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What was the ranking of the last 20 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions BEFORE they entered the "BIG DANCE"? I want to know the AP/UPI ranking of the last 20 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions before entering the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. For example, Ohio State is currently ranked #1 in the nation. I'm not looking for the seed ranking in their brackets. I'm looking for their AP/UPI ranking. All help is appreciated!
What ever happened to the City College of New york in Mens College Basketball the 1950 NCAA National Champion? I have read about the City College of New York winning a NCAA Men's Basketball National Champions and a NIT Championship and I am wondering whatever happend to their program.
NCAA Basketball Tournament Champion? March Madness!? Rank your teams for next ncaa champion from 1-16. NorthCarolina, UCLA, Memphis, Kansas, Washington St., Louisville, Tennessee, Stanford, Texas, Michigan St., Xavier, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Davidson, Villanova, Wisconsin.
NCAA basketball champion? Of all the past winners, which was the biggest upset and why?
Favorite for NCAA 2008 basketball champion? Who do you think the favorite is to win the 2008 NCAA men's basketball championship? I know it's a bit early to discuss, but I am already looking forward to the next season!! Please don't just name your favorite team either. Give me a solid reason in a few sentences why the team you are picking could/should win it all.
NCAA college basketball champion? I am from Ohio so therefore I am rooting for OSU to go all the way but I would not bet money on it. If i had to place money on a team I would go with North Carolina necause of their momentum after embaressing Duke on senior day. Who you got?
Match names to jersey numbers on 1988 KS Jayhawks basketball team.? The jersey numbers on the 1988 NCAA basketball champions (Kansas Jayhawks) were 25, 33, 14, 21, 24, 23. Can anyone match names to these jersey numbers?
Should the NCAA change basketball to the highly successful BSC format of determining a national champion? Who was ranked #1-#4 this year after the bowls were finished?
Who do you feel is the best team in NCAA Basketball? I feel Texas A&M is one of the best. I also feel the National Champion will come out of the Big 12. Three tough teams there Kansas, Texas and Texas A&M.
Who will be the NCAA national champions? Now that the brackets are up for basketball, who do you think it will be and why?
Which designation officially gets a team into the NCAA men's basketball tournament? Suppose Kansas was the number one team in the nation in men's basketball. It would be clear that they would get invited to the tourney as an at-large member. But say they also win the Big 12. Would they be officially invited as an at-large bid or as the Big 12 champions?
college basketball champions? i've been looking at a list of ncaa division 1 national champions and i noticed most teams have a pretty shallow bench. those teams typically have about a total of 8 or 9 guys on the whole team plus the head coach (some even have as few as 7) . and it's a rare thing to find a team with a full 12 man roster. i just want to know why this is.
2008 Ncaa Basketball Elite Eight Predictions? Who do you see making it to the elite eight? Then say your final four teams, Championship teams, and the 2008 National Champion.
What would have to happen to have an NCAA sanctioned championship game in Division 1 College Football? As of now, there has never been an official NCAA champion in D-1. There has been a Tostitos/Nokia/BCS trophy given to the #1 team in the past, but I notice an NCAA logo in the middle of the field for the Division 1-AA tournament finals, as well as all other sports like basketball. I have heard that the NCAA requires some kind of playoff to have a champion, and also that said playoff must factor in conference championships. Can anyone explain the rules?
NCAA Tournament? What's your pick for the 2007 NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions-I say Florida?
Who should be Sports Illustrated's Sportsman/woman of the Year? - Alex Rodriguez, for his monster season and new contract. - Billy Donovan, coach of two-time NCAA basketball champion Florida. - Lorena Ochoa, the next great woman golfer. - Peyton Manning, for his great career and Super Bowl win. - Barry Bonds, for his significance in the sports world of the early 21st century (that seems the best way to describe his "accomplishments"). - Somebody else?
What do you think of my NCAA D-I football playoff system? Use the BCS to seed teams in a 16-team playoff. You seed them like they do for the NCAA basketball tournament. That would give you four rounds, consisting of 15 games. You use 15 of the current bowls, thus applying some meaning to some otherwise meaningless bowls. Suddenly, even people attending the Outback Bowl could be watching the eventual national champion; that ain't gonna happen now. Since it'd take four weeks, you hold the first round on New Year's Day, then follow on the next two Saturdays, take a week off, then hold your championship on the weekend that the NFL takes off between its conference championships and Super Bowl. (You'd have the weekend all to yourself.) Apply that formula to this year's 1-16 BCS teams and you'll see some pretty interesting matchups.
If NCAA football had a similiar single elimnation tournament to decide the national champion like? ncaa basketball, would it be an even bigger phenomenon?
Are You In Favor Of A College Football Playoff? There appears to be parity in College Football, with no clear number 1 team. I think we could take the top 16 teams and have a playoff to determine a true national champion. The NCAA Basketball Tournament is very exciting, and I like to see that same excitement in College Football. What do you think?
Why can't NCAA football have a playoff similar to the one used for basketball's 'March Madness'? The odd thing is that the 'lower' divisions actually DO have a playoff, and no one contests the final winner, or national champion in their respective division. So, why the heck can't the 'big boys' get with that sort of program? Could the corporate sponsorship, representing millions to the participating schools have anything to do with the bowl approach? And does a playoff arrangement actually mean the bowl system couldn't still be used? The bowls could just be the regional playoffs. In fact, there might even be more bowls, with the number of schools involved in the BCS system. This one has bugged me for years. Too much controversy every year about who the heck is 'Number one' after the major college football season.
who do you think is going to win the ncaa basketball tournament this year? anybody think My Uconn huskies have a legit chance of being a sleeper team that could go to the final four or possibly win it all behind a.j. price who is one of the most underated guards carryin g this team hasheem thabeet one of the best shot blockers at his postion starting to get an offensive gamein the nation keeps getting better jeff adrien with his toughness very scrappy that has good post moves a great power forward at uconn doug wiggins making big shots and free throws off the bench playing well down the stretch stanley robinson one of the best defenders in his positon very solid at the 3 craig austrie stepping up playing in the absense of jerome dyson and when jerome dyson comes back there leading scorer how hard do u think it will be to beat uconn in the tournament and dont u see them making a run to possibly being a champion or making it to the elite 8 or final 4?
Anybody know the NCAA Division I men's basketball? what was the last year that they have successfully defended a national champion?
Who is your pick for National Champion? Who is your pick for the NCAA Basketball Tournament National Champion? Mine is Texas.
New NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament System? Lately people have been criticizing the Tourney system, because they wine that there teams should have gotten in. Well I thought of a new system that could work, here it is: Once the Conference Tournaments are done they should take the top 5 conferences based on RPI and take the champions of them and give them automatic bids, then have the 6-31 conference champions have a tournament, then have the top 8 teams get automatic bids in that tournament, and the rest are out, so then there would only be 13 automatic bids instead of 31 automatic bids. Also the champion of that tournament get a guarenteed 8 seed at least. Yea but the top 3 teams have only lost like 17 times in however long college basketball has been around, which is not very fun games to watch
The 2nd part of my Basketball Questions? 15.Where and when did the game of basketball make it’s Olympic debut? 16.I was played for the first time on April 4, 1896. 17.We won the very first Men’s NCAA Tournament. 18.Our school won the Men’s NCAA Championship in 1966, using the first starting team of all African-American players. 19.I hold the record for most blocked shots in one Men’s NCAA Tournament game. 20.I shot 22 3-point shots in one Men’s NCAA Tournament game. 21.As a freshman, I was the Men’s NCAA Tournament most outstanding player in 2003. 22.Six times we have been the Women’s NCAA Tournament champions. 23.I have been the home of the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) finals since it began in 1938. 24.Our school has won the most Men’s NCAA Tournament games in history, 99. 25.We scored the most total team points combined in one Men’s NCAA Tournament, 571. 26.In 1971 we made the most free throws in a row without missing, 22-22.
Who do you think will win the NCAA 2007 Men's Basketball Championship? I have UNC vs. Ohio St. and UCLA vs. Florida in the Final Four...then UNC vs. Florida and then UNC as the Champion...but what do you guys think?
Who won the Tournaments MVP award in 1966? In 1966 texas-El Paso beat Kentucky to become the NCAA Division 1 Basketball Champions. Who won the Tournament's Most Valuable Player Award even though his team WAS NOT in the Championship game?
Which is better, the NBA or College Basketball? In any sport, the professionals are always more fun to watch than the college athletes. In the NCAA, you get ugly basketball and have to watch teams like UCLA go deep in March Madness. The NBA has stars like Kobe, Lebron, Wade, Nash, plus many more who are fun to watch. The NBA always has the best team as a champion, and upsets are not flukes. The Warriors were a great upset team and deserved it. In the NCAA, you get fluke teams every year that just get hot in the tourney like George Mason a few years ago. Plus the college players never stay long, so you never really get to see a team grow and develop. In the NBA, rivalries are established with the same players battling each year. The choice is simple, the NBA has better athletes, that are far more skilled, and more fun to watch. The level of play is so much highier it is a joke to say NCAA is better. Before anyone offers the competitive basketball arguement, ill say high school b ball can be competitive as well.
Do you have a good playoff system instead of the BCS? Here is mine and what do you think. Take the 4 champions from the BCS confrence, they get homefield advantage for their first game Add 4 Wild Card teams(Hand picked by members of all 3 polls, yes I stole that from the NCAA basketball style) The second round is played at whoever won by more points in the first round game teams field Championship game played at a neutral site.
Why can't College bowl games be like NFL playoffs, the winners going to the next bowl? Bowl games make money for schools,and add honor to the programs; so if a school can keep winning they can make more $$ and a True National Champion can be decided easliy , just like NCAA Basketball! the final game can be just before the Super Bowl! Right now the situation is a joke. may I add the term "corrupt"? so we might have to add a few more playoff bowl games, what is wrong with that?
why is there no NCAA women's bracket ? everybody is so hyped up about the ncaa mens basketball championship that there is even a bracket made for them. That is great and all, but i was wondering why there is no womens bracket. They have the same championship going on. They are playing the exact same sport. And they are fighting for the exact same trophy that only says womens champion instead of men champions. So why no bracket? I really do not get why everyone always puts off women sports like that. I may be only 15 but i do not quite think its fair. In fact i think it is sexist.
Is this a good way to replace the BCS with this? Have every conference champion even the small schools have a lock in the playoffs. Then a committee like in NCAA Basketball choose at least one or two teams from each conference to play in bowl games while the conference champions also play each other. So one bracket would have the Conference champs and another conference would have the non-conference champs. And then the conference champ plays the winner of the loser bracket for the National Championship. No the teams that didn't make the playoffs will still play in bowl games.
How would a playoff system work for NCAA football? There are 11 conferences and four independent teams. It would be difficult to have a 64 team field like in basketball. (Football is much more physically grueling than basketball is.) There would inevitably be some teams left out who feel that they should be there. For example, what if the runners up in the PAC 10, Big 10, Big 12, SEC, Big East, or ACC each had only one or two losses, on the year, and those were to top 25 teams, but the champion of the Conference USA or Sun Belt conference were undefeated. Who would be left out? This is a dilemma that I haven't heard anything about. What would be a fair way of deciding who gets to play in the playoffs and who stays home?
Do you think "Maryland vs. Duke" is top college basketball rivalry game in ACC? Duke and Maryland are top teams in the nation as Duke's 2001 NCAA champions and Maryland's 2002 NCAA champions.
I have some Basketball questions, but not how to play the game, as in top moments? 1.I invented the game of basketball in 1891. 2.I was born on August 3, 1949. 3.We were champions of the 2003 Men’s NCAA championship. 4.Our school won 7 consecutive Men’s NCAA titles from 1967-73. 5.I scored the most points ever in one NCAA tournament game, 61. 6.We made up the very first Men’s NCAA All-tournament team. 7.We won the first Women’s NCAA title in 1982. 8.I am the oldest college basketball tournament, first played in 1938. 9.I scored the most total points in NCAA tournament history, 407. 10.Three years in a row I was the Men’s NCAA tournament’s most outstanding player. 11.Our team scored the highest amount of points in one Men’s NCAA tournament game, 149. 12.Our two teams scored the fewest number of points combined in one Men’s NCAA Tournament game, 46. 13.What is the total number of teams that play in the Men’s NCAA tournament? 14.How many times has the #16 seeded (ranked) team beaten the #1 seeded team in Men’s NCAA history?
Is this a good way to replace the BCS? Have every conference champion even the small schools have a lock in the playoffs. Then a committee like in NCAA Basketball choose at least one or two teams from each conference to play in bowl games while the conference champions also play each other. So one bracket would have the Conference champs and another conference would have the non-conference champs. And then the conference champ plays the winner of the loser bracket for the National Championship. Also the teams that did not make the playoffs would just play in normal bowl games.
Who has accomplished most at 23? Kareem: 1969 Naismith Award 3x NCAA Champion 2x USBWA College Player of the Year 3x NCAA Basketball Tournament MOP ROTY MVP NBA champion Finals MVP 2 all-defensive teams (two years) 2 time all-star 2 time all-nba Bill Russell: NBA champion MVP all-star (2 years) all-nba Would have made all-defensive teams and won Finals MVP had they been invented Kobe: 3 NBA championships 4 time all-star selection 4 time all-nba team selection 3 time all-defensive team selection 1 time all-star game MVP Lebron: ROTY (that he STOLE from Carmelo Anthony, click here if you disagree: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuvmQkwNF1SujIER8lcdcxjty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080322150840AA2bmPw 4 time all-star 4 time all-nba team 2 time all-star game MVP Lebron got 4 with the newest one Kareem also played in a tighter league with less teams allowing talent to build up and each one. If there were only 15 teams instead of 30 in todays game, you can only imagine the teams you would have to face, like 2 or 3 all-stars on each easily. Every team would have a Boston three party. Ah, I forgot about Magic. He was better than Lebron too... An accomplishment is an accomplishment. There is no award for getting a conference championship without your second best player. If I listed things that weren't official awards, I would have a field and I'm sure you would too. Like: Lebron: 2-2 without Ilgauskas in season where he was 22. Kobe: 5-3 without Shaq in season where he was 22. Pretty meaningless. Statistical (as in records with/without) Lebron needed the Big Z as much as Kobe needed Shaq. I think Kobe without Shaq was like 9-8 before he turned 24? Lebron without Big Z in his career is 11-10, and Shaq is the MUCH better player so that says a lot about Lebron and him needing his teammates.
Make a case for whoever you think is the best basketball player of all time? Say why you think this person should be considered the G.O.A.T., and what put them ahead of the field. I think it's Michael Jordan, here's why : Awards NCAA Champion '82 14 time All-Star Olympic Gold Medalist—1984, 1992 Five time MVP—1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998 7 time The Sporting News MVP Rookie of the Year—1984 Defensive Player of the Year—1988 11 times All-NBA—10 times first team, 1 time second team 9 time All-Defensive First Team Sports Illustrated "Sportsman of the Year"—1991 Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996 Records Most scoring titles—10 Most NBA Finals MVP awards—6 Highest career scoring average—30.12 Highest career scoring average playoffs—33.45 Most consecutive games scoring in double figures—866 Highest single series scoring average NBA Finals—41.0 (1993) "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."-Doug Collins "There's Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us." —Magic Johnson "Michael is the best overall basketball player ever." -Steve Kerr Jordan scored a playoff record 63 points against the Boston Celtics in 1986, Celtics star Larry Bird described him as "God disguised as Michael Jordan. Jordan's total of 5,987 points in the playoffs is the highest in NBA history. He retired with 32,292 points placing him third on the NBA's all-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. In 1988, he was honored with the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year Award and became the first NBA player to win both the Defensive Player of the Year and MVP awards in a career He set records for blocked shots by a guard, and combined this with his ball-thieving ability to become a standout defensive player. His 2,514 steals are the second of all-time behind John Stockton and had 3 steal titles in his career. ESPN ranked him as the best athlete of the 20th century. I could go on and on about why MJ is the greatest ever, but I'm getting tired of typing all this, so you tell me who is the greatest and why?
If you were a college basketball player? Would you rather: A. Go to the NIT, and become the eventual champion? B. Become a 16th seed in the NCAA Tournament and lose your first game? Alright, let's say you put up one hell of a fight vs. the #1 seed in the NCAA Tourney, and barely lose. Would that change anything?
What are the odds? That the current reigning NCAA football and basketball champion Florida Gators can make it a tirfecta and win the College World Series? They are currently 18-13. I think we are safe from having to see another Gator chomp for awhile don't you? Trifecta!!!! Sometimes I type faster than I should :)
Now that Florida killed Ohio state 41 to 14 Who should be the champ? Florida,Boise State, Or USC? I mean i think Boise state is the only undefeated team in the nation maybe they should be number 1 only a playoff system would give a true number 1. But as of right now FLORIDA GATORS ARE YOUR 2007 NCAA FOOTBALL AND 2006 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS AMAZING
Is Bill Russell.....The greatest Player....Winner...and person..that the game of Basketball has ever seen? As a player.. Bill Russell was 6'9...he played against some of the greatest players and teams ( Lakers with West and Baylor )the NBA has ever seen...including a man who was the most dominant center ever! ( WILT )....In Russell's prime he was a 20ppg...20rpg...10bpg...6apg!.... NCAA champion.. gold medalist...and he won 11 NBA championships as the leader of his team....he won with and without great players.. They did'nt count block shot's or steals...now they do(because of him) People who watched him play ......say thet in his prime from..... 60-68 he would have averaged 20ppg..24rpg..10blk..5stl..5as... that's sick!.....wan't a legacy?..read ...this.......................... College.. Four-year letter winner under Hall of Fame coach Phil Woolpert All-America (1956) Led San Francisco to back-to-back NCAA championships (1955, 1956) Along with Hall of Fame teammate K.C. Jones, led USF to 55 straight wins and two straight undefeated seasons USA Player of the Year (1956) Scored 1,636 points (20.7 ppg) and grabbed 1,606 rebounds (20.3 rpg) in 79 games Member, gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic Team (1956) NBA.............................. Twelve-time NBA All-Star (1958-69) MVP All-Star Game (1963) after 19 points and 24 rebounds Holds the NBA single-game record for most rebounds in a half (32) vs. Philadelphia on Nov. 16, 1957 Celtics's all-time leading rebounder (21,620, 22.5 rpg) in 963 games; second best in history Holds career playoff record for most rebounds (4,104, 24.9 rpg) in 165 games Holds NBA Finals record for highest rebound per game average (29.5 rpg, 1959) and by a rookie (22.9 rpg, 1957) Holds NBA Finals single-game record for most free throws attempted in one half (15, April 11, 1961) vs. St. Louis; most rebounds (40, March 29, 1960 vs. St. Louis and April 18, 1962 vs. Los Angeles); most rebounds by a rookie (32, April 13, 1967 vs. St. Louis); and most rebounds in a quarter (19, April 18, 1962 vs. Los Angeles) Grabbed a career-high 51 rebounds vs. Syracuse (Feb. 5, 1960), making him one of two players ever (Wilt Chamberlain) to grab more than 50 boards in a game Had seven games with 40 or more rebounds Led the NBA in rebounding in first three seasons (19.6, 22.7, 23.0) and five times overall Led the NBA in minutes played (1959, 42.5 mpg) and in 1965 (44.5 mpg) Scored 14,522 points (15.1 ppg) in his career and averaged 16.2 ppg in 165 playoff games Declared Greatest Player in the History of the NBA by the Professional Basketball Writers Association of America (1980) NBA 25th Anniversary All-Time Team (1970) NBA 35th Anniversary All-Time Team (1980) NBA 50th Anniversary all time Team Named "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated (1968) NBA Boston Celtics, player/head coach (1966-69) 1968-69 Boston Celtics NBA champion 1967-68 Boston Celtics NBA champion 1965-66 Boston Celtics NBA champion 1964-65 Boston Celtics NBA champion 1963-64 Boston Celtics NBA champion 1962-63 Boston Celtics NBA champion 1961-62 Boston Celtics NBA champion 1960-61 Boston Celtics NBA champion 1959-60 Boston Celtics NBA champion 1958-59 Boston Celtics NBA champion 1956-57 Boston Celtics NBA champion 1958-NBA-MVP 1961-NBA-MVP 1961-NBA-TSN MVP 1962-NBA-MVP 1962-NBA-TSN MVP 1963-NBA-AS MVP 1963-NBA-MVP 1963-NBA-TSN MVP 1965-NBA-MVP 1965-NBA-TSN MVP He prabably.....no wait...let me refrase that.........He WOULD HAVE!, won alot more MVP's,player of the year award's,etc..etc.. but the people who voted.....didn't vote for him because he was black!.....he did all of this ,when it was the toughest....that's what really makes him great....People have backwards..without Russell there would be no NBA today..He was a pioneer!...Big O..DR J..MJ..Now Kobe!..all because of BILL............ Russell's life was marked with an uphill battle against racism. As a child, the young Russell witnessed how his parents were victims of racist abuse, and eventually moved into housing projects to escape the daily torrent of bigotry.[1] When he later became a standout amateur basketball player at USF, Russell bitterly recalled how he and his few fellow African-American colleagues were jeered at by white s.[4] Even after he became a superstar on the Boston Celtics, Russell was the victim of racial abuse. Once, he refused to play a game when he and his black teammates were refused service at a local restaurant in 1962...he helped change the world..not just the game.. he helped fight racism...he pioneered the the way for the NBA..and the World! No asg..your wrong Bill Russell Dominated the game more then anyone ever!...He scored 20ppg in his prime.. could he have scored more?..sure he could..but he did whatever it took to ensure victory!...and he was the Victor!..more then antone ever!..he dominated in more areas then anyone!.. If you were to build a fighter from the ground up!....you would want all around skill a fighter who Knows how to fight on the ground and on his feet!..a fighter who can dominate anywhere!..Bill Russell was that man...He dominated Everywhere!..that's why he won!..more then anyone! Hi....shhhhh!.....R2D2 might hear us.......all this info slow's him down.....he can't read!...he just understand's...Nerf Hearder! "Chamberlain always dominated Russell..head to head"- conman..BAH!..HAA..HAA!...HAAA! you mean he scored more points?... who cares?....Russell destroyed..Mopped up!...Killed!..extinguished!..Controlled Wilt!..in everything else!.....it's called winning..Wilt was not good at it!!..to easy! You can't con! a conman! No jd...your the biter!....."baldheaded Dominique"..........LOL
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Doesn't Dan Marino....? ...still hold almost ever record a QB can? Yeah.. that's what I thought.... Oh, and I'm still having a hard time believing that #5 Texas actually beat UCF by 3 points!!! Thank goodness I'm a "2006 Nation Champions, first time in history, NCAA basketball and football champs" Gator fan. I have soooo much to whine about!
Why is California so great? Would the other 49 states please step up and try winning some championships. You guys are pathetic. Here's a small sampling of California's greatness. 8 Super Bowl Championships 10 World Series Championships 11 NBA Championships 13 NCAA Football Championships (at least, depending on who your source is. http://www.ncaasports.com/football/mens/history) 15 NCAA Basketball Championships 1 Stanley cup champion (and probably 3 or 4 more to come consecutively.) Get with it people. I’ll help you with the math: 1959 Dodgers 1963 Dodgers 1965 Dodgers 1972 A’s 1973 A’s 1974 A’s 1981 Dodgers 1988 Dodgers 1989 A’s 2002 Angels
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Dare for U of K Legends? County, Kentucky Bickerstaff, Bernie Birth Year : 1944 Bernie Bickerstaff was born in Benham, Kentucky. At the age of 25, he was head coach at the University of San Diego, at the time, Bickerstaff was the youngest college coach in the U.S. He went on to become the youngest assistant coach in NBA history when he joined the Washington Bullets [now Washington Wizards] at the age of 29. From 1985-1990, Bickerstaff was head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics; he was the first African American from Kentucky to be named a head coach in the NBA [the second was Wes Unseld and the third was Dwane Casey]. Bickerstaff was pesident and general manager of the Denver Nuggets from 1990-1997. In 2004, Bickerstaff was named general manager of the NBA team the Charlotte Bobcats, he was the teams first coach and returned as the head coach for the 2006-2007 season. Bikerstaff ranks 33rd on the NBA's winningest coaches list. Bernie Bickerstaff Boulevard in Benham, KY, is named in his honor. For more see Who's Who in America, 45th-48th ed.; Who's Who in the West, 22nd -24th ed.; and Bernie Bickerstaff an NBA Coaches website. Geographic Region: Benham, Harlan County, Kentucky / Charlotte, North Carolina Bishop, Daryl Birth Year : 1950 Daryl Bishop was born in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1969, he was the first African American to play basketball for the University of Kentucky, playing a few games as a walk-on, then withdrawing from the team. He had a more successful career as a defensive back on the football team. At that time at UK, football players could not play until their sophomore year. In spite of only playing three years, Bishop's career at UK was phenomenal. He holds the UK career record for most pass interceptions (14) and return yardage (376). He made more tackles (348) than any defensive back in UK history. He is also remembered for the 43-yard interception return touchdown in the 1971 win over Vandy and the 97-yard touchdown return against Mississippi State. Daryl Bishop was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1974. Information provided by the University of Kentucky Athletics Media Relations Office. See also Fifty Years of the University of Kentucky African-American Legacy, 1949-1999. Geographic Region: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky / Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Bridgeman, Ulysses "Junior" Birth Year : 1953 Ulysses Bridgeman was born in East Chicago, Indiana. Bridgeman was a 1975 graduate of the University of Louisville. The 6' 5" forward played for Coach Denny Crum; in 1972 the Cardinals were ranked 4th in the country and played in the Final Four. In 1975 Bridgeman was drafted 8th in the first round by the Los Angeles Lakers and then traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. Bridgeman finished his career with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1988 and his jersey was retired. He holds the team record for most games played. Today, Bridgeman is owner of more than 150 Wendy's Restaurants, including several in Louisville, KY; it is one of the largest Wendy's franchises in the U.S. In 2003 Bridgeman was named chairman of the University of Louisville Board of Trustees. For more see Basketball biographies: 434 U.S. players, coaches and contributors to the game, 1891-1990, by M. Taragano and M. Pitsch; "Bridgeman likely to lead trustees," Courier Journal, 08/29/03; and P. King, "Former NBA star scores on Wendy's team," Nation's Restaurant News, vol. 38, issue 34, p. 70. Geographic Region: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky / East Chicago, Indiana Brock, James "Jim" James Brock was the second head basketball coach at William Grant High School (WGHS) in Covington, Kentucky, coaching there from 1955 to 1965. Like other African American school teams in Kentucky, WGHS was a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic League (KHSAL). The counter league, Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA), was for whites only until school integration began in the mid-1950s. The 1956-1957 WGHS team was the first African American basketball team to win a district tournament in the KHSAA tournament. As more African American students were allowed to attend the formerly all white schools, there was an impact on the pool of high school athletes that had been restricted to the all black schools. In 1965, the year that William Grant High School was closed, the basketball team won only five games. The season was a far cry from the winning seasons that had garnered the school a win-loss record of 185-69 during Brock's years as head coach. With the closing of William Grant, Brock moved on to Cincinnati, where he continued to successfully coach high school sports. James Brock was inducted into the Northern Kentucky Black Hall of Fame and the KHSAA Hall of Fame in 2000. For more see Shadows of the past, by L. Stout; Many tried, few defeated William Grant in '50s, '60s, The Cincinnati Post, 02/23/1998; and Dawahares/KHSAA Hall of Fame class of 2000 inductees announced, 06/21/1999, at the KHSAA website. Geographic Region: Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky / Cincinnati, Ohio Brown, J. B., Jr. Brown is from Fort Knox, KY, but considers Owensboro, KY, his home. While attending high school in Fort Knox, Brown set a record as state high jump champion. The 6'8" center was an All-America basketball player at Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) and a member of the team that won the 1987 NCAA Division II Championship. Brown, starting all but one game, was the second leading rebounder that season with 225 rebounds. Brown went on to play ball with the Harlem Globetrotters from 1988-1995. He underwent a kidney transplant in 1996 and taught elementary school geography in Daviess County, Kentucky in 1997. For more see M. Graf, "J B Brown becomes a Harlem Globetrotter," Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, 09/28/1988; and N. Phillips, "Brother's kidney gives KWC star hope," Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, 07/13/1996. Geographic Region: Fort Knox, Bullitt, Hardin, & Meade Counties / Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky Casey, Dwane Birth Year : 1957 Dwane Casey was born in Morganfield, Kentucky. Casey, a 6' 2" guard, was on the University of Kentucky basketball team from 1976-1979; the 1977-78 team won the NCAA Championship. Casey played in 95 games, scoring 125 total points. He then was an assistant coach under Clem Haskins for five years at Western Kentucky University until 1986, when he became an assistant coach at the University of Kentucky. Casey was the third former player to become an assistant coach at UK and the first African American to do so. In 1988 he filed a $6.9 million suit against the Emery Air Freight Corp. and the employees who claimed to have discovered $1,000 cash in a package Casey sent to the father of California basketball player Chris Mills. [The suit was eventually settled out of court.] Casey resigned from the UK in 1989. He later served as an assistant coach overseas and in the NBA. From June 2005 - January 2007, Casey was head coach of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. He was the third African American from Kentucky to be named a head coach in the NBA [the first was Bernie Bickerstaff, the second, Wes Unseld]. For more see Dwane Casey at the Big Blue History website; J. Tipton, "UK names Casey coaching assistant," Lexington Herald-Leader, 04/19/1986, Sports section, p. C1; M. Barnhill, "Kentucky basketball coach sues freight firm in Mills case," 07/09/1988, News section, p. N8, and "Kentucky charged by NCAA - investigators say L.A. basketball star's father was paid $1000," 07/26/1988, News section, p. N1, both in the Daily News of Los Angeles (California); and "Timberwolves hire Sonics assistant," The Grand Rapids Press, 06/18/2006, Sports section, p. C1. Geographic Region: Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky / Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky / Minnesota
The Body Of Work. Have you noticed that many announcers are now using the statement "The body of work"? I find it truly amazing that a statement by Les Miles the coach of the NCAA College Football National Champion LSU Tigers can find itself being propagated by many TV announcers I've never really heard of. I've heard it used by multiple College basketball announcers all the way through to Tennis and Golf personalities. What's with this new term coined by Ol' Les. Have you heard it and are you tired of/overjoyed hearing it? When will it end? Let me know how you feel. My Bad!!! I've never heard of it in my short 44 years on this planet. Until Les started campaigning for the National Title Game I had never, ever heard it used in sports terminology before. Thanks.
How good are the city of Boston's chances at sweeping the Chamionships in every sport? Look at Bostons teams in the major sports: NFL and NCAA Football, MLB Baseball, and NBA Basketball. NFL you have the Patriots, a team that many predict to win the Super Bowl and possibly go undefeated, the Red Sox, who just came back from a 3-1 deficit against my Indians and made the World Series, and the Celtics, who just picked up Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett to benefit Paul Pierce. The Red Sox are 4 wins away from being World Series Champions, the Patriots are Super Bowl favorites, and the Celtics could make a run to the NBA finals, also Boston College football is #2 in the nation. What are the chances of the Celtics, Red Sox, and Patriots all being Champions in their respective sports, also what is Boston College's chances in the National Title race (Id say BC has slim to none, but still, they are #2 and in this season, how can you assume anything)? I just want to see some good Championships this season. I want to see a Boston/ Phoenix Finals. That would be something else. "The Big Three from the desert and the Big Three from New England meet to decide who reigns supreme in the NBA." Imagine Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, KG, Steve Nash, Shawn Marion, Amare Stoudemire, and Steve Nash all in the same NBA Finals. That would go 7 games and would have every household in America tuned in. I know BC would get killed by any other top 10 team, but Im not going to talk until my Buckeyes come out of Happy Valley unscathed and 9-0, and even then, we still have Illinois, Wisconsin, and the team from that mitten shaped state standing in the way of New Orleans.
2008 Hall of Fame class, who gets in and who doesn't? NORTH AMERICAN COMMITTEE FINALISTS VICTOR BUBAS - Contributor (Finalist in 2003), the 1996 recipient of the prestigious John Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award, began a lifelong love affair with basketball in his hometown of Gary, Indiana before attending North Carolina State University where he played for, and coached alongside, Hall of Famer Everett Case. As a player, Bubas helped NC State reach the NCAA Final Four in 1950. Bubas then landed the head coaching position at Duke University in 1959 where he led the Blue Devils to three NCAA Final Fours (1963, 1964, 1966) and four ACC championships (1960, 1963, 1964, 1966). His strong work ethic and vision helped put Duke on the national map in basketball and made Bubas the second winningest coach in the 1960s behind Hall of Famer John Wooden. As the Commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference from 1976-1990, Bubas played a key role in the NCAA's adoption of the both the three-point line and the 45-second shot clock. ADRIAN DANTLEY - Player (Finalist in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007), a native of Washington, D.C., was one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history. He had a stellar 15-year NBA career with seven different teams (Buffalo Braves, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Dallas Maverick and Milwaukee Bucks), the majority of the time spent with the Jazz (1979-86). At all levels, Dantley enjoyed success - as a scholastic All-America player at DeMatha Catholic High School (Md.), as a collegian at Notre Dame (1973-76), as the leading scorer (19.3 ppg) of the gold medal 1976 Olympic team and as a professional where he was Rookie of the Year in 1977. His 23,177 career points still ranks 23rd all-time in the NBA. He scored 2,223 points in three seasons (25.8) at Notre Dame, ranks second in Irish career scoring and was a unanimous First Team All-America list in 1975 and 1976. In all but four seasons as a professional, Dantley averaged 20 points or better, including topping the 30-point mark four straight years (1981-84). The six-time NBA All-Star (1980-82, 1984-86) was named NBA Comeback Player of the Year in 1984, the year he led the league in scoring (30.6). WILLIAM (Bill) DAVIDSON - Contributor (Finalist in 2007), 85, is a lifelong Michigan resident born in Detroit, where he has created both NBA and WNBA dynasties. An owner of the Pistons since 1974 and the WNBA Shock since 1998, Davidson's Pistons have captured three NBA crowns to go along with two WNBA titles for the Shock. Davidson has served as Chairman of the NBA Board of Governors, and has been an innovative business leader in the sports industry - building the revolutionary Palace of Auburn Hills, playing an integral role in structuring modern NBA salary cap and free agency standards, and even owning the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning and capturing a Stanley Cup. His Pistons have featured several Hall of Famers, including Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Chuck Daly and Larry Brown. PATRICK EWING - Player, a two-time Olympic gold medal winner (1984, 1992) and a three-time consensus First Team All-America (1983, 1984, 1985), led Georgetown University to three appearances in the NCAA Final Four and the 1984 national championship earning Most Outstanding Player recognition for his efforts. The 1986 NBA Rookie of the Year landed a spot on 11 NBA All Star rosters including ten in a row from 1998 to 1997. A member of the NBA 50th Anniversary Team, Ewing scored 24,815 points during his 17-year NBA career to go along with 11,607 rebounds. Named Parade Magazine's National High School Player of the Year in 1981, Ewing remains the New York Knicks, all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocked shots, steals and field goals made. DENNIS JOHNSON - Player (Finalist in 1999, 2003, 2005), was one of basketball's toughest defenders earning nine consecutive NBA All-Defensive team honors during his 14-year pro career, including six spots on the All-Defensive First Team. A member of three NBA championship teams, Johnson led the Seattle Supersonics to the 1979 NBA title and was named Finals Most Valuable Player. He was an unheralded player coming out of high school and college, but left his mark on the NBA as a five-time All Star (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985) and one of the game's great clutch performers. CHRIS MULLIN - Player (Finalist in 2007), a McDonald's High School All-America from Brooklyn, NY, was a five-time NBA All-Star and collegiate standout at St. John's, where he was named Big East Player of the Year an unprecedented three times. A two-time Olympic gold medalist (1984, 1992), Mullin played 16 NBA seasons for Golden State and Indiana, amassing 17,911 points while averaging more than 20 ppg for six consecutive seasons. He is one of only 17 players in NBA history to compile 17,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists, and was an NBA First Team pick in 1992. He is the all time scoring leader at St. John's (2,440), where he was named the Wooden Award winner and The Sporting News First Team All-America in 1985. DON NELSON - Coach (Finalist in 2006), is a three-time NBA Coach of the Year (1983, 1985, 1992) and currently ranks second on the all-time wins list in NBA history behind Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens. Nelson is one of the modern game's great innovators with his small-ball offense, his eye for international talent and his ability to reinvent preconceived notions about positions on the basketball court. He led the Golden State Warriors to a 4-2 game upset of the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs, the first time a #8 seed defeated a #1 seed in a seven-game series. In 1996, Nelson was named to the NBA's Ten Best Coaches of All-Time list and has served his country as the head coach of the 1994 U.S. men's national team that won the gold medal at the World Championships. HAKEEM OLAJUWON - Player, a native of Lagos, Nigeria, spent the lion's share of his basketball career in Houston, Texas where he led the Houston Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995 and the University of Houston to three consecutive Final Four appearances from 1982 to 1984. A two-time Defensive Player of the Year, Olajuwon still holds the NBA record for blocked shots (3,830) and is the only player to record more than 3,000 blocked shots and 2,000 steals in a career. Olajuwon was also a five-time member of the NBA All-Defensive First Team, a six-time All-NBA First Team performer, and the 1994 NBA MVP. He recorded 26,946 points and 13,748 rebounds in 18 NBA seasons, good for ninth and fourteenth respectively on the all-time NBA leader board. PAT RILEY - Coach, has experienced success at all levels and in all realms of the game. A player on the 1966 University of Kentucky Final Four team, Riley has left his biggest mark on the game in coaching. Riley is a three-time NBA Coach of the Year and currently ranks third on the all-time wins list in NBA history behind Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens and fellow finalist Don Nelson. His greatest achievements have come in the form of five NBA championships, including four as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers (1982, 1985, 1987, 1988) and a fifth patrolling the sidelines for the Miami Heat in 2005. He is a member of the NBA's Ten Best Coaches of All-Time and is the only coach in history to win NBA Coach of the Year honors with three different teams. DICK VITALE - Contributor (Finalist in 2004, 2006), a native of Passaic, NJ, has been synonymous with college basketball for more than 20 years as the lead color announcer for ESPN. A successful coach at the high school (East Rutherford), collegiate (University of Detroit) and professional (Detroit Pistons) levels, Vitale began his broadcasting career with ESPN in 1979 and has helped make the network an integral part of college basketball's popularity. His enthusiastic, upbeat style has resulted in a lexicon of now-familiar phrases as "Get a TO," "Awesome, Baby," and "PTP-er." An author of six books chronicling his love affair with basketball, Vitale was recipient of the Basketball Hall of Fame's Curt Gowdy electronic media award (1988) and won the NABC Cliff Wells Appreciation Award in 2000. WOMEN'S COMMITTEE FINALIST CATHY RUSH - Coach (Finalist in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005), a pioneer in women's basketball and an advocate for women's sports, led Immaculata University to three consecutive AIAW national championships from 1972 to 1974. Rush propelled Immaculata, and women's basketball, into the national spotlight when the Mighty Macs appeared on national television in 1975, a first for women's basketball. Rush won 149 games in only seven season and lost only 15, good for a .908 winning percentage. She made six consecutive appearances in the AIAW Final Four (1972-1977) and for her accomplishments was enshrined into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FINALISTS TOGO SOARES - Coach, is widely considered the greatest coach in South American basketball history. He coached the Brazilian national team from 1951 to 1971 and led Brazil to five medals in the World Championships including two gold (1959, 1963), two silver (1954, 1970) and one bronze (1967). Soares also managed a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympic Games as well as silver and bronze medals at the 1963 and 1959 Pan-Am Games respectively. His club record included leading teams to five South American championships (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1971). MACIEL UBIRATAN PEREIRA - Player, a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, is widely considered one of the greatest players in South American basketball history. A member of three Brazilian Olympic teams, Ubiratan led his countrymen to the bronze medal at the 1964 Olympic Games. He was a relentless competitor and all-around player who only cared about winning and filling whatever need for any of his teams. Ubiratan also earned five South American championships (1963, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1977) and eleven titles in Paulista League of Brazil. VETERAN'S COMMITTEE FINALIST RICHARD GUERIN - Player (Finalist in 2007), was a six-time NBA All Star (1958-1963) and scored 14,676 points, 4,278 rebounds and 4,211 assists during a pro career with the Knicks (1956-63), St. Louis Hawks (1963-67) and Atlanta Hawks (1968-70). Guerin was the first Knick to score 2,000 points in a single season, and averaged 20.1 ppg as a member of the Knicks. Born in Bronx, NY, Guerin played at Iona College, where as a senior he averaged 24.7 ppg and was named an All-America. Guerin was also a player/coach for both the St. Louis and Atlanta Hawks, compiling a 327-291 record while being named NBA Coach of the Year in 1968. JOHNNY "RED" KERR - Contributor (Finalist in 2004, 2005, 2006), a native of Chicago, IL, has dedicated more than 60 years of his life to the game of basketball as a player, coach, executive, and broadcaster. A three-time NBA All Star (1956, 1959, 1963) and a member of the 1955 NBA champion Syracuse Nationals, Kerr was one of basketball's most durable players appearing in a then-record 844 consecutive games. The 1967 NBA Coach of the Year is the only coach in NBA history to lead an expansion to the playoffs in the franchise's first season. He is the author of Bull Session and served as the Business Manager for the Chicago Bulls from 1973-1975. Kerr has served as color commentator for the Chicago Bulls since 1975.
Who do you think the BEST player in the NBA TODAY is? I'm going with Allen Iverson, here's why: Iverson is the third leading scorer in NBA history. He has averaged 27.9 points per game in his career, trailing all-time leader Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain in this category by only 2.2 points per game. Iverson is one of only 30players in NBA history to score over 20,000 points in his career, and he was the 6th fastest in the history of the game to achieve this feat. Awards: Big East Rookie Of The Year - NCAA Big East Defensive Player Of The Year - NCAA (1996) NBA Rookie of the Year (1997) All-Star Rookie Game Most Valuable Player (1997) All Rookie First Team (1997) NBA Most Valuable Player (2001) NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (2001) NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (2005) 4-time NBA Scoring Champion 3-time All NBA First Team Selection 3-time All NBA Second Team Selection 3-time NBA Steals Champion 8-time NBA All-Star Team USA Basketball Captain (2004) Widely considered the best under 6ft. player of all time. In just two years he became the Hoya's all time leading scorer. John Thompson on AI, "What people don't understand about Allen, is as much as an offensive threat he is, he's even better defensively, he's one of the best players I've ever coached defensively." Single-handedly lead the Sixers to the Finals without a star teammate. (Kobe has yet to lead his team out of the first round without one.) So I think it's AI. Who do you think the BEST player in the NBA TODAY is?
Iverson (1996-2002) vs Kobe (2001-2008)? 2 players added to the (Next 10 on the Greatest players of all-time list). 3rd Leading Scorer in NBA History (27.9) Big East Rookie Of The Year - NCAA Big East Defensive Player Of The Year - NCAA (1996) NBA Rookie of the Year (1997) All-Star Rookie Game Most Valuable Player (1997) All Rookie First Team (1997) NBA Most Valuable Player (2001) NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (2001) NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (2005) 4-time NBA Scoring Champion 3-time All NBA First Team Selection 3-time All NBA Second Team Selection 3-time NBA Steals Champion 8-time NBA All-Star (missed 1 due to injury) Team USA Basketball Captain (2004) Kobe Bryant 9-time NBA All-Star 9-time All-NBA Selection 7-time All-Defensive Selection 2-time NBA All-Star MVP 2-time NBA Scoring Champion 1997 NBA Slam Dunk Champion 1996 Naismith Prep Player of the Year 1996-1997 All Rookie Second Team 3 Time - NBA Champion Those are the stats, but who at their peak was better? I'm talking in terms of Individual achievements and talent
Who Is Better, Tracy McGrady or Allen Iverson? Tracy Mgrady- -time All-Star 6-time All-NBA Selection 2-time NBA Scoring Champion 2000-01 NBA Most Improved Player Allen Iverson- Big East Rookie Of The Year - NCAA Big East Defensive Player Of The Year - NCAA (1996) NBA Rookie of the Year (1997) All-Star Rookie Game Most Valuable Player (1997) All Rookie First Team (1997) NBA Most Valuable Player (2001) NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (2001) NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (2005) 4-time NBA Scoring Champion 3-time All NBA First Team Selection 3-time All NBA Second Team Selection 3-time NBA Steals Champion 8-time NBA All-Star (missed 1 due to injury) Team USA Basketball Captain (2004) IN MY OPINION ID SAY ALLEN IVERSON SINCE HE TOOK HIS TEAM TO THE FINALS AND WAS MVP FOR 2000-2001. WHO DO U THINK IS BETTER? PLEASE EXPLAIN YOU ANSWERS
Who Thinks Allen Iverson Should Be In The Top 50 Greatest Players Of All Time?? these are the reasons why i think he should AWARDS: Big East Rookie Of The Year - NCAA Big East Defensive Player Of The Year - NCAA (1996) NBA Rookie of the Year (1997) All-Star Rookie Game Most Valuable Player (1997) All Rookie First Team (1997) NBA Most Valuable Player (2001) NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (2001) NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (2005) 4-time NBA Scoring Champion 3-time All NBA First Team Selection 3-time All NBA Second Team Selection 3-time NBA Steals Champion 9-time NBA All-Star (missed 1 due to injury) Team USA Basketball Captain (2004) 60 points vs orlando dont believe me? check out this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Iverson and dont forget that he took his team 76ers to the finals and dont forget that he is THIRD IN CAREER POINTS AFTER MICHAEL JORDAN AND WILT CHAMBERALIN...3RD!!!!!
Who would want to join a 4 Sport Keeper League? Okay here is the deal guys, I am looking for approx. 3 managers right now to join my 4 sport keeper league with pick ems being played as well. Currently this is the first year for this group and so far in baseball we have 9 strong managers. With the exception of one but I am not worried about all that right now. If you want to join the league take a look at the group page first (see the link below) and see if you like the point system in place for the overall champion in the four sports with pick ems. This is a dynasty league so you must be able to particiapte in the 4 major sports - baseball (I will give the first manager a choice of the dead teams ASAP) - football - hockey and basketball. I said we play pick ems too - so that includes - College Pick'em, Pro Pick em, the NCAA Tourney, we might do Salary Cap and Survivor tourney, NASCAR and Golf. GROUP PAGE LINK! http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/fantasykeeperleague07/ If you want to join - click on the link to the group - join the group page and post a message about yourself and I will email you the information for the FOOTBALL league signing up now - we will not draft till AUGUST 18th later in the day but still that is a fair time for all - I will also try to get you into the baseball league THIS YEAR and I WILL LET You choose from the list of the dead 3 managers baseball teams now!!
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