Post by hifigator on Apr 6, 2009 15:34:07 GMT -5
I certainly wasn't deying anything about the shot itself or who it was against. That part I remember all too well. No problems rememberring what happened in 84, a much better memory, or what happened in 85, an almost great memory. What was really casing the problem was the rookie card. As someone who used to collect sports cards, although more baseball and football than hoops, but still, I thought that the ultra-expensive Jordan card was the 83-84 Star card. But I checked, and it was actually the 84-85 Star card. It combined a very low production run with arguably the greatest player of all time, plus the NBA wasn't nearly as popular at the time as it is now. All of that together has made that card one of the most desirable of the modern era.
In any case, it was in fact Olajuwan and Bowie taken ahead of Jordan, but it was in the 84 draft and they were featured in the 84-85 set.
hifi, this is a thread for hoya fans' memories of the only national title we've ever won. Can you have a little respect and not clutter it up with your memories of your freaking basketball card collection? If you must talk basketball cards, start up your own thread on the pro sports board. Who the Eff collects basketball cards anyway? What do you use them to balance wobbly tables and chairs or something?
As I said, I remember specifically where I was and it put a great light on an otherwise "un-fun" day. Sorry about the card reference, as I indicated, I was just mistaken.