Ugly fans

[room112]

I'm sorry but doing traditions like not sitting until the first basket when you are at a road game is not cool. It's just arrogant.

 

[mjmaherjr]

I don't mind it. Just score a ton and don't let them score and make them stand as long as possible

If it was St Johns and we had a tradition like that including road games I'd be all for standing. Less painful than sitting in Carnesseca anyway

 

[room112]

I don't mind it. Just score a ton and don't let them score and make them stand as long as possible

If it was St Johns and we had a tradition like that including road games I'd be all for standing. Less painful than sitting in Carnesseca anyway

What about when their fans are standing up directly in front of you blocking your view lol

 

[mjmaherjr]

What about when their fans are standing up directly in front of you blocking your view lol

I'm 6ft 4 that doesn't happen

 

[RedStormNC]

I'm 6ft 4 that doesn't happen

Such an elitist response

 

[fuchsia]

Such an elitist response

Did you mean elongated response?

 

[tnice]

Everything has already been said about these two guys, but the thing I can’t wrap around my head is that they thought they were allowed to this and were apparently waiting to do it. I’m paraphrasing, but the one guy said they “patrol our corner.”

Um…wut?

If the ball goes into the stands, the fans do not have to defer to the fielder, the ball is up for grabs before it's caught. I've seen fans slap players' gloves. Perfectly legal. I think that's what these two mooks were referring to.

What you cant do is a) interfere when the ball is in the playing area (which it was), b) interfere once the player has secured the ball (which they did), even if he's in the stands and c) definitely not grab his arm like a f***ing idiot (which they did).

 

[fan since 65]

I was at that game, December 75 I think, sophomore year. Tennessee was ranked 3rd or 4th. Still the best on campus game I have seen. Talk about home court advantage, electric. George Johnson was the man !

Home court indeed. Ernie Grunfeld picked up two fouls in the first few minutes. King had the quickest release of a shot I've seen.

 

[GeorgiaRed]

Home court indeed. Ernie Grunfeld picked up two fouls in the first few minutes. King had the quickest release of a shot I've seen.

If I recall correctly (I was there, but 9 yrs old) Beaver Smith blocked two of Grunfeld's shots as well.

 

[bamafan]

Home court indeed. Ernie Grunfeld picked up two fouls in the first few minutes. King had the quickest release of a shot I've seen.

Remember reading that days newspaper where writer says the ball is in the basket before the defender can react on a Bernard King. Said to myself yeah right. Damned if ball wasn’t settling into the net on a King baseline jumper before our defender could even get a hand up.