Memory Lane

SLYFOXX1968 said:
Beast , you speak the truth . I loved Lou as our Coach and as a person .
But, watching him from his 1st season to his last , there were more than a few games that I still scratch my head on and wonder what went wrong on the sidelines .
There were 2 NCAA games that stuck in my mind as , lost by our Coaching .
One was a NCAA game against Princeton that we lost . I think it was in the mid to late 70’s.
The other , also in the late 70’s Vs Penn.
We could have gone to the next round if we had beaten Tony Price and Penn .
We lost in the late stages . This , after beating a very good Rutgers team , with Jammin James Bailey 2 nights before .


It’s pure conjecture about 1985 and G’Town , Villanova, etc .
We beat G’Town early in the Season at MSG but , then lost 3 in a row to them . The last in the Final 4 semi final .
Mullin was playing against a box and 1 and we did zilch to get him loose .

Plus , we had Berry that year and didn’t shift the offense to Walter , who had no one whocould guard him , since Wingate was on Mullin .
Nether Lou or Mahoney could figure that out ?

Another poor decision was playing Mike Moses over Mark Jackson in those games .
Mark would have put pressure on the Hoyas that Moses couldn’t . And , gotten the ball to Berry .

But , woulda , shouda , etc
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I believe SJU defeated Georgetown down in Landover, Maryland. I was there. One point game as I recall. Mullin was spectacular. Kent?? We lost the other 3. Also, in his first two seasons, Mark Jackson was a human CHARGING FOUL. People forget that.
 
GoldenLeaf said:
I believe SJU defeated Georgetown down in Landover, Maryland. I was there. One point game as I recall. Mullin was spectacular. Kent?? We lost the other 3. Also, in his first two seasons, Mark Jackson was a human CHARGING FOUL. People forget that.
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The Capital Centre in Landover it was. One point win after the Hoyas made a huge run but ran out of time. Also true Mark had a propensity to commit offensive fouls driving in the lane his first 2 seasons.
 
SLYFOXX1968 said:
Beast , you speak the truth . I loved Lou as our Coach and as a person .
But, watching him from his 1st season to his last , there were more than a few games that I still scratch my head on and wonder what went wrong on the sidelines .
There were 2 NCAA games that stuck in my mind as , lost by our Coaching .
One was a NCAA game against Princeton that we lost . I think it was in the mid to late 70’s.
The other , also in the late 70’s Vs Penn.
We could have gone to the next round if we had beaten Tony Price and Penn .
We lost in the late stages . This , after beating a very good Rutgers team , with Jammin James Bailey 2 nights before .


It’s pure conjecture about 1985 and G’Town , Villanova, etc .
We beat G’Town early in the Season at MSG but , then lost 3 in a row to them . The last in the Final 4 semi final .
Mullin was playing against a box and 1 and we did zilch to get him loose .

Plus , we had Berry that year and didn’t shift the offense to Walter , who had no one whocould guard him , since Wingate was on Mullin .
Nether Lou or Mahoney could figure that out ?

Another poor decision was playing Mike Moses over Mark Jackson in those games .
Mark would have put pressure on the Hoyas that Moses couldn’t . And , gotten the ball to Berry .

But , woulda , shouda , etc
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And don’t forget Ron Rowan, who was the shooter that could have busted the box and one.
 
Joedib said:
And don’t forget Ron Rowan, who was the shooter that could have busted the box and one.
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Unfortunately, Ron Rowan injured his ankle during the team practice at Bellamine College. Blew up like a balloon, one of the worst I've seen. Right then I knew our chances for a W the next day vs Gtown were diminished. He could not go in the game as the pain was so bad.

as for the '85 game at Landover, as soon as the game was over, Coach asked Larry Falabella, our Asst AD for basketball to find a liquor store open near the arena. Larry and I brought 2 cases of cold ones on the bus for the team ride home! sure was a fun ride home that night!
 
Another side note of that game in Landover. The clock did not stop after a made basket back then. You had to have a timeout to stop the clock. Georgetown with no timeouts was trailing by 3. (No three pt shot back then either). Michael Jackson hits a driving layup with 6 seconds left to cut it to one, but the ref doesn’t hand Mullin (who was inbounding) the ball until 4 seconds. Mully knowing the game just holds on to the ball as a 5 second call was no longer an issue. Knowledge of the game.
 
espken said:
Another side note of that game in Landover. The clock did not stop after a made basket back then. You had to have a timeout to stop the clock. Georgetown with no timeouts was trailing by 3. (No three pt shot back then either). Michael Jackson hits a driving layup with 6 seconds left to cut it to one, but the ref doesn’t hand Mullin (who was inbounding) the ball until 4 seconds. Mully knowing the game just holds on to the ball as a 5 second call was no longer an issue. Knowledge of the game.
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A keen memory of mine, Chris was so savvy on the court.
 
GoldenLeaf said:
I believe SJU defeated Georgetown down in Landover, Maryland. I was there. One point game as I recall. Mullin was spectacular. Kent?? We lost the other 3. Also, in his first two seasons, Mark Jackson was a human CHARGING FOUL. People forget that.
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We did win in the battle of No.1 (Georgetown) vs No. 3 (us) in Landover by one after a furious comeback by Georgetown coming within one after a late bucket. IIRC, the clock still ran after made baskets at the end of the game unlike now when it stops after any made basket with two minutes or less left in regulation and overtime. After Georgetown’s last basket, Chris retrieved the ball (he always inbounded the ball when Georgetown pressed IIRC) and by the time he stepped out of bounds to inbound the ball, there was less than five seconds left on the game clock. Chris stood there behind the out of bounds line and held on to the ball until the clock ran out.

Edit: In continuing to read this thread after posting the above, I see ESPKEN had already provided the same information before I did. Once again, I am late to the party!
 
Alumni Hall said:
Unfortunately, Ron Rowan injured his ankle during the team practice at Bellamine College. Blew up like a balloon, one of the worst I've seen. Right then I knew our chances for a W the next day vs Gtown were diminished. He could not go in the game as the pain was so bad.

as for the '85 game at Landover, as soon as the game was over, Coach asked Larry Falabella, our Asst AD for basketball to find a liquor store open near the arena. Larry and I brought 2 cases of cold ones on the bus for the team ride home! sure was a fun ride home that night!
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Yes it was.
 
BrookJersey Redmen said:
During his career, Mully had many moments like this. He out-thought his opponent at every turn.

Brilliant on-Court vision, but total awareness of time and situation. Rarely messed up.
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Going back to high school, probably grade school lol, just a smart player.
 
SJU85 said:
We did win in the battle of No.1 (Georgetown) vs No. 3 (us) in Landover by one after a furious comeback by Georgetown coming within one after a late bucket. IIRC, the clock still ran after made baskets at the end of the game unlike now when it stops after any made basket with two minutes or less left in regulation and overtime. After Georgetown’s last basket, Chris retrieved the ball (he always inbounded the ball when Georgetown pressed IIRC) and by the time he stepped out of bounds to inbound the ball, there was less than five seconds left on the game clock. Chris stood there behind the out of bounds line and held on to the ball until the clock ran out.

Edit: In continuing to read this thread after posting the above, I see ESPKEN had already provided the same information before I did. Once again, I am late to the party!
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You’re never late, more insight always welcome !
 
NCJohnnie said:
I think we had a Larry Washington, but can't remember if we part of one of Goodwin's teams.
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Yes, Larry Washington. He played with Goodwin in 1980-81 and 1981-82 seasons. Washington was a transfer from Texas Tech.

Washington averaged 6 points in his first season as redman, but, when Bobby Kelly arrived, he only played 9 games (and 44 total minutes) as senior.

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paultzman said:
I have been fortunate to have experienced seeing the Johnnies win big back to the time my dad took me to Tony Jackson led games as a tyke. Having season tickets to Mullin led Final Four era games and also enjoying Sealy and Artest squads success, I am lucky. Frankly the post Looie days have not been great as a whole, but my son and I stayed the course.

Being very relevant again became a passing dream, but up pops Father Shanley and Rick Pitino. I will never forget this awesome season with a gritty bunch, brilliant coach and awakened fan base in the Big Apple. There is work to be done, but I will always cherish this year even if we fall short of a national championship. Pitino said recently he was going to bring so much winning here, that when he retires down the road, the program will be in excellent shape and the HC job a highly attractive one. That is true success and perhaps one of those turning points we’ll always value and remember.
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Been following this team since I was a freshman in the '59-'60 season. Tony Jackson was my first favorite Redman. There have been many more over the years. Toook my two young sons to the Big Eas Tournament game we won witnessing Billy Goodman sitting on the rim. After the game we went to the player's entrance, and they got some of their autographs. Flash forward to yesterday when with my oldest son and his 8 year old daughter we witnessed another championship. Time mar ches on- the circle of life continues for this Redman family!
 
Johnnies317 said:
I see some conversation about it in this thread but to me winning a BE championship is much more meaningful to me versus what we do in a single elimination tournament. Yes, those outside the program will judge us based on ncaa tournament but I’ll take the big east title every time. This season was so enjoyable. I’ll take 20 games of fun versus a few in the ncaa. All that being said floor for ncaa is one game, expectation is Sweet 16.
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Yep, and the last several games at MSG celebrating among long time dedicated friends and fans made it special. The MSG experience was beyond anyone's imagination. My only regret is that a few guys aren't here or are unable to attend games with us.

I'm still hurting from the Penn, Alabama, Georgia, DePaul, Ohio State and so many other down to the wire lousy luck losses that I am taking this year's tournament as another roll of the dice.
 
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