March 13, 1992 - LSU vs. Tennessee Carlus Groves grabs and pulls away Shaquille O'Neal, that sparks a huge brawl. Shaq had 16 points, 16 rebounds, 2 blocks.
LOL!.....yeah, and I think Shaq overreacted to how this guy fouled him........glad to see Shaq get ejected......as far as Groves, well, I really don't think he deserved to get ejected......his foul on Shaq, although not a traditional foul, was not done in ill attempt.....he was just realizing an easy dunk was coming so he decided to simply grab Shaq at the waist.....sure, its annoying, but not fist throwing worthy.......
And should’ve have been kicked out for pushing an opposing team player who simply grab Shaq to prevent in from scoring and immediately got elbow in the face
@@redtidepeoms2987nah nah. Fuck all that soft shit. Let the players talk their shit and play with some passion. Not a lot of players nowadays both pro and college really play with that raw passion. You can’t “control” how you react whenever you get hyped. Imagine really dunking on somebody in front of your peers and having the discipline to not look or even say anything to the guy you just t-bagged. That’s the most unathletic, 60’s type of playstyle. Imagine Shaq not have his personality but that level of ability. It’s taking special, spontaneous and iconic moments from the game. Trash talking has been an INTEGRAL part of any player’s DNA.
@@ThisIzMonstahP I’m 44 and grew up playing aggressive ball both ends of the floor, hard fouls and the offensive player driving his shoulder into your sternum that was part of the game. Hell I’m even down for grabbing a rebound then cocking elbows letting the opponent know to back up 🤣 That spinning back elbow could break facial bones, damage eye socket or even potentially blind someone for life from simply getting grabbed at the waist from behind. Little homie even tried holding shaq up so he didn’t fall cause he was just about to take flight and got elbowed. When you over an opponent to where he is flat out grabbing you already winning. College ball you only get 5 fouls an before you know it he founded out the game. In my eyes again freeing up in that era that sucker elbow was straight up disrespectful. Back in the day we use to have massive fights after the game if the opponent pull some disrespectful chyt like Shaq did. That was some Ron Artest James Harden elbow 😂just wrong
@@Drumpro31lol wtf are you talking about? That wasn’t a dangerous foul at all. Shaq tried to gather and go into a dunk but he pulled him back as he barely got 2 feet off the ground
This game was absolutely the last straw when LSU coach told Shaq to leave LSU early and declare for NBA draft because he was receiving too many hard fouls and cheap shots. Also, the referees were not making the calls when players were constantly hacking him. Shaq got sick and tired of the cheap shots and lashed out
Prior to that last foul, I don't see the hard fouls and cheap shots that you're referencing. Refs were calling fouls and even some that were borderline. At 0:47 both are pushing a bit and Shaq's doing most of the pushing. Having your hand on a guy was part of the defensive landscape during that time. For example, look at the LSU defender at 2:29 and how he has his foreman on the guy's back. That was normal back then. As to the last foul that started the brawl, the defender was just trying to prevent Shaq from making the shot. He wasn't trying to hurt him.
I was at this game. A day or two before, when the LSU team arrived at my university (Samford) to practice for the tourney, I was the first one to shake Shaq's hand when he got off the bus. He was wearing a J.J. from Good Times hat. At the end of the practice, he did a Dominque type windmill dunk, which amazed everybody.
I played against him and scored 18, but he got the buckets when it counted, and his team beat us and sent us home by such a close margin that i could feel every mile😢
The overall the game changed for the worse. It’s such a soft league now almost no physicality. I believe we probably seen the best brand of players and basketball going from the 90’s into the early 2000’s
He grew a lot bigger without training on shooting and only relied on size and talent. In his era the post game was King and he naturally had that with Size
This is the nineties, not the sixties. The rims are breakaway. I played ball in high school in the 90’s (and could throw down). Check 3:51. The box enclosure isn’t there to hide the spring, so it looks different, but it’s still breakaway.
@@naturalimmunity7007 Your memory is just flawed. Rewatch videos from then and you will see there's no beating. Watch this video and you will see there is no beating.
@@nicksavov5027 I don't have to when I know what happened. Your TV must have been blurry or them rabbit ears was flawed. If you think he wasn't getting hacked from head to toe then there's nothing to talk about
Shaq was the most dominating player I’ve ever seen in college hoops. I honestly can’t think of anyone else who has ever been close. Im 47 so let me know if I’m forgetting someone but I don’t think so.
I sometimes forget just how ridiculously dominant Shaq was. He literally was bigger than everybody on the court. They were triple-teaming him, and he was so powerful and agile he would just spin through it and still get a shot up. People always said thank God he made Shaq a teddy bear because he could have literally killed someone on the court.
He didn’t. He grabbed him by the waist and held him down. He didn’t undercut nor did shove in the back or take a shot at his head. Shaq overreacted and Dale Brown was a whiny biotch.
@@puterbacyep and groves stood his ground against the entire LSU team while shaq faded to the back and tried not to get involved, even though his overreaction is what started the melee
@@puterbacpulling someone down by the waist when their mid air is dangerous and flagrant it’s not a defensive move in basketball Shaq had every right to respond like that.
@@CLS_7301 A pull like that is relatively safe. The feet will land underneath his balance point, the hips will be back, and the torso forward. The defender was also steadying Shaq with the hold.
@@Xx-po1funo...because those old folks played against kids/women....older players played like wnba and people simply call them tougher just to make an argument😂😂😂
This oddly contributed to the Kentucky Duke Elite 8 classic in 1992. UK lost at LSU in the regular season. UK beat a Shaqless LSU in the semis of the SEC tournament and then won the title. The #2 seed in the East likely goes to some other team if LSU beats Kentucky in the SEC tournament semifinal round.
Very raw doesn’t have the best touch around the basket - but holy shit he kinda stands out doesn’t he 😂😂 the physicality and movement at that size is incredible. Obviously he got bigger and his touch got Much better. A true freak athlete
If the Diesel didn't miss free throws and stayed in shape and been light on his feet without that weight he would easily be #1 in scoring and start respecting his defense too. Imagine Shaq with a Dwight Howard body 😮😮😮
Shaq is so raw here... Missing a lot of bunnies right at the rim that he would be making at a high percentage in the NBA Even on that fast break play... Very raw, in the NBA he learned how to do no looks, crossovers etc 😂 Folks think of shaq as this big brute who dunked it every time but he was very skilled
I remember watching this game live. I lost all respect for Dale Brown after this. I used to like him as a coach and enjoyed watching his over achieving teams in the final four. But after this I always wanted him to lose.
That year, it was called hack-a-shaq. Shaq was getting cheap fouls called on him, while the opponents beat him up. This went on all season and the $EC and the referees allowed it to happen. Things finally came to a head.
Dale Brown is the best L.S.U. Mens Basketball Coach of all time! He was a Great Motivator! X's and O's was not his Forte! However, he could get his Team to Run through a Brickwall for him. And the Team Loved how he had their Backs!!!
