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Post by socalboy83 on Apr 27, 2017 6:49:54 GMT
Lonnie Smith in the 1991 World Series.
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Post by DC-Fan on Apr 27, 2017 6:54:05 GMT
Laettner's shot was by far the most difficult. He caught a 3/4 court pass, faked to the right and nailed 15 foot turnaround jump shot in less than 2 seconds. I agree with TheGoodMan.
I'm not disputing the degree of difficulty in Laettner's shot. I just think that since that was only a regional final, it's not as famous as the dramatic, game-winning shots in the national championship game.
Famous implies that most people would know about it. But remember that CBB isn't as popular as the NFL so not everyone watches CBB. Casual fans might only tune in for the national championship game and not tune in for a regional final.
And TheGoodMan mentioned that Kentucky was a David vs Goliath matchup. Well, Phi Slamma Jamma vs an NC State team that lost 10 games that season was also a David vs Goliath matchup. And it ended in the most unexpected way, with the game apparently heading into OT, but then Lorenzo Charles comes seemingly out of nowhere to grab the air ball and dunk it just before the clock expired and then the unforgettable scene of Jim Valvano running onto the court amid the pandemonium and looking for someone to hug.
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Post by bluerisk on Apr 27, 2017 7:25:15 GMT
Arjen Robben
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 27, 2017 8:19:02 GMT
Laettner was big because it was Duke-Kentucky. Kentucky was such a David v. Goliath . And it was such a great game, from beginning to end. And Jordan's was big, but it wasn't the deciding play. What makes Jordan's shot so famous is that Jordan was only a freshman at the time playing in his first Final Four so most of the country which don't follow CBB during the regular season and only watch the championship game had never heard of Jordan before or seen Jordan play. Then in a game with several All-Americans (Ewing, Worthy, Perkins, and Floyd), it's an unknown freshman who makes the game-winning shot and that unknown freshman went on to become the greatest player in NBA history. So that shot is so famous because it was the first of many big shots throughout Jordan's legendary career.
BTW, Duke-Kentucky may have been a David vs Goliath matchup, but so was Phi Slamma Jamma vs an NC State team that lost 10 games that season.
Yeah, but he was Jordan then, not JORDAN. If you watch the play, Georgetown was more worried about Jimmy Black than Mike Jordan. He didn't become "God, disguised as Michael Jordan" (to quote Larry Bird) until his 2nd season w/ the Bulls. No one thought Houston should have taken him over Hakeem Olajuwon. Paortland was more satisfied with Jim Paxton in their backcourt than the thought of Jordan. Some of it was due to the underachieving than UNC players had been doing in the NBA. Worthy was a star and McAdoo before that, but you have Phil Ford, Mike O'Koren, Al Wood... And don't forget Villanova v. Georgetown for a huge NCAA upset. |
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Post by shadyvsesham on Apr 28, 2017 8:45:10 GMT
Scott Norwood Buffalo Bills kicker. They put him in a bad position. Bartman, ridiculous the blame the poor guy gets. Peyton Manning for his losses. He rarely got a good defense behind him. Poor Bill B, Im glad the Red Sox won their titles, man that poor guy.  |
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Post by Wesley Crusher on Apr 28, 2017 9:46:02 GMT
Scott Norwood Buffalo Bills kicker. They put him in a bad position. Peyton Manning for his losses. He rarely got a good defense behind him. Scott Norwood was a HORRIBLE KICKER ... 47 of 53 on FG 20-29 Yards (06 MISSED) 44 of 57 on FG 30-39 Yards (13 MISSED) 37 of 61 on FG 40-49 Yards (24 MISSED) 02 of 10 on FG 50+ Yards (8 MISSED) 130 of 181 on FG 20+ Yards (51 MISSED) ... Also MISSED 7 Extra Points 271 of 278 Peyton Manning ... No Defense??? Top 10 Defense Points Allowed Peyton Manning Teams 2002: 7 of 32 2005: 2 of 32 2007: 1 of 32 2008: 7 of 32 2009: 8 of 32 2012: 4 of 32 2015: 4 of 32 Top 10 Defense 7 of 17 seasons played  |
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