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re: Chris Jackson...I was blessed to see him play...

Posted on 1/15/11 at 8:00 am to
Posted by Ice Cold
Over Macho Grande
Member since Jun 2004
18741 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 8:00 am to
Goosebumps.

The other thing I noticed is how much Hawthorne's skills have diminished. He once was a pretty good basketball pbp man.
Posted by Stevo
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2004
11371 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 8:11 am to
quote:

He was the best I have ever seen in person and made every game so much fun.


same here. Best athlete I've seen in person.
Posted by snakanator
Member since Sep 2010
634 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 8:54 am to
too bad he went off the deep end when he converted to Islam. apparently hes playing ball in Japan these days.
Posted by Coater
Madison, MS
Member since Jun 2005
33059 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 9:30 am to
jim hawthorne was pretty good back then
Posted by Champs
Geaux Tigers
Member since Feb 2008
11699 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 9:36 am to
wow, fans in the pmac
Posted by Polycarp
Texas
Member since Feb 2009
5564 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 9:37 am to
quote:

I was blessed to have seen the greatest, the Pistol
Me too!
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164082 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 9:38 am to
THE DEAF DOME
Posted by ForeLSU
The Corner of Sanity and Madness
Member since Sep 2003
41525 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 9:44 am to
his body control was incredible...I don't remember the opponent, but he had one play where he faked behind the back and laid it in. One of the worst cases of "pick up your jock" I've seen.
Posted by sicboy
Because Awesome
Member since Nov 2010
77568 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 10:26 am to
Watching that video, it still kills me that with all the talent we had back in those days with Jackson, Oneal, Roberts, Singleton, Simms, and Bordeaux....we never even made a real dent in the tournament. Should have won at least two or three in those years.
Posted by Lithium
Member since Dec 2004
61879 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 10:29 am to
quote:

I was blessed to have seen the greatest, the Pistol


+1 Greatest Tiger in any sport IMO
Posted by BallyHOO
Member since Oct 2005
6845 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 10:34 am to
He was incredible!

Posted by MStant1
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2010
4529 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 10:46 am to
I remember students briefly caring about basketball in 2006 when we made it to the Final Four.
Posted by RANDY44
Member since Aug 2005
9572 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 10:51 am to
For those of us old enough to have seen Petit, (As a pro),Maravich, Macklin,Williams, Jackson and Shaq it was a treat and a blessing to see them all. As for the PMAC not rocking anymore, that has nothing to do with Football being king. Football was always king. You bring the kind of talent mentioned above back to the PMAC and it would become "Deaf Dome" once again. There wer some pretty good crowds in 2000, '04- '09 occasionally. What TJ needs is to produce a consistant winning product that competes well against everyone that comes to town. Hopefully that comes sooner than later.
Posted by LSUDad
Still on the move
Member since May 2004
58679 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 11:16 am to
Posted by bopper50
Sugarland Texas
Member since Mar 2009
9113 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 12:11 pm to
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I was blessed to have seen the greatest, the Pistol
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Damn old man I didn't see the pistol play I think I had just discovered those 2 things hangin between my legs when pistol was around. I did see CJ play in the dome against Georgetown I think!!


I went to all of Pistol Petes home games, he was "The Man' among boys!

He was good enough to be a Globetrotter when that was really something. If he would have been drafted by a top team, you might be saying Jordan who ?

This post was edited on 1/15/11 at 12:12 pm
Posted by snakanator
Member since Sep 2010
634 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 2:14 pm to
wonder if MJ took 23 after PPM?
Posted by TexanPete
Texas State University Alum
Member since Feb 2005
3023 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 2:59 pm to
Damn, Rick Rolling is illegal here? What is this world coming to...
Posted by JBM210
Member since Dec 2010
3192 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 9:46 pm to
Was living in Nashville back in the CJ days. Attended a game in Knoxville and witnessed basically a one on one exibition with CJ and Allen Houston from the Vols. Both went off for over 50 apiece. Pretty awesome.
Posted by LSUROCKS52
Rest in Peace
Member since Oct 2003
56 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 10:01 pm to
will CJ ever have his jersey retired?
Posted by Hitchcock
Member since Oct 2008
2889 posts
Posted on 1/15/11 at 10:09 pm to
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I was a freshman in 86, fun times in the pmac. Football was good too until 88 if memory serves.


Basketball & Football were both good. Football won SEC titles in '86 & '88. Miss the Deaf Dome.
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