Best player at your high school when you attended ?
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[quote="austour" post=299029][quote="gman" post=299017][quote="Roamer" post=299016]Not in my town but next small town over Wally Szerbiack (SP). Was not highly recruited but whenever he played he made it seem so easy dropping 40 plus points every game.[/quote]
My alma mater[/quote]
I was going to say that I though you were much younger than him but he's still only 41 y.o. Surprised at that.[/quote] Gman doesn't name drop but at hte risk of our friendship ( he cant attack me from London. lol ) Wally sister was at Gman's bday a few years ago and Wally I asked one time because we have mutual friends he loves Gman and his sister. Wally sister a tall hottie btw
My alma mater[/quote]
I was going to say that I though you were much younger than him but he's still only 41 y.o. Surprised at that.[/quote] Gman doesn't name drop but at hte risk of our friendship ( he cant attack me from London. lol ) Wally sister was at Gman's bday a few years ago and Wally I asked one time because we have mutual friends he loves Gman and his sister. Wally sister a tall hottie btw
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[quote="Ez_Uzi" post=298984]Lorenzo Charles (sat in the same homeroom class seat a year earlier than me) went on to play for Valvano's NC State championship team, and scored the game-winning points in the 1983 NCAA Basketball Tournament final game.[/quote]
My gym teacher at Nazareth coached him at Tech. Do you remember coach McMorrow?
My gym teacher at Nazareth coached him at Tech. Do you remember coach McMorrow?
Tom Gugliotta, but was before my time. Antoine was after my time.
guinness77
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[quote="Sju grad 13" post=298945]Guy named Vernon teel at Flushing Hs (2007) He really wanted to play for St. John’s but they didn’t offer. Heard he went to a school in the south.[/quote]
I actually interviewed him for a story when I worked at Newsday covering the PSAL.
Best guy from my high school is Danny Green but he’s a lot younger than me.
Notable guys I played against back in the mid 90s: Wally Szerbiak (no way I’m spelling that right), Zendon Hamilton, Bobby Hodgson, Brian Ehlers, Mike James, Gary Williams, Ed Brown, Drew Nicholas, Vasil Emtinov. Etc. Played against Bob McKillop coached teams a few times.
if they played on LI between ‘93-‘97, chances are I played against them. I played high school and the summer league circuit and was lightly recruited out of high school (more for my height and camps than anything).
I actually interviewed him for a story when I worked at Newsday covering the PSAL.
Best guy from my high school is Danny Green but he’s a lot younger than me.
Notable guys I played against back in the mid 90s: Wally Szerbiak (no way I’m spelling that right), Zendon Hamilton, Bobby Hodgson, Brian Ehlers, Mike James, Gary Williams, Ed Brown, Drew Nicholas, Vasil Emtinov. Etc. Played against Bob McKillop coached teams a few times.
if they played on LI between ‘93-‘97, chances are I played against them. I played high school and the summer league circuit and was lightly recruited out of high school (more for my height and camps than anything).
[quote="billthetruth" post=299018]Kenny Anderson (Georgia Tech)
Robert Werdann
Ralph James (Harvard)
Steven Frazier (Miami a classmate at Molloy and one of Leonard Hamilton’s first recruits at Miami)
One of greatest games I ever attended was Molloy (Anderson Werdann) vs. Tolentine (the late great Malik Sealy, Bryan Reece, Adrian Autry) City Championship at Rose Hill.
Autry with 2 killer late 3s from left side[/quote]
I was at that game,
Robert Werdann
Ralph James (Harvard)
Steven Frazier (Miami a classmate at Molloy and one of Leonard Hamilton’s first recruits at Miami)
One of greatest games I ever attended was Molloy (Anderson Werdann) vs. Tolentine (the late great Malik Sealy, Bryan Reece, Adrian Autry) City Championship at Rose Hill.
Autry with 2 killer late 3s from left side[/quote]
I was at that game,
SJU85 wrote:One of greatest games I ever attended was Molloy (Anderson Werdann) vs. Tolentine (the late great Malik Sealy, Bryan Reece, Adrian Autry) City Championship at Rose Hill.
Autry with 2 killer late 3s from left side
I was at that game,
What struck me about your post SJU85 is that two of the stars mentioned in that great NYC game wound up at St. John's. I think many of us were hoping for a return to those days of keeping a local star or two home every year with Chris' hiring. Realize the landscape has changed a lot since then with less kids staying home, but would still like to see us recruit more locally.
Autry with 2 killer late 3s from left side
I was at that game,
What struck me about your post SJU85 is that two of the stars mentioned in that great NYC game wound up at St. John's. I think many of us were hoping for a return to those days of keeping a local star or two home every year with Chris' hiring. Realize the landscape has changed a lot since then with less kids staying home, but would still like to see us recruit more locally.
[quote="mjmaherjr" post=299041][quote="austour" post=299029][quote="gman" post=299017][quote="Roamer" post=299016]Not in my town but next small town over Wally Szerbiack (SP). Was not highly recruited but whenever he played he made it seem so easy dropping 40 plus points every game.[/quote]
My alma mater[/quote]
I was going to say that I though you were much younger than him but he's still only 41 y.o. Surprised at that.[/quote] Gman doesn't name drop but at hte risk of our friendship ( he cant attack me from London. lol ) Wally sister was at Gman's bday a few years ago and Wally I asked one time because we have mutual friends he loves Gman and his sister. Wally sister a tall hottie btw[/quote]
He was 2 years older than me and 1 younger than my brother. My brother was the PG on his junior year team. My baby face makes me look young
Wally is always very nice to me. I know some people on the board had bad experiences with him in the past.
People dismissed his game because it was Long Island C, but he could always play. Recruiters wanted him to be a spot up shooter, but his family wanted him to develop and all-around game. It all worked out well for him in the end.
My alma mater[/quote]
I was going to say that I though you were much younger than him but he's still only 41 y.o. Surprised at that.[/quote] Gman doesn't name drop but at hte risk of our friendship ( he cant attack me from London. lol ) Wally sister was at Gman's bday a few years ago and Wally I asked one time because we have mutual friends he loves Gman and his sister. Wally sister a tall hottie btw
[/quote]He was 2 years older than me and 1 younger than my brother. My brother was the PG on his junior year team. My baby face makes me look young
Wally is always very nice to me. I know some people on the board had bad experiences with him in the past.
People dismissed his game because it was Long Island C, but he could always play. Recruiters wanted him to be a spot up shooter, but his family wanted him to develop and all-around game. It all worked out well for him in the end.
[quote="NCJohnnie" post=299059]SJU85 wrote:One of greatest games I ever attended was Molloy (Anderson Werdann) vs. Tolentine (the late great Malik Sealy, Bryan Reece, Adrian Autry) City Championship at Rose Hill.
Autry with 2 killer late 3s from left side
I was at that game,
What struck me about your post SJU85 is that two of the stars mentioned in that great NYC game wound up at St. John's. I think many of us were hoping for a return to those days of keeping a local star or two home every year with Chris' hiring. Realize the landscape has changed a lot since then with less kids staying home, but would still like to see us recruit more locally.[/quote]
Actually I was responding to Billthetrith’s post. Not sure why it showed up as me responded to his quote.
Autry with 2 killer late 3s from left side
I was at that game,
What struck me about your post SJU85 is that two of the stars mentioned in that great NYC game wound up at St. John's. I think many of us were hoping for a return to those days of keeping a local star or two home every year with Chris' hiring. Realize the landscape has changed a lot since then with less kids staying home, but would still like to see us recruit more locally.[/quote]
Actually I was responding to Billthetrith’s post. Not sure why it showed up as me responded to his quote.
[quote="gman" post=299082][quote="mjmaherjr" post=299041][quote="austour" post=299029][quote="gman" post=299017][quote="Roamer" post=299016]Not in my town but next small town over Wally Szerbiack (SP). Was not highly recruited but whenever he played he made it seem so easy dropping 40 plus points every game.[/quote]
My alma mater[/quote]
I was going to say that I though you were much younger than him but he's still only 41 y.o. Surprised at that.[/quote] Gman doesn't name drop but at hte risk of our friendship ( he cant attack me from London. lol ) Wally sister was at Gman's bday a few years ago and Wally I asked one time because we have mutual friends he loves Gman and his sister. Wally sister a tall hottie btw[/quote]
He was 2 years older than me and 1 younger than my brother. My brother was the PG on his junior year team. My baby face makes me look young
Wally is always very nice to me. I know some people on the board had bad experiences with him in the past.
People dismissed his game because it was Long Island C, but he could always play. Recruiters wanted him to be a spot up shooter, but his family wanted him to develop and all-around game. It all worked out well for him in the end.[/quote]
We went after him late and probably more as the spot up shooter. His father didn’t want him playing for Mahoney because he felt he had misused and didn’t develop Sergio Lyuk. Wally’s and Sergio’s families knew each other (I believe it was the fathers).
My alma mater[/quote]
I was going to say that I though you were much younger than him but he's still only 41 y.o. Surprised at that.[/quote] Gman doesn't name drop but at hte risk of our friendship ( he cant attack me from London. lol ) Wally sister was at Gman's bday a few years ago and Wally I asked one time because we have mutual friends he loves Gman and his sister. Wally sister a tall hottie btw
[/quote]He was 2 years older than me and 1 younger than my brother. My brother was the PG on his junior year team. My baby face makes me look young
Wally is always very nice to me. I know some people on the board had bad experiences with him in the past.
People dismissed his game because it was Long Island C, but he could always play. Recruiters wanted him to be a spot up shooter, but his family wanted him to develop and all-around game. It all worked out well for him in the end.[/quote]
We went after him late and probably more as the spot up shooter. His father didn’t want him playing for Mahoney because he felt he had misused and didn’t develop Sergio Lyuk. Wally’s and Sergio’s families knew each other (I believe it was the fathers).
[quote="gman" post=299082][quote="mjmaherjr" post=299041][quote="austour" post=299029][quote="gman" post=299017][quote="Roamer" post=299016]Not in my town but next small town over Wally Szerbiack (SP). Was not highly recruited but whenever he played he made it seem so easy dropping 40 plus points every game.[/quote]
My alma mater[/quote]
I was going to say that I though you were much younger than him but he's still only 41 y.o. Surprised at that.[/quote] Gman doesn't name drop but at hte risk of our friendship ( he cant attack me from London. lol ) Wally sister was at Gman's bday a few years ago and Wally I asked one time because we have mutual friends he loves Gman and his sister. Wally sister a tall hottie btw[/quote]
He was 2 years older than me and 1 younger than my brother. My brother was the PG on his junior year team. My baby face makes me look young
Wally is always very nice to me. I know some people on the board had bad experiences with him in the past.
.[/quote]
See I would have guessed 10 years, you like 35, him like 45. Guess I'll never work as the age and weight guesser at the carnival. PS congrats on the upcoming bundle o'joy.
My alma mater[/quote]
I was going to say that I though you were much younger than him but he's still only 41 y.o. Surprised at that.[/quote] Gman doesn't name drop but at hte risk of our friendship ( he cant attack me from London. lol ) Wally sister was at Gman's bday a few years ago and Wally I asked one time because we have mutual friends he loves Gman and his sister. Wally sister a tall hottie btw
[/quote]He was 2 years older than me and 1 younger than my brother. My brother was the PG on his junior year team. My baby face makes me look young
Wally is always very nice to me. I know some people on the board had bad experiences with him in the past.
.[/quote]
See I would have guessed 10 years, you like 35, him like 45. Guess I'll never work as the age and weight guesser at the carnival. PS congrats on the upcoming bundle o'joy.
SeattleJohnny
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Micah Downs
McDs AA, Gonzaga via transfer from Kansas.
McDs AA, Gonzaga via transfer from Kansas.
[quote="NCJohnnie" post=299059]SJU85 wrote:One of greatest games I ever attended was Molloy (Anderson Werdann) vs. Tolentine (the late great Malik Sealy, Bryan Reece, Adrian Autry) City Championship at Rose Hill.
Autry with 2 killer late 3s from left side
I was at that game,
What struck me about your post SJU85 is that two of the stars mentioned in that great NYC game wound up at St. John's. I think many of us were hoping for a return to those days of keeping a local star or two home every year with Chris' hiring. Realize the landscape has changed a lot since then with less kids staying home, but would still like to see us recruit more locally.[/quote]
Yes but the really big names we wanted always seem to go down south. Trust me we all really wanted Kenny Anderson to be a Johnny
Autry with 2 killer late 3s from left side
I was at that game,
What struck me about your post SJU85 is that two of the stars mentioned in that great NYC game wound up at St. John's. I think many of us were hoping for a return to those days of keeping a local star or two home every year with Chris' hiring. Realize the landscape has changed a lot since then with less kids staying home, but would still like to see us recruit more locally.[/quote]
Yes but the really big names we wanted always seem to go down south. Trust me we all really wanted Kenny Anderson to be a Johnny
guinness77
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[quote="johnsliva" post=299119]
Read my post last page, I guess we’re from the same town. I don’t think “total dick” really covers it, though, if you know what I mean.Best guy from my high school is Danny Green but he’s a lot younger than me. .[/quote said:
[quote="johnsliva" post=299121][quote="NCJohnnie" post=299059]SJU85 wrote:One of greatest games I ever attended was Molloy (Anderson Werdann) vs. Tolentine (the late great Malik Sealy, Bryan Reece, Adrian Autry) City Championship at Rose Hill.
Autry with 2 killer late 3s from left side
I was at that game,
What struck me about your post SJU85 is that two of the stars mentioned in that great NYC game wound up at St. John's. I think many of us were hoping for a return to those days of keeping a local star or two home every year with Chris' hiring. Realize the landscape has changed a lot since then with less kids staying home, but would still like to see us recruit more locally.[/quote]
Yes but the really big names we wanted always seem to go down south. Trust me we all really wanted Kenny Anderson to be a Johnny[/quote]
STJ never got all the best NYC players. For example on this list of the "top 60" only 7 went to STJ.
[URL][URL]https://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/top-60-hoopers-come-new-york-🗽/[/URL][/URL]
However in the good old days you could stock a great roster with 2nd team all city players and be very competitive. NYC kids were on every top program's roster as the game was very regional and very urban. Times have changed so now we discuss finding those NYC diamonds in the rough from the same pool.
Autry with 2 killer late 3s from left side
I was at that game,
What struck me about your post SJU85 is that two of the stars mentioned in that great NYC game wound up at St. John's. I think many of us were hoping for a return to those days of keeping a local star or two home every year with Chris' hiring. Realize the landscape has changed a lot since then with less kids staying home, but would still like to see us recruit more locally.[/quote]
Yes but the really big names we wanted always seem to go down south. Trust me we all really wanted Kenny Anderson to be a Johnny[/quote]
STJ never got all the best NYC players. For example on this list of the "top 60" only 7 went to STJ.
[URL][URL]https://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/top-60-hoopers-come-new-york-🗽/[/URL][/URL]
However in the good old days you could stock a great roster with 2nd team all city players and be very competitive. NYC kids were on every top program's roster as the game was very regional and very urban. Times have changed so now we discuss finding those NYC diamonds in the rough from the same pool.