I was at the rec center yesterday and both Dunigan and Crittle came and played on a pickup team.
Dunnigan basically owned the paint but didn't get a whole lot on the offensive end, except going 2/6 from 3pt with one layup and a dunk. Crittle could not finish consistently against people half his size for the life of him.
The worst part is they lost, could not defend the outside.
BTW, they ride in a nice car (Silver 300c)
DASL1 Rings: '93, '94
K's HOF:
Mark "Wholly Mammoth" Eaton | Retired 2002, age 44: 24 min/8pts/8reb/1stl/2.5 blks/1 TO
Michael "Sweet Home" Ansley | Retired 2007, age 42: 33 min/16pts/8 reb/1.5stl/.5 blks/.5 TO Lifetime .550 shooting %
Gheorghe "Ghiţă (Ghitza, Little George)" Mureșan | Retired 2008, age 36: 35Min/16.2pt/12.2reb/2.1ast/1.6stl/2.9blk/1.3TO (.461/.715/.000)
Oregon won't ever have an inside offensive presence as long as Kent is here.
Either our big men play good D and rebound well (Robert Johnson, Michael Dunigan, etc), or they are more outside based offensively (Maarty Leunen, Ian Crosswhite, etc..).
Robert Johnson was a true inside player, I don't think any of our big men(in EK's tenure) know any post moves or how to score in the paint. Robert was a good post player(to bad he couldn't shoot FT's), but that's it
dd10snoop28 wrote:Robert Johnson was a true inside player, I don't think any of our big men(in EK's tenure) know any post moves or how to score in the paint. Robert was a good post player(to bad he couldn't shoot FT's), but that's it
He averaged 7ppg... Tell me the last offensive inside presence Oregon has had?
He never wanted to be the star. “A star plays great one night and not so great the next. I’m a ballplayer, ballplayers do everything and they do it every night.” A southern California native, he never wanted to play at UCLA. Oregon was home and the fans appreciated him as a member of the famed “Kamikaze Kids.”
The 6-7 forward was the hard-nosed catalyst to Oregon squads that played in three straight NIT tournaments when it was nearly impossible to make the NCAA field. The team’s most valuable player and all-American as a senior in 1976-77, he ranks third in one-season and career scoring and is the school’s all-time leading rebounder, the only Duck to pull down more than 1,000 (1,114 Rebounds from 1973-77... 9.7 RPG) in his career. He’s the Ducks’ highest NBA draft pick ever and was a 10-year professional with Washington and Golden State.
1976-77 Stats for Greg Ballard: 29 Games, 238-452 FG (52.6%), 153-179 FT(77%+), for 629 Pts. (21.7 PPG) (His actual carreer FG were 675/1,324... Just under 51%.)
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Autzen Stadium... Where great teams go to die...Hard!
He never wanted to be the star. “A star plays great one night and not so great the next. I’m a ballplayer, ballplayers do everything and they do it every night.” A southern California native, he never wanted to play at UCLA. Oregon was home and the fans appreciated him as a member of the famed “Kamikaze Kids.”
The 6-7 forward was the hard-nosed catalyst to Oregon squads that played in three straight NIT tournaments when it was nearly impossible to make the NCAA field. The team’s most valuable player and all-American as a senior in 1976-77, he ranks third in one-season and career scoring and is the school’s all-time leading rebounder, the only Duck to pull down more than 1,000 (1,114 Rebounds from 1973-77... 9.7 RPG) in his career. He’s the Ducks’ highest NBA draft pick ever and was a 10-year professional with Washington and Golden State.
1976-77 Stats for Greg Ballard: 29 Games, 238-452 FG (52.6%), 153-179 FT(77%+), for 629 Pts. (21.7 PPG) (His actual carreer FG were 675/1,324... Just under 51%.)
I remember Ballard! I used to love to go those games at Mac Court with the Kamikaze Kids. Those were some great times and the place rocked!
Not quite old enough to remember the kamikaze Kids, but grew up with a dad that had all the original t's from going to all the games. Got to listen to him talk about how "kids" these days don't know what it is like watching the scoreboard hop 3-4 feet up and down during the game.
I also was able to work at a car dealership for one of the players, Burt Frederickson. He had some good stores about those days. I was also lucky enough to sell at Romania and have Ernie come do some sales meetings. Now THAT guy had some stories. He would talk about his days coaching overseas in the middle east. He also had some real good old Oregon bball stories. I miss being in Eugene
"Canzano is to sports, what Jerry Springer is to news…"
Having Ron Lee and Ballard on the floor at the same time was mind-boggling...
In the early days of Nike basketball shoes, Lee used to be their torture test... Several pairs in his size were on hand at all times, because he cut so hard, the uppers of the shoes and the soles would rip apart on his feet on a regular basis.
Autzen Stadium... Where great teams go to die...Hard!
woundedknees wrote:Having Ron Lee and Ballard on the floor at the same time was mind-boggling...
In the early days of Nike basketball shoes, Lee used to be their torture test... Several pairs in his size were on hand at all times, because he cut so hard, the uppers of the shoes and the soles would rip apart on his feet on a regular basis.
My former wife won an auction for a pair of shoes Ronnie wore during a game. They looked like they had endured six months of hard use rather than 40 minutes. He was a special athlete.
