Louie Being Honored By Nets on Friday, 3/6

[Avon Barksdale]

honored to be A guest at the Barclay's Center on Friday, 3/6 for the Nets/ Phoenix Suns game in which the Nets will honor Coach Carnesseca and retire his name for the time he coached them.

will post photos and video for the redmen.com community to see.

 

[bamafan]

honored to be A guest at the Barclay's Center on Friday, 3/6 for the Nets/ Phoenix Suns game in which the Nets will honor Coach Carnesseca and retire his name for the time he coached them.

will post photos and video for the redmen.com community to see.

Very nice! But only God can "retire" someone's name!

 

[SJU61982]

honored to be A guest at the Barclay's Center on Friday, 3/6 for the Nets/ Phoenix Suns game in which the Nets will honor Coach Carnesseca and retire his name for the time he coached them.

will post photos and video for the redmen.com community to see.

Easy to forget that he actually coached the Nets to the ABA finals one year, during his time there. Only Kevin Loughery (SJU grad) and Byron Scott have led the Nets to the ABA or NBA finals.

 

[Knight]

Louie 3 year stint with Nets?

 

[bamafan]

Louie 3 year stint with Nets?

Yes. What's with the question marks??????????????

 

[Knight]

:dry: that's the way I post questions.

 

[bamafan]

:dry: that's the way I post questions.

But you already gave the answer.

 

[Knight]

:dry: that's the way I post questions.

But you already gave the answer.

Sorry. I could not find a way to inflect the question.

 

[beast of the east]

honored to be A guest at the Barclay's Center on Friday, 3/6 for the Nets/ Phoenix Suns game in which the Nets will honor Coach Carnesseca and retire his name for the time he coached them.

will post photos and video for the redmen.com community to see.

Easy to forget that he actually coached the Nets to the ABA finals one year, during his time there. Only Kevin Loughery (SJU grad) and Byron Scott have led the Nets to the ABA or NBA finals.

It's even easier to forget that this "honor" is a low cost promotion designed to bring in some more fans for an evening for the crappy Nets. A Rick Barry night would be more appropriate, but Barry would scoff and say "how much you paying me?"

 

[newsman13]

I remember his last year when the Nets played the Memphis Tams. I was at the coliseum when the Nets got beat and the fans booed Looie off the court. How quickly they forgot.

 

[beast of the east]

I remember his last year when the Nets played the Memphis Tams. I was at the coliseum when the Nets got beat and the fans booed Looie off the court. How quickly they forgot.

Lou's career record with the Nets was 114-138, 13-17 in the playoffs.

 

[redken]

I remember his last year when the Nets played the Memphis Tams. I was at the coliseum when the Nets got beat and the fans booed Looie off the court. How quickly they forgot.

Lou's career record with the Nets was 114-138, 13-17 in the playoffs.

Not too shabby when you compare it with Casey Stengel's record as Mets manager: 175-404 (.302 winning percentage!) and the Mets retired his number. (But not Mike Piazza's, or Keith Hernandez's, or Gary Carter's, or Darryl Strawberry's. Go figure.)

 

[beast of the east]

I remember his last year when the Nets played the Memphis Tams. I was at the coliseum when the Nets got beat and the fans booed Looie off the court. How quickly they forgot.

Lou's career record with the Nets was 114-138, 13-17 in the playoffs.

Not too shabby when you compare it with Casey Stengel's record as Mets manager: 175-404 (.302 winning percentage!) and the Mets retired his number. (But not Mike Piazza's, or Keith Hernandez's, or Gary Carter's, or Darryl Strawberry's. Go figure.)

Not certain when the Mets retired Stengel's number, but Stengel accepting a position witb the Mets after a brilliant run with the Yankees gave the Mets a certain short lived legitimacy. Stengel, who was regarded as ascerbic at best with the Yankees, quickly realized that the Mets were horrific and morphed into a playful sarcastic old guy coasting to retirement. Joan Payson though was a huge baseball fan and I'm sure that the beloved Stengel was rewarded for coming out of his deposed retirement to lead the Mets for a little more than 3 seasons.

Wow, I haven't even considered that the Mets had not retired those numbers of the best players in their history. Good job.

 

[Andrew]

I remember his last year when the Nets played the Memphis Tams. I was at the coliseum when the Nets got beat and the fans booed Looie off the court. How quickly they forgot.

Lou's career record with the Nets was 114-138, 13-17 in the playoffs.

Not too shabby when you compare it with Casey Stengel's record as Mets manager: 175-404 (.302 winning percentage!) and the Mets retired his number. (But not Mike Piazza's, or Keith Hernandez's, or Gary Carter's, or Darryl Strawberry's. Go figure.)

Not certain when the Mets retired Stengel's number, but Stengel accepting a position witb the Mets after a brilliant run with the Yankees gave the Mets a certain short lived legitimacy. Stengel, who was regarded as ascerbic at best with the Yankees, quickly realized that the Mets were horrific and morphed into a playful sarcastic old guy coasting to retirement. Joan Payson though was a huge baseball fan and I'm sure that the beloved Stengel was rewarded for coming out of his deposed retirement to lead the Mets for a little more than 3 seasons.

Wow, I haven't even considered that the Mets had not retired those numbers of the best players in their history. Good job.

It is a joke that they did not retire some of the key members of the 1986 World Series team. They haven't even retired Jerry Koosman's number.

 

[beast of the east]

I remember his last year when the Nets played the Memphis Tams. I was at the coliseum when the Nets got beat and the fans booed Looie off the court. How quickly they forgot.

Lou's career record with the Nets was 114-138, 13-17 in the playoffs.

Not too shabby when you compare it with Casey Stengel's record as Mets manager: 175-404 (.302 winning percentage!) and the Mets retired his number. (But not Mike Piazza's, or Keith Hernandez's, or Gary Carter's, or Darryl Strawberry's. Go figure.)

Not certain when the Mets retired Stengel's number, but Stengel accepting a position witb the Mets after a brilliant run with the Yankees gave the Mets a certain short lived legitimacy. Stengel, who was regarded as ascerbic at best with the Yankees, quickly realized that the Mets were horrific and morphed into a playful sarcastic old guy coasting to retirement. Joan Payson though was a huge baseball fan and I'm sure that the beloved Stengel was rewarded for coming out of his deposed retirement to lead the Mets for a little more than 3 seasons.

Wow, I haven't even considered that the Mets had not retired those numbers of the best players in their history. Good job.

It is a joke that they did not retire some of the key members of the 1986 World Series team. They haven't even retired Jerry Koosman's number.

Well, yea, but The Wilpons made up for it with a shrine to a Brooklyn Dodger who never played for the Mets.

 

[dee]

honored to be A guest at the Barclay's Center on Friday, 3/6 for the Nets/ Phoenix Suns game in which the Nets will honor Coach Carnesseca and retire his name for the time he coached them.

will post photos and video for the redmen.com community to see.

Easy to forget that he actually coached the Nets to the ABA finals one year, during his time there. Only Kevin Loughery (SJU grad) and Byron Scott have led the Nets to the ABA or NBA finals.

It's even easier to forget that this "honor" is a low cost promotion designed to bring in some more fans for an evening for the crappy Nets. A Rick Barry night would be more appropriate, but Barry would scoff and say "how much you paying me?"

w as st bar r y on a Louie coached team. Was julies earving too?

 

[beast of the east]

honored to be A guest at the Barclay's Center on Friday, 3/6 for the Nets/ Phoenix Suns game in which the Nets will honor Coach Carnesseca and retire his name for the time he coached them.

will post photos and video for the redmen.com community to see.

Easy to forget that he actually coached the Nets to the ABA finals one year, during his time there. Only Kevin Loughery (SJU grad) and Byron Scott have led the Nets to the ABA or NBA finals.

It's even easier to forget that this "honor" is a low cost promotion designed to bring in some more fans for an evening for the crappy Nets. A Rick Barry night would be more appropriate, but Barry would scoff and say "how much you paying me?"

w as st bar r y on a Louie coached team. Was julies earving too?

Erving came in 1973 from the Virginia Squires, which ignited interest in the ABA.

For the 1970-71 season, Carnesecca finally came on board. Boe also acquired superstar and future Hall-of-Famer Rick Barry from the Virginia Squires. This move gained instant respect for the franchise around the country and, more importantly, in the New York area itself. Boe also signed good young players like Billy Paultz, Jim Chones, and Ollie Taylor. On the court, Barry met all expectations. He made the Nets a dangerous team, averaging 29.4 points per game (second in the ABA, behind only Dan Issel). For the second straight year, the Nets improved in the win column (going 40-44) and made the playoffs. However, they once again lost in the first round -- this time in a tough series with the Virginia Squires.

In 1971-72, everything finally seemed to come together for the Nets. They signed guard John Roche, who had been a three-time All-American at South Carolina (and the MVP of the Atlantic Coast Conference). Tom "Trooper" Washington was brought in to provide some help on the boards. Barry stayed healthy the entire season, and averaged an impressive 31.5 points per game (second in the ABA, behind only Charlie Scott). The Nets achieved their very first winning season, going 44-40. Late in the regular season, they left the Island Garden (capacity 8,500) and moved into the Nassau Coliseum, a sparkling, brand-new 17,800 seat facility. Attendance increased.

 

[redken]

I remember his last year when the Nets played the Memphis Tams. I was at the coliseum when the Nets got beat and the fans booed Looie off the court. How quickly they forgot.

Lou's career record with the Nets was 114-138, 13-17 in the playoffs.

Not too shabby when you compare it with Casey Stengel's record as Mets manager: 175-404 (.302 winning percentage!) and the Mets retired his number. (But not Mike Piazza's, or Keith Hernandez's, or Gary Carter's, or Darryl Strawberry's. Go figure.)

Not certain when the Mets retired Stengel's number, but Stengel accepting a position witb the Mets after a brilliant run with the Yankees gave the Mets a certain short lived legitimacy. Stengel, who was regarded as ascerbic at best with the Yankees, quickly realized that the Mets were horrific and morphed into a playful sarcastic old guy coasting to retirement. Joan Payson though was a huge baseball fan and I'm sure that the beloved Stengel was rewarded for coming out of his deposed retirement to lead the Mets for a little more than 3 seasons.

Wow, I haven't even considered that the Mets had not retired those numbers of the best players in their history. Good job.

Beast, you think hiring Stengel gave the Mets legitimacy? Let's face it: it was a money-driven P.R. stunt, with the long-over-the-hill Stengel playing the incomprehensible, double-talking clown, thereby giving the Mets a buffoonish persona that took years to overcome. Aside from Casey, the only Mets to have their numbers retired are Seaver and Hodges. Meanwhile, the Yankees are running out of numbers and center-field real estate. I'm hearing next year the Yankees will be retiring Scott Brosius's number and putting up a monument for the incomparable Andy Velarde.

Apologies for deflecting the attention from the Nets' tribute to our beloved Looie. But as Woody Allen pointed out long ago, they give awards out for everything nowadays. It's just another way to fill seats.

 

[mjmaherjr]

I remember his last year when the Nets played the Memphis Tams. I was at the coliseum when the Nets got beat and the fans booed Looie off the court. How quickly they forgot.

Lou's career record with the Nets was 114-138, 13-17 in the playoffs.

which would make him probably the 2nd time all winningest coach in their history

 

[bamafan]

honored to be A guest at the Barclay's Center on Friday, 3/6 for the Nets/ Phoenix Suns game in which the Nets will honor Coach Carnesseca and retire his name for the time he coached them.

will post photos and video for the redmen.com community to see.

Easy to forget that he actually coached the Nets to the ABA finals one year, during his time there. Only Kevin Loughery (SJU grad) and Byron Scott have led the Nets to the ABA or NBA finals.

It's even easier to forget that this "honor" is a low cost promotion designed to bring in some more fans for an evening for the crappy Nets. A Rick Barry night would be more appropriate, but Barry would scoff and say "how much you paying me?"

w as st bar r y on a Louie coached team. Was julies earving too?

Erving came in 1973 from the Virginia Squires, which ignited interest in the ABA.

For the 1970-71 season, Carnesecca finally came on board. Boe also acquired superstar and future Hall-of-Famer Rick Barry from the Virginia Squires. This move gained instant respect for the franchise around the country and, more importantly, in the New York area itself. Boe also signed good young players like Billy Paultz, Jim Chones, and Ollie Taylor. On the court, Barry met all expectations. He made the Nets a dangerous team, averaging 29.4 points per game (second in the ABA, behind only Dan Issel). For the second straight year, the Nets improved in the win column (going 40-44) and made the playoffs. However, they once again lost in the first round -- this time in a tough series with the Virginia Squires.

In 1971-72, everything finally seemed to come together for the Nets. They signed guard John Roche, who had been a three-time All-American at South Carolina (and the MVP of the Atlantic Coast Conference). Tom "Trooper" Washington was brought in to provide some help on the boards. Barry stayed healthy the entire season, and averaged an impressive 31.5 points per game (second in the ABA, behind only Charlie Scott). The Nets achieved their very first winning season, going 44-40. Late in the regular season, they left the Island Garden (capacity 8,500) and moved into the Nassau Coliseum, a sparkling, brand-new 17,800 seat facility. Attendance increased.

And legend has it that Rick Barry threw an eraser at Lou during a team meeting. Lou also refused to recruit Barry to St John's out of HS because he didn't think he was good enough and Rick went on to a stellar collegiate career at I believe Miami if memory serves.