Barnard King on ESPN right now

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BigHodgie

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talking about scoring 60 points on Christmas Day in 1984. He was before my time, but from what I've heard he sure could play. Great former Vol right there!
 
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BigHodgie said:
apparently the 60 is an NBA record for Christmas Day, that's why he was on.
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It was until Kobe broke it. Bernard had an incredibly fast release and could totally dominate. If he had not got hurt, he would probably be talked about more with the likes of Bird, Magic, Jordan, etc. Dominique says King was the toughest to guard of them all.
 
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PPPpartsp3 said:
It was until Kobe broke it. Bernard had an incredibly fast release and could totally dominate. If he had not got hurt, he would probably be talked about more with the likes of Bird, Magic, Jordan, etc. Dominique says King was the toughest to guard of them all.
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hey, thanks for the info. i think ESPN said he played in the league from 1978 to 1992? that is one heck of a career.:eek:hmy:
 
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I had a chance to talk to former Vandy great and member of that Nets team Jeff Turner several years ago, and he said Bernard King was the best offensive player he ever matched up with in the NBA, and he cited that 60 point game as an example.

Then he laughed and clarified, "Well, I was matched up with him for a few minutes, anyway. After he scored the first twenty, we decided to try something else."
 
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Bernard King's teams were 5-1 against loaded Kentucky teams. That was the best part.
 
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After Bernard King's first game at KY, some redneck yahoo in the crowd threw a lit cigarette in his hair as he was leaving the floor. Bernard vowed then and there to never again lose to KY. He never did.
 
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Special Ed said:
After Bernard King's first game at KY, some redneck yahoo in the crowd threw a lit cigarette in his hair as he was leaving the floor. Bernard vowed then and there to never again lose to KY. He never did.
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never knew that
thanks

Bert and Ernie were a force
 
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BigHodgie said:
talking about scoring 60 points on Christmas Day in 1984. He was before my time, but from what I've heard he sure could play. Great former Vol right there!
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I was in my 20's then and still remember the games at Stokely. Ernie and Bernie might have been the best 1-2 punch ever in college basketball. King practiced "magic" around the basket.

No doubt about it, the best offensive player in UT history-----if not for Pistol Pete, maybe the best ever in the SEC.
 
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PPPpartsp3 said:
It was until Kobe broke it. Bernard had an incredibly fast release and could totally dominate. If he had not got hurt, he would probably be talked about more with the likes of Bird, Magic, Jordan, etc. Dominique says King was the toughest to guard of them all.
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Dominique guarded somebody?? Hehe... Barkley was quoted as saying that Dominique avoided assists and rebounds like the plague. But man he could dunk. Great to watch.

I hate that I didn't get to see King play.
 
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Bert and Ernie were a force[/QUOTE]

LOL ERNIE and BERNIE were a force you mean???:lolabove:
 
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Special Ed said:
Here's a link that references the cigarette incident:
Ernie and Bernie vs. Kentucky GoVolsXtra

I remember watching Bernie and Ernie on the court. They truly were Magic.
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That's a nice recap. The March 5, 1977 game against Kentucky is still my most favorite sporting event I have attended in person. We had to camp out at the Student Center all night in single digit temperatures to get tickets. I remember walking straight from there into my Circuits class, late, looking like a mess, with a blanket draped over me and holding my two tickets above my head to show the class. And the game was an absolutely total blast.
 
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As a freshman King AVERAGED 26 pts and 15 Rebs per game. He was the Man. The prototypical NBA small forward, as a Vol he wore out bigger players under the basket. One of the quickest releases of all time. Plus his mid-range game was phenomenal. He had a horrible ACL injury as a pro and lost almost two full seasons. Came back later to win the NBA scoring title. He was one of a kind. Wesley Snipes talks about him in the movie "White Men Can't Jump".
 
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Didn't Michael Jordan break a record for most points in a quarter that Barnard previously held? Thought I remembered hearing something like that when he came back and played for the Wizards. I think he scored 51 total points that game. Either way, he was before my time but man I wish I could of witnessed first hand something like that.
 
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ZZ13 said:
That's a nice recap. The March 5, 1977 game against Kentucky is still my most favorite sporting event I have attended in person. We had to camp out at the Student Center all night in single digit temperatures to get tickets. I remember walking straight from there into my Circuits class, late, looking like a mess, with a blanket draped over me and holding my two tickets above my head to show the class. And the game was an absolutely total blast.
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haha nice story. I would of done the same.
 
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Bernard was without doubt the best UT player ever....He was unreal...It's hard to explain just how good him and Ernie were together you really had to see it to believe it...It still amazes me that they never won the NCAA title..They were easily the most feared duo in college basketball during their days....Great memories
 
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All they needed was a big man. Doug Ashworth was the center for the mostpart during the Ernie and Bernie era. He was probably 6'6" at best. Their final season Reggie Johnson a 6"9" center came along and didn't really start coming into his own until later in the season. Man those were the days. Basketball at Stockley. It just didn't get any better.
 
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I remember the game quite well on Christmas day in 1984. King had 40 points at half time. To me he is greatest basketball player offensively there has been. Larry Bird said the toughest player he ever went against was Bernard King. I think Michael Jordan was the greatest athlete, but King was a hard working, super quick basketball star. Maybe one day he will assume his rightful place in the hall of fame. He was just unbelievable.
 
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They had a ESPNU special on the other day titled "The 20 Greatest College Basketball Players". I though Bernard King should have made it. Especially over guys like Tim Duncan and Michael Jordan.
 
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The biggest insult was when Bernard was left off the olympic team when Dean Smith was the coach...He brought two or three of his own players to play instead of Bernard...The announcers even said during one of the games that they were amazed Bernard wasn't on the team and that it was an injustice.
 
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