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1977 NCAA tournament Syracuse vs. Tennessee
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JB had a nice 3 piece suit though. Pitino looks ungodly young on the bench.
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orange2win
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What a find Alsacs. Brilliant. SU playing man, UT playing zone! JB's first season as head coach and still playing Roy's loose, fast, style.
Unfortunately missing the OT ending, which we won 93-88. Larry Kelley leading scorer with 22. Got blown out next round (S16) by Charlotte and Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell.
Unfortunately missing the OT ending, which we won 93-88. Larry Kelley leading scorer with 22. Got blown out next round (S16) by Charlotte and Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell.
Yeah but its a fascinating watch. It was hard to find game footage of the 1977 team. I had never seen that team play before that.
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Old school Cool. Two-man referee system, no shot clock, no 3 point line, hot pants and even an Angela Davis afro! Notice on the free throws, the lead ref passes it to the trail ref who hands it to the shooter. Today the lead official bounces it to the shooter. And Louis Orr at 6-8, 165? Holy buggy whip, Batman!
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Yeah...used to be this silly thing I think was called sportsmanship.
Didn't keep the players from going at it any harder (as this game demonstrates).
But somehow it got replaced by "attitude."
And some people seem to think taunting and showing hostility towards opponents is essential to playing hard and winning.
Maybe it's just me but I'd take Roosevelt Bouie, Louie Orr, Marty Byrnes, Larry Kelley and pretty much anyone else on this team if they were available today.
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Watched this game on tv. Was SU's first TV game that I can recall. SU's Louie- Bouie show meeting up with Tennesee's Ernie - Bernie show, SU's first real national showdown and beginning of national prominence for the program under JB.
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It was fun to watch.
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Rouie as a frosh was really raw offensively but even then he was a major presence on defense. That team did not have much outside shooting but was much bigger than previous teams up front. JB would have no Roys Runts teams under his watch.
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I remember when Louie Orr came in as a freshman at 6'8 and 150-155 lbs. The guy was an excellent rebounder getting 6.5 as a frosh to 8.5 his senior year and averaged over .500 fg% every year as the high with Rosie in SU's high - low offense. He would get so nervous before games he'd be sick but when the game started all his nervous energy was focused. He was a relentless and tough competitor on the court, amazing for his size. He eventually 'bulked up' to 175 lbs when he started his 8 year career with the Knicks and Pacers averaging 12.7 to 7 points a game each year till his last year in NY where he played sparingly. Watching him sway back and forth constantly even during timeouts , I could see why his energy level made it almost impossible for him to gain weight but a nightmare to cover.
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Just finished re-watching the whole thing! This was my first Orangemen game I watched on TV, and I had just recently been accepted (early admission) to SU. Only a few years prior, I had moved to upstate NY from Indiana and had always been a Hoosier fan. But this was the beginning of major loyalty shift. (The name Keith Smart will forever be a verbal kick in the b****s!) What I enjoyed about this game was a reminder of what a good shooter Larry Kelly was, how Syracuse had 6 guys averaging in double digits, how they played a mixture of defenses and also pressed, and even more so how Jimmy played about 10 guys. Very interesting. Thanks for digging this out of the cobwebs. Good memories!
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I expect this is the only surviving game of the 1977 team, albeit with the finish missing. Only other possibility would be the Charlotte S16 game, which I can find no trace of. Although there are a few tiny snippets of the Bonny game out there.
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Highlights I haven't seen from the 1974-75 team...
And here are some highlights from the infamous game against Dayton early in the 1977-78 season. Dayton upset 11th ranked Syracuse and it wasn't close...
Jack Zimmerman hits a half court shot before halftime vs. Syracuse 1977
And here are some highlights from the infamous game against Dayton early in the 1977-78 season. Dayton upset 11th ranked Syracuse and it wasn't close...
Jack Zimmerman hits a half court shot before halftime vs. Syracuse 1977
One of my favorite games ever.
The next game we bear UConn by 40 at Manley. That was my sr year.
We played Rutgers at the end of the regular season and that game was on tv. The line to get in to Manley was incredibly long. The students got there at 12 for a 4 p.m. game.
Our 1975 tournament win against UNC is also on the internet. Found that a few years ago.
Before the game, jb said that if we held Bernie and Ernie under 50 pts, we would win. If we didn't, we would lose. Bernie and Ernie scored 49 and we won in OT.