I'm happy that Patrick Ewing and the late John Thompson (R.I.P.) won the NCAA title in '84 since I was a big fan of Georgetown back then, as dominant as they were in college basketball. I miss that era very much because the sport was coming out of the" UCLA and everyone else" phase of its history, and showing that parity was coming into its own, due to the emergence of the "one and done" format where a kid played one season in college, and then, get drafted into the NBA. Thanks for the above video and the memories.
I thought Graham was going to be in the nba but he couldn't stay out of trouble living in DC that's I heard Georgetown should've won three Championships
Regarding teams that "should've won more", I think Dean Smith's entire career could fall into that category. Especially in light of the 2 titles he got were at the expense of major last minute gaffes by a player from the other side. But 3 championship games for coach Thompson in Ewing's 4 years is still pretty good.
Graham was kicked off the team the following year. He did not play the following two years. If he could have stayed out of trouble G-town would have won the NCAA's the following also, but Hey! things happen for a reason.
And against Mich, UNC was already up when Webber called the timeout and Michigan was going to have to make some type of play to pull that one out too. Plus, Webber should've never gotten a chance to try that timeout as he traveled before that and got away with it. The Smith coached UNC teams were way too disciplined that the inferior Hoyas and Wolverines, and it showed.
If Clyde Drexler hadn't left for the draft early and stayed one more year with the Cougars, they would have beaten Georgetown. Drexler left early because the Rockets had 2 picks in the first round in 1983, and he thought they would use one of them to pick him. The Rockets never drafted him, so it was a mistake for him to leave early.
No. He just would have been getting dunked on by Michael Graham just like Oljauwon. Even in the 30 for 30 all the Houston guys were like that was the 1st time the met an opponent that was just too big, too much depth and stronger than them. Yall were no sisters of the poor either. Franklin and Anders could play
Having the lead while the clock is still running isn't the same as winning the game once it's over. Nor is it a guarantee of that. Do you really believe "some kind of play to pull out the win" was impossible for Georgetown or Michigan without those gaffes? I don't. Just can't help but notice that the 2 titles coach Smith did get both involved major late game miscues from the opposition. Georgetown & Michigan beat themselves, as far as I'm concerned. Not impressed with coach Smith's 2 titles.
Those two UNC games you are referring to were already in hand for UNC as they had the lead when the other two teams made mistakes. UNC had the lead against Georgetown and the Hoyas were going to have to make some kind of play to pull out the win before they threw it away.
Georgetown could not tell a lie when it face it's challenge no surprise who had the talent and the weapons that always had opponents guessin' and when the Phil Slamma Jamma came it was never fuckin' mystery mane who would dominate the ball and call out all the opponents falls from Clyde to Akeen and on down they took over from tipoff and the sound of thunderous applause followed them and yet the Final made of men like Giants Gathered for a battle Patrick Ewing's jumpshot hassled but the Mighty Hoyas came on through with passing, defense just like glue and when they're grit was tested then, it became up to Pat that man to out the Dream and show who's boss and take those elbows and hit shots and so it was Pat the battle won while John Thompson preached "We shall overcome!"
