Bill Raftery Late Night Madness emcee

[wtm97]

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The best of Bill Raftery:
WARNING- Includes "Send it In Jerome"

[drairf]

Poor Paco, picking glass out of his hair.

[wtm97]

That was really a ridiculous moment...I was watching that game - half awake - then BOOM.

And you are so correct draif - poor paco was right there as the backboard literally exploded. Tough night to be a FRIAR...if memory serves we were crushed in the game as well. (Just checked - 1/25/88 Pitt 90 - PC 56)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL;

Providence Suffers A hattering Loss
AP Published: January 26, 1988

PITTSBURGH, jan. 25— Jerome Lane had 17 points and 17 rebounds, and halted the game for a half-hour with a backboard-hattering slam dunk tonight as Pittsburgh routed Providence, 90-56, in a Big East Conference game.

The 34-point margin was Pitt's largest since it joined the Big East in the 1982-83 season.

A technical foul on Coach Gordy Chiesa of Providence triggered a 10-point Pittsburgh run that gave the Panthers a 22-13 lead midway through the first half.

With the Friars leading, 13-12, and in possession of the ball, Chiesa was assessed a technical for yelling at the officials, and Sean Miller made both foul shots. Demetreus Gore followed with a 10-foot baseline jumper on the inbounds play, and Charles Smith hit a layup and a 17-footer on Pitt's next two possessions. Pitt never led by fewer than 7 points thereafter.

Pitt's 4-1 start in the Big East is its best since the Panthers entered the league. Pitt is now 14-2 over all.

Providence (8-8, 2-4) lost its fourth game in a row.

The game was stopped for 30 minutes in the first half when Lane's tomahawk slam dunk on a Miller pass with 15:24 remaining brought down the rim and exploded the glass backboard. The board was quickly replaced, but both teams were given a 10-minute warmup.

AND the PITT PG who made the pass?

None other than, (Freshman), Sean Miller current Arizona head coach.

AND John Calipari was an Assistant Coach for Pitt.

NY TIMES 2013 - Send it in Jerome

[pcdad]

....ahhh, Charles Smith. The one NY Knick who never seemed to have any time to stop and give a kid an autograph at or after practice. "Not now fellows". Karma found him at last as the Chicago Bulls collectively stuffed his lame attempts to put the ball into and over the rim. The defining moment of his unfulfilled professioal career.