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...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...
...first season as coach, Thompson won the Ivy title—the first of three during his four year 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...
Then there’s the issue of competing in the Big East while being burdened with the numerous restrictions that Georgetown must place on its athletic programs in order to maintain its status as an academic institution. But something tells me that coming from Princeton, Thompson has developed a skill for recruiting and getting the most out of the types of athletes that Georgetown would be inclined to accept...
...it’s true that the Hoyas aren’t throwing as much money at the basketball program as they have in the past. I’m still guessing that the budget Thompson will have to work with at Georgetown will be slightly bigger than the one he had as coach of the Tigers—although with Princeton’s endowment, who knows. It’s even possible that Georgetown will want this venture to succeed so badly that they’ll throw more money back in basketball’s direction...