Braves4Life
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PTI's take and a little (very little) video of this farce..........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7QsXUnq57U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7QsXUnq57U
I was at that game, and I would doubt that Bird had more than a couple assists. He was hounded all game and barely touched the ball.
I was at that game, and I would doubt that Bird had more than a couple assists. He was hounded all game and barely touched the ball.
Ditto! I was as well and Bird was totally taken out of that game.
But Bradley found the defensive tactic at least somewhat effective, as BU was close the whole way, unlike Loyola, who were 30 points behind early in the 2nd half and continued their failing defensive strategy designed only to help get the selfish coach a mention in the headlines.
I was also at that game (hs freshman approx) and I remember thinking this won't work because they had another NBA talent on that team and I think he ate us up. Trivia question: remember the guys name? They also had a pretty tall center who had a good night. Bird couldn't have had too many assists because he was completely denied the ball and their point guard controlled things.
I can still see Bird just standing in the corner with Carl and Harold standing next to him. Nicks put on quite a show that night.
Steph Curry's younger bro may be even better than him. After 6 games he's averaging 22 ppg. He brought his team a victory against Geo. Mason last night in OT ala older bro.......
http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/gamecenter/recap/NCAAB_20081201_GEOMAS@LIB
Here's an article comparing the two brothers...................
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...f-stephen-is-the-better-curry-just-a-freshman
If anyone is interested- someone on Ebay is selling a program from the Bradley-Indiana State game Feb. 25, 1978. This was not the game where Dick Verace devised the "Bird Cage" defense (that was 1979), but is the previous season, the last season Joe Stowell coached Bradley.
This game featured a matchup of the 2 top scorers in the MVC that year, Bird and Bradley's Roger Phegley, in the last regular-season game for both teams. Indiana State won this game 74-68.
Phegley averaged 27.6 ppg that season, his senior year, but was 2nd to Larry Bird's average of 30.0 ppg in his junior season with Indiana State in 1977-78.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1978-LARRY-BIRD...3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:1|39:1|240:1318