The WP needs to put super sleuth reporter Adam Kilgore on this story.
Is he still at the WP?

Good point, given their smugness.
Is there any real reporting on this? The information so far has been revealed on message boards

I've probably disliked Georgetown as much as most, but I try to reserve the bulk of my hate for Thompson, since he was the one who started it.  I've always had a fond place in my heart for Georgetown women.  
Also Thomas, I would think that Georgetown has to sort out what occurred and then perhaps punish the bad guys.  Not sure that Ewing is at fault here.

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Gwmayhem wrote:

There's a bit too much possible wrongdoing here (sexual assault, violence, theft, threats, Ewing's alleged comment) for Georgetown to collectively think it can sweep this under the rug and it will be ignored or forgotten.  As we know, where there's smoke, there's usually fire.  Not always, but usually.

I agree with this. The local media's coverage has died down, but I don't see how Georgetown can play the rest of their season(which includes a lot of nationally televised games) with Galen Alexander and Myron Gardner(and maybe even Ewing) with these allegations hanging over the program. 

The F@#K YOU ALL, I'M GONNA DO THINGS MY WAY arrogance may have worked for Big John in the 1980's when there was no social media and a somewhat submissive media, but today is a much different time. I just saw a comment on their board claiming that Akinjo's camp is putting out negative information about Patrick Ewing on various social media sites. The guy who tweeted about Ewing's alleged comment to Akinjo about his deceased mother probably heard it about from someone connected to Akinjo. 

Adam Zagoria‏ @AdamZagoria 40s
Terrance Williams decommits from Georgetown adding to Patrick Ewing’s nightmare week

He is a 4 star F ranked 69th nationally (nice) and #4 in the @PrepHoopsMD 2020 rankings.

Terrance Williams currently plays for Gonzaga and plays for Team Takeover in AAU.

Could Nima work his TTO magic???
 

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I guess you can say Georgetown had some good PR(amongst their fan base) since they won their game at Oklahoma State. Winning games will temporarily trump the bad feelings, and that may be one of Georgetown's best wins of the year.

A  recent development in the NBA could also effect Georgetown, as the Knicks fired head coach David Fizdale. With Fizdale out, it's possible that the Knicks could turn to Patrick Ewing to be the coach at some poin. There's already a thread on the Georgetown board about P.Ewing taking the Knicks job. Ewing taking the Knicks job would be an easy way for Georgetown to move on from this potential scandal because they wouldn't have to fire Ewing if he just leaves. 

GW0509,  it's definitely worth a shot since Terrance Williams is local and GW has a Team Takeover guy as an assistant, but T.Williams appears to have been destined for a BCS school since he was 12 or 13!! I believe he has started all 4 years at Gonzaga, and any freshman who is good enough to start for a WCAC school, has probably been getting BCS interest before they even started high school. 

Big Props to Ewing that the team has played so well since the news broke, frankly they've played better.  

I realize that's a lot of talent lost, but maybe the rare case of addition by subtraction.


 

I saw someone on Twitter suggest Georgetown should reach out to former Colonial DJ Williams as he is second semester eligible and currently not committed anywhere.

I referenced Jim Boeheim's post-game press conference comments(after Georgetown beat Syracuse) in which he ripped James Akinjo, I found the video of his comments and decided to post them here. Boeheim's comments on James Akinjo, Galen Alexander and Myron Gardner include, "2 Of The Guys Didn't Contribute Much and That Other Guy Was Just Throwing The Ball Up All The Time...I Watched Them Play 3 Games, And He Lost 2 Games By Himself, Patrick Can't Say That But I Can...If We Would Have Played Them Earlier In The Year, We Would Have Won The Game" The link I posted may automatically skip to the part where Jim Boeheim makes these comments, but if it doesn't, Boeheim's comments begin at the 17:40 mark. 

I'm not sure I've ever seen a coach do something like this before in which he trashes the departed players on the opposing team, especially players who he could play against in the near future. Patrick Ewing and Georgetown must be happy that Jim Boeheim said what they couldn't!! I'm guessing Boeheim knows he'll be retiring soon, so he doesn't Give A F@#K, and will say whatever he wants!!





 

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