Rest in Peace Bobby Knight The Greatest fearlessly meticulous impeccably prepared Coach with an infectious contagious ferocious competitiveness to Win !
All of these announcers are gone now. They've all passed away. R.I.P. to Dick Enberg, Al McGuirre, and Billy Packer. They were all sports broadcasting legends!
I agree. Some speculated the game s/have been postponed because Reagan was shot. But I always thought it was good to play it, kinda 'take people's mind off things' so to speak. After he came too, he said he was glad they played it on schedule.
Thank you for not using God's name, we beat you earlier, Worthy in foul trouble you won us, hate Al Wood no title.82 we all the way, one of the best teams ever.
I liked when they played in the domes and setup the court in the end zone. Reminds me of when the Sonics played in the Seattle Kingdome. I don't like how they do it now where they put the court in the center of the field. As a fan I bet it's damn near impossible to see anything.
Buck, that is a very point that gets overlooked. The background effects the players when they shoot the ball; some games have very poor FG %. The Phoenix Suns have a state of the art Arena but, they're playing the Final Four in the Arizona Cardinals Stadium.
@@johnschofer5806 going from small school gym to the Tacoma Dome to play at state in 1998 took some real adjustments. saw so many air balls from kids I grew up playing against/with, who were GREAT shooters. Team that win state averaged 83 regular season and 59 at state. And at the college level, it's just "who's gonna shoot less bad" , and win. Although those damn Baylor guards couldn't miss if they tried to in the first half vs my zags a few years ago, so there are exceptions.
Thanks for posting this. First time I've seen video of Landon Turner playing. Wow, you can see he had an NBA future if not for his car accident. Great athleticism. But also a great wingspan with those long arms. Didn't know he had that.
yeah man, I remember Landon's talents and maturity started growing in leaps and bounds during that his Junior Year. He was very close to Len Bias talents. Coach Knight made sure Landon was well taken care of after that accident. I remember thinking if we (IU) got Isiah to come back with Landon and others, unbeatable once again. I hope his life has been great.
I don't know about Len Bias. Landon Turner was more like Ben Wallace with a little more offense. He was a very good player, would have made an impact on the NBA.
A prayer was not normally part of the pre game acitvities and the national anthem was not shown. And had the events of that day not happened there would have been no prayer and the anthem does not get televised. And FWIW every sporting event(except the Super Bowl in those days) did not televise the anthem
Matt Doherty is a friend of mine. I played against him in summer leagues home in New York. He’s a good man. I’m pretty sure if met him face to face and said that you loved to see him cry, he’d knock your teeth out.
Sounds like a guy born in late 50s 60s. CBS was Nfc. NBC Afc. NBC had all their Play by play guy that were great at having to send you to a end of game Afc game. They Had Charley Jones, Bill Simpson, Don Criqki? Enberg took over with Olsen. Curt Gowdy was the guy who did World series I first recall. Bowl games. CBS was Cotton Bowl. Sugar was ABC. NBC was rose and Orange Bowl. Then Fox came in and ruined it all. Pat Summerall was the first guy who was a explorer play by play guy. Even as a chicago fan his Nfc late games with Cowboys vs Skins. Giants vs Cards was him just giving you the basics. If you ate watching I just saw Staubach hit hill for 22 to redskins 47. Him letting crowd roar for 15 seconds then saying Staubach has hill to right, Pearson left. Newsome and Dorsett in split backs. Simple stuff cause they didn't have as many cameras and at times bottom of screen was cut off. Of course The Best of any sport was a guy who did ABC baseball, college basketball, olympics and first Monday night football guy. KEITH Jackson. That guy was a California guy and all that he did was ask to be just a college football guy. He loved going around the country showing up wendsday or Thursday and hanging out in Gainsville FL. Ann arbor Michigan. Lincoln Nebraska. He made everyone convinced that he is like us. He was the Mark Twain of College football.
Hence Bryant Gumbel's comments prior to the game on WHY the game was being played and why NBC televised it. And also a fun fact, the NCAA did not decide until about 7:45 PM ET or about 35 minutes before scheduled tip off to play the game
In today's game 2024, the officials are horrible because they let the players get away with everything! The officials back then were horrible because they wouldn't let the players play. They called a ridiculous amount of fouls that didn't happen!
Being a big I.U fan, I've watched this game many times. I can't believe how bad the referees were on both sides. Turner's last foul was a great block and the last two on Worthy were terrible!
Dean Smith and Bob Knight both went to the NCAA officials and insisted on playing the game because when they heard Reagan was going to make it, they felt Reagan would want them to play and show strength after such a difficult day.
Dominant a run as any tournament...despite 9 losses,..Hoosiers just got better and better...a testament to the true genious of Bobby Knight's coaching.
41:36 After James Worthy's 2nd foul, Knight calls Isiah Thomas over to talk to him. Moments later, Thomas stands behind Worthy to draw his 3rd foul. I wonder if Knight told him to stand there & draw Worthy's 3rd.
Last 5 Minutes of that game was both teams having the nonstandard making great shots over and over. Letting a 6'10 guy who can shoot from 20 feet getting nobody fronting him was just stupid. There have been many great games in tourney. Alot in first 2 rounds. 82 was 2 great teams. Villanova upsetting Hoyas was just cats shooting shots that they worked for. 87. Smarts Jumper. I can say 74 acc title game Nc state vs Maryland 2 ots. Then month later Semis Ucla vs State. Walton and Thompson. Go back 4 months and Irish break UCLA 88 game streak? Like Notre Dame or not Digger Phelps convinced NBC to televise it nationally . He even insisted Dick Enberg The Voice of UCLA basketball do the play by play. Ucla had dominated for 8 years and Ratings were bad. This was Phelps first recruited and he believed that only them winning this game would be how they were remembered. I was a huge boost for ratings and Irish who were #1 till next Saturday when they were blown out at Pauly pavilion by 30. A 1rst rd game 86 87? Bradley vs Auburn. Tigers with size up front vs Hersey Hawkins. A chicago public league guy who was 6'3 playing center against guys his career. Nobody is going to even offer him to play guard. As a sr. Avg 37.7 He has 18 points in first 10 Minutes. Then his teammates just jack up shots with him no shots for 5 minutes. He has 8 in last 5 to have 26 at half. Same in 2nd half he is leading break goes to hoop then dishing off. Only 4 in first 7 8 of 2nd then just ripped off 3 shots to put game into their hands. They again didn't even pass it to him that would have a double team at him leaving a guy wide open. He ended up with 46 points shooting 55% with 2 guys shooting same amount of shots he did shooting 25%. Thus Isiah guy was a year ahead of me. Saw him play in Illinois s best tournament in 70s . Aguirre was Sr. Cummings a raw 6'8 monster, Isiah was 5'10 at most. As soph. Doc Rivers was freshman. Playing in semis Thomas took a shot without passing in possession and coach yanked him with 6 to go in game. At 4 left they were still 2 ahead with the team running the iffense. Under 2 he gets the nod to go on his own. 2 3 feet beyond top of key he leaves this guy flat-footed with the low cross over he's to line with 6,66'7 guys closing the middle. Je just gets a step into lane and rise at them and fingerrolls in 7 8 ft from rim. Only St Joe's crowd cheered. Rest of mostly black crowd just saying What. No. Darn. Net trip down he does same but instead he hung and split doubleheader block underhanded it high off glass Ala Curry. Knight was not gut to take hardship guys. Yet after this game he was like. He is not going to learn anything from me.
IU was dominating during this run. They held LSU and UNC way below their points per average. They just got better as the season got later. Also they would’ve destroyed DePaul too if they would’ve gotten by St. Joseph.
Most amazing stat about Indiana's 1980-81 season - they lost to all four major non conference opponents they'd faced during the regular season (Kentucky, Notre Dame, Louisville and Clemson)! Then do a complete 360 and go 5-0 in the NCAA's! What a difference three months makes! The Big Ten conference slate became their boost of confidence in eventually playing to their capability! They had the talent and then at the right and perfect time, they jelled!
Beating DePaul wouldn't have been such a shock back then because the Blue Demons thrived on underachieving! They're still the only team ever to lose as a #1 seed in the first wkend three consecutive seasons, always playing down to the level of their opening opponent
I remember the yr after -'82! They had lost Aguirre to the draft and everyone thought they'd be better off with Terry Cummings leading the team because Aguirre was seen as a me, myself and I guy! And they get completely outplayed by an avg Boston College squad who only had one quality player in John Bagley (Michael Adams was only a freshman then for BC)! In hindsight, I don't c St Joe's win over them in '81 to be that great an upset because DePaul was only real good at one thing - CHOKING!
Indiana had the regionals on their home court. DePaul was the #1 overall seed. They play to the level of their competition. All those guys from Chicago grew up with Isiah Thomas. They would've stopped him. DePaul wins that game
I wonder what time did the game start on NBC and when was the Oscar supposed to have star because normally the Oscars is out on the west coast which mean they normally start they telecast about 8 on ABC
I can't understand how a game was played after the Reagan shooting -- when the bullet landed an inch from his heart and others were critically wounded.
After the NCAA got news that the president was out of danger and was going to survive was when they made the decision to play the game. That decision was made at about 7:45 PM ET or 35 minutes before the scheduled start time(the title game started in the 8PM ET hour in 1981 as well as 1982 AND 1987)
Yet 230 marines were killed in a suicide bombing while asleep to protect Israeli folk. Raygun also ignored the CDC about aids. It was a guy disease. Arthur ashe was a famous tennis player who was black and it was ignored his getting aids cause he was a father who was mellow. Finally the Uof California Dan Francisco proved it was not transmitted by only homosexuality acts. It was being transmitted by intravenous drug use. So if you weren't guy the worst thing your friends and employer could know is you shoot herion,coke, speed. That is why it spread into heterosexual group. When a San Francisco pilotician tested positive the Way Ashe was ignored was cause of dental surgery. So in a town Of 750k all the vlood banks had to destroy the blood . Just cause Ronnie and Nancy told kids to say no to drugs.
Agreed. When Kennedy was killed in Dallas on a Friday afternoon, Pete Rozelle, the NFL commissioner, was critized by Everyone for the NFL playing games on Sunday. This shooting of Reagan happened the same day as the game. Should've been rescheduled
True. When people call for games to be cancelled or postponed because of an (attempted) assassination (Kennedy, Reagan) they THINK they're respecting the president. They're REALLY respecting the assassin.
Carolina just couldn't stop Thomas, as a teen then man I loved college basketball and your team losing the championship game hurts. They lost to a very good team though.
True Story i was in grade 6 in 1980 - 1981 .. We were in Class an the Principal got on the Speaker an Announced that ronald reagan had just been Shot , Everyone in the Classroom got Quiet an Our Teacher Ms Cola , brought out the Tv an We Watched the events , when i got Home Later that Day i watched this Championship Game , the Game was Boring but i liked isaiah thomas for indiana an i like Al Wood for North Carolina .
You don't see announcers court controversy anymore. Nowadays Dick Enberg's picture with him proudly wearing his IU jacket would be tweeted and retweeted and he'd have to apologize on the air.
They were the better team. Beat Indiana in the regular season. Bobby Knight waited until Dean Smith subbed everyone out up 16 to 8 then they took advantage
There was no three pointer in college basketball in 1981. At the time there was no special floor used for the Final Four. The regular arena floor was used and since the Spectrum was an NBA floor the NBA three point line was on the floor. In 1982 the Superdome wasn't an NBA arena and it looks like they may have gotten a special court for the Final Four and thus no Three Point Line. It wasn't til a few years later when special floors were used for the Final Four eliminating NBA lines and such.
sainter100 I'm from Indiana and I disagree. They're both great coaches. But dean produced 2 hall of fame coaches in Larry Brown and Roy Williams and 3 hall of fame players in Bob McAdoo, Michael Jordan and James Worthy. That is hard to top.
Anthony Broaddus but only him and Isaiah. That's it. Dean smith also had a hand in gregg popovich, alvan gentry, bill self, john calipari, RC Buford, and kevin pritchard because all those guys were deciples of larry brown who was almost a carbon copy of smith.
NBC Thought Showing the Basketball Game would take their minds Of President Reagan being shot. But Reagan was a Tough dude He probably said Go Ahead with the game!!!
I was too young to remember the day of the assassination attempt on former President Reagan. I was watching this game under quarantine. I never realized until today the assassination attempt was on the same day as the NCAA men's championship and the Oscars. It seems like the end of March is a bit late for the Oscars. But, obviously, that is when it occurred back then
I wasn't too young to remember! Was 9 years old at the time! In third grade! My classmates and I were in our lines awaiting our school buses to head home! And all of sudden we, over the loud speaker, were told to proceed to our school cafeteria awaiting breaking news! The principal, once we were all seated, tuned in the TV on one of those three level TV stands that were big back in the day with the wheels! And that's when all three major stations were discussing what was happening as they gathered info! We stayed there for like an hour before we were dismissed! So I vividly recollect that afternoon! First major US crisis of my generation that I'm old enough to have taken in
In Daytona Beach spring break. What a shifty shot. Raygun gave trickledown economics which was just a huge tax break for rich that still is in play. Like another guy he ignored the CDC and just ignored aids. Like covid.
The early officiating is brutal. Mystery fouls and phantom travels. The refs used to think that they had to “control” the game. I’m glad they cut that crap out. No one is watching to see you blow the whistle.
Not phantom travels. They called traveling properly. Today they walk to the damn store every time they receive the ball in their hands. Zero discipline.
In all seriousness with something as traumatic as an assassination attempt against the president and a decision to play a game and why televise it means you are likely to have prepared remarks rather than wing it.
That was a scary time March 30, 1981! I remember I was in third grade and right before school let out we were sent to our elementary cafeteria and watched the post shooting of Reagan news live! It was eerie! By the look on Bryant's face, he was probably having a hard time reporting and staying composed! I remember that like it was yesterday! Was born in Jan 1972 and for my class and generation that was the first real exposure we had to a national press sensation in our lives
Sounds like a weak attempt to slight Gumbel who most acknowledge as one of the most intellectual and bright journalist of that time. It would have made sense to have a prepared statement from the network during that time.
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Rest in Peace Bobby Knight The Greatest fearlessly meticulous impeccably prepared Coach with an infectious contagious ferocious competitiveness to Win !
All of these announcers are gone now. They've all passed away. R.I.P. to Dick Enberg, Al McGuirre, and Billy Packer. They were all sports broadcasting legends!
Gumbel is still alive
@@je9212 Yes. True. I didn't mean to include him.
Two of the best coaches ever right here. I coach middle school ball and I use elements of both of these coache's systems.
same here
Classic ! I prayed for Ronald Regan
I agree. Some speculated the game s/have been postponed because Reagan was shot. But I always thought it was good to play it, kinda 'take people's mind off things' so to speak. After he came too, he said he was glad they played it on schedule.
Bobby Knight was incessantly meticulously implacably prepared
Hey! That's me wearing the Indiana shirt at 1:33:42 :-). What a road trip that was!!
People dissing Packer in the comments even though his observations are better than anyone of the three member broadcast team calling this game.
I was in the Army in NC in 81. What a great time.
NBC's final National Championship game telecast
Great game ..this is when the college game actually meant something ....
A better time in our country. God Bless America.
Defensive intensity was unreal. Couple of expertly coached clubs.
Isiah Thomas was a gotdamn beast. IU played amazing defense that year too. Great game.
Thank you for not using God's name, we beat you earlier, Worthy in foul trouble you won us, hate Al Wood no title.82
we all the way, one of the best teams ever.
@@edwardclement102 BB,
Said right a Beast, evil lying human.
80s basketball was the best decade guys stayed in school
The amazing Landon turner a legend at my.hometown high school arsenal tech high school
It was sad what happened to Landon Turner not too long after the championship game.
No kidding , he is worship at tech high school , along with trey Kyle's
@@andrewdyke5561 cost Knight a few more titles
A great run of basketball in the early 80s.
back when they played in actual basketball arenas, not giant cavernous domes.
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C go copy and paste that bullshit somewhere else, dipshit.
I liked when they played in the domes and setup the court in the end zone. Reminds me of when the Sonics played in the Seattle Kingdome. I don't like how they do it now where they put the court in the center of the field. As a fan I bet it's damn near impossible to see anything.
So soccer is the most popular and you like it. Big deal. It still sucks.
Buck, that is a very point that gets overlooked. The background effects the players when they shoot the ball; some games have very poor FG %. The Phoenix Suns have a state of the art Arena but, they're playing the Final Four in the Arizona Cardinals Stadium.
@@johnschofer5806 going from small school gym to the Tacoma Dome to play at state in 1998 took some real adjustments. saw so many air balls from kids I grew up playing against/with, who were GREAT shooters. Team that win state averaged 83 regular season and 59 at state. And at the college level, it's just "who's gonna shoot less bad" , and win. Although those damn Baylor guards couldn't miss if they tried to in the first half vs my zags a few years ago, so there are exceptions.
Thanks for posting this.
First time I've seen video of Landon Turner playing. Wow, you can see he had an NBA future if not for his car accident. Great athleticism. But also a great wingspan with those long arms. Didn't know he had that.
yeah man, I remember Landon's talents and maturity started growing in leaps and bounds during that his Junior Year. He was very close to Len Bias talents. Coach Knight made sure Landon was well taken care of after that accident. I remember thinking if we (IU) got Isiah to come back with Landon and others, unbeatable once again. I hope his life has been great.
I don't know about Len Bias. Landon Turner was more like Ben Wallace with a little more offense. He was a very good player, would have made an impact on the NBA.
An NBA Career taken away. #LandonTurner.
Arsenal tech awesome to see him happy when arsenal tech won 2014 state title
Late in the season, Isiah was quoted as saying "... we're still one, two, three players away" ... and just a few weeks later they won it all!
A prayer and a national anthem. Good times.
A prayer was not normally part of the pre game acitvities and the national anthem was not shown. And had the events of that day not happened there would have been no prayer and the anthem does not get televised. And FWIW every sporting event(except the Super Bowl in those days) did not televise the anthem
yeah , just shows how good bobby was, nc had a serious squad
Bryant Gumbel was the host for this game, many years later, his brother Greg would be the primary host for March Madness and the Final Four.
wow
Cameraman was in love with that redhead Tarheel cheerleader.
She’s 60 now! 😉
Her name is Beth, from Shelby North Carolina.
My brother and her dated in high school.
Didn't last long once college started. Lol and ouch
Wow, I forgot that was the same day
I just came back from the new game against Oregon. That was one hell of a game.
I love it that we made Matt Doherty cry twice. Here and in '84 against the "unbeatable" UNC & Jordan 💪
The Ks were our rivals, but Kenny Smith's injury hurt us, perhaps Dean"s undefeated year if there were no injuries.
We've won 6 national titles to your 5 : )
Matt Doherty is a friend of mine. I played against him in summer leagues home in New York. He’s a good man.
I’m pretty sure if met him face to face and said that you loved to see him cry, he’d knock your teeth out.
Last NCAA Basketball Championship game ever to be televised on a network other than CBS for another 35 years.
thats why billy switched networks
Two things that NBC covered the best besides the NFL...MLB and College Basketball. I think CBS covered the NBA the best.
Sounds like a guy born in late 50s 60s. CBS was Nfc. NBC Afc. NBC had all their Play by play guy that were great at having to send you to a end of game Afc game. They Had Charley Jones, Bill Simpson, Don Criqki? Enberg took over with Olsen. Curt Gowdy was the guy who did World series I first recall. Bowl games. CBS was Cotton Bowl. Sugar was ABC. NBC was rose and Orange Bowl. Then Fox came in and ruined it all. Pat Summerall was the first guy who was a explorer play by play guy. Even as a chicago fan his Nfc late games with Cowboys vs Skins. Giants vs Cards was him just giving you the basics. If you ate watching I just saw Staubach hit hill for 22 to redskins 47. Him letting crowd roar for 15 seconds then saying Staubach has hill to right, Pearson left. Newsome and Dorsett in split backs. Simple stuff cause they didn't have as many cameras and at times bottom of screen was cut off. Of course The Best of any sport was a guy who did ABC baseball, college basketball, olympics and first Monday night football guy. KEITH Jackson. That guy was a California guy and all that he did was ask to be just a college football guy. He loved going around the country showing up wendsday or Thursday and hanging out in Gainsville FL. Ann arbor Michigan. Lincoln Nebraska. He made everyone convinced that he is like us. He was the Mark Twain of College football.
it is almost the greatest title game NEVER was but the NCAA final 4 is like showbiz the show must go on
Hence Bryant Gumbel's comments prior to the game on WHY the game was being played and why NBC televised it. And also a fun fact, the NCAA did not decide until about 7:45 PM ET or about 35 minutes before scheduled tip off to play the game
@@paulsonj72 The game SHOULD have been played. If for no other reason than to show John Hinkley, "YOU DON'T CONTROL US"
At the time, the two best coaches in the game.
Different styles, but both great.
There was noting like late 70's and early 80's college basketball, I died for those games, so much better than the NBA.
In today's game 2024, the officials are horrible because they let the players get away with everything! The officials back then were horrible because they wouldn't let the players play. They called a ridiculous amount of fouls that didn't happen!
Being a big I.U fan, I've watched this game many times. I can't believe how bad the referees were on both sides. Turner's last foul was a great block and the last two on Worthy were terrible!
Dean Smith and Bob Knight both went to the NCAA officials and insisted on playing the game because when they heard Reagan was going to make it, they felt Reagan would want them to play and show strength after such a difficult day.
Technical for grabbing the rim. Pre break away rims
Back when prayer was accepted by most
Dominant a run as any tournament...despite 9 losses,..Hoosiers just got better and better...a testament to the true genious of Bobby Knight's coaching.
At 49:53 a LITTLE mistake on the screen, which has IU winning the first game 65 - 56. Bah! Just switch the numbers around. Who cares ...
There I am cheering away at 1:33:44 . What memories!!
The last NCAA Men's National Championship game broadcast on NBC to date.
1:54
Bobby Knight-IU
Dean Smith-UNC (May he Rest In Peace)
(Background music 🎶-"This Is It" Kenny Loggins ft. Doobie Brothers- 1979)
Btw Virginia beat LSU in the last ever 3rd place consolidation game. This was also the last Final Four on NBC
1981 Michael McDonald was everywhere
Micheal McDonald and Kenny Loggins 👍
Kinda nice without the shot clock. More time to develop plays. More of a chess match between the coaches.
Love ❤Bobby Knight the journalist never played Collegiate Basketball 🏀 including Bob Costas
What a different time.
You could never have a prayer like that now. Too many people would pretend to be offended.
41:36 After James Worthy's 2nd foul, Knight calls Isiah Thomas over to talk to him. Moments later, Thomas stands behind Worthy to draw his 3rd foul. I wonder if Knight told him to stand there & draw Worthy's 3rd.
He definitely told him to try to draw a foul on Worthy. Classic.
Bobby had a presence over the refs in tight situations when at IU. At Texas Tech, it wasn’t so much.
Last NBC Final Four.
This is beautifully 80’s
Never forget this night! I had lost my mother two months earlier.
11 years later the biggest shot in college basketball history was hit in this arena
March 28, 1992 - also the greatest NCAA tournament game ever! PERIOD!
My sophomore yr in college - watched that entire game start to finish! Unreal and unrelenting both Duke and Kentucky throwing counterpunches
If you're referring to Lattner's shot against Kentucky, I thought that was at The Meadowlands in NJ
@@curtwoods you thought wrong
Last 5 Minutes of that game was both teams having the nonstandard making great shots over and over. Letting a 6'10 guy who can shoot from 20 feet getting nobody fronting him was just stupid. There have been many great games in tourney. Alot in first 2 rounds. 82 was 2 great teams. Villanova upsetting Hoyas was just cats shooting shots that they worked for. 87. Smarts Jumper. I can say 74 acc title game Nc state vs Maryland 2 ots. Then month later Semis Ucla vs State. Walton and Thompson. Go back 4 months and Irish break UCLA 88 game streak? Like Notre Dame or not Digger Phelps convinced NBC to televise it nationally . He even insisted Dick Enberg The Voice of UCLA basketball do the play by play. Ucla had dominated for 8 years and Ratings were bad. This was Phelps first recruited and he believed that only them winning this game would be how they were remembered. I was a huge boost for ratings and Irish who were #1 till next Saturday when they were blown out at Pauly pavilion by 30. A 1rst rd game 86 87? Bradley vs Auburn. Tigers with size up front vs Hersey Hawkins. A chicago public league guy who was 6'3 playing center against guys his career. Nobody is going to even offer him to play guard. As a sr. Avg 37.7 He has 18 points in first 10 Minutes. Then his teammates just jack up shots with him no shots for 5 minutes. He has 8 in last 5 to have 26 at half. Same in 2nd half he is leading break goes to hoop then dishing off. Only 4 in first 7 8 of 2nd then just ripped off 3 shots to put game into their hands. They again didn't even pass it to him that would have a double team at him leaving a guy wide open. He ended up with 46 points shooting 55% with 2 guys shooting same amount of shots he did shooting 25%. Thus Isiah guy was a year ahead of me. Saw him play in Illinois s best tournament in 70s . Aguirre was Sr. Cummings a raw 6'8 monster, Isiah was 5'10 at most. As soph. Doc Rivers was freshman. Playing in semis Thomas took a shot without passing in possession and coach yanked him with 6 to go in game. At 4 left they were still 2 ahead with the team running the iffense. Under 2 he gets the nod to go on his own. 2 3 feet beyond top of key he leaves this guy flat-footed with the low cross over he's to line with 6,66'7 guys closing the middle. Je just gets a step into lane and rise at them and fingerrolls in 7 8 ft from rim. Only St Joe's crowd cheered. Rest of mostly black crowd just saying What. No. Darn. Net trip down he does same but instead he hung and split doubleheader block underhanded it high off glass Ala Curry. Knight was not gut to take hardship guys. Yet after this game he was like. He is not going to learn anything from me.
Wish Indiana could have another top contender team like this one.
IU was dominating during this run. They held LSU and UNC way below their points per average. They just got better as the season got later. Also they would’ve destroyed DePaul too if they would’ve gotten by St. Joseph.
Most amazing stat about Indiana's 1980-81 season - they lost to all four major non conference opponents they'd faced during the regular season (Kentucky, Notre Dame, Louisville and Clemson)! Then do a complete 360 and go 5-0 in the NCAA's! What a difference three months makes! The Big Ten conference slate became their boost of confidence in eventually playing to their capability! They had the talent and then at the right and perfect time, they jelled!
Beating DePaul wouldn't have been such a shock back then because the Blue Demons thrived on underachieving! They're still the only team ever to lose as a #1 seed in the first wkend three consecutive seasons, always playing down to the level of their opening opponent
I remember the yr after -'82! They had lost Aguirre to the draft and everyone thought they'd be better off with Terry Cummings leading the team because Aguirre was seen as a me, myself and I guy! And they get completely outplayed by an avg Boston College squad who only had one quality player in John Bagley (Michael Adams was only a freshman then for BC)! In hindsight, I don't c St Joe's win over them in '81 to be that great an upset because DePaul was only real good at one thing - CHOKING!
Indiana had the regionals on their home court. DePaul was the #1 overall seed. They play to the level of their competition. All those guys from Chicago grew up with Isiah Thomas. They would've stopped him. DePaul wins that game
Oregon State was always a 1 seed in those days and didn't make it past the 2nd round either
Billy Packer was so great as an analyst.
oh myyyyy....pivot foot kids...that's a work of art...Indiana 5 passes?.pivot foot...no walk.
1:34:42, So neat for the fans of Indiana that they were there live to see their team win in 1981.
12/02/2023, 8:08am
I wonder what time did the game start on NBC and when was the Oscar supposed to have star because normally the Oscars is out on the west coast which mean they normally start they telecast about 8 on ABC
Game broadcast was to have started at 8 PM ET. I think the Oscars were scheduled for 10 PM ET
Nothing will top One Shining Moment,but This Is It is a good song for the NCAA Tournament.
yup
Uh no, one shining moment is so feminine
The good old days!
I can't understand how a game was played after the Reagan shooting -- when the bullet landed an inch from his heart and others were critically wounded.
After the NCAA got news that the president was out of danger and was going to survive was when they made the decision to play the game. That decision was made at about 7:45 PM ET or 35 minutes before the scheduled start time(the title game started in the 8PM ET hour in 1981 as well as 1982 AND 1987)
Yet 230 marines were killed in a suicide bombing while asleep to protect Israeli folk. Raygun also ignored the CDC about aids. It was a guy disease. Arthur ashe was a famous tennis player who was black and it was ignored his getting aids cause he was a father who was mellow. Finally the Uof California Dan Francisco proved it was not transmitted by only homosexuality acts. It was being transmitted by intravenous drug use. So if you weren't guy the worst thing your friends and employer could know is you shoot herion,coke, speed. That is why it spread into heterosexual group. When a San Francisco pilotician tested positive the Way Ashe was ignored was cause of dental surgery. So in a town Of 750k all the vlood banks had to destroy the blood . Just cause Ronnie and Nancy told kids to say no to drugs.
Agreed. When Kennedy was killed in Dallas on a Friday afternoon, Pete Rozelle, the NFL commissioner, was critized by Everyone for the NFL playing games on Sunday. This shooting of Reagan happened the same day as the game. Should've been rescheduled
Playing the game was the right decision. Reagan was out of danger.
James worthy vs Isaiah Thomas in 1981 national championship game and the 1988 and 1989 NBA championship games
89 & 90 Championship
John Hinckley Jr almost canceled this game
True. When people call for games to be cancelled or postponed because of an (attempted) assassination (Kennedy, Reagan) they THINK they're respecting the president. They're REALLY respecting the assassin.
Bo Buie would have scored at least 50 against these defenses. Amazing how the game has changed. I wish the game was called now as it was then.
Can't believe they played games without a shot clock... What a weird game it was.
Deann Smith is the reason why the shot clock, they still play without it in high school.
Bobby Knight wearing a suit.
Carolina just couldn't stop Thomas, as a teen then man I loved college basketball and your team losing the championship game hurts. They lost to a very good team though.
Studio 54 music gotta love it
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BEAUTIFUL BLOCK
That 🏀 WAS NOT on the way down!! It was only about 2ft out of the shooters hand.
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That ZHIT got SENT ELSEWISE
Zeke n Bob knight
NBC' last hurrah at the NCAA finals. The" Reagan" game.
wow, and the next year it was Jordan, Worthy, and Perkins versus the Ewing and Floyd led Hoyas
This is weird, there is a 3 pt line but the 3 pt shot didn't count in NCAA tournament until 1987, 6 years after this game.
It's the NBA's three-point line because this game was played at The Spectrum, then home of the NBA'S 76ers.
The Down part of the image has been severely cut. Shame.
0:39 So Dustin’s hat was actually a thing in the 80’s!
great edit......like motion o
True Story i was in grade 6 in 1980 - 1981 .. We were in Class an the Principal got on the Speaker an Announced that ronald reagan had just been Shot , Everyone in the Classroom got Quiet an Our Teacher Ms Cola , brought out the Tv an We Watched the events , when i got Home Later that Day i watched this Championship Game , the Game was Boring but i liked isaiah thomas for indiana an i like Al Wood for North Carolina .
I think if this game was canceled iu would have lost the
Back when IU was good.
Watched this game hated heels lost but went back in 82 won it fogot reagan got shot on this day was in high school when they said he got shot
You don't see announcers court controversy anymore. Nowadays Dick Enberg's picture with him proudly wearing his IU jacket would be tweeted and retweeted and he'd have to apologize on the air.
3321far uh, no. NBC play by play guys often wore red jackets in the 70's and early 80's
Don’t think that’s an IU jacket.
That is definitely not an IU jacket.
UNC was the better team. I still believe it 42 years later.
They were the better team. Beat Indiana in the regular season. Bobby Knight waited until Dean Smith subbed everyone out up 16 to 8 then they took advantage
You can't pray today like this before games..
Good! Public displays of useless and superstitious incantations are both unconstitutional and embarrassing.
defence then not now.....that's why they shoot better now...no d
Zeke had Jordan number since1981
Jordan wasn't on this UNC team. He was a senior in High School in 1981.
derp!
Devin, you're not very bright, are you? Jordan was still in high school during this game.
@The Muffin Man Even after he'd hurled pre-game!
I'm confused this game has the three point line but the 1982 game doesnt
There was no three pointer in college basketball in 1981. At the time there was no special floor used for the Final Four. The regular arena floor was used and since the Spectrum was an NBA floor the NBA three point line was on the floor. In 1982 the Superdome wasn't an NBA arena and it looks like they may have gotten a special court for the Final Four and thus no Three Point Line. It wasn't til a few years later when special floors were used for the Final Four eliminating NBA lines and such.
This game shows how much better of a coach Bob Knight was than Dean Smith. Plus Bobby's boys graduated.
sainter100 I'm from Indiana and I disagree. They're both great coaches. But dean produced 2 hall of fame coaches in Larry Brown and Roy Williams and 3 hall of fame players in Bob McAdoo, Michael Jordan and James Worthy. That is hard to top.
no one stressed academics more than Smith,he was a better coach and a more respectable person.
jared Earle Bobby Knight produced Coach K.
Anthony Broaddus but only him and Isaiah. That's it. Dean smith also had a hand in gregg popovich, alvan gentry, bill self, john calipari, RC Buford, and kevin pritchard because all those guys were deciples of larry brown who was almost a carbon copy of smith.
Anthony Broaddus Dean Smith also produced George Karl Who will be in the Hall of Fame someday.
Technical foul for grabbing the rim? Wtf
What rappers sampled This is it without Google
NAS never mind
Kirk Franklin- "Declaration"
NBC Thought Showing the Basketball Game would take their minds Of President Reagan being shot. But Reagan was a Tough dude He probably said Go Ahead with the game!!!
I was too young to remember the day of the assassination attempt on former President Reagan. I was watching this game under quarantine. I never realized until today the assassination attempt was on the same day as the NCAA men's championship and the Oscars. It seems like the end of March is a bit late for the Oscars. But, obviously, that is when it occurred back then
Oscars moved to a February date and a Sunday night back in 2004
I wasn't too young to remember! Was 9 years old at the time! In third grade! My classmates and I were in our lines awaiting our school buses to head home! And all of sudden we, over the loud speaker, were told to proceed to our school cafeteria awaiting breaking news! The principal, once we were all seated, tuned in the TV on one of those three level TV stands that were big back in the day with the wheels! And that's when all three major stations were discussing what was happening as they gathered info! We stayed there for like an hour before we were dismissed! So I vividly recollect that afternoon! First major US crisis of my generation that I'm old enough to have taken in
In Daytona Beach spring break. What a shifty shot. Raygun gave trickledown economics which was just a huge tax break for rich that still is in play. Like another guy he ignored the CDC and just ignored aids. Like covid.
The early officiating is brutal. Mystery fouls and phantom travels. The refs used to think that they had to “control” the game. I’m glad they cut that crap out. No one is watching to see you blow the whistle.
Not phantom travels. They called traveling properly. Today they walk to the damn store every time they receive the ball in their hands. Zero discipline.
Step back 3's today taking 4 and 5 steps back with no dribble. Ridiculous
Daniel
Deam Smith just caint get past Ronnie Night I tell ya what
Damnnn baby face Isaiah lol
hi boune...to pass perkins almost carry...today hi dribb no pass...fancy...lets call palm on sundays again...ing
NBCs last college broadcast, just another dumb move by NBC!
No. NBC last tournament. They did college basketball until the mid 1990s
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Thank you oh thank you!!!
why does it almost look like Bryant gumbel is reading off of something
In all seriousness with something as traumatic as an assassination attempt against the president and a decision to play a game and why televise it means you are likely to have prepared remarks rather than wing it.
That was a scary time March 30, 1981! I remember I was in third grade and right before school let out we were sent to our elementary cafeteria and watched the post shooting of Reagan news live! It was eerie! By the look on Bryant's face, he was probably having a hard time reporting and staying composed! I remember that like it was yesterday! Was born in Jan 1972 and for my class and generation that was the first real exposure we had to a national press sensation in our lives
Sounds like a weak attempt to slight Gumbel who most acknowledge as one of the most intellectual and bright journalist of that time.
It would have made sense to have a prepared statement from the network during that time.
genius....knight...al davis said so
Having a no shot clock sucked 😂😂😂😂