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12-24-2009, 11:45 AM
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| Barnard King on ESPN right now
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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12-24-2009, 11:46 AM
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| Best UT has ever had, and probably ever will. | |
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12-24-2009, 11:48 AM
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| apparently the 60 is an NBA record for Christmas Day, that's why he was on.
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12-24-2009, 11:49 AM
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| I'd venture to say he's the Peyton Manning or Reggie White of Tennessee Hoops.
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12-24-2009, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by BigHodgie  apparently the 60 is an NBA record for Christmas Day, that's why he was on. | 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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12-24-2009, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by PPPpartsp3 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. | 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. 
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12-24-2009, 12:24 PM
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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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12-24-2009, 01:26 PM
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| Bernard King's teams were 5-1 against loaded Kentucky teams. That was the best part. | |
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12-24-2009, 01:33 PM
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|  Bernard, the King
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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12-24-2009, 01:57 PM
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| Wow, did not know that...what a BallerVol | |
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12-24-2009, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Special Ed 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. | never knew that
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12-24-2009, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BigHodgie 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! | 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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12-24-2009, 03:07 PM
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| Here's a link that references the cigarette incident: Ernie and Bernie vs. Kentucky GoVolsXtra
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12-24-2009, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by PPPpartsp3 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. | 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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12-24-2009, 04:54 PM
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| Bert and Ernie were a force[/QUOTE]
LOL ERNIE and BERNIE were a force you mean???  | |
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