{"id":307705,"date":"2021-07-25T11:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T08:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/patrick-ewing-on-tough-task-facing-us-basketball-team\/"},"modified":"2021-07-25T11:16:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T08:16:00","slug":"patrick-ewing-on-tough-task-facing-us-basketball-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/patrick-ewing-on-tough-task-facing-us-basketball-team\/","title":{"rendered":"#Patrick Ewing on tough task facing US basketball team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a261d13a4174\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a261d13a4174\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/patrick-ewing-on-tough-task-facing-us-basketball-team\/#Follow_all_the_2020_Olympics_action\" >Follow all the 2020 Olympics action<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Patrick Ewing on tough task facing US basketball team<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/Patrick-Ewing.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Knicks legend Patrick Ewing was also an Olympic legend \u2014 part of the original Dream Team in 1992, when NBA stars were first allowed to play on the U.S. Olympic basketball team.<\/p>\n<p>It was a different era, and the American stars glided to a gold medal without a sweat. During the Tokyo Olympics, Ewing, who was teammates with Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone and John Stockton on the Dream Team, is sharing his memories for Olympic sponsor Airbnb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Big Fella\u201d empathizes with the extra pressure on Gregg Popovich\u2019s club to win gold because of the increased level of international competition since Ewing wore the red, white and blue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m rooting for Coach Popovich and the U.S. Team,\u2019\u2019 Ewing told The Post in an emailed interview. \u201cIt\u2019s an unfortunate time we\u2019re living in right now \u2014 losing players to COVID-19 protocols. It\u2019s harder to play now because of the Dream Team. All of the current players grew up looking up to us and watching us dominate the rest of the world. But the rest of the world caught up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Follow_all_the_2020_Olympics_action\"><\/span>Follow all the 2020 Olympics action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere are so many talented players. Some of the NBA\u2019s top players today come from all over the world. It wasn\u2019t like that back then.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Team USA faces France in its opener at 8 a.m. Sunday. There will be no fans due to the pandemic, but in 1992, The Dream Team was mobbed by the masses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy favorite memory from the Dream Team days \u2014 forget the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, we were punishing everyone,\u2019\u2019 Ewing said. \u201cBut practicing against all those great players. All of us working hard every single day. That was the best. Those practices were unforgettable. The friendships and bonds we created \u2014 myself, Larry Bird, Chris Mullin. Those are memories I will never forget.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Ewing, now Georgetown\u2019s head coach after many years as an NBA assistant, recently made more Garden memories when his Hoyas won the Big East title at the World\u2019s Most Famous Arena.<\/p>\n<p>He followed the Knicks\u2019 41-31 pandemic season, too, as his former coach and coaching colleague Tom Thibodeau ran the Knicks\u2019 show.<\/p>\n<p>Thibodeau was an assistant when Ewing played for the Knicks. And Thibodeau and Ewing worked on Jeff Van Gundy\u2019s staff in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTom is an outstanding coach and also a friend,\u2019\u2019 Ewing said. \u201cHe has an incredible work ethic, and he is a fantastic coach. You know what they say: Once a Knick, always a Knick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The newest Knicks center trying to fill Ewing\u2019s shoes is Mitchell Robinson, who broke Ewing\u2019s rookie record for consecutive blocks in a game with 29.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson still hasn\u2019t shown any of the offensive brilliance Ewing weaved across his Hall of Fame career, but Robinson\u2019s potential as a defensive center is unlimited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMitchell Robinson is a very fine player,\u2019\u2019 Ewing said. \u201cI wish him nothing but the best.\u2019\u2019\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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