Glory Days
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i still have a tee shirt i bought outside of the garden of the famous Lou sweater. those were good times. my younger brother went to sju for undergrad and law school from about 82-89. he used to take the train back and forth to long island. then i would drive him and his friends back to crumni hall to watch the games for a few years. he used to be able to buy four tickets as a student for the big east tournament as i recall because i remember sitting at the garden during those golden years. maybe im wrong but im sure the tickets he got us were regular seats in about the 200 section, the old green seats and they were like 6 dollars each
redmen1969
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Great video, This is why we keep coming back...
...next year !!!
There is something magical about how the cheers and roars of the crowd resonates at MSG. It is like no other arena. I remember my son in law who was in his NYPD squad car passing the 7th ave entrance to MSG when Dwight Hardy hit the winning basket against Pitt. He said the roar of the crowd was like nothing he had ever heard before! I you tube that shot over and over. My wife thinks I am nuts! Maybe I am, or just hungry for those "glory days"
no, it points out the amount the game has changed over the years. City kids, in most cases, want to leave. We need kids that want to come to the big stage. It would be great if 1 or 2 of the top kids would want to stay home; but we can't rely on that like in the past.
SJU85Alumni
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I am happy to say I was there that day and this brought back awesome memories. Thanks for posting it!
City kids have always left but there were so many around you, you had some who wanted to stay home and that team capitalized on getting thme to stay and come or in Moses case, come back (from Florida).
The difference is that the overall talent has spread out more since then. NYC is not the mecca, you can fine good ballplayers in a lot of places now, and not just the big inner cities. Add to that, how it has exploded globally. Lastly, the PSAL (especially) and the CHSAA just don't have the talent level they used to have as many kids are going the prep route out of State even earlier.
I am glad we have adjusted.
beast of the east
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Thanks for the video. I wasn't excited during those introductions. I was nervous, like the way you are before a heavyweight boxing match. I think that game has to rank among the biggest sporting events ever at MSG. The game captivated the entire city, and a lot of the country also.
Unfortunately, the excitement ended shortly after tipoff. We were annihilated. What we thought was impossible now that we had Berry was an ambush. We were crushed, making the game easily one of the most painful in our history.
Unfortunately, the excitement ended shortly after tipoff. We were annihilated. What we thought was impossible now that we had Berry was an ambush. We were crushed, making the game easily one of the most painful in our history.
I was there for all theose G-Town games at the Garden; and was lucky to be at MSG too for the Rowan shot and the Berry stuff of the Pearl.
Was there for the Duke overtime game during Ron Ron's day.
Was there for Marcus Hatten's coast to coast against the dookies.
Was there for Dwight Hardy's improbable shot against Pitt (he didn't step on the line!)
Some great memories; I want them back so bad I can taste it.
Let's see what next year and the future brings us Johnny faithful.
I was also there when all we had to put on the court were walk-ons and Curtis Johnson (did I get that right?)
Didn't stop going then; will never stop going.
Boy am I glad we never hired Phil Martelli's son as an assistant, geeze, I think he's worse than Rice.
Was there for the Duke overtime game during Ron Ron's day.
Was there for Marcus Hatten's coast to coast against the dookies.
Was there for Dwight Hardy's improbable shot against Pitt (he didn't step on the line!)
Some great memories; I want them back so bad I can taste it.
Let's see what next year and the future brings us Johnny faithful.
I was also there when all we had to put on the court were walk-ons and Curtis Johnson (did I get that right?)
Didn't stop going then; will never stop going.
Boy am I glad we never hired Phil Martelli's son as an assistant, geeze, I think he's worse than Rice.
My first semester at SJU was the fall of 1984 . I transfered from Nassau Community college . I didn't know a thing about basketball or how good SJU basketball was, but I learned the game quick that year I remember all the media coverage , the first story on CBS news was SJU playing Georgetown and when they got ranked number 1. It was difficult keeping up with the school work with all those great games on TV. Then Reagan gave his speech in Alumni hall in the spring of 1985 after SJU was ranked number 1. Reagan said there was a Mulberry plant that only grows in Queens and he wanted to see it , , refering to Mullin and Berry. You can get a transcript of Reagans speech somewhere online.
And then seeing Mullin, Berry and the other players on campus. I remember seeing the black players with other black students in the old SJU cafeteria. They stuck to themselves most of the time. Back in 1984/1985 , the SJU campus was more like a high school . The classrooms were high school like . Now the campus looks like a real college campus.
And then seeing Mullin, Berry and the other players on campus. I remember seeing the black players with other black students in the old SJU cafeteria. They stuck to themselves most of the time. Back in 1984/1985 , the SJU campus was more like a high school . The classrooms were high school like . Now the campus looks like a real college campus.
redmen1969
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Of course, no thread about our Final Four season would be complete without a Moses/Jackson debate.
The only thing god about that game were the introductions. After that it was all down hill as it was at the final 4. I remember another GTown game where we were down 41-9 in the first half. For those of us who were truly at those games, or blw outs, there was nothing memorable about them.
westchesterjoe
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Louie, love him dearly, was often outcoached by Thompson. When he had Berry in 85 he didn't use him him as effectively as he could have and Louie never adjusted during a game.We beat G'town early in the season because Mullin was Mullin and BERRY played very well. Thompson adjusted after that game, Louie didn't. And, remember, Brian Mahoney was Louie's x and O guy. Louie had better success against Boeheim and Rollie at Nova.
Berry could get Ewing in foul trouble because he was a lefty and unorthodox but, louie's game plan didn't have that in it.
Jackson/Moses is no contest. Mark should have gotten the bulk of the minutes from his soph year on and Moses a role player. Mike was small and didn't get into the paint much.
Berry could get Ewing in foul trouble because he was a lefty and unorthodox but, louie's game plan didn't have that in it.
Jackson/Moses is no contest. Mark should have gotten the bulk of the minutes from his soph year on and Moses a role player. Mike was small and didn't get into the paint much.