(02-20-2021 02:49 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(02-20-2021 12:00 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(02-19-2021 08:54 PM)esayem Wrote:  

(02-19-2021 10:03 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(02-18-2021 10:51 PM)esayem Wrote:  This makes me want to visit Club Dazzlebury!!!

And you would be welcomed. Over a tasty craft beer, we could discuss the topic "Brad Daugherty vs. Eric Montross: Who was better for the Heels?"

Oooh. BD was a little before my memory can recall. I know him more as a Cleveland Cav.

Montross I remember vividly, bloody in all his glory. I also remember the frustration he gave my father as we watched together. I seem to remember it was the free throw line particularly.

BD might be my all-time favorite Tar Heel.

Daugherty was the best big man ever to play at UNC, and that's saying something.

I decided that Bobby Knight was the best basketball coach ever when his 1984 team, with absolutely nobody, beat Dean Smith's UNC team with Jordan, Perkins, Kenny Smith and Daugherty in the NCAA tournament. And two other guys who played in the NBA.

Great point, Quo. I agree. I recall watching that game and just checked the box score for "old time's sake." Uwe Blab had the "second best" game statistically for Indiana (with Stew Robinson).

The untold story. Indiana played nine players in that contest — eight who are white and five white starters. Bob Knight and the Hoosiers beat a team with Michael Jordan, Sam Perkins, Kenny Smith and Brad Daugherty starting. Hard to fathom.

As as long-time fan of both IU and UNC — and as a white man who has Black immediate family relatives ... let's not fool ourselves. That Indiana victory was stunning on various levels. I have talked to various family members and Black co-workers about this game. It ranks among the most culturally noteworthy in college hoops history.

Bob Knight was a you-know-what on many levels. But he was a brilliant strategist. You don't beat Dean Smith and future NBA players with a bunch of schmoes unless you know your stuff.