Paul Hewitt
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Paul Hewitt
Paul Harrington Hewittis an American college basketball coach and the former head coach at Georgia Institute of Technologyand George Mason University. He grew up in Westbury, New York...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 May 1963
equation games panic
We can't panic. We have a lot of games left. Panic can't be a part of the equation here. We have to keep working at it.
came knocked
We had our chances. It came down to 3-pointers. Even if they were semi-open or semi-contested, they still knocked them down.
coming defending game job knew line obviously
We knew coming into the game that defending the 3-point line was going to be a big part of our job and obviously we didn't do that very well.
beat wide
We said if someone's going to beat us, let him be the guy. We didn't want him to be that wide open, but they have a lot of shooters.
passing rattled tech virginia
Virginia Tech got into the passing lanes and really rattled us.
coach positive stay
We'll do the only thing we can do: Get back in the gym. All you can do as a coach is stay positive and see what happens.
goal goals ncaa shy
We're not going to shy away from our goals. Our No. 1 goal is always to get back to the NCAA tournament.
boost confidence good last nice player plays remind tried
We've tried to remind him that he's a very good player and he can make plays for us. That's a nice boost for his confidence going into our last game.
beat guys mentality
The one thing that those guys do is they try to beat you every possession, which is a mentality we have to recapture around here.
drinking goals hope impact involved outside risks risky schools whether youth
... When we get youth involved I would hope we have an impact on our school-age people. Whether we're in the schools or outside of (them), as long they (know) the risks of risky drinking I think our goals are being met.
decent offensive open plays shots
With the plays that we run, there are a lot of opportunities for open baskets, and, when we are making our shots and being more aggressive, we can be a pretty decent offensive team.