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Legendary Georgetown Hoya coach John Thompson has died.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | August 31, 2020 | Tim Darnell

Posted on 08/31/2020 8:54:53 AM PDT by PallMal

John Thompson, who led the Georgetown Hoyas basketball team for 27 seasons, has died, according to a Washington, D.C., radio station.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: basketball; college; faketitle; sports; usetherealtitle
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To: ealgeone

Exactly.
Rupp had all white teams. Thompson had all black teams.
Rupp vilified. Thompson deified.
Both great coaches.


41 posted on 08/31/2020 12:40:02 PM PDT by Palio di Siena
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To: SKI NOW

Or Allen Iverson?


42 posted on 08/31/2020 12:52:09 PM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: goodnesswins

Uncle Cliffy was one of the most beloved Trailblazers, ever.


43 posted on 08/31/2020 12:53:20 PM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: Cowboy Bob

My opinion of John Thompson changed in the span of about two seconds when at the very end of a 1-2 point in which GT was trailing and a GT player wrapped his arms around an opponent on an inbound play and pulled him backward in an attempt to get a charge call. Lost all respect from that point on.


44 posted on 08/31/2020 12:57:53 PM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: WASCWatch
I gained some respect for Iverson after that team failed to bring home the Gold Medal.

He was apologetic for not winning. IIRC he said that was their job to win and they didn't do it.

45 posted on 08/31/2020 1:51:28 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: WASCWatch

Yes...got to see him play when we lived in Portland. ...always liked him.


46 posted on 08/31/2020 3:14:15 PM PDT by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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To: PallMal

From way back when college basketball was worth watching an the Big East was great.


47 posted on 08/31/2020 7:37:28 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Thanks for the ping, TLS!


48 posted on 08/31/2020 9:14:34 PM PDT by TEXOKIE
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To: woodbutcher1963

I stood next to Bob Lanier at a wedding once....talk about a big guy....


49 posted on 08/31/2020 9:24:09 PM PDT by cherry
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To: cherry

When I worked at the Carrier Dome I saw Rony Seikaly(6’10”) a lot. I stood next to or near him several times. His waist came up to my shoulders.
He was very tall, but there was something about Patrick Ewing that was different. He was just huge. He was very muscular. I think he could have played football too, if he could have run fast.

Seikaly came to SU when I was a Junior. He came in as a sophomore. He had played some college ball in Greece. The SU coaches turned him into a professional basketball player.
He worked at it too. Practiced free throws for hours every day. Spent time in the weight room, building muscle. When he started, he used to foul out of every game. Maybe score 4 points and 20 rebounds. By the time he was a senior, he was scoring 20 points and 20+ rebounds. He had also put on a lot of muscle, so that bigger guys like Ewing could not push him around in the paint. When he was a Senior, SU lost to Indiana(damn you Bobby Knight)in the NCAA Championship game.

My point is Rony worked his butt off to become a PRO. On the other hand was Derrik Coleman. The guy was an incredible talent. God given natural talent. However, we was lazy. He never worked at it. He was drafted as the #1 spot to the NBA by the NJ Nets. Now, he is bankrupt. I just pulled this off the internet:

Coleman played in the NBA until 2005, ending his career with the Detroit Pistons. He was Rookie of the Year in 1991 and an all-star in ‘94, and when his NBA days ended, he ran into financial problems, declaring bankruptcy while living in Franklin Lakes, N.J., in 2010.


50 posted on 09/01/2020 6:55:27 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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