Tiger69
Postdoc
Posts: 2801
Reg: 11-23-04
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12-23-18 02:19 PM - Post#269975
In response to westcoast
Walton broadcast our upset of overrated USC last season and, with a son/alumnus, will treat us kindly.
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Petrie
Freshman
Posts: 42
Age: 70
Reg: 11-14-16
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12-23-18 08:08 PM - Post#269990
In response to Tiger69
Walton definitely likes the tigers. I’ll be interested to hear to what degree he comments on the disappearance of the structure that used to define PU b-ball.
And Penn nation. - please, saying you didn’t think much of Walton as a player , at least when he was a Celtic, is like saying you didn’t care for willie mays as a player, at least when he was with the Mets. Walton’s college career and the few healthy years he had in the pros I think matches up with some of the best ever. A beautiful player.
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penn nation
Professor
Posts: 21081
Reg: 12-02-04
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12-23-18 08:57 PM - Post#269991
In response to Petrie
I was too young to see in him college, sadly.
And I definitely admire his approach to life.
Just never cared for his announcing or for his antics when on Boston.
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Old Bear
Postdoc
Posts: 3988
Reg: 11-23-04
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12-23-18 09:00 PM - Post#269992
In response to penn nation
His play in the NCAA finals was won of the great all-time College games of all time.
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penn nation
Professor
Posts: 21081
Reg: 12-02-04
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12-23-18 09:06 PM - Post#269993
In response to Old Bear
I know. He could have given the Penn BB guys some tips on how to shoot FTs.
I only saw him play live in person once--a classic game when on Portland vs the Bulls at a pretty lively Chicago Stadium back in 1978. There's a YouTube up of this game and finish, which Lionel Hollins won at the buzzer. Corky was also in that game--not that I knew who he was at the time.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197...
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Petrie
Freshman
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Age: 70
Reg: 11-14-16
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12-23-18 09:17 PM - Post#269994
In response to penn nation
Btw I agree with you about his broadcasting - hard to take.
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Old Bear
Postdoc
Posts: 3988
Reg: 11-23-04
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12-23-18 09:23 PM - Post#269995
In response to Petrie
Amen
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AntiUngvar
Masters Student
Posts: 530
Age: 69
Loc: New York City
Reg: 07-23-18
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12-24-18 12:43 AM - Post#270017
In response to Old Bear
Like him or not , Bill Walton's carved a place for himself in college bball broadcasting, with a real following therein. But what I'd really love to know is what "antics" he's being associated with, as relating to his playing years in Boston? He was the League's 6th man of the year in 1986, following a championship Celtics season; playing for a team that won 40 out of 41 regular season home games, and which is general regarded as one of the four greatest bball teams ever.
Furthermore, Walton was 33 years old during that Boston championship season , and much closer to his personal best athletic self than Willie Mays was in '73, as a forty-two year old, stumbling NYMets, starting centerfielder- not accurate to compare these 2 sporting legends at those respective stages in their hall of fame careers.
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SRP
Postdoc
Posts: 4894
Reg: 02-04-06
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12-24-18 02:28 AM - Post#270023
In response to westcoast
Ugh on Bill Walton. Expect a fount of cliches and off-topic narcissism.
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1LotteryPick1969
Postdoc
Posts: 2260
Age: 73
Loc: Sandy, Utah
Reg: 11-21-04
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12-24-18 08:25 AM - Post#270024
In response to SRP
Ugh on Bill Walton. Expect a fount of cliches and off-topic narcissism.
What he said.
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Eric Von Zipper
Senior
Posts: 343
Age: 71
Reg: 11-11-17
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12-24-18 03:12 PM - Post#270046
In response to SRP
Walton claims to have personally attended over 850 Grateful Dead concerts.
Explains a lot.
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JadwinGeorge
Senior
Posts: 357
Age: 75
Reg: 12-04-15
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12-24-18 04:50 PM - Post#270053
In response to Eric Von Zipper
I enjoy Walton's perspective during his broadcasts, usually filled with fun back and forth with the play-by-play guy. I have always believed that the Ivy title in 2000 was one of the best coaching jobs in the storied history of the program. Nate Walton, who couldn't run very well nor shoot, was the MVP on that club. Nice kid, too.
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SRP
Postdoc
Posts: 4894
Reg: 02-04-06
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12-25-18 02:47 PM - Post#270091
In response to JadwinGeorge
Always up for a reminiscence of Nate's amazing job as the high-post hub of the offense that year. Proof that a range of players can fill that role if they and the coaches work on it. Also thought it was funny when he answered a reporter's question about inheriting his passing ability from Dad with "I don't think there's a gene for passing."
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1LotteryPick1969
Postdoc
Posts: 2260
Age: 73
Loc: Sandy, Utah
Reg: 11-21-04
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12-25-18 06:30 PM - Post#270095
In response to SRP
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900031390/big -...
There may be multiple genes involved.
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SRP
Postdoc
Posts: 4894
Reg: 02-04-06
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12-27-18 07:58 PM - Post#270205
In response to 1LotteryPick1969
Yeah, polygenetic causation seems to be the order of the day.
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