Men’s Basketball Struggling

[muthed]

Danny's brother Mike has revolutionized professional basketball with this style of play. It is hardly old style.
I remember Ellis Johnson running a double screen at the top of the key for George Stone. Have you seen that recently?

Stone coming off those screens was a sight to behold. Beautiful.

 

[KyMUfan]

don't you remember watching 3s and alley oop dunks in the 70s?? when did dunking become legal again in college late 70s? 76 or 77?

I watched the KY Colonels in the ABA in the early '70's...🙂👍

The ABA Was Short-Lived, but Its Impact on Basketball Is Eternal

The spectacular play you see today owes a mighty debt to the revolutionary, slam-dunking basketball league

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

[W-S HerdFan]

Stone coming off those screens was a sight to behold. Beautiful.

I have heard that GS had range…deep range! True?

 

[greengeezer]

When George was on, he was an amazing shooter. If the 3 point line had been around when he played, he would probably hold most of Marshall’s scoring records.

 

[Herd1972]

I have heard that GS had range…deep range! True?

He was amazing from long range. His scoring average would have been so much higher with the three point line.
I remember playing Toledo at the Field House when they were rated in the top 20. Stone was shooting lights out.
He had a chance for snowbird layup with no Toledo player between him and the basket. He stopped from, what seemed like, 30 feet and hit nothing but net. The fans erupted.

 

[KyMUfan]

He was amazing from long range. His scoring average would have been so much higher with the three point line.

Bunny Gibson was the same. Would have had 70 points had the 3 point line been in play.

Carlos "Bunny" Gibson (1989) - Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame - Marshall University Athletics

Marshall University Athletics

herdzone.com

"Those in attendance at that game estimate that close to 20 of those field goals came from what would have been 3-point distance and that he would have scored close to 70 points had that rule been in effect."

 

[Russ Priddy]

Danny's brother Mike has revolutionized professional basketball with this style of play. It is hardly old style.
I remember Ellis Johnson running a double screen at the top of the key for George Stone. Have you seen that recently?

Just think what George Stones scoring average would have been if they had a 3point line

 

[Russ Priddy]

I have heard that GS had range…deep range! True?

Half court range

 

[Herdmaster]

Well Marshall's next game against Indiana and being on the road will tell us how well the team plays as a unit and with stands a very good team. Win or lose against Indiana we will lean a lot over the next three games and how the season could unfold.

 

[GK4Herd]

Bunny Gibson was the same. Would have had 70 points had the 3 point line been in play.

Carlos "Bunny" Gibson (1989) - Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame - Marshall University Athletics

Marshall University Athletics

herdzone.com

"Those in attendance at that game estimate that close to 20 of those field goals came from what would have been 3-point distance and that he would have scored close to 70 points had that rule been in effect."

Came to say this about Bunny Gibson. You beat me to it. That game he went for 50 would have been much higher.

 

[GK4Herd]

The bio from HerdZone states that it was estimated that 20 of his 22 baskets were 3-point range. That validates your 70 point estimate. Also…in the 77-78 season he was 84 for 89 at the foul line for 94.4%, good for an ncaa best at the time.

Man…wouldn’t he have been a great piece in the D’Antoni system.

 

[muthed]

This is all you have? “They didn’t have the 3 pointer in the 70s.” That?

Correct. Duh. What they had was the exact gameplay style DD has always used. And then live and die by the 3. You do know what a comma is, right?

I’m not criticizing. It is what it is. DD, who is “only 74” is going to do what he is going to do. If the 3 is on, we can beat any other one-bid league team, especially at home. If it is off, we can get smoked. It is what it is.

Our 3 hasn't been on at all this year and we've only lost once. That's hardly getting smoked.

 

[W-S HerdFan]

Half court range

I have been told that George would let it fly and start backpedaling. By the time it went in he was already on the other side of the court!

 

[greengeezer]

I remember one game when unruly fans threw coins on the floor because they disagreed with a call. George walked around during the timeout and picked up the change. He put the coins in the top of his socks.

 

[KyMUfan]

Union County High School announces inductees for Athletic Hall of Fame

UCHS announces inductees for Athletic Hall of Fame

www.thegleaner.com

Carlos “Bunny” Gibson is a 1976 graduate of UCHS. Carlos was one of the best shooters to wear the Columbia Blue. He was a member of the UCHS basketball team that finished runner-up in the Louisville Invitational Tournament in 1973 to Louisville Male.
After high school Carlos played collegiate basketball at Marshall University where averaged 20.4 points per game as a junior and led the nation in free throw percentage, knocking down 94.4% of his attempts. His senior year Bunny led the Thundering Herd in scoring at 16.4 PPG. He was a graduate assistant coach at Marshall University for one season. He later played professional basketball in France, before enlisting in the military.
Carlos completed his Master’s Degree in Health Education at Penn State University. He also holds Master’s degrees in Special Education and Administration from Coppin State University. Carlos has served as basketball coach at William Penn High School and Carver High School in Pennsylvania. Carlos currently works for Baltimore City Public Schools as a physical education teacher and principal.

 

[oldeherd]

I have heard that GS had range…deep range! True?

I have heard that GS had range…deep range! True?

Doubt if its available, but if it were and you could find it, check film/tape of the NIT matchup back in the mid/late 60s of the HERD team's, with Stone, dismantling of Nebraska to the tune of 119-76 in a Madison Square Garden game. You'd get your answer PRONTO! If unavailable, might see if WSAZ-TV., Channel 3, in Huntington has clips of highlights of said game in their Sports archives

 

[W-S HerdFan]

Hoping we get a solid effort out of the youngsters this evening!

 

[The Real SamC]

I had Akron down as a loss, but they come in with only one Div I win, over 3-6 Evansville, although they opened the season with a one point should have won at Ohio State which just beat Satan’s team last night.

Should be worth watching.

 

[RhinoD]

We play absolutely zero defense... It's infuriating.

I'm all for scoring points, but for the love of all things holy can we man up and guard somebody?

 

[ilmherdfan]

How in the world they lost that game is beyond me. Had it won and just made too many bad plays in the last minute. That last possession was so bad and then to give a frustration foul to let them win it.

 

[W-S HerdFan]

How in the world they lost that game is beyond me. Had it won and just made too many bad plays in the last minute. That last possession was so bad and then to give a frustration foul to let them win it.

ilm - my thoughts exactly. Taylor can’t foul 2ice in the last 60 secs

 

[usaHERD]

Lack of inside strength and smarts with our big men, will haunt us all season going against even an average team.

 

[ilmherdfan]

We are average at best.

 

[muthed]

Got nothing out of OAK tonight. We need more than Kinsey and Taylor. Plus Taylor got over anxious in the last minute with 2 fouls, one on defense and one after he missed a shot

 

[RhinoD]

We are a 16-14 squad... I've never been a big ra ra guy for DD, but this year has me frustrated already. It looks on the surface like we have more talent than our record indicates

 

[Elkview]

If ever there is another Pistol Pete M. I want him to be at Marshall shooting 3’s.

 

[TwolfHerdfan]

Came to say this about Bunny Gibson. You beat me to it. That game he went for 50 would have been much higher.

Bunny was the best shooter I ever saw in a Marshall uniform. And we've had some good ones.

 

[Ninegate]

I had Akron down as a loss, but they come in with only one Div I win, over 3-6 Evansville, although they opened the season with a one point should have won at Ohio State which just beat Satan’s team last night.

Should be worth watching.

You had it right.