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Message: [QUOTE="A Clockwork Orange, post: 146408, member: 16"] Grew up in Oswego, New York and came of age during the "probation years." Vividly remember a game against G'Town that was on in the locker room at a CYO game I was participating in. During TO's we'd run into the locker room to see if SU was holding off Mourning, Mutumbo and all those other Georgetown thugs. It was the '90-'91 season when SU won in the dome 62-58. Billy Owens led us that day. Who was my favorite from that team? Oddly it was Adrian Autry. Not sure why, I just liked his swagger. Loved when SU thrashed Kentucky in the dome Autry's senior year, died a little when SU lost to Mizzou despite Autry putting the team on his shoulders during that tourney game. Favorite team all time is still the '95-'96 team, although that may be a by product of me being a senior in high school that year as well. Legitamitely lost my mind during the Georgia game, and sat in front of the TV for 30 minutes with the TV OFF, after the loss to Kentucky. I may have been the only person in the United States who thought we could beat that all star team that night. Even in defeat John Wallace went down that night as an all time Orangemen. What an unbelievable game from him. Was a grad student at the 'Cuse during the '00-'01 season and helped get multiple Pitt fans kicked out of MSG during the BET that year. Thus started my hatred for all things Panther related. That was also the year I was good friends with a couple of the SU cheerleaders and had probably one of the most memorable nights of my young life at that point, bar hopping with the cheerleaders and dance team after the loss to Pitt in NYC. Favorite games of all time in person are the SU-UConn game in '99-'00. Two rows back center court and storming the court afterwards. I loved DeShaun Williams that night. Other favorite game was in '02-'03 against Pitt. Got yelled at by some to sit down during the game, and he wanted to rumble. I stood up with my buddy and he sat back down. We stood as did EVERYONE around us for the whole 2nd half. Best dome atmosphere I've ever been a part of that night. Loved the '03 team for obvious reasons, and withstood the punk attitudes, and poor efforts from some more recent teams. Loved the '09 - '10 team, and still believe they played the GAME of basketball better then any SU team I've ever had the pleasure of watching. The biggest problem with that team was if one cog stopped working, they became vulnerable. Onuaku gets injured, and that was that. I have an SU basketball season christmas tree that I keep out all winter until SU finishes the season. Signed stuff from Kueth (second favorite player of all time) Csonka, and a 2003 championship ball personally signed for me by coach B. My third favorite player of all time? Marius Janulis. I have a well honed theory that everything Janulis did on the basketball court was for a reason. Get the ball stolen from him? Wants to teach the team transition defense. Shoots up consecutive airballs? Trying to impart on the team what it's like to have true character, and on and on and on... I love Syracuse sports, and have since I was young. The basketball team is like a religion for me, and I wouldn't have it any other way. [/QUOTE]

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