Totally agree...Those UNLV teams were just a special kind of nasty back then and a must see regardless of who you rooted for. RockChalk!
Intimidating.....And those dudes would have won the B10, ACC, SEC, BE, etc, etc....Or at worse, finished Top 2 or 3. They were that good---especially in 1991. The title team lost 5 games, but damn they played KU(Loss), @ Oklahoma(loss, Top 10), #15 Iowa(W), #11 Arkansas(W), @# 14 LSU(Loss), Vs #20 Arizona(W), Vs # 16 Lousiville(W), #25 NM State(W)...
Exactly....Hated boxing----but had to see Mike, and how quick he was gonna smash someone.
I went to the UL/UNLV game the year they lost to Duke. HS friend of mine, his pops had seaason tix...I will tell you this---Unless you have ever seen LJ in person, you hve no clue how athletic, agile and quick he was. Dude was dominant----And TBH, I think not as dominant as he could have been, simply b/c I think he becme bored...Just an unstoppable force. Of all the players that day, I was most impressed with his athletic ability, speed, agility, etc....And yes, even more so than Augmon.
Yep, 91 UNLV was significantly better than the national championship team from the year before. Should have finished the season undefeated. 90 UNLV actually lost 5 games including some head-scratchers along the way.
Ya know, man....I mean it sounds crazy, out of a move, conspiracy type of shit----And look, upsets happen---BIG upsets. We all know this. But there was just something about that game, their approach, and their approach----Just, well, "ho-hum". Did they take a dive? i doubt it. Maybe 50 years ago when that type of shit was, well, normal so to speak. TBH, I think they made the mistake of severely overlloking, disrespecting a very good basketball team. Then the game was tight....And it seemed at that point they were in shock, panicked, and well, lost...I am still amazed JOhnson , A) passed up a wide open shot he was capable of making, and B) Being so open, not driving at the basket. It was a weird play by a dude of his caliber.
Knight was a boss. Not like his wussie protégé, Coach K.
That was one of Knights top 10 coached games. We were dogs and everyone was saying IU had to keep the score in the 60s low 70s to have a chance. Knight knew better. Won a very high scoring game by getting the ball down court fast and getting Alford wide open looks from deep. That game is one of my all time favorites.
If it were Iowa the game would have been very similar. Those 2 games that year between Iowa and IU were epic.
One of the best moves he made in that game, was playing Eyl at the point..
I dunno, bro----Indiana/Iowa were pretty even. WOuld have been a great game.
