball coach in the last 25 years taking your arch enemy to the NCAA tourney?
I guess Stanford is just a stepping stone to Cal-Berkeley

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I took a look at Standord Athletics and I can now conclusivey reply, they are stepping stone in the NCAA…in Academics, and in generally everything else.

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Mark, if Hewitt leaves what do you think the chances are that we can get and keep a coach who can both recruit and coach well enough to return us to the final four in the next 5-10 years?

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Technophobia – Don’t be so pessimistic. If Hewitt leaves for St. John’s, I am sure that DRad will make a good hire. Bobby Cremins took a program that was a complete laughingstock and within 5 years built a program that was one of the top ones in the ACC. It all went sour after he had his “mid-life crisis” and accepted the South Carolina job but from 1985 – 1996 GT was one of the best programs around – and the ACC was much tougher back then.

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I agree with the article. The only thing us fans can do is try and make Hewitt (let’s not use CPH because it raises him to the level of CPJ) as uncomfortable as possible here. Tech needs him to leave on his own. The AA can not cancel his contract. With the tuition hikes coming up, the AA will be strapping for cash. And with this economy, donations may be hard to come by.

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Paul in RDU, I don’t think I’m being pessimistic I think I’m being realistic. If it wasn’t difficult to get to the final four then everyone would do it. If I’m not mistaken, besides Duke and Carolina only Maryland and Ga Tech have made it that far in the last 10 years in the ACC and it was 10 years ago for Maryland. Having a good regualar season is an important goal but the measure of success is in the tournaments. Only two teams go to the championship game and with multiple appearances by some teams the number of coaches who have done it in the last 10 years is much less than 20. That is why St. Johns is so excited about the prospect of getting Hewitt. Few coaches have the ability to take a team that far no matter how disappointing other seasons have been.

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All im saying…. You must know nothing about how Ga. Tech was viewed by other (Coaches,announcers agents, etc…) 5 maybe 6 of the players on this team WILL play NBA basketball. Talent we have tons of talent just NO coaching!!! Lawal,Favors,Shumper,Rice and Oliver will play at the next level and maybe peacock!!! It’s not talent it’s coaching!!!

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Reasons GT Wants PH to Go:

1) Sub .500 record in ACC — Reality Check: Top ACC Coaches based on record in ACC are Roy Williams, Mike K., and Gary Williams. After that, huge drop-off and no one else with more than 5 years coaching in league with .500 or better record.

2) Recruits One and Done Players — Reality Check: After Duke and NC, what ACC team gets to pick and choose their recruits? Certainly not GT. So tell me what choice does PH have if he is seeking to be competitive.

3) Fan Base Disenchanted with Coach — Reality Check: Happens every where and all the time. See Joe B. Hall at Kentucky despite winning a championship. More recently, before Bill Self won his championship two years ago, Kansas fans wanted him gone. After this season, that sentiment is probably being revisited too.

4) GT Can Do Better w/ Another Coach — Reality Check: Really? Says who? Nostradamus? First, GT needs to hire someone with head coaching experience (scratch Mark Price off list) and, second, no coach known to be better (Roy, Mike K, Gary Williams, Bill Self, Pitino, Calipari, Boeheim, Rick Barnes (maybe), etc.) is going to take the GT job because they all and other coaches like them have a better job now with a better future. Third, we do not even know if a coach at a mid-Major can do a better job.

5) Hewitt Fatigue — Reality Check: Really? That’s the reason you want to get rid of this guy because he’s been around for ten years? And you’re tired of his demeanor (lack of technicals?)? Man, that’s mature.

Question the man’s recruiting, his coaching decisions, and his tin ear for public relations (as shown by his asinine Twitter postings and calling out Bradley since pointless to argue with someone who buys ink by the barrel and can, therefore, always have the first, second, and last word as well keep trivial nonsense going) but please don’t delude yourselves into thinking that people are beating down the door to coach GT.

Please have a plan for who you would go after if he leaves and brush off the buy-out if he stays and you don’t want him anymore a year from now but PH is not leaving and I’ve yet to read any real legitimate argument for why he should be fired.

GT did not have the most talented team in ACC this year and has never been a top tier basketball program as everyone knows the ACC has always been NC and Duke and the rest.

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CanHewitt: Thanks for your post and lets discuss. Here’s more of my two cents.

1) Ability to play in the NBA is no indication of talent but based on perceived potential by scouts which frankly is often driven by having a tall and big body. See Thabeet and his failures at the NBA level this year for latest example of failure. See Kwame Brown for less recent example.

2) Given the guard play by GT, are you seriously telling me that their players were talented at anything other than turning over the ‘rock’?

3) The reason why GT played better at the end of the season is actually support for PH’s coaching as he was finally able to get through to his inexperienced players.

I’m interested in your thoughts, CanHewitt.

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Anyone who is claiming we didn’t have talent, wasn’t watching the basketball games. To look merely at our wins and loses and claim to have a decent season is garbage. We won on talent alone. All the statistics around disiciple point to a team that over came disciple with raw talent…Free throw shooting, set play execution, points off of half court sets, turnover ratios, etc….all of them were ugly, but the team managed to do OK because it was loaded. Watching this team is like watching the USA basketball teams when they won bronze, talented and sloppy. Frankly thats coaching.

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All I’m Saying is…gladly. It wasn’t just my opinion that these kids are a very talented bunch. We had a top 5 recruiting class last year. If they’re not talented, no one would rate them that high and I don’t think Hewitt would have been interested much either. He brought in these players because he thought they could win games. These talented players were good at turning over the ‘rock.’ Whose fault is that? Players should share the blame but what about the coach? Why can’t he make them better if he’s such a good coach? He let it happen over and over. It’s almost like he can’t coach talneted kids at all. He can’t get through them. Either he’s a terrible recruit who brings less talented players or he can’t coach. Based on Tech history, I believe it’s the latter.

GT did not play better at the end of the season. Their talent took over against inferior teams. In ACC tournament, they set the record on # of turnovers and had the worth free throw percentage. I can’t call that playing better even though they almost won it.

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Saying someone is a good recruiter and has a talented team are two tired reasons used relentlessly to try and justify making a coaching change. People use to say the same thing about Bobby Cremins as has been alleged about PH. Was incorrect with BC and is with PH.

I actually think it is harder in this day and age to run a winning program unless you have a premier job (Kentucky, NC, Duke, etc.) because you do not have the luxury of picking and choosing your recruits and you end up with knuckleheads who think and play like they are one-and-done and are unwilling to listen until they consistently fail which is rare since they mainly play on AAU teams which are loaded and always win.

In any case, I don’t give a rat’s behind if PH leaves, stays and wins, or stays and is fired. All I’m Saying Is be careful what you wish for and have a plan if you get it or you may have a Billy Gillespie situation on your hands.

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I doubt anyone can KNOW for sure anything about sports. But I think GT nation is confident someone CAN, and thats worth the risk. Because at the end of the day, if we assume PH continues his current work we will another decade of 0 ACC championships, a losing record against a not so good rival, and 2 medicore trips to the NCAA…with one great run. SO honestly what are we risking?

ps I think you underestimate just how much potential this school has to get the best mid major coach that might exist. PH had a 7 year, 1.3 million dollar contract, and has all the resources needed to build a contender. Explain to me why a mid major Coach wouldnt jump at that chance.

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tiger you seem to care a lot about tech, you spend a lot of time talking about them. u are on the wrong side of the country to think that even 5 people in the state care about stanford sports. when was the last time u were relevant in anything. plus u want to talk about weak conferences it USC and noboby else.

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Tiger, don’t you mean FORE? dumbass, ROFLMAO

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o and speaking of weak conferences the year USC does not win the title Oregon lost to the perennial sec whipping boy Ohio State

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ok give me examples of the program being head and shoulders better. u need facts otherwise its just talk

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Tiger is just baiting. It what happens when your parents let you on the computer unattended for the first time. The PAC-10 haha cute…

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COME ON

This is from our website
You know there is a thing called google, then you type stanford athletics then you look at the site and it will show you

Stanford Cardinal Championships
National Championships: 110
NCAA Championships: 97 (No. 2) +
Men’s NCAA Championships: 59 (No. 3) +
Women’s NCAA Championships: 37 (No. 1) +
Individual NCAA Championships: 409 *+
NCAA Team Championships Since 1990: 56 *+
NCAA Team Championships Since 1980: 79 *+

* most in the nation
+ as of November 15, 2009

Im a winner as you can see
And so is Stanford

What is Ga Tech a loser step child to its mighty farm brother UGA

Now get over here and fix my broken toilet you JANITORIAL ENGINEER

FOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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thats nice and how many football title one claimed 1926, and it is not official, and tech has 4 official so why don’t u face it nobody cares unless u have football titles

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maybe u keep saying four because u know the number of tiltels tech has because u would have to say zero for stanford

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dude this child can’t write, can’t argue, can’t make coherent sentences. Your a disgrace to whatever school you cheer for. You’re making a fool of your favorite school. As if we needed a reason to pick on stanford, since they are a nothing school, the very fact that YOU represent them just adds fuel to the fire. Until you are ready to play with the big boys in the East Cosat and Georgia maybe its best if you just hushed.

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If he is gone we will decline big time. I hope I am wrong. The reason I like Hewitt better than Fox?? his style of basketball. You can concentrate on rhythm offense and things of the like, but I think Hewitt concentrates on defense. Unfortunately little experience and offensive struggles kill us in close games.

Fox will not go very deep in the NCAA tournament with his stype of basketball. Hewitt can go far with his. His teams can compete. And the guy who said abou the road games and the refs? Yes thatis part of it. With Hewitts style, if they are calling tick tacky fouls, then his players are going to hav e a bad games, especially the young ones.

My point is excellent defense. You don’t get the top 5 FG %age in the NATION when you can’t coach. Where was UGA’s FG%age Defense. I am sure not anywhere close.

Tech is better than Wake NC State and Clemson. Because even Tech has been to the dance more and won more games there. The only other team who has beat Tech at this since HEwitt has been here is UNC, Duke and MAryland. So in my opinion, we ahve the 4th best program in the ACC. We have the 3rd most NBA players. So that is about right. MAryland almost got rid of Williams last year. Look at his year this year. If not for the really bad losses to start the season, MAryland would be in the tourney now. They would have drawn a better seend/bracket. The ACC is not down as people have said, but more parity. Your 8-12 could crush the 8-12 of any other conference. But the 2-5 was sucking wind a bit the past couple of years.

If HEwitt leaves and we don’t get seriously lucky, then you guys who ran Hewitt out of town will be hearing from me a lot. I will be just like m mentioning Chan, except reminding you that I wish you did not stuff him on a Greyhound bus. There are only a couple of people on here who get it. If you could leave HEwitt alone, I think a NAtl title could come our way within the next 5 years. If he is gone, you won’t see one before 2020.

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Fillin up My Toilet

So now I can’t write

Why because you can’t handle the truth
And please don’t consider yourself one of the big boys in the east

Now thats laughable you can’t beat a big time east team

i.e a middle of the road UGA who’s D coordinator was fired after playing you and stopping your sorry “UNSTOPPABLE” offense.

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14 wins in basketball….5 wins in football. Zero wins on this blog…Now someone bring this discussion back to Paul Hewitt, and away from this dimwit.

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TPhobe & AllI’mSayin/AllMyChildren: Glad you’re Tech fans but I believe you’re barking up the wrong tree. No one suggests that Hewitt is the worst coach in the history of the world, but no objective observer could see him as anything but average or even a tad below for the league. I’m a much bigger fan of Gailey than of Hewitt, but Johnson now (and Cremins before) blow them both out of the water. Some fans take things too personally and are vitriolic; and some fans take things too personally and lose their objectivity in supporting a coach. Such is life. For good reasons (and perhaps some bad ones, too), Hewitt is done at Georgia Tech, whether he’d stayed or not. It may not be easy to find someone much better, but Radakovich has an excellent track record thus far.

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I’m back, but I landed in a pile of Tiger-poop. I think he must be a shut-in or off his meds or both. So I’ll just pity him and go back to ignoring him. What’s the latest on Hewitt? Is he and his albatross of a contract still hung around our necks?

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Hewie, my man, it’s been real but it’s time for us to part ways. Just because our man Mark says it doesn’t mean it ain’t so. (Oh, yeah, that’s right, you don’t read his stuff.) Now, we can part ways by you taking another position if one is offered (Ta Da!!! Here’s one from St. Johns), or I can call in a couple of F-18 Super Hornets. Now, then, which will it be?

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Tiger: what?

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Recently encountered some bleeding heart dawg fans lamenting the horrible risks and potential consequences of low flyovers. It would seem the likelihood of being misdiagnosed by the UGA Vet School and dying within a week would be greater for a UGA coed or mascot than being hit by an F-18 SuperHornet. Similarly, for the UGA boys, the chances of being hit by an out-of-control flying Gymdog or a drunk football player on a Vespa and breaking your neck are much greater than the F-18 accidentally wiping you out. On the other hand, now that you know we have F-18’s you Athenians better duck after the anthem next November around Sanford Cesspool.

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ooops, sorry. (mischevious grins). Back to Hewitt’s Hopeful Departure. IF he does come back to Tech, as Techno and All I’m Sayin and Hewitt Fan would have, two things are for certain: 1. He shouldn’t ever again complain about his contract, the ATL media, the GT fans, or anything remotely negative about the city or the school since he has elected to stay even after it was made clear he wasn’t wanted. 2. He better start winning a helluva helluva helluva helluva helluva lotta games.

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HEY RICKY

TIGER HERE. COULDN’T HELP BUT READ YOUR POST ON THE SANDFORD CESSPOOL. HAVEN’T BEEN THEIR BEFORE BUT I HAVE AT TECH.

I WOULD TREAD VERY LIGHTLY IN CALLING OTHER SCHOOL’S STADIUM’S CESSPOOLS.

THE TECH CAMPUS IS A GARBAGE DUMP COMPARED TO STANFORD, AND MUCH SAFER. I HAD TO ASK MY FRIEND TO SEND ME HIS BULLET PROOF VEST SO I COULD FEEL MUCH SAFER WHEN I WENT TO ONE OF YOUR FOOTBALL GAMES A FEW YEARS AGO.

HERE IS A NEW NAME FOR YOUR STADIUM “BOOBY DUMP STADIUM”

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rIcKy

i THiNks “jAwGA” tERK IS THE one THAt IS mOcKED yEAR AfTER yeAR STUPID

WHATS PATHETIC IS YOU LOST TO UGA IN BASKETBALL. BASKETBALL MIND YOU. THAT POWER HOUSE UGA BASKETBALL TEAM.

OH AND YOU LOST TO A D COORDINATOR WHO WAS FIRED AFTER STOPPING THE MIGHTY OPTION VEER ATTACK BY THE GREAT JOKE JOHNSON.

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Tell it like it is Mark. Never has so little been done with so much talent. The only consistency has been the dreadful inconsistency, particularly on the road where the team has time and time again looked mentally soft and disorganized. I’m sure Paul is a nice guy, but Tech needs a coach, not a nice guy. Remember when it was tough to get a ticket to the game? Seems like years ago and it was!!!

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The best way to deal with bullies is to ignore them, but this guy is a real pussycat minus the cat.

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No word yet on Hewitt? It won’t make tonight’s 6:00 news but I bet it makes tomorrow nights.

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By the silence from the TECH crowd

Tiger wins again. He has shut the mouthy Techies up

Mark would you please present the Green Jacket!!

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Hanging tough, Mark, hanging tough. The NY press is reporting (speculating?) that the offer would be about 1.7 M a year for six years. I think it would take more for Hewitt to uproot his extended family and move them back to NYC, where a million bucks doesn’t go nearly as far as it does down here. What say you, Mr. Bradley?

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I’m getting the sinking feeling that Hewie may be seriously considering sticking it out here in Atlanta. I’m hoping he’s just biding his time to drive up the salary offer, but I’m thinking that their apparent eagerness to hire him and Tech’s clear eagerness to unload his contract should result in a quick deal. Maybe his contact with them last night was him giving them a figure and today they’re chewing on it. While recruiting may be impacted by a delay in hiring a successor if one is needed, there is really no other big hurry. It’s just frustrating to hear nothing out of NY or ATL. Maybe someone will see him in an airport or St. John’s will announce a presser soon.

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It’s true, of course. Hewitt would have to make 2.5 M in NYC to come even close to his same lifestyle here in ATL. Of course if he stays people will relentlessly make his life miserable since he’s gotten our hopes up he will leave. Wait a sec, life in NYC is miserable, too. Uh oh, there is no upside.

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Love the Jackets. Support Hewitt…show up with moving boxes at his house Saturday morning.

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Paul Hewitt and small entourage sighted at Hartsfield! My sister’s cousin’s hairdresser’s mother-in-law’s friend who had the breast job and the chihuahua with cancer just saw Hewitt walking through the terminal. Then again, maybe it was Oprah. I’m not sure.

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With only nine posts in the last hour, and one of those from the nutjob formerly known as Tiger, maybe DRad’s fears have been realized: APATHY has settled in around Tech hoops.

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GaTech, the school, students, alumni, and fans: You all are a bunch of dumb a$$e$ if you think you will find a better coach than Paul Hewitt. And if you think the last 6 years have been bad, then the next 6 to 10 will be worse.

GaTech will NEVER compete on the level of Carolina or Duke. You will ALWAYS be in the middle or bottom of the ACC. You will always have embs and flows, as you have with coach Hewitt. And you will rarely IF EVER be at the top. Tech Fans are in lala land and DREAMING!! Coach Hewitt runs a clean program and GaTech will miss him!

Black coaches don’t get a break in the ACC (ALL CAUCASIAN COACHES or ALL CAUCASIAN CONFERENCE), they don’t get white recruits and the don’t get calls!

Yes, Coach Hewitt SHOULD leave GaTech. The fans are ungrateful, unappreciative, and stupid to think that they will have a more classy guy, or a more better run program or recruits than what Coach Hewitt has brought to the table. ALL of you will be sorry, TRUST!!! Good Luck! LOL

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The fans are stupid and never around when you need them!

Which explains why Bubba Dump field is never filled

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The only way I will be sorry is if Hewitt decides to stay at Tech. It’s time for him to leave. Lawal was a better player as a soph. Miller was better as a fresh. What happened to Storr?? Peacock is about the same as he was as a soph. What’s the deal with the big white kid? He plays 5 seconds against Ohio State and scores 3 pts. Go figure. Gailey didn’t get this many chances. Time to move on.

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I’m Delta. F*me:
“An objective observer might even suggest that he has made himself rich exploiting minority players without empowering them with the academic opportunities their scholarships entitled them to.”

When was the last time any player opting to go pro was “forced” to stay in school and get their degree? That’s what I thought! Hewitt can’t force these kids to stay to improve his graduation rate! That’s not even realistic!

Hewitt has had a winning program the past 6 years (collectively), but if he had (after taking GaTech to it’s ONLY NCAA Championship game) and other schools were to shop for him – you all would be pissed. It was a good contract at the time for both parties. Unfortunately, for GaTech, it hasn’t worked out well. Hell, Hewitt hit the lottery! No need for you all to be upset with him because of the contract. It is what it is!

I did not say the ACC was or is racist. I’m only talking about the elephant in the room. And I’m not racist! But the truth HURTS!

And for the record … NO I AM NOT A GATECH FAN … Never have been! Never will be!

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Mark Bradley

Today we have brought the truth forward and laid it out on the table.

We have determined that Tech:

1. Is a program of wanna beez
2. Has the fan support of a small highschool
3. Cannot compete in sports period
4. Cannot compete with UGA football much less any sport unless they are last place in the SEC
5. Cannot compete with Stanford academically or athletically
6. Campus is a dump and needs to be rebuilt and relocated to a safer part of town
7. Tech fans are delusional to believe they are relevant in sports and academics
8. Cannot fill Bubba Dump stadium during football season
9. Worry more about gramatical errors when challenged instead of a good comeback on a blog
10. Need I say more, yes but whats the point Tech sucks

Tiger wins again at Augusta

Mark will you present the GREEN JACKET

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Hewittluver: “NO I AM NOT A GATECH FAN … Never have been! Never will be!” Obviously, and you admit yourself that Ga. Tech got the raw end of the contract since Hewitt has not produced. No one questions that and I certainly don’t blame Hewitt for taking the money, heck I would have. And while you claim to not be calling the ACC racist, you still assert that “racism” is the “elephant” in the room. Since I am sensing that you, too, may be an elephant in this room, I will decline your invitation to F*** you. Have a nice life.

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To Username: I’m Delta F*Me … That’s YOUR username. You’re the one sending out invitations … But from your comments, you’re too small to do anything anyways …

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AND if you “knew” Hewitt as you claim … you wouldn’t state such LIES and NEGATIVE comments about him! You’re a LIAR- I’m Delta F*Me … You just want ppl to think you know him! You don’t know him! You WISH you were in his circles!!!

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I for one would like to see Hewitt stay but change his staff and keep LaBerrie but if it’s a young mid major guy that we need to go after like DRad has stated then how about Josh Pastner at Memphis. He’s in his 30’s, he can recruit and recruit big big talent. He was Lute Olsen’s lead guy at Arizona and has the top class in the country coming to Memphis next season. Along with Jalen Kendrick! But whomever it is it has to be someone that can bring in the talent to compete with the rest of the ACC and convince the kids not to transfer or go pro early(Gani and Iman) or else we are looking at a situation like Indianas and living in Big 10 country even with Tom Crene as coach they are a joke. We have a solid young core returning and need to keep it in tact or it could be a loooooong rebuilding process.

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Hewittluver: No, my handle here is “I’m Delta. Fly me.” YOU are the one who said “I’m Delta. F* me.” Since I have stated no lies about Hewitt I guess that means I know him pretty well. In fact, I don’t know him well, only speaking with him 8-10 times a year at meetings. Thank you for saying I am small. I actually am rather petite, only 5′3″, about 110 when I’ve been eating too much fast food, and very happily female. I don’t care to know anything else about you since you base your commentary on prejudice, thoughtless assumptions, and your apparent crush on Hewitt. If you wish to rationally argue your points using facts and empirical evidence then perhaps you will find someone here or elsewhere who will give you a second chance. I, for one, do not think you are worthy.

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The door to New York is wide open. Let us hope he walks through it.

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If we s uck any worse, we are going to need a bigger straw

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