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And the students eventually came to adore the ringmaster, and became The Show, and Viejas Arena turned into a raucous, sold-out circus. I also remember Fisher trying to give away tickets on campus. To his credit, Smokey recruited, and his 1984-85 team probably was the best in school history - until Fisher became a resident. They couldn’t throw the ball into the Pacific Ocean. There also was the photo on the cover of Smokey’s media guide a lone basketball sitting on the sand in front of the waves.

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I still giggle at the TV promo spot Smokey Gaines did in 1979 on his first team - “We’re gonna run, pass, shoot and dunk!” - while his players were doing a layup drill behind him and missing everything. I’m absolutely convinced SDSU had the worst program in America when Steve Fisher took over in 1999. For the Woodens, the Smiths, the Knights, the Coach Ks, the Rupps, the Allens, the Ibas. The UCLAs, the Dukes, the Kentuckys, the North Carolinas, the Kansases, the Indianas. It’s been for the big kids and big coaches.

And I’m happy to announce my publisher was pleased with the rough draft of my first novel, “Great Expectations.”Īlso, for those who were concerned, my doctor is pleased with the rapid recovery from my 100th marathon.īut it’s the truth, which in this instance, is much better than fiction.Ī national basketball championship always has been for somebody else.