One of the most affable people I've ever met. He really was a gem of a person.
Glad to see that people who remember him know just how good and impactful he was.
RIP friend.
And Villanova lost to Georgetown 3 x's in 1985 before beating the Hoyas in the NCAA Final. Yes, we did lose to UT twice, but UT went out to a very mediocre Syracuse team that year well before we did if my memory is correct. Bernard King was nearly unstoppable when he got the ball down low on...
I said I thought 1971, but it could have been another year. DeBuchere's face was priceless when I yelled that out to him. After he stuffed Issel and basically shut him down, I understood why he was smiling. In fairness to Issel, Debuchere was one of the best defensive players in that era.
I was at the game. I believe it was 1971 and Issel couldn't get a shot off against Dave. I yelled out to Dubuchere in the warm-up, 'Can you handle Issel' and he looked at me and smiled. True story.
Issel and Mashburn have a couple things missing on their resumes: winning NPOY and a Natty. AD did it when neither Issel or Mashburn could play varsity ball as freshmen. AD never played beyond his freshman year, but those two never did it as upperclassman either. I loved Mashburn, but he got...
Agree. We've had people who were far more polished scorers when they played at UK, but non more impactful in any game he was in. His offense began to come around late in the season, but his shot blocking, overall defense and rebounding were almost extraterrestrial. We never would have gotten to...
While I agree, that's a very low bar to jump over! Rat Face is about the most phony, arrogant prick I've ever seen and did the least with the most talent than any coach in history, Cal included.
I root against teams once UK is out. My hate list is Duke, UNC, IU, UCLA and any SEC team not named Kentucky. Houston all the way. This Houston group is not Phi Slama Jama, but I hope they beat UF.
Remember Joe Hall called our attention to the winning percentage of teams who play other teams before AND after they play UK? I never though Houston was that good and they don't play a tough schedule. So how did they kill UT? I didn't see the game.