TigerNavyDoc

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Why don’t you go take a gander at Bill Russell’s stats sometime.

Also, he played at a time when there were only 8 teams in the league and his team had the entire starting 5 plus a bench guy made the all-star team. That’s why he won so many titles. He had 6 hall of famers on his team in an 8-team league.

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Um...first off, go check out most of those championship years....there were more than 8 teams for most of them. Secondly, to suggest that the Celtics just dominated because of talent alone with "HoFers" on the team diminishes the rest of the entire NBA during Russell's career and is frankly just asinine. Was Russell a dominate scorer?? No, he wasn't...Chamberlain clearly owns him in that regard, but that was never Russell's game. Russell dominated in blocks, which weren't counted during his career so "looking up stats" is useless, and he was supremely talented at not just blocking but blocking into the hands of on of his teammates, which was one of the main reasons the Celtics dominated on the fast break. Russell was a rebounding machine and an incredible leader for his team. To "poo poo" his legacy the way you did just reeks of ignorance about the NBA in the 60's.

Was going to post the same....has to be ATPB!

That was a crazy period here and every afternoon it was "4pm press conference" time. A bunch of folks losing their minds and trying to play amateur investigator.

This guy says hi!

Wade is clearly trying his best to make chicken salad out of chicken shite....that’s not a knock on these players, but that’s the situation he was handed.

Wade is clearly a very talented, young coach and has a vision for his style of play. That may mean some losses we should have won, but that’s the sacrifice you agree to when you are building a new program.

I like the guy and I’ve got faith that he’s building something special!

This assessment is spot on!

Knoxville is a great place to live and raise a family. It still has a “small town” feel, while having the amenities of a larger city.

That being said, the administration has shot the FB program in the foot year after year, at least since the Fuller firing. It doesn’t help that one of the biggest booster families for the school has the reverse Midas touch when it comes to football...everything the Haslam’s touch, in regards to football, turns to shite!

I hate it for the fans...UT could and should be a great program...but I don’t blame coaches for avoiding the dumpster fire.

Until the admin decides they want to actually invest in the program and swallow their pride and admit it ain’t 1999 anymore as well as pushing back on booster influence when it comes to coaching searches...until then, the shitshow will continue!

As a Nashvillian that grew up in an LSU/Vandy household, it’s easy to sit back and chuckle at this debacle, but I truly hope UT can get their house in shape to the point they are a relevant powerhouse in the East again. Maybe we’ll see less AL crap around town if that happens....(I swear I’ve seen more AL fan bumper stickers and flags and gear since moving back to the Nashvegas area than I ever did as a kid/teenager in the 80’s/90’s)

Wonder who has the money to pay off the press to put out a shitty article to sandbag Gruden to UT??? Hmmmm...smells like Haslam money to me!!

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Am I taking crazy pills?

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If you want to further blow your mind, that iconic shot, complete with Jordan's incredible celebration afterwards? Yeah that was never shown on the live broadcast or the replays. The original broadcast showed the Bulls coach running around in celebration, ironically beside Phil Jackson. The original broadcast footage is available on YouTube. People for years have sworn they remember seeing Jordan's celebration of pure ecstasy, it didn't happen. The ESPN view of the shot was after the fact.

Funny thing is I'm old enough to remember seeing that game live, although I was a kid, and for YEARS swore I could remember exactly where I was when that moment happened. Lol, memories are a funny thing I suppose.

No doubt the guy is an addict. I wouldn't lend the guy a five dollar bill, but I respect him actually owning his addiction and speaking out about it while trying to better others. That's not to say he won't slip up next week with some outrageous story, but I still thought it was worth a share.

Funny...I turned 30 in 2008. If TN loses again this year to Bama, my entire 30's will have been in a Bama dominated world. (FWIW, I'm a Nashville native who loathes TN football...despite the fact that I graduated through and was trained within the UT system!)

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This! I've been there and skated on the ice with my son!