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Subject: He was a great player in his day....
Posted by: halleHOOjah on Fri Nov 6 2009 11:22:28 PM
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but, I suspect he'd get a lot of those shots blocked today.

It's like comparing Bobby Jones to today's top golfers or Y.A. Tittle to
Peyton Manning. The game, the equipment, the training has changed so
much over the years.

Current Thread:

   Question: did anyone attend final games at both Mem Gym and UHall?  --  Hoogle.com   Fri Nov 6 2009 3:53:08 PM
      Final at U, openers at U and JPJ....but activation for Cuban Missile Crisis   --  SeaPinesHoo   Sun Nov 8 2009 8:19:07 AM
      Final at Mem and openers at U and JPJ  --  VBHOO   Sat Nov 7 2009 8:02:14 AM
         AH, do you remember who made final point at Mem Gym? **  --  Hoogle.com   Sat Nov 7 2009 2:40:09 PM
         I loved the clam strips and ice cream at HoJo's as well. **  --  Double Shot   Sat Nov 7 2009 11:48:02 AM
            Or the Banana Royale **  --  ARKHOO   Sat Nov 7 2009 3:26:02 PM
      Final game at Mem and first game at UHall, but too far away for JPJ **  --  WahooWalt   Sat Nov 7 2009 2:03:39 AM
      How about opening games at both Mem Gym and U Hall?  --  HDCHoo   Fri Nov 6 2009 9:53:40 PM
         In order to have seen both and remember it you'd have to be around 100 years old **  --  cvillehokie13   Fri Nov 6 2009 11:05:11 PM
            That was the point! **  --  HDCHoo   Sat Nov 7 2009 8:00:46 AM
      Yes! **  --  HDCHoo   Fri Nov 6 2009 5:31:14 PM
         How would Buzzy W compare to today's players? **  --  U Remember   Fri Nov 6 2009 8:04:14 PM
            Buzzy  --  HOOGATORB   Sat Nov 7 2009 8:32:05 AM
            Great Shooter. He would do fine! **  --  HDCHoo   Fri Nov 6 2009 9:51:17 PM
               He was a great player in his day....  --  halleHOOjah   Fri Nov 6 2009 11:22:28 PM
                  That's sort of like saying that MJ couldn't play today  --  Hoos1   Fri Nov 6 2009 11:31:56 PM
                     Athletes are definitely getting better, stronger, quicker...  --  halleHOOjah   Fri Nov 6 2009 11:42:27 PM
                        Bovine Scatology! **  --  MarineHoo   Sun Nov 8 2009 6:27:32 PM
                        Would Nolan Ryan's fast ball be as fast today as it used to be ?  --  Hoos1   Sat Nov 7 2009 12:07:48 AM
                           But generally speaking, due to supplements/evolution, athletes are quicker and  --  Cavalierious   Sat Nov 7 2009 8:18:27 AM
                              But generally speaking, in that case our basketball teams  --  Hoos1   Sat Nov 7 2009 12:27:51 PM
                           We'll just agree to disagree... **  --  halleHOOjah   Sat Nov 7 2009 8:00:08 AM
      Playing ball in Mem Gym is like playing tennis on clay courts.  --  bradhoo   Fri Nov 6 2009 4:31:15 PM
         Yup. A gentleman's agreement on travelling is a must at Mem. **  --  dpc1994   Fri Nov 6 2009 11:00:44 PM
         Mem Gym U-Hall  --  HOOGATORB   Fri Nov 6 2009 5:45:26 PM
            That was in 1964 or 5. Most exciting and loud game I ever saw **  --  Hoogle.com   Fri Nov 6 2009 10:09:43 PM
         I was there for BB camp somewhere between  --  beancounter   Fri Nov 6 2009 4:42:11 PM
            Won an IM championship in Mem back in the day. Preferred Slaughter. **  --  carpintis   Fri Nov 6 2009 6:28:25 PM

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