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Post by nashvillestag on Feb 5, 2014 21:03:03 GMT -5
From the NERR article on Harper choosing Fairfield: ...Prior to his leg injury Harper was known as an explosive athlete and deadly shooter on the west coast...I hope he's also a deadly shooter on the east coast. That line from the article reminded me of one of my favorite quotes on the wall of the gift shop at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield ---- Our team is loaded with great outside shooters; unfortunately, we play all of our games indoors. I'm not 100% certain which coach said that but it wouldn't surprise me to find out it was Abe Lemmons. just-one-liners.com/ppl/abe-lemonsGreat find 76. Back in the early 1970s I had a friend who played for Abe Lemmons. He once had a comical quote about my friend which I found hilarious at the time (but unfortunately I cannot remember it now)., that was designed to get him relaxed and play the game with freedom. And it worked, my friend had a great career and in fact almost made the NBA. BTW this was at Oklahoma City University, a former D-1 program.
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Post by ctghostman on Feb 5, 2014 22:25:46 GMT -5
Conflicting reports on his shooting - the link from Stagophile says not a shooter; NERR says deadly shooter. Hopefully deadly doesn't mean that his shooting could kill our team.
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Post by nittanystag on Feb 5, 2014 23:51:07 GMT -5
Regarding Nash's Abe Lemmons reference, if Harper can shoot like OCU's famed gunner, Gary Gray, we would have found a gem!
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