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[Deleted User 863]

I forgot Steph played another year of college after the KU game. Didn't even make the tourney his last year. Bum.

[jfish26]

I forgot Steph played another year of college after the KU game.

I do this with Durant all the time, but in reverse. I have to stop myself from misremembering that we beat Durant in 07-08.

[KUTradition]

only because he got hurt

(gutter meter me)

[CrimsonNBlue]

but still, that 08 team had the look and feel, and billing, of a contender all year.

I wish we could go back and see the boards when we lost to Oklahoma State and UNC, Memphis, and UCLA had a stranglehold on the top 3 spots. Just a couple years removed from Bradley.

The atmosphere in San Antonio before UNC game was very much happy-to-be-here.

[twocoach]

If I get really bored some day, I'll go through and research how many players KU faced in either the regular season or the tourney who made 1st, 2nd or 3rd team AP All Americans in the season that KU faced them.

The 2008 team is most likely to win that race as they faced 4 1st team AAs in DJ Augustin, Michael Beasley, Chris Douglas-Roberts and Tyler Hansbrough, one 2nd team AA in Steph Curry and one 3rd team AA in Derrick Rose.

[CrimsonNBlue]

I forgot Steph played another year of college after the KU game.

I do this with Durant all the time, but in reverse. I have to stop myself from misremembering that we beat Durant in 07-08.

The 06-07 Texas games were legendary. Chalmers hit a pretty similar 3 to his Natty shot in OKC in Big 12 tournament in that game. Those games and the Florida game from the same season is when I started thinking that group could cut down the nets.

[twocoach]

but still, that 08 team had the look and feel, and billing, of a contender all year.

I wish we could go back and see the boards when we lost to Oklahoma State and UNC, Memphis, and UCLA had a stranglehold on the top 3 spots. Just a couple years removed from Bradley.

The atmosphere in San Antonio before UNC game was very much happy-to-be-here.

Yeah, the Okie State loss was the exact same day as the #2 Tennessee win over #1 Memphis. Similar to this year's UK loss, it was a "oh man, we are not a top tier team" kinda feel to the day.

[jfish26]

I forgot Steph played another year of college after the KU game.

I do this with Durant all the time, but in reverse. I have to stop myself from misremembering that we beat Durant in 07-08.

The 06-07 Texas games were legendary. Chalmers hit a pretty similar 3 to his Natty shot in OKC in Big 12 tournament in that game. Those games and the Florida game from the same season is when I started thinking that group could cut down the nets.

Stupid home court advantage in the tournament, Christ.

[Sparko]

I do this with Durant all the time, but in reverse. I have to stop myself from misremembering that we beat Durant in 07-08.

The 06-07 Texas games were legendary. Chalmers hit a pretty similar 3 to his Natty shot in OKC in Big 12 tournament in that game. Those games and the Florida game from the same season is when I started thinking that group could cut down the nets.

Stupid home court advantage in the tournament, Christ.

People forget that too.

And wow did the the thread get derailed. Dave did concentrate better and play better late. He became a free throw machine and was MUCH more aggressive when he played. He really solidified the post against big teams. And Remy was better as a secret weapon. Nobody accounted for him correctly until the FF.

[MICHHAWK]

Big Dave was the best player on the biggest stage.

[pdub]

Big Dave plays basketball.

[MICHHAWK]

Big Dave is a legend.

[pdub]

Big Dave is big.

[TDub]

Big Dave is big.

he is also Dave

[Cascadia]

This is the dumbest shit ever, but no surprise.

Nailed this one early and it’s only getting worse.

[Cascadia]

I forgot Steph played another year of college after the KU game.

I do this with Durant all the time, but in reverse. I have to stop myself from misremembering that we beat Durant in 07-08.

Thanks to Durant getting hurt. He had 25 at halt, right? I remember watching that game and thinking “that dude is unstoppable, he’s going to be one of the best players in the NBA”

[jfish26]

I forgot Steph played another year of college after the KU game.

I do this with Durant all the time, but in reverse. I have to stop myself from misremembering that we beat Durant in 07-08.

Thanks to Durant getting hurt. He had 25 at halt, right? I remember watching that game and thinking “that dude is unstoppable, he’s going to be one of the best players in the NBA”

No, that's not really what I mean. I vividly remember beating Durant both those times. I just tend to confuse the year of those wins, since the team that beat Durant was pretty much the same as the one that won the title (minus Julian).

[jhawks99]

Depends on when you rank them. I would not have 2008 Curry in the top tier--thought 2009 Curry was the better player when he played PG. And then he got noticeably better after going to the league.

Durant, Beasley, Griffin and the tournament version of Rose are up there for me. Hansbrough's accolades are hard to argue against.

Wish I could put AD on there.

Adrian Dantly was pretty good.

[CrimsonNBlue]

I do this with Durant all the time, but in reverse. I have to stop myself from misremembering that we beat Durant in 07-08.

Thanks to Durant getting hurt. He had 25 at halt, right? I remember watching that game and thinking “that dude is unstoppable, he’s going to be one of the best players in the NBA”

No, that's not really what I mean. I vividly remember beating Durant both those times. I just tend to confuse the year of those wins, since the team that beat Durant was pretty much the same as the one that won the title (minus Julian).

I remember the Durant thing because Julian started out on Durant then we'd put Rush on him.


Something else that could be confusing: the 2008 team kind of beat Blake Griffin, who really wasn't THAT Blake Griffin until 2009--not a OAD. He got hurt very early in the 2008 game--like first media timeout.

Then Blake missed the 2009 Sherron-Willie Warren battle with a different injury.

So I might have to take Griffin off my list.

[Sparko]

Big Dave is big.

he is also Dave

Dave's not here.