Post by 01- PirateDave on Mar 7, 2015 19:52:46 GMT -6
Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard shows class letting Georgetown player with heart condition score | Politi Bits
Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard did the right thing on Saturday. If only John Thompson III returned the favorite. (Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo)
Steve Politi | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com By Steve Politi | NJ Advance Media for
Steve Politi, NJ.com, on March 07, 2015 at 3:20 PM, updated March 07, 2015 at 3:53 PM
Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard shows class letting Georgetown player with heart condition score | Politi Bits
Seton Hall has had a rough season, and as a result, we've been rough on head coach Kevin Willard. It's his fifth year, and the Pirates are 30-60 in Big East play after a loss to Georgetown on Saturday. That's not good enough.
But sometimes it's about more than the wins and losses, and that was the case in the opening seconds of the game against the Hoyas. If only rival coach John Thompson III had gotten the memo.
The scenario: Georgetown player Tyler Adams had his college career cut short just four games into his freshman season due to a heart condition. He stayed with the team, assisting at practice and taking road trips, and being an all-around good teammate. This was what he said before his final game, according to the Georgetown media office:
"When my situation came about I didn't want to mourn or be sad and be a burden on the team, my main focus was just keeping a positive energy and helping the guys out," Adams said. "Whether that was wiping the floor or helping Josh (Smith) or Mikael (Hopkins) with their next post moves, the main focus was just helping the team as much as I could.
"I'm not the type of person who gets down on things because I know in life people have it worse than I do so that was the approach I took with it and that's what helped get through the emotions I may have had. Coach Thompson has made me feel like I'm part of the team, I dress for practice, attend every work out and I probably watch more film than the guys who play so I definitely feel like I've been involved and that definitely helped me out emotionally."
That sounds like the type of young person you want to honor. So when Georgetown got cleared to let him start on Senior Day, that's exactly what Willard did. He told his players to let Adams score.
Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard did the right thing on Saturday. If only John Thompson III returned the favorite. (Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo)
Steve Politi | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com By Steve Politi | NJ Advance Media for
Steve Politi, NJ.com, on March 07, 2015 at 3:20 PM, updated March 07, 2015 at 3:53 PM
Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard shows class letting Georgetown player with heart condition score | Politi Bits
Seton Hall has had a rough season, and as a result, we've been rough on head coach Kevin Willard. It's his fifth year, and the Pirates are 30-60 in Big East play after a loss to Georgetown on Saturday. That's not good enough.
But sometimes it's about more than the wins and losses, and that was the case in the opening seconds of the game against the Hoyas. If only rival coach John Thompson III had gotten the memo.
The scenario: Georgetown player Tyler Adams had his college career cut short just four games into his freshman season due to a heart condition. He stayed with the team, assisting at practice and taking road trips, and being an all-around good teammate. This was what he said before his final game, according to the Georgetown media office:
"When my situation came about I didn't want to mourn or be sad and be a burden on the team, my main focus was just keeping a positive energy and helping the guys out," Adams said. "Whether that was wiping the floor or helping Josh (Smith) or Mikael (Hopkins) with their next post moves, the main focus was just helping the team as much as I could.
"I'm not the type of person who gets down on things because I know in life people have it worse than I do so that was the approach I took with it and that's what helped get through the emotions I may have had. Coach Thompson has made me feel like I'm part of the team, I dress for practice, attend every work out and I probably watch more film than the guys who play so I definitely feel like I've been involved and that definitely helped me out emotionally."
That sounds like the type of young person you want to honor. So when Georgetown got cleared to let him start on Senior Day, that's exactly what Willard did. He told his players to let Adams score.
good luck to all!