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7 reasons to choose Patrick Ewing as your coach
Ewing always rises to the top:
- Three-time consensus First Team All-America selection (1983, 1984, 1985)
- All-time Georgetown leader in rebounds (1,316) and blocked shots (493). 2nd in points scored.
- Led the Hoyas to the NCAA Championship Final 3 out of 4 years
- Led the Hoyas to win the 1984 National Championship title.
- Most Valuable Player of the 1984 NCAA tournament
- Chosen as NCAA Player of the Year by AP, NABC, Naismith, Sporting News and Adolph Rupp Trophy
- Named the 16thGreatest College Basketball Player of All-Time by ESPN
- #1 Draft pick in the NBA Draft 1985
- NBA Rookie of the Year in 1986
- 17-year NBA career and top 25 all-time scorers 4,815 points and 11,607 rebounds during
- Led the Knicks to the playoffs 13 of 14 years and to the Finals twice.
- NBA All-Star 11 times including 10 years in a row
- One of only 7 Knicks players to have his number retired in history
- New York Knicks’ all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocked shots, free throws and steals
- Widely considered the best Knicks player ever. See here, here and here.
- First professional basketball player to have his own shoe company
- Won two Olympic Gold Medals in 1984 and 1992: once as a college student and again as a pro player:
- Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame twice: once for college/NBA and another time for the Olympics
- Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
- One of top 50 players in the history of the NBA
- Assistant coach for the Washington Wizards (2002-03)
- Assistant coach for the Houston Rockets (2003-06)
- Assistant coach for the Orlando Magic (2007-12)
- Coach of the Charlotte Hornets summer league teams
- Associate Head Coach for the Charlotte Hornets (2013-2017)
- Head Coach of the Georgetown Hoyas (2017-Present)
He inherited a program that was depleted, but is already starting to turn it around. Despite three players being accused of sexual harassment and burglary and subsequently leaving this year, the team has already beaten Texas, Syracuse and two undefeated teams: Oklahoma State and SMU. Look at the list of his lifetime record of success, and you can see where this is headed for Georgetown.
- 2017-18 record: 15-15
- 2018-19 record: 19-14
- 2019-2020 record: 10-3 so far
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Ewing knows what it takes to succeed in the NBA
He played for 17 years in the NBA, was an All-star 11 years and made the All-NBA Team 7 years. which is harder to do than being an All-Star. He knows what skills you need to develop, he knows what mindset you need to have and he knows what habits you need to form. He knows how to interact with the media, how to work with coaches and how to gel with teammates.
This is what DailyKnicks.com says about him:
“From 1985 to 2000, Patrick Ewing was the New York Knicks. This isn’t to say that he was alone on the roster, but instead to acknowledge how important he was to the team. Ewing embodied the Knicks’ grind-it-out style, all the while possessing the flash and finesse that keeps fans on the edge of their seats. Ewing … led New York to a pair of NBA Finals appearances. He also made 11 All-Star Game appearances, was selected to 10 All-NBA teams and … three All-Defensive Team nods. He may not have won it all, but Ewing made the Knicks a factor for more than a decade. He lived up to the hype, winning Rookie of the Year and leading New York to 13 consecutive postseason appearances. Ewing isn’t No. 1, but he’s very close to it.
Newsday:
“One of the best centers of all time, he defined what it was to be a Knick for 15 seasons. He is the franchise’s all-time leader in almost every important statistical category. …. What matters most is that Ewing took the Knicks to the playoffs in 13 seasons, displaying a work ethic and heart-breaking persistence that won over a generation of fans.”
Ewing knows everything you will go through in college and professional ball
“What I would tell that young Patrick Ewing is that everything you’re going to see I’ve seen. Everything you’re going to go through I’ve gone through. I can help you to develop and get you to the next level of where you want to get to.”
The Washingtonian: “Ewing’s impact went beyond statistics. Until the early 1980s, college basketball largely had been a regional sport. As America fell in love with March Madness, Georgetown became a cultural phenomenon. Sportswriters likened Thompson and the Hoyas to Darth Vader and the Galactic Empire from the Star Wars films. Fans loved the Hoyas, or loved to hate them. Some of the animus stemmed from the school’s dominance, as Georgetown went 121–23 over Ewing’s four years.”
Van Gundy thinks so: “I’m not one of Patrick’s best friends by any stretch, but he makes me feel like I’m his best friend. He makes people feel so good, so needed, so vital. I think that’s a unique talent.”