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It’s Time: Patrick Ewing Needs to Step Down to Save Georgetown Basketball

It’s time.

When Patrick Ewing was hired in April 2017, the Georgetown Basketball program desperately needed change. They needed to change the way they defended, they needed to change the pace of their offense, and they needed to change how they recruited. Looking back, change doesn’t always mean improvement. Different doesn’t always mean better. The noble experiment of hiring Georgetown’s favorite son and basketball legend as the head coach and presumed leader of the program is currently failing badly. And the only way out—causing as little further damage to this once-storied program, and the legacy of John Thompson, Jr.