re: Can an old timer give a history lesson of the LSU/Kentucky basketball series?

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losing to Bobby fricking Knight and the Hoosiers in 1987 in the Elite 8 had to be the most heartbreaking loss in the history of LSU basketball.

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That was a crushing loss...always felt we had the best team that year

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Not the biggest Dale guy on here but I thought that tournament run was his best coaching job. One could argue we would not have made it out of the first round in '86 had we not played the first game in the Assembly Center.

But that '87 team was less talented. We had Darryl Joe and Bernie Woodside at guards for goodness sake but they maximized their strength which was great defense.

Outplayed a much more talented Indiana team and should have won. I think Dale going to the 4-corners with a 9-point lead when Indiana could not stop Nikita Wilson was a move I'd imagine Dale regrets.

It was the most heartbreaking LSU loss in any sport for me, cause the Final Four was in New Orleans that year.