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Old guys, other older fans, 30 years ago tonight Derrick Taylor
Posted on 1/20/12 at 8:56 am
Posted on 1/20/12 at 8:56 am
made a 35 ft shot at the buzzer to beat Auburn and Charles Barkley. Now, that shot has grown over time to 50 ft, 60 ft,etc but in reality to he took kind of a jump after crossing the timeline with his dribble at let one go. Barkley (who was a freshman and still had his Afro) had just tipped one end to give AU the lead. Sir Charles broke down in tears after Taylor's shot and the student section was all over his case. 
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Posted on 1/20/12 at 9:02 am to I-59 Tiger
Wasn't Derrick Taylor still playing in 1986? Did he play 5 years?
Posted on 1/20/12 at 9:09 am to I-59 Tiger
I was there that night..... It was an electric atmosphere. If I remember right, Roland Barbay was on his official visit and got caught up in the excitement of the crowd and committed that night.
Posted on 1/20/12 at 9:58 am to I-59 Tiger
DT is one of my all time favorites.
Posted on 1/20/12 at 10:05 am to I-59 Tiger
LSU is recruiting his son David, who is a junior in Germany. (Yes, this is Germans)
Euro Prospects.
He is about a 6-3 shooting guard.
Euro Prospects.
He is about a 6-3 shooting guard.
Posted on 1/20/12 at 10:21 am to I-59 Tiger
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was not there as a student (was still in high school - I'm not THAT old ) but saw it on TV.
Speaking of Barkley, I remember the student section - which in those days was behind the baseline on one end of the court - waving Dominos pizza boxes at him when he was shooting free throws - an original idea at that time. Charles was a pretty good sport about it and let his play on the court speak for itself. Good times and good basketball in the SEC in those years.
) but saw it on TV. Speaking of Barkley, I remember the student section - which in those days was behind the baseline on one end of the court - waving Dominos pizza boxes at him when he was shooting free throws
- an original idea at that time. Charles was a pretty good sport about it and let his play on the court speak for itself. Good times and good basketball in the SEC in those years.Posted on 1/20/12 at 10:42 am to I-59 Tiger
Derrick Taylor was one of my favorite Tigers as a kid. If there had been a 3 point line that year, that team would have been ridiculous (86). He was deadly from the top of the key and inspired me as a 12 year old to hone my shot from there.
People forget that 86 team started 14-0, then struggled later in the season before making a tourney run. Anthony Wilson from the baseline, too. Would have been lots of 3s if they had played just a year later.
People forget that 86 team started 14-0, then struggled later in the season before making a tourney run. Anthony Wilson from the baseline, too. Would have been lots of 3s if they had played just a year later.
Posted on 1/20/12 at 12:22 pm to I-59 Tiger
quote:Redemptorist grad.
Derrick Taylor
Posted on 1/20/12 at 12:43 pm to I-59 Tiger
Another irony is that Barkley returned the favor with a 40 foot buzzer beater against the Tigers the following season if I recall correctly. Had the 3 point line been in vogue during DT's hole career he would have averaged 2-3 more points per game. Had an unbelievably soft shot from downtown.
Posted on 1/20/12 at 12:59 pm to I-59 Tiger
My freshman year at LSU. Good Times!
Posted on 1/20/12 at 1:40 pm to I-59 Tiger
i was at that game i was 9 
Posted on 1/20/12 at 1:41 pm to I-59 Tiger
I was at the game and it was absolutely crazy when the shot went in.
those were the days..............
those were the days..............
Posted on 1/20/12 at 7:10 pm to I-59 Tiger
I was there. Barkley was an unknown freshman, but a fricking hoss on the inside that night.
Posted on 1/20/12 at 9:19 pm to I-59 Tiger
Derrick was a year behind me at Redemptorist, so I had the pleasure of watching "Baby Magic" play for 7 years (along with Hi-C and "Disco" Dwayne DeArmond -RIP).
Everyone talks about the present being the golden age of football ... the late 70's and early 80's were the golden age of LSU basketball. I'm not sure we'll ever see the Deaf Dome rocking like it did back then.
Everyone talks about the present being the golden age of football ... the late 70's and early 80's were the golden age of LSU basketball. I'm not sure we'll ever see the Deaf Dome rocking like it did back then.
Posted on 1/21/12 at 12:24 am to I-59 Tiger
those were the days I-59 tiger..I remember the pizza box with one slice just for Barkely....was his favorite!.. 
This post was edited on 1/21/12 at 12:28 am
Posted on 1/21/12 at 9:00 am to I-59 Tiger
His momma was my 7th grade math teacher and his step father was my PE coach.
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