He was on to respond to Jeff Van Gundy's statements yesterday that there should be a separate curriculum in college for guys who want to go to the NBA. He was basically insinuating that some guys just aren't meant to be in college and shouldn't be forced to take college classes. Hewitt and JVG apparently go back a long way and are friends from NYC and Hewitt thoroughly disagreed with him.
Hewitt said that the players JVG is talking about are few and far between and that the majority of guys thrive under the current system. He said he played the clip of JVG yesterday for our team and guys were actually offended. As if to say "Is this what people think of us?". Apparently the most vocal were Johnnie and Marko in their disagreement. Marko coming from the perspective of having friends who went the all sports route in Serbia who are now not playing anymore and can't find jobs. He said they told him he made the right decision to go the US to play in college and get an education. Johnnie was just angry at the perception of the general stereotype.
I must say as someone who has been a vocal critic of Hewitt's, he made a great argument. He also made our players look like mature, well rounded individuals. it was a great representation of the program. Now, if we could just get the winning games part of it.....
After hearing that whole segment, I'm convinced Hewitt would be great at TV analysis, administration (maybe an AD/NCAA position) and several other things. Just not so much at coaching.