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Summer Men's Basketball Doldrums - Anyone watching any old games?

olehead said:
Against UCLA
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Sheffer was a great, fundamental BB player. He could pass, dribble, shoot, rebound, and at 6-5 he could play some D. He wasn't fast, but he could be deceptively quick. When Sheffer was on the floor, you felt the game was always under control, and during his playing years, it almost always was.

Ollie did many things exceptionally well, but his weakness was shooting. Opposing teams could leave him open beyond the arc and DT somebody else. He was a lot like Taliek Brown, except for one big difference he will never escape from: Taliek has the ring and Ollie doesn't, playing on comparably talented teams.Of course Ollie does have the coaching ring and Taliek doesn't, but I think Taliek may be getting ready to join him.
 
UConnNick said:
Sheffer was a great, fundamental BB player. He could pass, dribble, shoot, rebound, and at 6-5 he could play some D. He wasn't fast, but he could be deceptively quick. When Sheffer was on the floor, you felt the game was always under control, and during his playing years, it almost always was.

Ollie did many things exceptionally well, but his weakness was shooting. Opposing teams could leave him open beyond the arc and DT somebody else. He was a lot like Taliek Brown, except for one big difference he will never escape from: Taliek has the ring and Ollie doesn't, playing on comparably talented teams.Of course Ollie does have the coaching ring and Taliek doesn't, but I think Taliek may be getting ready to join him.
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Sheffer/Ollie is probably my favorite UConn backcourt duo. There's def. been better guards who've been through here, but that was my favorite combo. They controlled the pace of games so well.
 
Rewatched the first 3 games of the 2014 run over the past 2 weeks or so.

St. Joe's - even on replay I think we are going to lose this game. St. Joe's was the better team that night, but Martelli had no bench and his team ran out of gas.

Villanova - Calhoun calls the run. Highlight of the game.

Iowa State - Cyclones shoot out their butts to keep this game close.
 
Towney007 said:
Sheffer/Ollie is probably my favorite UConn backcourt duo. There's def. been better guards who've been through here, but that was my favorite combo. They controlled the pace of games so well.
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A couple more guard pairs that were fun to watch were Penders/Bialosuknia in the 1960's and Whelton/Weston in the 1970's.

Penders was a very efficient PG. He once tried to convince me he averaged 16 assists per game while at UConn. A dubious claim, but they didn't keep track of assists back in his day, so nobody can prove him wrong. That's Tommy for you...always quite the character.

He can probably thank Wes for his undeniably gaudy assist totals. Of all the Husky players I've seen from the 1960's on, Bialosouknia is the best pure shooting guard I've ever seen wearing the national flag blue and white. I know that rules out plenty of great shooting Husky guard of more recent eras, but none of them could shoot it from distance like Wes. Even with the disadvantage of a mandatory three year career, Wes would still hold a commanding lead as the most prolific scorer in Husky history if he had enjoyed the benefit of the three point shot during his career. Most of his jumpers came from as far as NBA three point territory. He had classic, pure BB form on his shots. He was magnificent to watch while shooting a BB. With only the 2 point shot, Wes still holds the all time school record for single season ppg average at 28.1 ppg. Donyell Marshall came close at 25.3 his junior season.

Joey Whelton was a scrappy, tough-as-nails PG with a true flair for the dramatic. His behind-the-back, between-the-legs and no-look passes were like watching some kind of continuous, basketball ballet on the court. His long hair flashing back and forth with him dribbling the ball, while the band followed his movements to the beat of the drums was mesmerizing.

Al Weston was a rock at SG. He could hit his jumper from anywhere and always turned in a steady performance that could be relied upon.
 
UConnNick said:
I have two versions of the 1999 title game. One is just the regular CBS broadcast. The other is something like a 5 hour marathon. Extended pre-game and post-game shows on Ch. 3 in Hartford, with the game sandwiched in between.

Tate George and Joe Tessitore, who I assume was the Ch. 3 sports anchor at that time, were broadcasting from the parking lot at Tropicana Field. We were at the game, so afterward we were in a huge crowd behind the broadcast platform engaging in various UCONN cheers, and the cameras kept panning the crowd behind Tate and Joe. Tate even sang a song, "Heaven Must Be Like This."

A wild night that will never be forgotten. We've been to all of the Final Fours, but the first will always remain the best.
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Agree, the first one was special. I know Tate has had some issues since, but he was one of just a few media guys who predicted UConn would win. I got there early and had a nice chat with Tate. Also, a sportswriter from the Newark Star Ledger predicted a UConn win.
Ricky’s dad also got there very early and he thought UConn was ready to give Duke a good run. Little did either of us know that his son would offensively keep us in the game until Rip and some others got going.
 
I really enjoy rewatching the UConn-Florida final four game in 2014. We scored four points in the first 11 minutes. 4 pts! Then went on to completely dominate the number 1 team for the remainder of the game. Of course, it started with that 11 point run with bookend 3's from DD in a minute and a half. If you look closer, you may be able to witness the best 30 minutes of team backcourt defense in UConn history. Boat and Bazz completely demoralized Wilbeken and Hill. They never were able to get into their half court offense. Boat was a total menace that entire tournament and its a moment the I repeatedly watch with continuous enjoyment.

[edit] its also refreshing to see an inspired and motivated KO. He talks repeatedly about his team playing at a Level 5, as fighters, having ten toes in. All the stuff that made us convinced he was the man is all there in that game. Of course, it makes you wonder still what the hell happened and how the hell did it happen?
 
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Anyone able to give that link to the compilation of games from over the years posted on line a few times by one of the Boneyarders?
 
UC1995 said:
Anyone able to give that link to the compilation of games from over the years posted on line a few times by one of the Boneyarders?
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There's a link to the site above. Click on drop down box for "tcf's stuff" above (immediately to the right of "Amazon") and click on "UConn Basketball Games". It's arranged by season.

Here's the link to it anyway: Welcome to UConn Husky Games!
 
Actually, Chief was at a New England prep school yesterday, which has turned out UConn players.
 
I watched the opening game at Gampel when we beat St. John’s. Such a fun time with the new building opening coming from the field house. For you young uns go find the 1988 NIT game at the Field House against VCU. It was so freaking loud and we were literally right on top of the court. I also remember a game in 1989 we played UMass there and crushed them. Calhoun versus Calipari in the 4,000 seat field house if you can believe it. Good times!
 
Chief00 said:
Agree, the first one was special. I know Tate has had some issues since, but he was one of just a few media guys who predicted UConn would win. I got there early and had a nice chat with Tate. Also, a sportswriter from the Newark Star Ledger predicted a UConn win.
Ricky’s dad also got there very early and he thought UConn was ready to give Duke a good run. Little did either of us know that his son would offensively keep us in the game until Rip and some others got going.
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Was the sportswriter from the Newark Star-Ledger Jerry Izenberg? Jerry is now 88 years old. He has forgotten more about sports than anyone will ever know.

I had the rare privilege of sitting next to Jerry at the pre-game media luncheon for the Texas Bowl in 2006. He was there covering the game for the Star Ledger because Rutgers was playing Kansas State. We discovered we were both from Monmouth Co. and were born in the same hospital. Jerry was living in Rumson at that time, which is in Monmouth Co., and he was writing all his articles and columns from there. He said he only went into Newark once a month to the paper. He's in about every HOF imaginable for sportswriters, and he's frequently seen in TV documentaries. Jerry is a legend.
 
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