gunny
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Post by gunny on Feb 5, 2014 10:34:37 GMT -5
Sorry to hijack, but there is no way I would consider Perry to be a guard. Can't remember him ever playing guard, and he sometimes played center. "The key to McDonald's resurgence was a change in position. McDonald spent much of his two years as a reserve at shooting guard, which did not suit his skills as a scorer and rebounder. In 1986-87, with David Wingate having graduated and a noticeable gap alongside Reggie Williams at forward, McDonald moved to the frontcourt and was an immediate impact. He broke his career scoring mark in the opening game of the season with 17 points, and proceeded to score in double figures in 30 of 34 games. Despite being only 6-4, he led the team in rebounding nine times and averaged 16.3 points per game in Big East play. Despite having played the most games in Georgetown history (133) without a single foul out and averaging only 1.29 fouls per game, Perry McDonald was not a timid basketball player. A two time state Golden Gloves champion, he could defend himself when provoked and most players knew it. Late in the season, though, Pitt's Jerome Lane tangled with McDonald on the verge of the Panthers' upset win over the Hoyas, and McDonald promptly dispatched Lane into press row, setting off a notable brawl between the teams in the final four seconds of the game. In the 1988 off-season, NCAA Rule 19 established a one game suspension for any on-court fight and a season long suspension for any second violation during the year. The rule has virtually eliminated any such scuffles since then." I was at that game when Perry McDonald got into it with Jerome Lane. Perry would have kicked his butt even though Jerome was a bigger player than Perry.
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Filo
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Post by Filo on Feb 5, 2014 11:10:06 GMT -5
"The key to McDonald's resurgence was a change in position. McDonald spent much of his two years as a reserve at shooting guard, which did not suit his skills as a scorer and rebounder. In 1986-87, with David Wingate having graduated and a noticeable gap alongside Reggie Williams at forward, McDonald moved to the frontcourt and was an immediate impact. He broke his career scoring mark in the opening game of the season with 17 points, and proceeded to score in double figures in 30 of 34 games. Despite being only 6-4, he led the team in rebounding nine times and averaged 16.3 points per game in Big East play. Despite having played the most games in Georgetown history (133) without a single foul out and averaging only 1.29 fouls per game, Perry McDonald was not a timid basketball player. A two time state Golden Gloves champion, he could defend himself when provoked and most players knew it. Late in the season, though, Pitt's Jerome Lane tangled with McDonald on the verge of the Panthers' upset win over the Hoyas, and McDonald promptly dispatched Lane into press row, setting off a notable brawl between the teams in the final four seconds of the game. In the 1988 off-season, NCAA Rule 19 established a one game suspension for any on-court fight and a season long suspension for any second violation during the year. The rule has virtually eliminated any such scuffles since then." I was at that game when Perry McDonald got into it with Jerome Lane. Perry would have kicked his butt even though Jerome was a bigger player than Perry. So I hijack again, but yeah, I was there too. Bus trip to Pitt from campus. Crazy game. Pitt fans as classy as ever throwing stuff at the Hoya contingent as we left. Fun times. Ah, the good old days. Several years ago, a bunch of us visited a friend and fellow Hoya who works for ESPN. He went through the archives and pulled out the video from that game so we could watch the brawl. Pretty awesome.
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