Rant Sports NCAAB Season Preview: Top 5 Freshmen to Watch-Big Ten

[storminspank]

There will be a day when Gesell is spelled correctly.

[Scorpio79]

There will be a day when Gesell is spelled correctly.

Whatever you say, Van Lier.

[storminspank]

Whatever you say, Van Lier.

LOL Callous

[big10fan]

My high school (Downers Grove South) squared off against Chicago Manley in the 1980 Illinois HS b-ball tourney "Elite Eight" round. Russell Cross was Manley's star player, and in fact was one of the best in the state that year, maybe THE best.
It was an awesome game, pitting the 'burb boys against the city kids. With only seconds remaining, DGS masterfully works a play for an easy layup...which Cross proceeds to goal-tend. No call. Manley wins by one. And went on to win it all.
WE WUZ ROBBED. It was in all the newspapers the next day, including pictures clearly showing le goal tend. I have always hated russell cross.

Minor trivia: the star guard on DGS was a kid named Dan Pelekoudas, who earned a scholly to Michigan and saw some meaningful game time until Antoine "The Judge" Joubert showed up a year or two later.
Moar trivia: the team Manley defeated in the championship, Effingham, included on it's roster a big ugly feller named Uwe Blab. Perhaps you remember him, too.

Looky

1980AA
Super-Sectionals
Aurora (West) 68, Rockford (Jefferson) 48
Peoria (Richwoods) 64, Moline (H.S.) 51
Chicago (De La Salle) 58, Hoffman Estates (Conant) 36
Effingham (H.S.) 74, East St. Louis (Lincoln) 58
Chicago (Gordon Tech) 58, Northfield (New Trier West) 51
Lincoln 67, Springfield (Southeast) 57
Downers Grove (South) 54, Olympia Fields (Rich Central) 52
Chicago (Manley) 67, Chicago (Collins) 55
Quarterfinals
Aurora (West) 44, Peoria (Richwoods) 43
Effingham (H.S.) 68, Chicago (De La Salle) 56
Lincoln 66, Chicago (Gordon Tech) 47
Chicago (Manley) 55, Downers Grove (South) 54
Semifinals
Effingham (H.S.) 55, Aurora (West) 43
Chicago (Manley) 59, Lincoln 45
Third Place
Aurora (West) 68, Lincoln 63
Championship
Chicago (Manley) 69, Effingham (H.S.) 61

You're from Illinois? Lame!

[Scorpio79]

LOL Callous

Long A, brah
cereal

[Scorpio79]

You're from Illinois? Lame!

DOWNERS GROVE REPRESENT!!!1!

[atomicblue224]

You're from Illinois? Lame!

So what ?I'm from Illinois. Briefly

[sportstalent]

Mitch McGary will be FOY.

Right team, wrong guy: GR3 will be FOY and will contend for POY, although it is already been given to Zeller and it was very debatable that he was the co-freshman last season...the hype-machine will be in full force for Zeller and the Hoosiers.

UM's offense is perfect for his game, he is better than Hardaway already as he can actually dribble. I have been extremely impressed with the little bit I have seen of him. I think he will be in the same mold of his father, but not as good a rebounder, but he will be able score all over the floor.

[storminspank]

Long A, brah
cereal

Well no ****, you butchered mine I butchered yours

[Scorpio79]

Well no ****, you butchered mine I butchered yours

I thought your nickname (first part of it) came from Stormin' Norm Van Lier??
What'd I miss?!?