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Post by theneumann64 on May 25, 2015 20:14:04 GMT -5
Board is real slow now, been a few weeks since the last one. So far we've done 2005-2006 and 1970-1971.
To refresh everyone's memory, I'd like to do one that at least a decent percentage of the board remembers, but maybe not the few premier years we tend of have talked about a good bit already.
Just maybe a suggestion and one of two sentences on that team and why it would be a good one to do. Nothing too formal. Thanks.
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Post by luhoopsfan on May 25, 2015 21:28:30 GMT -5
2008-09... Phillies were in the midst of the euphoria of winning a World Series and about to return to a second. La Salle basketball was.....
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 8:28:22 GMT -5
1987-88 perfect MAAC season, and first MAAC title at the Meadowlands, resulting in NCAA bid.
1974-75 NCAA bid ends at the hands of eventual final four team Syracuse Orange, 87-83 in Overtime. NCAA 1st round held in Philly! Who was there and can comment?
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Post by broderickpresident on May 28, 2015 20:19:14 GMT -5
87-88 was a weird season in that they went 0-4 in big 5 and then undefeated in conference. Nearly knocked off #1 Temple at Mcgonigle. Played a VERY small lineup with 6'6" Craig Conlin (who was a bull and a deadeye mid range shooter) at center and 6'6" Lionel at the 4. 3 guards started: seniors Richie Tarr and Tim Legler, and a raw freshman Doug Overton, who was not yet nearly the player he'd be even a year later. Bobby Johnson off the bench was also not yet at the level he'd be a year later. Tarr and Legler were amazing shooters and the team had a dangerous offense, but was simply too small to play consistently strong defense against the bigger opponents on the schedule. Lost in the 1st round to a Kansas state team that went all the way to the elite 8 before losing to eventual champs Danny and the miracles. Mitch Richmond was an absolute stud and would step into the NBA and score 20+ ppg from day one the following season. College hoops used to have that kind of talent back then. This team lost Legs and Tarr, but became much bigger the following season, with Dougie developing into an outstanding 6'3" PG, jack Hurd coming in and being a rock solid 6'6" SG, Lionel sliding to the 3, Conlin to the 4 and a very raw Milko at the 5.
87-88 had a 5-gm losing streak against very strong opponents after Xmas. At byu, who had scoring machine and celtics draft pick Michael smith. Vs Notre Dame with David rivers. At UNC with jr Reid, Scott Williams and many others (train set a smith center record with 37 in the loss), at Richmond (sweet 16 team) and 3-or loss to #1 temple at Mcgonigle. Other losses included Georgia with future NBA starter Willie Anderson and NBA center Alec Kessler and vs an elite 8 nova team. The bad losses were vs penn and at joe's. The season was missing marquee wins, though. They mainly just beat teams they should have and came VERY close to slaying some Giants. Those would come the following 2 seasons
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Post by theneumann64 on May 28, 2015 20:26:40 GMT -5
All right, let's go with that one. I'll put one up shortly.
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Post by theneumann64 on May 28, 2015 20:27:24 GMT -5
Broderick, if you wouldn't mind re-posting your post in the new thread, that would be a good start once I create it.
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