Rudy Hackett & Jim Lee Day

[stuckinbig11]

Omigod, I saw Aztec Two-Step and Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks at Jabberwocky as well. Also Livingston Taylor.

Can't believe it's taken this long to honor Jimmy Lee and Rudy Hackett. They were great.

I saw Livingston Taylor there.

 

[Symphony Steve]

They were great.

Jimmy Lee was the best overall shooter I have ever seen at SU - from mid-range to long-range to free throws.

He was at his best when it really mattered. Nothing ruffled him.

It was a pleasure to watch him play.

I remember watching Rudy Hackett while he was a frosh on the Tangerines. He was really, really thin.

He grew up and became a force.

By his senior year he was not only a great scorer but a terrific rebounder.

The 1974-75 team getting to the Final Four - and competing at that level - remains one of the great SU Basketball stories - if not the best story.

Jimmy was just coming in as I was leaving. I was there during Mike Lee's years. Greg 'Kid' Kohls was the best shooter I saw at SU.

Not having a conscience helped...

 

[longtimefan]

He'll always be Jimmy Lee to me. I don't remember anyone back in the day calling him "Jim". It would be like "Mick" Mantle.

 

[OrangePA]

Final Four team.

Awesome!

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[tptcuse]

I’m glad I will be in town for that game. I started following as a kid just after that season but appreciate what they did and don’t think they get enough credit.

 

[OrangePA]

Jimmy was just coming in as I was leaving. I was there during Mike Lee's years. Greg 'Kid' Kohls was the best shooter I saw at SU.

Not having a conscience helped...

Yes, Greg Kohls was a great shooter.

I debated long and hard before posting what I posted - because "The Kid" was so good.

He had much better range than Jimmy Lee. Probably better range than any shooter I have seen on the Hill.

But, he did not face the kind of competition or high leverage situations that Jimmy Lee faced in 1974-5.

So I am giving Jimmy the edge.

All of those teams were so much fun to watch.

 

[Dick_in_MI]

Yes, Greg Kohls was a great shooter.

I debated long and hard before posting what I posted - because "The Kid" was so good.

He had much better range than Jimmy Lee. Probably better range than any shooter I have seen on the Hill.

But, he did not face the kind of competition or high leverage situations that Jimmy Lee faced in 1974-5.

So I am giving Jimmy the edge.

All of those teams were so much fun to watch.

I go with Kid Kohls.

Still, if we are talking game in, game out competition in the Big East, ACC, etc, neither Jimmy nor The Kid faced what our great shooters over the past 30-40 years had to face.

 

[BigNastyJon]

I was dating an SU cheerleader.

She hot?

and her roommate was Tom's girlfriend (a very short gal).

She hot?

Since Tom did not have a car, we double-dated a couple times.

¿Ménage à quatre?

 

[OrangePA]

I go with Kid Kohls.

Still, if we are talking game in, game out competition in the Big East, ACC, etc, neither Jimmy nor The Kid faced what our great shooters over the past 30-40 years had to face.

Kentucky and Louisville in 1975 were as good as anybody we ever faced.

 

[Dick_in_MI]

Kentucky and Louisville in 1975 were as good as anybody we ever faced.

Again, you are talking two games. Prior to the BE and ACC, Jimmy and The Kid didn’t face the kind of competition night after night that the great shooters that came later had to face.

 

[OrangePA]

Again, you are talking two games. Prior to the BE and ACC, Jimmy and The Kid didn’t face the kind of competition night after night that the great shooters that came later had to face.

Yeah, but Jimmy - and Greg - did not play with the kind of talent that guys like McNamara had them during the BE/ACC years.

Gerry is the only one in the glory years who sticks out in my mind - as a pure shooter.

But, again, nobody had the kind of stroke that Jimmy Lee had - not even The Kid.

And, nobody was as clutch as Jimmy Lee - he was at his best against the best competition he faced. I am pretty sure that he led the 1975 NCAA Tournament in scoring - the entire Tournament.

So, again, for me, it's Jimmy Lee - the greatest pure shooter in SU BB history.

 

[OburgOrange]

It was a simpler time.

The freshman games, which were played before the varsity, were worth the price of admission, which at the time was $2.50 for GA. Let that sink in.

Ya, but how much was parking!

 

[OburgOrange]

Sadly, it is. I could say more. I won't bother.

JB pettiness?

 

[OrangePA]

Ed-we messaged some years back. I remember you, although you didn't recall me. I recall you living in Watson...I think...and then in Dellplain. I lived off campus by then, but was up at Dellplain all the time as I was dating someone there and had several friends there as well.

You lived across the hall from Bob Costas and two doors from two of my close friends. One (Dave) was in LA (you may have been too?) and the other one (Bob) was an Architecture/Newhouse major. Bob and I are still in touch weekly via email. I'm sure there would be others that we would remember in common.

Yeah, Aztec Twostep. Forgot about them. My friend Bob (mentioned above) sent me a CD from them last year for Christmas.

I too was in the zoo. Lots of great memories there. My favorite was a Rutgers game, when a scarlet blight fan sat down in front of me. He had no way of knowing that the Zoo was the epitome of hostile territory. During warmups, he was standing and yelling insults at our players. Naturally, this offended my delicate sensibilities and I placed a party-open packet of mustard on his seat. Needless to say, he was not happy when he sat down, and I acted totally innocent.

The Zoo - behind the basket - immediately adjacent to the opponent's bench - was the most intimidating fan section I have ever seen.

During a game against BC, the Zoo got the Eagles coach - Bob Zuffalato - to literally crawl on the raised floor rather than stand while coaching his team. The Orange won that game - I think - by 50 points - and the Zoo played a huge role in that ridiculous win.

 

[Cheriehoop]

The Zoo - behind the basket - immediately adjacent to the opponent's bench - was the most intimidating fan section I have ever seen.

During a game against BC, the Zoo got the Eagles coach - Bob Zuffalato - to literally crawl on the raised floor rather than stand while coaching his team. The Orange won that game - I think - by 50 points - and the Zoo played a huge role in that ridiculous win.

It was wild for sure in those days. The pregame show was worth the money alone,

 

[Dick_in_MI]

The Zoo - behind the basket - immediately adjacent to the opponent's bench - was the most intimidating fan section I have ever seen.

During a game against BC, the Zoo got the Eagles coach - Bob Zuffalato - to literally crawl on the raised floor rather than stand while coaching his team. The Orange won that game - I think - by 50 points - and the Zoo played a huge role in that ridiculous win.

Among my many favorite Zoo memories was the night that we in The Zoo were really giving it to a short, cocky opposing player. Eventually, he couldn’t take anymore and raced up into the zoo, fists swinging.

Good times.