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...days of the elder John Thompson, when the team was a perennial powerhouse and a stalwart in the NCAA tourney. The entrance of his son might be the spark that the student body needs to throw its support back behind the program. Maybe the MCI Center will provide Georgetown with a home court advantage that isn’t solely based on proximity to campus...
...personally seen Thompson “work the room” in press conferences. He’s a charismatic guy. That’s why I expect that the Georgetown students will take to him and provide him with the support that began to fade in the Craig Esherick...
...keep the support, Thompson must bring the Hoyas back to prominence in the Big East. But it’s not as if Georgetown has fallen all that far off the pace. Two seasons ago, the Hoyas finished second in the NIT post-season tournament. Along the way to that runner-up finish, Georgetown knocked off Tennessee, Providence and North Carolina—all on the road...
...True, Georgetown is coming fresh off a disappointing 13-15 season, but Thompson’s been in this situation before...
...tenure—and took the Tigers back to the Big Dance. No one would call what Thompson did at Princeton a turnaround. He just provided a slight shift that got the Tigers headed back in the right direction. Funny, because it seems that’s exactly what Georgetown needs...