Report: Patrick Ewing interviews for Pistons coaching job
by Matt Watson on Jun 24, 2011 5:10 PM EDT
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PrintHere's a curveball Pistons fans didn't expect: Orlando Magic assistant Patrick Ewing has interviewed for Detroit's vacant head coaching position, league sources tell NBA.com's David Aldridge:
Ewing, 49, has long desired to be a head coach, and has decried what he viewed as pigeonholing him as a "big man" assistant, a role he has undertaken while an assistant coach in Houston with Yao Ming and in Orlando with Dwight Howard. Ewing has said that he does a lot more than just work with bigs and is ready to run a team. He badly wanted to get a shot with the Knicks, the team for whom he became a superstar after being taken first overall in the 1985 Draft.
"It’s disappointing that I haven’t moved to the next step to getting a head coaching job, but all I can do is keep working hard and keep on preparing myself for whenever that opportunity arises," Ewing told the New York Daily News earlier this month. "A lot of people try to pigeonhole me into just a big man’s coach and I’m just not a big man’s coach. I’m a coach."
Ewing, who now has seven years experience as an NBA assistant, has publicly campaigned for a head coaching job each of the last few years. If the quote that Aldridge cites sounds familiar, it's because Ewing puts the message out there every chance he gets. Here he is a couple of weeks ago:
"It's disappointing that I haven't moved to the next step to get a head coaching job, but all I can do is keep going and move on," Ewing said.
Here's an old FanHouse interview from Feb. 2010:
"I'd love to get an interview in New Jersey. I could help them. I'd love to get an interview anywhere,'' he said. "Unfortunately, I haven't gotten one yet. Right now, I'm just looking and learning. But at some point, I have to get over this hump.''
Here's an old FanHouse interview from May 2010:
"People keep telling me to be patient, and I am because I'm really liking this, but I think I deserve a shot at a head coaching job,'' Ewing said Monday ... "I really don't know why someone won't take a chance. I've paid my dues.''
[...] "Maybe I'm being typecast. I don't know, but I'm not a big man's coach. I'm a coach involved in all phases of this game,'' he said. "I've worked for, and played under, a lot of good coaches. And I've taken bits and pieces from all of them.''
There's plenty more out there -- I just got tired of looking.
I'm not sure if Dumars gave Ewing a courtesy interview or if Ewing is a serious candidate, but there's something about how entitled Ewing (and for years, Mark Jackson) comes across that drives me nuts. There are exactly 30 head coaching jobs in the NBA, the most prestigious league in the world. It's more exclusive than the U.S. Senate -- you don't get a chance to join the club simply because you've paid your dues. Figure out a way to distinguish yourself and let your body of work do the talking.
Hat-tip to The Detroit Sports Site
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Coincidence? I think not…
Wait, what?
by Uncommon Sense on Jun 24, 2011 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Would love to have in as an assistant...
but we really need a coach with head coaching experience..
no sugarcoat, laimBEER brings TOUGHNESS pistons need, ewing needed charles OAKLEY to lay down the LAW for him in new york. LAIMBEER is best choice for next pistons COACH. just epinion
OOPS!
How's that for a slice of fried gold?
by Thom not Tom Gores on Jun 24, 2011 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hi Brian!
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Jonas Jerebko once killed a charging female rhinoceros in heat protecting its young with nothing more than a hook shot.
by The Boourns on Jun 24, 2011 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can understand his frustration though
when you see that the Pistons hired Michael Curry, followed by Kuester. Do I think Ewing would have done a better job than either of those guys? Yes. Is he the best candidate for the job this time around? I personally don’t think so.
Jonas Jerebko once killed a charging female rhinoceros in heat protecting its young with nothing more than a hook shot.
Reminds me of another guy who paid his dues..
..and had 14 years of being an assistant coach under his belt and still managed a 57-107 record in two years as a head coach.
Deeeeeee-pressing Basketball!
holy unlyrics lyrics!
you’re fucking right Andre!
Without a doubt, squats are a cure for everything.
by bearded thundar on Jun 24, 2011 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
When watching interviews of Ewing
He does not come across as a competent manager of personalities.
We need someone who’s tough, perceptive and adaptable. A John Kimble.
“Stop whining! You kids are soft. You lack discipline!”
by Jon(athan) on Jun 24, 2011 8:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
ITS NOT A TUMOR!
Jonas Jerebko once killed a charging female rhinoceros in heat protecting its young with nothing more than a hook shot.
WHATS UP BRIAN!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Jonas Jerebko once killed a charging female rhinoceros in heat protecting its young with nothing more than a hook shot.
by The Boourns on Jun 24, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
lol...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PteF-z48Dc&feature=player_embedded
Jonas Jerebko once killed a charging female rhinoceros in heat protecting its young with nothing more than a hook shot.
me & my brother reenact that nearly every week
That goddamn Okra and beans got you Oprah in jeans. Seems to me a little lean cuisine, wouldn't hurt much- Agh don't touch! -Obie Trice
just maybe
mr. ewing can talk dwight howard into joining the pistons. just imagine our own big three of howard, moose, and knight.
Ewing
Had to be a reason the Knicks didn’t hire their Hall of Fame center. The fans there loved him as a player so him as the coach would have positively affected the franchise’s turnstiles you would think. They know something that Joe D better know!
everybody in the Magic organization prays before eating their Popsecret
thought you knew
That goddamn Okra and beans got you Oprah in jeans. Seems to me a little lean cuisine, wouldn't hurt much- Agh don't touch! -Obie Trice
wait what?
all I see is a red-x?
Jonas Jerebko once killed a charging female rhinoceros in heat protecting its young with nothing more than a hook shot.
I liked Ewing better when he was leading the players in the 99 Lockout
“Sure NBA players make a lot of money, but we spend a lot too.”
by KD1 on Jun 25, 2011 12:48 AM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Latrell Sprewell Approves
That goddamn Okra and beans got you Oprah in jeans. Seems to me a little lean cuisine, wouldn't hurt much- Agh don't touch! -Obie Trice
He's good at helping bigs I hear
A Greg Monroe Whisperer.
Absolutely would have him as an assistant.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
and if they hire him
I got no problems with Patrick Chewing getting his coaching feets wet.
Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun.
I can’t see why he’d leave Orlando as an asst. for Detroit as an asst (unless he’s as tired of Dwight’s cry baby act as I am), which is the only capacity in which I would want him.
But, leave it to Dumars to pull something like this out of his ass the way he did Knight, Klinger, and I can’t even remember his name.
by brgulker on Jun 25, 2011 9:20 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd for Klinger
Terrence J. is feeling a bit fishy...
by Trout Jefferson on Jun 25, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
correct me if i am wrong
it has been awhile, but as far as i can remember, a team mate of Patrick Ewing exposed him that he is bringing in female companions and illegal substances to the team’s hotel.If true then he fails the high character criteria.
he passes my i want to hang out with him test though
by dandresden on Jun 25, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
with the exception of the miami heat.
Jonas Jerebko once killed a charging female rhinoceros in heat protecting its young with nothing more than a hook shot.
by The Boourns on Jun 25, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Gold Club baby.
WORD PLAY
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by Biz Markie Moon on Jun 25, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
What if Dumars is just "interviewing" his buddies so they get their name out there?
Welcome... to the Wallace-hood
who do u want as coach, frank is most qualified eventhough i dont think he can handle personalities on pistons
hire laimbeer if they do gamble
yeah.
hire laimbeer if they do gamble
yeah. yes.
That goddamn Okra and beans got you Oprah in jeans. Seems to me a little lean cuisine, wouldn't hurt much- Agh don't touch! -Obie Trice
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