ESPN Classic

Nevadaref · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Mar 14, 2006, 05:25am

For anyone who gets this channel, they are showing some of the best NCAA basketball games ever.

I watched a couple of the games that were shown Monday and I noticed that the officials wore collars! Also there were no tenths of a second on the game clock. 1987 and 1989 Finals.

From 7AM to 7PM EST there is a different classic game on every two hours. Set your recorder! This a great opportunity to get a copy of some of these great games. For some of these are from before I started officiating, so I didn't pay much attention to the officials. It is cool to be able to see these contests with a different view now.

Here's the slate:
Tuesday 3/14/06
1. 1996: Georgia vs. Syracuse
2. 1997: Providence/Arizona
3. 1998: Valparaiso/Mississippi
4. 1998: Duke vs. Kentucky
5. 1989: Georgetown/Princeton
6. 2005: Kentucky vs. Michigan State

Wednesday 3/15/06
1. 2002: Indiana/Duke
2. 2003: Arizona/Gonzaga
3. 2004: Connecticut vs. Duke
4. 1997: Colorado vs. North Carolina
5. 2005: Arizona vs. Illinois
6. 2005: Illinois vs. North Carolina

Raymond · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Mar 14, 2006, 10:52am

I watched a few minutes of the Chris Webber Time-out game last night. There was a ref in that game who constantly paced back and forth when he was in the slot. Also seemed like the lead would sometimes wander from one-side of the paint to the other. Way, way before my officiate days.

Junker · #3 (**permalink**) Tue Mar 14, 2006, 10:55am

Every time I've turned it on, a Syracuse team has been playing. It broght back memories of having to watch the Orange with Trigger, wearing his Syracuse shorts and a flannel shirt in the middle of Iowa snow storms. They only good part of Syracuse games are zone defenses with....MAN TO MAN PRINCIPLES!!!

BktBallRef · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Mar 14, 2006, 11:33am

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Originally posted by Nevadaref

4. 1997: Colorado vs. North Carolina
6. 2005: Illinois vs. North Carolina

I don't remember the Colorado game. Guess I'll have to watch to see why this is classic.

The Illnois game? One of my all time favorites!

M&M Guy · #5 (**permalink**) Tue Mar 14, 2006, 11:38am

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Originally posted by BktBallRef

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Originally posted by Nevadaref

6. 2005: Illinois vs. North Carolina

The Illnois game? One of my all time favorites!

(At least I get to say the game before, against Arizona, was one of my all-time favorites!)

Nevadaref · #6 (**permalink**) Wed Mar 15, 2006, 06:14am

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Originally posted by BktBallRef

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Originally posted by Nevadaref

4. 1997: Colorado vs. North Carolina
6. 2005: Illinois vs. North Carolina

I don't remember the Colorado game. Guess I'll have to watch to see why this is classic.

The Illnois game? One of my all time favorites!

The game was win number 877 for Dean Smith. That is why it is included. The play itself was nothing special.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories.../spo_dean.html