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OT: 30 for 30 "Survive & Advance" 9 pm ESPN Open Thread
March 17th, 2013 at 8:44 PM
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OT: 30 for 30 "Survive & Advance" 9 pm ESPN Open Thread
March 17th, 2013 at 8:48 PM | 
Looking forward to it. Really
Looking forward to it. Really
March 17th, 2013 at 8:50 PM |
I hear its a lot more about Jimmy V and the season...
I hear its a lot more about Jimmy V and the season...
And not just about the tourney...the DVR is set!
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
March 17th, 2013 at 8:53 PM |
What Surviving Looked Like...
What Surviving Looked Like...
Their tournament results in 1983 are just one thing that made me interested in this:
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| First round | Pepperdine | 69-67 2OT |
| Second round | UNLV | 71-70 |
| Sweet Sixteen | Utah | 75-56 |
| Elite Eight | Virginia | 63-62 |
| Final Four | Georgia | 67-60 |
| Championship | Houston | 54-52 |
They show the Houston-NC State game on ESPN Classic now and again. Whittenburg-to-Charles...what a finish.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
Follow the random tweets of a Michigan alum - http://twitter.com/#!/LorneEC3
March 17th, 2013 at 9:05 PM |
Most Famous Air-ball In History
Most Famous Air-ball In History
A great story though and March Madness at it's finest.
Goblueman-Wayne,Mich
March 17th, 2013 at 9:07 PM |
DeMatha HS. DC institution.
DeMatha HS. DC institution.
DeMatha HS. DC area institution. Amazing how many prominent players have come through DeMatha
March 17th, 2013 at 9:29 PM |
Disregard
Disregard
Inaccurate
March 17th, 2013 at 9:22 PM |
Fatherly Advice
Fatherly Advice
"he believed in me when I failed."
Goblueman-Wayne,Mich
March 17th, 2013 at 9:36 PM |
Ralph Sampson
Ralph Sampson
was a beast!
If I say a duck can pull a truck, shut up and hook the sucka up!
March 17th, 2013 at 9:42 PM |
Great story. Well done.
Great story. Well done.
It is a must watch."I kicked Michael Jordan's ass!"-Dereck Wittenburg
Columbus, your tears are delicious.
March 17th, 2013 at 9:52 PM |
Ordinary people do
Ordinary people do
Ordinary people do extraordinary things
March 17th, 2013 at 9:53 PM |
This a special 30 for 30
This a special 30 for 30
It is a great story proving that winning the Tourney is about believing in yourself and your teammates with a little bit of luck thrown in as well.
Brady Hoke - High quality recruits one or two at a time.
March 17th, 2013 at 9:56 PM |
Fate-Enthusiasm-Innovator
Fate-Enthusiasm-Innovator
FATE: Amazing number of things fell into place for NC St ie phantom 5th foul on Jordan in ACC Semi,double OT win vs Pepperdine,2 seed UCLA loses before NC St had to play em,Virg losses to Georgia before NC St has to play em,the air-ball vs Houston in final and on and on.The basketball gods were with NC St and Coach V. ENTHUSISM: I saw Coach V at a clinic in Grand Rapids when he coached at Iona,I vividly remember his enthusiasm and humor INNOVATOR: They glossed over Coach V. deliberately foul em late in game when behind stategy which is common today
Goblueman-Wayne,Mich
March 17th, 2013 at 9:55 PM |
Looking back on it
Looking back on it
It seemed a lot less like a Cinderella story than Cardiac kids.
Can you imagine what the boards would be like in this day and age if the games were live and there was an Internet?
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
March 17th, 2013 at 9:55 PM |
Thurl Bailey
Thurl Bailey
seems like a real cool dude
March 17th, 2013 at 9:57 PM |
Watching this thing makes me
Watching this thing makes me
Watching this thing makes me really wish they'd do a 30 for 30 on the '89 tournament run.
March 17th, 2013 at 10:04 PM |
Coach K does a good job in
Coach K does a good job in
Coach K does a good job in this documentary. Didn't know he was being treated at Duke medical.
March 17th, 2013 at 10:05 PM |
MY Hatred of ACC is
MY Hatred of ACC is
suspended til this 30 for 30 is over.
Goblueman-Wayne,Mich
March 17th, 2013 at 10:06 PM |
"They might play for the
"They might play for the
"They might play for the last shot now."
There's a MINUTE left in the game.
Pre-shot clock basketball must have been irritating.
March 17th, 2013 at 10:26 PM |
I was looking up when the
I was looking up when the
I was looking up when the shot clock era started and one of the articles I read said that one of the final straws before getting the clock was a 11-7 win by Tennessee over Temple sometime in the 70s
I imagine this is exactly what Wisconsin games would be like now without a shot clock
"And Wisconsin wins the 2013 Big Ten championship game 9-7 by taking no shots in the 2nd half and converting 2 of 3 free throws. A gritty performance for sure"
March 17th, 2013 at 10:07 PM |
No Shot Clock
No Shot Clock
ACC had games with scores in teens...NC ran the 4 corner
Goblueman-Wayne,Mich
March 17th, 2013 at 10:17 PM |
Wow...
Wow...
These teams from the 70's & 80's were loaded with talent.
If I say a duck can pull a truck, shut up and hook the sucka up!
March 17th, 2013 at 10:20 PM |
No NBA Early Entry
No NBA Early Entry
Many teams were loaded
Goblueman-Wayne,Mich
March 17th, 2013 at 10:27 PM |
That's why the comparisons are always silly.
That's why the comparisons are always silly.
Players stayed longer, fewer left early at all, and school like Butler weren't on TV at all so the talent was more concentrated. I can't think of too many teams more talented than the Fab Five who didn't cut down the nets ever, but Houston was probably one.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
March 17th, 2013 at 10:19 PM |
This special has been great
This special has been great
This special has been great so far. Really like the 30 for 30 documentarys, but this has been one of the better ones at least in my opinion.
March 17th, 2013 at 10:23 PM |
IT's just amazing to see him
IT's just amazing to see him
IT's just amazing to see him speak. They're showing his ESPY speech right now. "Fuck that 30 second warning. I don't give a fuck."
March 17th, 2013 at 10:25 PM |
Houston-Lville Game
Houston-Lville Game
Full game on youtube.
Goblueman-Wayne,Mich
March 17th, 2013 at 10:25 PM |
That Houston-Louisville game
That Houston-Louisville game
That Houston-Louisville game was an alltimer.
Who is Jon Falk?
March 17th, 2013 at 10:31 PM |
Start the next thread on how
Start the next thread on how
The charge needs to be gotten rid of.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
March 17th, 2013 at 10:35 PM |
I'm so confused
I'm so confused
About the 3 point line rule
I do it for my love of the Streets
March 17th, 2013 at 10:39 PM |
Was Much Shorter Then
Was Much Shorter Then
If I remeber correctly they made it farther after 83 season.I could have been a 3 point shooter in 83 lol
Goblueman-Wayne,Mich
March 17th, 2013 at 10:57 PM |
But it seemed
But it seemed
Like some games had them and some didn't. True or am I just lost?
I do it for my love of the Streets
March 17th, 2013 at 10:58 PM |
Certain conferences, like the
Certain conferences, like the
Certain conferences, like the ACC, had the 3pt line but not all of them. Hence, no 3pt line in Tourney.
Who is Jon Falk?
March 18th, 2013 at 9:21 PM |
The ACC adopted a 17'9"
The ACC adopted a 17'9"
The ACC adopted a 17'9" 3-point line that year as an experimental rule. It was only in effect that season. College basketball as a whole adopted the 19'9" 3-point line in 1986.
March 17th, 2013 at 11:00 PM |
On again at midnight on the Deuce.
On again at midnight on the Deuce.
For those who missed it.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
March 17th, 2013 at 11:11 PM |
Watched the entire thing.
Watched the entire thing.
Great story I never really knew about. I knew Jimmy v was a coach and I had heard about the nc state title run. I did not know how truly amazing it was.
March 17th, 2013 at 11:18 PM |
awesome show
awesome show
Those 80's tournaments were my introduction to March madness. In succession was the 82 North Carolina/Georgetown game when GT threw the ball to the wrong guy with the game winding down. NC State's great run in 83. 1984 was Olajuwan vs Ewing in the final, 85 was Villanova's great upset of G'town. 86 was Fr. Pervis Ellison and Louisville, 87 was Keith Smarts shot for IU. 88 was Danny Mannings great run with Kansas and 89 was Michigan.
Incredible decade of Final Fours.
March 18th, 2013 at 9:33 AM |
Odds and Ends
Odds and Ends
Pre-shot clock basketball must have been irritating.
I mentioned this in the previous thread, but the final straw was actually the 1982 ACC finals with #1 UNC vs. #2 UVa. Worthy vs. Sampson. Dean Smith took the air out of the ball and the final score was 47-45 in a nationally televised game on NBC.
I was at that game and bored (almost literally...I was 9) to tears.
And yes, the ACC was incredible in the 80s. You had 15 scholarships to give. That meant you had a full B-team...and a C-team!! In 1982, UNC had a 6-10 kid named Matt Brownlee who couldn't get off the bench. He transferred to Texas and averaged 17 points a game.
UVa had Ralph Sampson, Rick Carlisle (played six years in the NBA and is now the coach of the Mavericks), and Othell Wilson (who played a couple of years in the NBA).
UNC had Michael Jordan, Sam Perkins, and Brad Daugherty (all top-10 picks in the NBA).
NC State had Thurl Bailey (top-15 pick), Sidney Lowe (bounced around the NBA for a bit) and Derrick Whittenburg. They also had two former Parade All-Americans in Dinky Proctor (he got hurt against UNC in the tournament) and Ernie Meyers. Lorenzo Charles also played in the NBA briefly.
Maryland had Adrian Branch (6-8 point guard), Ben Coleman, Keith Gatlin, and Len Bias.
Wake Forest had Danny Young (played about 10 years in the league), Delaney Rudd (played about the same length of time), and Kenny Green (first round draft pick). They also had a guy named Alvis Rogers who would've played had it not been for a very serious knee injury that cost him a year.
Duke was terrible, but had Johnny Dawkins, Jay Bilas, Mark Alarie, and Tommy Amaker all has freshmen and sophomores.
Georgia Tech had Mark Price and John Salley.
And two years later, the talent had increased! Carolina would add Kenny Smith, Dave Popson, and Joe Wolf. NC State would add Nate McMillan and Spud Webb. UVa would replace Sampson with Olden Polynice. Clemson would have Horace Grant and Dale Davis. Wake Forest had Mugsy Bogues. Tech would add Duane Ferrell. Duke would add Danny Ferry.
Then you look up at the Big East...that was the year they had three teams in the Final Four. It was an incredibly fun time to watch college basketball.
March 18th, 2013 at 9:23 PM |
I DVR'd this yesterday and am
I DVR'd this yesterday and am
I DVR'd this yesterday and am watching it now. I'm really enjoying it. I never realized they had to win the ACC Tournament just to make it in.
Looking forward to it. Really good story.