Cusefan0307
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Oh I'm all for TNIAAM being on the board. I have no grudges.
Oh I do. They’ve written some trash since Keeley left. Not a fan at all of Cassillo.
Oh I'm all for TNIAAM being on the board. I have no grudges.
Do I want to know what those initials mean, or am I stirring up trouble?
Conrad McRae.
I like watching the Elder Dookies under the basket cheer at Hughes' shot
Not as significant as most on the list but one that got my heart racing pretty good at the time. But I don't remember any details except Greg Monroe hitting a corner jumper for the win. What made it exciting was JB holding for the last shot while behind.
I'm sure some of you guys remember the who and when.
SU's first Final Four was in 1975. To get there, SU needed 3 buzzer beaters. The first against Lasalle was one that actually did not happen. The game was neck and neck and was tied with seconds left. Lasalle had the ball and got it inside to Joe Bryant (Kobe's dad) who somehow missed the easy layup for the win, sending the game into overtime. My recollection of the overtime period is a little sketchy due to hyperventilation, but I do know for sure that SU won and went on to the Regional Semi's to face UNC. UNC was expected to walk away with it, but SU kept it close and was down 76 to 75 after a Chris Sease jumper with about 25 seconds left. No way were we getting the ball back without some sort of divine intervention. SU slapped on the full court press and UNC threw the inbounds pass out of bounds giving SU one last shot to win it. SU got the ball inbounds, ran clock then got the ball inside to Rudy Hackett with seconds left. The entire UNC team fell for the decoy and collapsed on him. Hackett calmly passed the ball out to the wide open Jimmy Lee who even more calmly sank the 20 footer ("The Shot Heard 'Round the World" as Joel Marieness called it) with seconds left to give SU the win. I was at my girlfriends dorm room on the 10th floor of Haven Hall watching the game on her Philco black and white portable TV. I swear, the entire play happened in slow motion and the entire Campus (City?) went deathly quiet as the shot left Lee's hand and slowly, slowly arched towards the basket, then swish the ball goes through the hoop, then total pandemonium - A prelude to what happened on Campus on April 7, 2003. In the Regional Final, SU faced the Kansas State Wildcats and sharpshooter Chuckie Williams. The game was tied near the end and Kansas State had the ball for the last shot. You just knew Williams would take the last shot, which he did from the corner and of course made to give Kansas State the 2 point lead with 5 seconds left. SU inbounded the ball to Jimmy Williams (aka "Bug"), who streaked down the court, fed the ball inside to Hackett, who bobbled, recovered, put up the shot, (the same one we saw Joe Bryant miss a week earlier) ball rolls around the rim then in at the buzzer to send the game into overtime. Now those were some heart stopping buzzer beaters.
It's not like they're trying to be Syracuse.com, fwiw. "Jokes and garbage" are part of their site.Oh I do. They’ve written some trash since Keeley left. Not a fan at all of Cassillo.
It's not like they're trying to be Syracuse.com, fwiw. "Jokes and garbage" are part of their site.
Paragraphs? I must have missed school that day.I love everything about this post except the lack of paragraphs.
I had basketball practice that night in 5th grade so I missed the game, and I've never once seen video footage of this play. I don't understand why it doesn't exist -- it happened in 1993, not 1953.
I’ve been known to do that. But not loudly. It’s hard not to appreciate excellence.My favorite college basketball fans are the old folks who cheer great plays by both teams. Those people are chill.
Yes we are!My favorite college basketball fans are the old folks who cheer great plays by both teams. Those people are chill.
Definitely NOT this one.
It terms of importance, I would think it has to be Cipolla's shot, as that's the difference between hanging a Final Four banner and not hanging a Final Four banner (well, SU is too weird to hang Final Four banners, but you get my point).
They could probably remove the tacky Carmelo and Gmac photo and the giant number 44 trash bag, to make some room for some final 4 banners.
I'm pretty sure it's on that Syracuse basketball video with alltime highlights. It's probably about 10 years old now. I remember Hopkins made the inbounds pass after redeeming himself from either a bad turnover or bad foul at end of game that either tied game or put Cuse behind. I'll look for video and let you know name. You can probably find the video online cheap.I have been looking for years of video of this shot, nowhere to be found. Crazy
seems like Nunes just rehashes stories from Syracuse.com. The comments are interesting but the articles seem like Syracuse.com copycats. Stopped going there in 2017 and came here instead.Haven't been there since.Oh I do. They’ve written some trash since Keeley left. Not a fan at all of Cassillo.