Perspective: On his first day, Ed Cooley walks the tightrope between tradition and change
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As the greatest player in Georgetown history was flailing in his attempt to return the Hoyas to where they were during his playing days, Cooley was going 27-10 in the Big East over those same two seasons, winning a regular season conference title and reaching a Sweet 16. In the two seasons before Cooley’s arrival, the Friars went 8-28 in conference play.
The task before him is monumental. The Hoyas play in an off-campus arena built for an NBA team that is hard for a private school with an alumni base scattered around the globe to fill with any regularity. The students have been increasingly disengaged. Cooley is here to engage them. He talked about walking through campus and eating in the cafeterias and checking on his players in the classrooms.There’s an energy here, and even before he has assembled his first team, that matters.
Promising national titles might be a hair bold. Thompson, for all his legend, won one in 27 years, and his three Final Fours came with Ewing as his center. Just the basketball part of it is hard.At Georgetown, it’s about more than basketball. It’s about restoring a reputation and a fan base while walking the tightrope of respecting the past without allowing it to dictate your future.
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