Division I:Entire men's tourney will be in Indiana
This was a farce. There were more exposed noses than covered noses. Most of the time, there was a player on the court wearing the proverbial chin diaper. The referees (whose masks were in place) had no authority to sanction anyone so it's not like they could stop the game, send a player off, technical foul, etc.
Yessir!Disney should go ahead and buy the rights to the Andrew Jones story.
I haven’t watched a single second of Duke hoops this season. Pretty wild.suck it, Duke
Responsible for the greatest press conference in sports history. RIP.
Long-time Temple coach Harry Litwack was an early proponent of the zone defense and used it almost exclusively. A great guard from Philly, Guy Rodgers, played for Temple in the late 1950s, around the same time Lenny Wilkins starred at PC. Final scores in the 40s and 50s were not uncommon in those days.Temple was my second favorite team when I was a kid. I loved Mark Macon and would root for them against everyone except Syracuse. At the time, I thought they were basketball titans on a par with like Duke or North Carolina. I didn't realize at the time that was basically all John Chaney (I know they had a good program in the 50s but that was well before my time).
Rodgers was the PG in Wilt’s game when he scored 100. I’ve read where some people in the game considered Rodgers the best passer the game has seen. One said the only one close was Maravich and Cousy himself said he dreaded going up against Rodgers because he knew he’d be chasing him around all night.Long-time Temple coach Harry Litwack was an early proponent of the zone defense and used it almost exclusively. A great guard from Philly, Guy Rodgers, played for Temple in the late 1950s, around the same time Lenny Wilkins starred at PC. Final scores in the 40s and 50s were not uncommon in those days.
Guy was left handed and in my mind’s eye a better athlete than Oscar. But the Big O was much stronger and a much better shooter than Guy. Maravich was incomparable to other great guards due to his skill set. You must have seen Pete in his prime. Or at least on film. Nobody like him. Well, Ernie D, maybe. And then Magic came in and changed everything.Rodgers was the PG in Wilt’s game when he scored 100. I’ve read where some people in the game considered Rodgers the best passer the game has seen. One said the only one close was Maravich and Cousy himself said he dreaded going up against Rodgers because he knew he’d be chasing him around all night.
I only caught the back end of Maravich’s career but the highlights were incredible. When I read someone say that about the comparison the first name that came to mind was Ernie D (the second was Jason Williams).Guy was left handed and in my mind’s eye a better athlete than Oscar. But the Big O was much stronger and a much better shooter than Guy. Maravich was incomparable to other great guards due to his skill set. You must have seen Pete in his prime. Or at least on film. Nobody like him. Well, Ernie D, maybe. And then Magic came in and changed everything.
You have to give Cousy credit for opening up the game to creativity with the ball. “Who do you think you are ... Bob Cousy?” We heard and said that a lot in the 50s and 60s.
Great story, HRB. Ernie has lived a good life. He is loved in RI and your story shows how much a part of his town he has been and remains to this day.I only caught the back end of Maravich’s career but the highlights were incredible. When I read someone say that about the comparison the first name that came to mind was Ernie D (the second was Jason Williams).
Fun fact: I grew up less than a mile from Ernie’s house as a kid and played pickup in same games after he retired. One time my buddy who drove that day left me hanging afterward because Ernie, whose license was suspended at the time, needed a ride to Boston Garden to pick up his $1700 bi-weekly deferral check from his Lakers contact. Legend he was.
Maravich was incredible in college. He averaged 44 a game, but if there was a 3 point line back then it would have been 50I only caught the back end of Maravich’s career but the highlights were incredible. When I read someone say that about the comparison the first name that came to mind was Ernie D (the second was Jason Williams).
Fun fact: I grew up less than a mile from Ernie’s house as a kid and played pickup in same games after he retired. One time my buddy who drove that day left me hanging afterward because Ernie, whose license was suspended at the time, needed a ride to Boston Garden to pick up his $1700 bi-weekly deferral check from his Lakers contact. Legend he was.
When he played for the Celtics in Birds rookie(?) year I was a kid and expecting to see THE Pete Maravich as I had zero understanding of how a player can age lol. Instead I settled for the knock down spot up shooting version and loved every second of it.Maravich was incredible in college. He averaged 44 a game, but if there was a 3 point line back then it would have been 50
We did Maravich drills from Little Dribblers through graduation - so like from 6 years old through 17. I can do them in my sleep still.I only caught the back end of Maravich’s career but the highlights were incredible. When I read someone say that about the comparison the first name that came to mind was Ernie D (the second was Jason Williams).
Fun fact: I grew up less than a mile from Ernie’s house as a kid and played pickup in same games after he retired. One time my buddy who drove that day left me hanging afterward because Ernie, whose license was suspended at the time, needed a ride to Boston Garden to pick up his $1700 bi-weekly deferral check from his Lakers contact. Legend he was.
I was born in '64, so Maravich in college and Havlicek in the pros were my favorites as a little kid, basically my first memories of watching basketball. I remember my father comparing Maravich to Cousy because of his passing and ball handling, and he also told me that most coaches would bench guys for shooting from that far out.When he played for the Celtics in Birds rookie(?) year I was a kid and expecting to see THE Pete Maravich as I had zero understanding of how a player can age lol. Instead I settled for the knock down spot up shooting version and loved every second of it.
As one who remembers Maravich from college, I will play the (slight) contrarian.We did Maravich drills from Little Dribblers through graduation - so like from 6 years old through 17. I can do them in my sleep still.
I wish I had been around to watch him play. He's the most underrated college player ever IMO.
I never saw Maravich in college but was he really a one-dimensional player when he also led the SEC in Assists by nearly 2 assists per game? It looks like he could have been at the top of the leaders nationally but not all teams tracked assists as somehow it wasn’t tracked for all teams by the NCAA stat until 1983. I mean we all know he was one of the greatest passers the game has ever seen.As one who remembers Maravich from college, I will play the (slight) contrarian.
Maravich put up incredible, almost unbelievable numbers in college because he was a singular offensive talent and played in a system designed by his coach (his father, Press Maravich) to do nothing more than feed him the ball. Now, I'll give him his due: I think he was the greatest pure scorer in the history of basketball. But his game was as one-dimensional as the teams he played on
First of all I don't know why you were yelling at me. (I kid.)I never saw Maravich in college but was he really a one-dimensional player when he also led the SEC in Assists by nearly 2 assists per game? It looks like he could have been at the top of the leaders nationally but not all teams tracked assists as somehow it wasn’t tracked for all teams by the NCAA stat until 1983. I mean we all know he was one of the greatest passers the game has ever seen.
Was telling buddy on Saturday that the two teams nobody is going to want to play is OSU and Florida St. Adding thought to this I’d include UConn to that group.Does any team want to see Oklahoma State and Cade in a single elimination tourney?
And they beat tOSU today.Illinois is absolutely murdering Michigan.
I wouldn’t favor the Zags right now against Baylor. They play 100x neither are winning less than 40 of these matchups. I’ve got them this as a toss-up at worst.The Zags have 3 players on the Wooden Finalists list. They're the overwhelming favorite. Baylor, Illinois and Michigan are the co-2nd favorites.