Patrick Ewing couldn’t believe that so many of his players didn’t recognize some former NBA players in a recent video.
Ewing, who’s the men’s head basketball coach at Georgetown, was reacting to a video where his players were asked to guess the name of a former NBA player by just looking at a picture.
He was flabbergasted when some of his players couldn’t name Mark Jackson or Charles Oakley.
Here’s the video:
Next practice will start with NBA history 📚 📺
— Patrick Ewing (@CoachEwing33) October 12, 2022
This reaction video got a lot of laughs from basketball fans around the world.
This was awesome.
My dude Victor Muresan (yes, Gheorge’s son) really thought Charles Oakley was David Robinson and Gerald Wilkins was Isiah Thomas. 🤦 https://t.co/qZizvsubaH
— College Sports Only (@CollegeSportsO) October 13, 2022
That must be depressing https://t.co/zBGg9heyvk
— Len Yearwood (@CoachYearwood) October 13, 2022
this video brightened my day … Pat’s chuckles are my ASMR and I’m really proud of John Starks <3 https://t.co/bPe30u2hom
— katiebakes (@katiebakes) October 13, 2022
Based on last year’s results this will be the first Georgetown practice in years to involve basketball https://t.co/G84SRHb9GB
— No Escalators (@NoEscalators) October 13, 2022
No one from this generation knows my childhood heroes. These kids should watch some highlight reels of Gerald Wilkins. https://t.co/i3aSsJjgCJ
— Ajay Kamalakaran (@AjayKamalakaran) October 13, 2022
This is amazing.
Collectors have a window to sell certain items before a new generation steps in.
The GOAT’s will always be relevant, but the intensity for which collectors attack certain players is relative to age groups.
Not one of these players know Big Oak! https://t.co/e1veCap3Th
— Chase Jordan (@goatcollect) October 13, 2022
Ain’t no way man https://t.co/kUEt8YMe9m
— Joel Lorenzi (@jxlorenzi) October 13, 2022
Is this real? Come on young fellas you gotta do better! Talk to them Patrick !! https://t.co/YftsoHx28C
— Nathaniel S. Butler (@natlyphoto) October 13, 2022
Ewing will be entering his sixth season as the Hoyas’ head coach. They had a disastrous 2021-22 campaign which saw them win only six of 31 games.
Just one season prior, they made the NCAA Tournament after winning the Big Eat Tournament.
If the players can brush up on their basketball history, they could stand a better chance of having that kind of season rather than a repeat of the last one.