Anybody know the latest on Newman?

[Homedawg]

Wrong year. I'm talking about the 81-82 UNC team with Jordan as a freshman when he made the game winning shot. That year he averaged 13.5 points a game. Look at the height of that UNC team. No way could they hang down low with Townes & Co.

Height Year Home Town
Lynwood Robinson 4 Guard 6–1 Freshman Mt. Olive, NC
Jimmy Black 21 Guard 6–3 Senior Bronx, NY
Buzz Peterson 22 Guard 6–3 Freshman Asheville, NC
Michael Jordan 23 Guard/Forward 6–6 Freshman Wilmington, NC
Jim Braddock 24 Guard 6–2 Junior Chattanooga, TN
John Brownlee 32 Forward/Center 6–10 Freshman Fort Worth, TX
Sam Perkins 41 Center/Forward 6–9 Sophomore Latham, NY
Jeb Barlow 43 Forward 6–7 Senior Fuquay-Varina, NC
Matt Doherty 44 Forward 6–7 Sophomore East Meadow, NY
Chris Brust 45 Center/Forward 6–9 Senior Babylon, NY
Cecil Exum 50 Forward 6–6 Sophomore Dudley, NC
Timo Makkonen 51 Center 6–11 Sophomore Lahti, Finland
James Worthy 52 Forward 6–8 Junior Gastonia, NC
Warren Martin 54 Center 6–11

Perkins had over a 7' wingspan. He would matchup fine. Who's going to guard Jordan? Harrison twin? Is Townes going to try to check worthy? Not a good matchup for the cats on the defensive end.

[Coach34]

Unc won their tourney games by 2, 5, 10, 5, and 1. They won the championship, but I figure the GOAT would cruise a little more thru the tourney

Well, again- we're talking a different era that didnt have a watered down Tourney. 48 teams- not 68. They beat a very good Bama team, And that 1982 Final Four had one of the greatest collections of players ever- Olajuwon, Drexler, McCrays, Smith, Jordan, Worthy, Perkins, Ewing, Floyd...sick talent in that FF

[Coach34]

Perkins had over a 7' wingspan. He would matchup fine. Who's going to guard Jordan? Harrison twin? Is Townes going to try to check worthy? Not a good matchup for the cats on the defensive end.

Nobody for Kentucky is guarding Jordan or Worthy. Shit, they would score on them now- much less then

[msstate7]

Nobody for Kentucky is guarding Jordan or Worthy. Shit, they would score on them now- much less then

If you played by 82 rules with no 3-point line, kentucky's team would be hell to score on in a zone defense.

[Coach34]

There was no shot clock. Games were way more deliberate. Therefore, scoring margins were less. And the field was 48 teams and as stated before college hoops was a way better product.

No 3 point shot either

[BiscuitEater]

They would beat the piss out of this Kentucky team. They didnt go undefeated because basketball was simply better then because talented guys stayed in school 3-4 years

It didn't hurt that they also got 3 extremely 'friendly' calls in the first round to win by 2 over that 'powerhouse' James Madison

[MedDawg]

Wrong year. I'm talking about the 81-82 UNC team with Jordan as a freshman when he made the game winning shot. That year he averaged 13.5 points a game. Look at the height of that UNC team. No way could they hang down low with Townes & Co.

Height Year Home Town
Lynwood Robinson 4 Guard 6?1 Freshman Mt. Olive, NC
Jimmy Black 21 Guard 6?3 Senior Bronx, NY
Buzz Peterson 22 Guard 6?3 Freshman Asheville, NC
Michael Jordan 23 Guard/Forward 6?6 Freshman Wilmington, NC
Jim Braddock 24 Guard 6?2 Junior Chattanooga, TN
John Brownlee 32 Forward/Center 6?10 Freshman Fort Worth, TX
Sam Perkins 41 Center/Forward 6?9 Sophomore Latham, NY
Jeb Barlow 43 Forward 6?7 Senior Fuquay-Varina, NC
Matt Doherty 44 Forward 6?7 Sophomore East Meadow, NY
Chris Brust 45 Center/Forward 6?9 Senior Babylon, NY
Cecil Exum 50 Forward 6?6 Sophomore Dudley, NC
Timo Makkonen 51 Center 6?11 Sophomore Lahti, Finland
James Worthy 52 Forward 6?8 Junior Gastonia, NC
Warren Martin 54 Center 6?11

So Jordan and Peterson were freshmen, Doherty and Perkins were sophomores, and Worthy was a junior. Not only can you not project their NBA careers onto their abilities in 1982, you can't even project their best college abilities, except for Worthy who went pro in 1982. Without Worthy, Jordan/UNC lost in the 3rd round (52 total teams) and in the 2nd round (53 total teams).

[smootness]

Yeah, I was thinking about his sophomore year, thought that was the year Worthy left for some reason.

Anyway, no way small lil' Notre Dame could hang with the size of Kentucky**

Norte Dame figured out what Georgia did...that what Kentucky has in size, they lack in foot speed and quickness. You can use that to your advantage, particularly with a Lyles at SF. Justine Winslow particularly could be huge against UK in a potential title game matchup. Kentucky has nobody that can defend him.

[Dawg61]

Yeah, I was thinking about his sophomore year, thought that was the year Worthy left for some reason.

Anyway, no way small lil' Notre Dame could hang with the size of Kentucky**

Norte Dame figured out what Georgia did...that what Kentucky has in size, they lack in foot speed and quickness. You can use that to your advantage, particularly with a Lyles at SF. Justine Winslow particularly could be huge against UK in a potential title game matchup. Kentucky has nobody that can defend him.

Notre Dame played nearly a perfect game. They were brilliant. At one point they had gone 29 minutes without a turnover. Kentucky didn't miss a single FG the final 10:30 of the game and only won by two. That's insane. Nobody will play Kentucky that perfect again.

[Coach34]

I won't be surprised if Wisconsin does a lot of the same vs Kentucky