The Strange Case of Patrick Ewing

Sir, I’m just so confusedOne of the things I really enjoy in European football (or soccer, whichever suits you). The atmosphere at those games outstrips anything the US produces currently. When a coach in one of the English leagues begins to struggle you can frequently hear the crowd begin to sing “you don’t know what you’re doing.” This, of course, made me think of Patrick Ewing.

There is no indication that Patrick Ewing knows what he is doing. In any measure of success, Ewing is a failure. The Hoyas team he took over had just finished a nice 69th in the KenPom and 5-13 in the Big East. That got John Thompson III fired. Ewing took over and had one of those seasons that new coaches do, going…