The Paul Hewitt Thread

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

I'm no Hewitt fan, but I can't flog the guy for being on the road recruiting. That's just doing his job.

Seem to be quite a bit of psychoanalyzing into a throwaway comment.

Well put. Agree. I am the biggest anti-Hewitt guy on the boards, but this is an overreaction to that comment.

 

[gmububba]

I don't mean to stoke the rumor mill, but I find it interesting that the BOV is having a Special Meeting on Thursday, 3 April. The Executive Committee is meeting to discuss a personnel matter. The full Special Meeting that day is to review the Campus Master Plan and review FY15 financials. IF this was athletics related, I would think it would concern TOC, not Hewitt (Hewitt would have been fired by now). The agenda was uploaded the day before our A-10 tourney loss to Fordham (11 March).

Take it with a grain of salt. Fun to speculate, though

Does anyone have any insight into this meeting?

https://docushare.gmu.edu/dsweb/Get/Document-68004/Executive Committee Meeting Agenda.pdf

https://docushare.gmu.edu/dsweb/Get/Document-68005/Special Board Meeting Agenda - 4.3.2014.pdf

 

[EXpatriot13]

I don't mean to stoke the rumor mill, but I find it interesting that the BOV is having a Special Meeting on Thursday, 3 April. The Executive Committee is meeting to discuss a personnel matter. The full Special Meeting that day is to review the Campus Master Plan and review FY15 financials. IF this was athletics related, I would think it would concern TOC, not Hewitt (Hewitt would have been fired by now). The agenda was uploaded the day before our A-10 tourney loss to Fordham (11 March).

Take it with a grain of salt. Fun to speculate, though

Does anyone have any insight into this meeting?

https://docushare.gmu.edu/dsweb/Get/Document-68004/Executive Committee Meeting Agenda.pdf

https://docushare.gmu.edu/dsweb/Get/Document-68005/Special Board Meeting Agenda - 4.3.2014.pdf

I think they just hired a new Provost? I could be wrong, but I know they just hired someone for a pretty high profile position. Probably what that's about. Unfortunately.

 

[Patriotfan49]

So you're criticizing him for recruiting during the tournament when 68 other teams, including 6 in our own conference, aren't able to be on the road recruiting?

Personally I say that being in the tournament playing/winning games is a good recruitment tool as well.

 

[GSII]

None of our incoming personnel are going to make a lick of difference if Hewitt doesn't seriously alter his approach to preparation, in game adjustments and most importantly defensive scheme.

He's got a very bizarre roster configuration next year and he's going to have to figure out a way to cobble together an offensive scheme that includes a lot of tweeners. I don't see any way a 4 out, 1 in offense can work with so few shooters available. We're either going to have rely on our length and athleticism to press and run (which means devising a much better press than we currently use) to mask what will be our half-court deficiencies, or we're going to have to find a way to become an inside-out team, posting up two players and freeing up what 3 point shooters we do have (Holloway, Marko*, Royal*, and Gray). In either case, he's going to have to change what we were doing last year.

As for defense, we might be able to mix in man-to-man if (and this is a huge if) Lockett and Mayimba are as good on defense as they have been advertised to be and can come in right away and guard A10 guards. Otherwise, we should run a lot of zone, and he should probably add a 1-2-2 with our base 2-3.

*are for players who have the potential to be 3-point threats but haven't shown they can be yet.

Good insight gem. We have all learned alot about Hewitt lack of coachin abilities. I think we should start grilling him at these insider dinners etc. No mercy even if the players are present. When is next insiders dinner?

 

[psyclone]

I think they just hired a new Provost? I could be wrong, but I know they just hired someone for a pretty high profile position. Probably what that's about. Unfortunately.

Yes they did just hire a new Provost to replace Peter Stearns. https://newsdesk.gmu.edu/2014/03/ma...on-names-lehigh-engineering-dean-next-provost

I could be wrong, but I would think they wouldn't have already gone public with this if the BOV hadn't already approved. Is there something in the BOV minutes of recent meetings that indicates that they have approved of the appointment?

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

If I use boards logic, Shaka Smart did a terrible job not "instructing" his team not to foul a three point shooter down four late in the game.

Awful "coaching" job.

 

[Patriotfan49]

If I use boards logic, Shaka Smart did a terrible job not "instructing" his team not to foul a three point shooter down four late in the game.

Awful "coaching" job.

lol, you will just beat your little joke into the ground every time you can.

Shaka is a very good coach, and thats simply all there is to it. Start up the vcu envy comments like you always do, but I would much rather have things like that happen few and far between with a good coach then consistently blow leads very late in games like we do.

 

[gmujim92]

If I use boards logic, Shaka Smart did a terrible job not "instructing" his team not to foul a three point shooter down four late in the game.

Awful "coaching" job.

If Hewitt had been coaching vcu, he would've brought a 5-10 guy off the bench who hadn't played all game just to defend the other team's center.

 

[Vurbel]

If I use boards logic, Shaka Smart did a terrible job not "instructing" his team not to foul a three point shooter down four late in the game.

Awful "coaching" job.

Shaka has earned "benefit of the doubt" because of his track record. Fair? Perhaps not, but that's the reality if the situation.

 

[KAOriginal]

If I use boards logic, Shaka Smart did a terrible job not "instructing" his team not to foul a three point shooter down four late in the game.

Awful "coaching" job.

Well they did stop running HAVOC and went to some conservative slow down half court offense which allowed a good team back into the game late.

So yeah he botched that.

But that's a far cry from having a game plan no one understands but the coach and lacking the ability to see and adjust to what the other team throws at you coming out of halftime nightly.....

 

[Quentin Daniels]

If I use boards logic, Shaka Smart did a terrible job not "instructing" his team not to foul a three point shooter down four late in the game.

Awful "coaching" job.

Or maybe it had something to do w/SFA being a really good team (32-2, 18-0).

I get that some of the Hewitt complaining has become ridiculous, (bashing the guy for being on the road recruiting), but your defense of him is inching that direction too.

 

[Cool Disco Dan]

Hewitt would've brought Anali in to defend on the final possession. Anali would've fouled the 3 pt shooter and then stepped on the guy's chest as they were getting untangled, picking up a T and securing the loss without the need to go to OT.

 

[Patriot Lawdog]

Are we comparing Hewitt and Shaka? As much as I can't stand the preening, strutting birdman, there is no comparison.

 

[GMUgemini]

Or maybe it had something to do w/SFA being a really good team (32-2, 18-0).

I get that some of the Hewitt complaining has become ridiculous, (bashing the guy for being on the road recruiting), but your defense of him is inching that direction too.

Even though I am opening myself up to even more criticism, I just want to point out that I wasn't criticizing him for being out recruiting, but just the overall sense I've gotten from his comments in press conferences (to include his recruiting comment) of a conscious or subconscious disrespect for his players. It started for me when Hewitt made fun of JW and how his younger brother was a better rebounder than him, tacking up his brother's stats number on his locker.

 

[Pablo]

It started for me when Hewitt made fun of JW and how his younger brother was a better rebounder than him, tacking up his brother's stats number on his locker.

I really don't believe that Hewitt was making fun of JW but, rather, using this sibling competition to motivate him. Speaking of JW, he should be praised for the effort in his final college game with the second double-double of his career.

 

[GMUgemini]

I really don't believe that Hewitt was making fun of JW but, rather, using this sibling competition to motivate him. Speaking of JW, he should be praised for the effort in his final college game with the second double-double of his career.

I'm wondering how well that worked...the way he does those types of things rubs me the wrong way, that's all.

 

[Patriotfan49]

I'm wondering how well that worked...the way he does those types of things rubs me the wrong way, that's all.

I dont have a problem with that at all. A little motivation never hurt anybody.....this past year Jim Harbaugh taped all of the 49ers college recruiting profiles on their locker all season for the same reason. Lots of coaches do things like that. Hewitt is an awful coach, a terrible strategist and a poor motivator but cant knock him for at least trying with that tactic.

 

[Harry]

As for Edwards, the key is whether the kid from Florida can back up Moore. I've only seen a little footage of him, so I have no idea whether he's a viable option. If it's a wash, I'd prefer to open Corey's spot with a SG.

Are you referring to Myles Tate? He looked pretty incredible in the highlight video that was posted a few months ago. Maybe our version of Chazz...

 

[Patriotfan49]

Are you referring to Myles Tate? He looked pretty incredible in the highlight video that was posted a few months ago. Maybe our version of Chazz...

Isiah Jackson is who he is talking about.