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Memorable calls in basketball- one phrase, try not using vids

Okay, this one kind of sucks but I remember it...

"Folks you gotta believe because just when people say U can't, U can and UConn has won the national championship."
This was the one that came to mind.
 
Holy cow, that Huckleberry…….



…….and that ball is OUTAA here



………no one goes there anymore, it’s too crowded………


Some might not remember the 2nd one.
 
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Since nobody else can follow the clear instructions given...

"You're excited? Feel these nipples!"
 
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"this one good if it goes...oh we didda, are you kidding!" I never could really understand what he was saying after Jalen's shot.
 
“3 point game, a 3 to tie and force overtime again…Peyton Siva…off for Knowles…OH OFF THE BACK RIM. CONNECTICUT, HAS WON THE BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP”

“Five and a half (seconds) to go for UConn. Napier. They have a time out-they don’t use it- for the win..OHHHHHHHH WOOOHOOHOO. ONIONS!”

“Another loose ball. UConn alley oop- WOAH! STICKS, TO THE RAFTERS. GO GET IT STANLEY”
 
If we're switching onto all sports and going for full sentences...

"If I have hurt anyone out there, I can't tell you how much I say from the bottom of my heart I'm so very, very sorry. I pride myself and think of myself as a man of faith – as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos, it will be a home run. And so that will make it a 4–0 ballgame. – I don't know if I'm gonna be putting on this headset again."
 
There was also a small article in Mojo two months ago about Hurley Sr.'s influence on Dan and his brother:
"Bob Moulds his boys into basketball royalty"
Is it an autocorrect error that produced the Husker Du reference?

EDIT: Noting that @storrsroars arrived first on the above
 
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Unpopular opinion, but I've always hated having that line as the enduring coda on our 1st NC.

Nantz had at least 48 hours and probably longer to come up with something (these things are not spontaneous) and that's the best he could do? It's not only cheesy, it's kinda demeaning. "Just when you think you can't"? Who on that team or staff ever let "we can't" enter their minds? No one.
Lol, I vaguely remember thinking that was lame in real time, but frankly I was too happy to care.
 
"Well, I guess you won."

James Naismith after the first successful basket in the first game of basketball. Later, someone suggested cutting the bottom off the peach baskets.
Haaaaaa! The phrasing and comedic timing on this are impressive. Good work.
 
I had a video as a kid called "NBA Awesome Endings"
I loved it like a family member. (Along with NBA Superstars and the Larry Bird and Red fundamentals video)..
There was a segment with great, legendary buzzer beaters and the legendary calls that went with them.
 
“Uconn fans are spoiled”- Ed Cooley

That was just a bit of an understatement, now here we are nearly 2 years since that quote and back to back titles.
 
Okay, this one kind of sucks but I remember it...

"Folks you gotta believe because just when people say U can't, U can and UConn has won the national championship."
…..in it’s first attempt in a final. “
Jim Nantz
 
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"It's deep, it's outta here, and Tovar is in at third with a triple"

Scooter in the 70's, a call I will seemingly never forget
 
Some of the cringe worthy quotations in this thread have reminded me why I watch basketball with the sound off .
 
Okay, this one kind of sucks but I remember it...

"Folks you gotta believe because just when people say U can't, U can and UConn has won the national championship."
given the circumstances, that's always been my favorite
 
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Haaaaaa! The phrasing and comedic timing on this are impressive. Good work.

Ah, but ...

(we need a distraction. BTW - did you know Naismith was an actual M.D.?)

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