NEW YORK -- It won't surprise you to hear that Georgetown coach John Thompson III was very much in demand today. My offhand guess is that he tied Connecticut's Jim Calhoun in terms of the number of reporters that hovered over his desk, barely trailed Louisville's Rick Pitino, and might have actually beaten Syracuse's Jim Boeheim.
That's how big a deal this year's Hoyas club could be. They were picked first in the preseason poll and center Roy Hibbert was selected as the preseason player of the year.
But Thompson is renowned for his cool temperament, so it was no surprise to hear him talk today about managing expectations, and trying to get his team to not think that it's in the Top 10 in the country (to say the least). Hibbert was much the same.
They also talked about the Hoyas' frontcourt depth and what impact their highly-touted freshman class will have this year.
Click here to listen to Thompson and here to listen to Hibbert.
And yes, you'll notice that Thompson has a pretty dry wit... and that he aimed it rather squarely at me.
