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re: Watershed moment for LSU Basketball in Assembly Center 2/11/78
Posted on 3/6/17 at 9:55 am to tigersbb
Posted on 3/6/17 at 9:55 am to tigersbb
Yes Floyd the Dubberly Dude Bailey had some serious knee injuries which hampered and derailed his last 2 years. I remember seeing some numbers when he was healthy like 16 pts and 12 rebounds in games. If healthy he would have definitely been a force to be reckoned with in 78. When healthy 6-6 245 pounds who could jump out of the gym.
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Posted on 3/6/17 at 10:54 am to TigerGyp
Floyd Bailey finished it with a huge slam off of a miss.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 3:21 pm to 777Tiger
What's worse is that the Tigers didn't even make the NIT that year. Also, the SEC Tournament didn't begin until the next season, so no postseason whatever for the Tigers, at 18-9 (12-6 in the SEC).
For whatever reason the Tigers lost both games to last place Florida that year. The one in the Assembly Center was especially bitter, blowing a 10 point lead with a minute to go.
For whatever reason the Tigers lost both games to last place Florida that year. The one in the Assembly Center was especially bitter, blowing a 10 point lead with a minute to go.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 6:33 pm to tigersbb
I was there also.... PMAC was packed as always back then.... a game to remember... student section where I sat was wild.... a Kodak moment to say the least..... 
Posted on 3/6/17 at 9:24 pm to tigersbb
The crowds were awesome that year and all the way through Shaq reign. If you went to game s during Christmas break they would sell tickets that wouldn't be used by students. The student section was crazy. There were very few seats at any game.
I remember when the 82-83 Houston cougars came to town and took it to us. That team was loaded.
Glad NCSt took it to them.
I remember when the 82-83 Houston cougars came to town and took it to us. That team was loaded.
Glad NCSt took it to them.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 10:19 pm to Tiger1988
quote:Took it to...? Both games you mention went down to the last shot.
I remember when the 82-83 Houston cougars came to town and took it to us. That team was loaded.
Glad NCSt took it to them.
Looking back after the fact, I wonder how much different that season would have been for LSU had Olajuwon not blocked Hi-C's jumper... we went down to the wire against the NCAA runner up (who should have won), and we ended up losing in the first rd of the NIT to Tulane if I remember right.
Posted on 3/6/17 at 10:49 pm to Rudy40
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Watershed moment for LSU Basketball in Assembly Center 2/11/78
Yes Floyd the Dubberly Dude Bailey had some serious knee injuries which hampered and derailed his last 2 years. I remember seeing some numbers when he was healthy
Just saw in an old media guide where he averaged 11 points and 8 rebounds his sophomore year. That is at least honorable mention All SEC numbers.Then apparently injuries and high levels of talent relegated him to a back up role.
What a high character person he must have been to accept this change and continue to be a team player.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 5:02 am to lovinLSU
The period from 1978-1981 was truly the halcyon days for LSU basketball, and the PMAC was jumping.
I remember during the 77-78 season the Tigers wore a rather unorthodox style uniform featuring stars! White with gold trim at home, gold with white trim on the road. They were awesome, but haven't been seen since.
I remember during the 77-78 season the Tigers wore a rather unorthodox style uniform featuring stars! White with gold trim at home, gold with white trim on the road. They were awesome, but haven't been seen since.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 11:19 am to Scoob
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quote: I remember when the 82-83 Houston cougars came to town and took it to us. That team was loaded. Glad NCSt took it to them. Took it to...? Both games you mention went down to the last shot.
We actually didn't play them that year - USL did and lost by a point.
We got beat 100-91 in the 83/84 season and it wasn't that close. Was at the game when Benny Anders(so) from Louisiana was hitting 3's. He also would stick out his butt at us in the crowd during warm ups while we threw The Reveille at him.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 12:07 pm to swlaLSUfan
quote:Yes, they were. They were courtside til the '90s, when the TAF got them pushed out to sell the courtside tickets.
Were the students court side ( I believe they were),
Instead of behind a basket?
Posted on 3/7/17 at 12:42 pm to TigerGyp
LSU lost in the tourney to the eventual champion in 79 , 80, and 81.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 1:03 pm to Tiger1988
quote:Not certain the exact year, but it was around that time.
We actually didn't play them that year - USL did and lost by a point.
Howard Carter took a jumper from the corner that would have tied the score, and it was blocked by an unknown (at the time) Hakeem Olajuwon. Carter was a soph on the 81 Final Four team, so it was past that point, either 82 or 83.
From the camera angle, LSU was shooting at the left goal, and Carter was in the corner, towards the bottom of the screen. I remember being amazed at how fast the Houston center came out of the lane to get that shot.
I remember the Houston coach with his checkered towel that he chewed on.
This wasn't the same game that Bennie Anders dunked all over us.
I didn't think the 3 pt line was in place when we played them. I thought it was before Derrick Taylor played for us, and he didn't have that benefit; otherwise he'd have racked up the 3's from the top of the key.
of course, this was a long time ago, I could be combining memories.
Posted on 3/9/17 at 4:53 pm to Festus
Disco D had hops. He would jump so high, you could slide a sheet of paper under his feet!
Posted on 3/9/17 at 5:54 pm to tigersbb
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Lionel Green
Our UPS guy when I was in HS. I think more than once I held him up from making his next delivery discussing Tiger basketball.
Posted on 3/9/17 at 5:58 pm to Scoob
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Hakeem Olajuwon
When I was a senior in HS, Phi Slamma Jamma came into the Assembly Center. I was there, and although LSU lost, I watched Swat Mitchell (giving up 6 inches in height) outplay Olajuwon to the point that Hakeem fouled out with 6 minutes left in the game.
ETA: this was the 83-84 game that Tiger1988 referenced above.
This post was edited on 3/9/17 at 6:01 pm
Posted on 3/9/17 at 7:09 pm to tigersbb
quote:. Yes it was a fantastic time to be a fan
Dale would not have lasted beyond 4 to 5 years in today's environment. Fortunately, the administration allowed him more time to build his program. His 1976 recruiting class was the foundation. Rudy Macklin, Greg Cook, Jordy Hultberg joined the Doctor Kenny Higgs, Lionel Green and the Dubberly Dude Floyd Bailey to turn the program around.
The next year Dewayne The Astronaut Scales, Ethan Martin and the Best Sixth Man in all of College basketball Willie Sims arrived with transfer Al Green and the Fantastic Climb to the Top was underway
Posted on 3/9/17 at 9:10 pm to tigersbb
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LSU basketball became an event during that time, much as gymnastics has become the last few years.
The 80s were fantastic. The tigers were a national draw.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 12:44 am to Scoob
Don't forget LSU played Houston on December 29, 1981 in the Superdome and lost 73-69.
Posted on 3/10/17 at 5:38 am to Crow Pie
Rick Mattick was an imposing presence inside
Posted on 3/10/17 at 8:25 am to tarzana
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Rick Mattick was an imposing presence inside
He was developing into a good player when he injured a lnee. He fell behind and playing time dropped significantly. Strangely, on the eve of the 1979 NCAA tournament he suddenly left the team.
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