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richardjackson199
05-24-2020, 12:34 AM
RIP Eddie Sutton

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29214667/former-oklahoma-state-kentucky-coach-eddie-sutton-dies-84
Sixthman
05-24-2020, 09:14 AM
Sutton was an incredibly skilled coach who consistently put teams on the court which played defense and offense at a high level. His Oklahoma State teams played at the top of the league every year with the same talent as the teams at the bottom of the league.
Indoor66
05-24-2020, 10:16 AM
Wasn't he the coach at Arkansas in 1978 in the Final Four? They lost to KY.
Sixthman
05-24-2020, 08:59 PM
Wasn't he the coach at Arkansas in 1978 in the Final Four? They lost to KY.

Yes. They gave Kentucky a good game in the semis.
luvdahops
05-25-2020, 11:17 AM
Yes. They gave Kentucky a good game in the semis.

That was a very entertaining team, built around the perimeter trio of Sidney Moncrief, Ron Brewer and Marvin Delph. Moncrief is one of my all-time favorite players, and I had this SI cover with him on my wall as a high school hoopster.

https://sicovers.com/featured/university-of-arkansas-sidney-moncrief-february-13-1978-sports-illustrated-cover.html
Indoor66
05-25-2020, 06:25 PM
That was a very entertaining team, built around the perimeter trio of Sidney Moncrief, Ron Brewer and Marvin Delph. Moncrief is one of my all-time favorite players, and I had this SI cover with him on my wall as a high school hoopster.

https://sicovers.com/featured/university-of-arkansas-sidney-moncrief-february-13-1978-sports-illustrated-cover.html

I rode down in an elevator at the hotel with Moncrief and Brewer. They were very friendly.
ArkieDukie
05-26-2020, 08:16 AM
Watched a bit of a replay of an Arkansas game that I really enjoyed: 1984 UNC vs Arkansas in Pine Bluff. My Hogs upset the #1 Tar Heels. Lots of great players on the floor in that game, many I had forgotten about. Coach Sutton had some great teams in AR. May he Rest In Peace.