@BirdGT, what do you think of Hewitt’s tweets?

Anyone know why he started this campaign the last few days? I haven’t seen anymore criticism than usually. Just like the Duke road loss, I don’t see anyone changing their tune because we lost a tough road game.

I agree the team’s effort and commitment should not be questioned. They are clearly playing hard. I just don’t know who Hewitt thinks are raising these concerns, but then I don’t read the message boards.

The criticism is of him. When he says, “We realize we still have work to do but no one should ever question the effort, intelligence, or dedication of our program.” Is he talking about himself?

I think last year really wore down on CPH. The team was Lewis Clinch and Gani sometimes. If Lewis didn’t score 30 points, we got blown out. I think he is kinda realizing that the Final Four is old news and that Tech fans want him to do something now.

I think it’s a combination of biding his time by finally speaking out and also an attempt at “I told you so” if his teams win. He can say, “Hey look, I said we’d do well in the postseason.” I just think the fan base was really worn down by the lack of success since basically March 2005. 5 years without an NCAA tourney win is a long time for a coach at one of the top programs in the country.

This squad is good and I think we’ll make some noise come tournament time (if the Selection gods smile on us). What I like about Hewitt’s teams is that they are good tournament teams. They’re ferocious on defense and usually implement a lot of bench play. If we get to game round 2 or 3, we’ll most likely be the deeper more talented team. Coaching is almost irrelevant at that point.