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They showed the John Hill tip-in on the TV news tonight.
McKean's personality was very different to another US coach, John Dybvig.
Tab Baldwin the other who springs to mind.
I've been yelled at by that (good) bastard a few times! He used to show to some of the camps around the place.
Never had the pleasure of meeting Dybvig but an icon of the game in NZ for sure.
Cool the way so many of those American imports really made a home in NZ and Australia and lots gave back by coaching after their playing days were over.
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Dyvbig,
Kenny McFadden
Was a golden time of NZ basketball.
Still recall McFadden winning a championship with a last minute shot and I'm pretty sure it was Dybvig who gave it the "he did it godammit, it he did it"
Saints were the glamour team growing up in the Hutt (pre-Shakers days), they were stacked. I still remember going to games at a sold out Madgwick Stadium when the Rheineck or Countrywide League was at it's peak. McFadden, Hill, then Boagni, and a host of then NZ reps. The loud music, the antics of the gorilla mascot, the showmanship, it was all in stark contrast to going to the rugby
I can't really place him, but an upvote for the name 'Boagni'
He was the Saints 10. I'm sure the "Jazz man" had his way in Wellington back in the day
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Dyvbig,
Kenny McFadden
Was a golden time of NZ basketball.
Still recall McFadden winning a championship with a last minute shot and I'm pretty sure it was Dybvig who gave it the "he did it godammit, it he did it"
Saints were the glamour team growing up in the Hutt (pre-Shakers days), they were stacked. I still remember going to games at a sold out Madgwick Stadium when the Rheineck or Countrywide League was at it's peak. McFadden, Hill, then Boagni, and a host of then NZ reps. The loud music, the antics of the gorilla mascot, the showmanship, it was all in stark contrast to going to the rugby
I can't really place him, but an upvote for the name 'Boagni'
He was the Saints 10. I'm sure the "Jazz man" had his way in Wellington back in the day
He was so smooth. Bernard King-like
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Dyvbig,
Kenny McFadden
Was a golden time of NZ basketball.
Still recall McFadden winning a championship with a last minute shot and I'm pretty sure it was Dybvig who gave it the "he did it godammit, it he did it"
Saints were the glamour team growing up in the Hutt (pre-Shakers days), they were stacked. I still remember going to games at a sold out Madgwick Stadium when the Rheineck or Countrywide League was at it's peak. McFadden, Hill, then Boagni, and a host of then NZ reps. The loud music, the antics of the gorilla mascot, the showmanship, it was all in stark contrast to going to the rugby
I can't really place him, but an upvote for the name 'Boagni'
He was the Saints 10. I'm sure the "Jazz man" had his way in Wellington back in the day
He was so smooth. Bernard King-like
I really liked Angelo Hill and McFadden as a pair. But Boagni took things to a whole new level. I'd forgotten that we also had Peter Pokai in that season, before he joined the Shakers. Guys like John Saker, Ralph Adams all graced the Saints over the years
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Dyvbig,
Kenny McFadden
Was a golden time of NZ basketball.
Still recall McFadden winning a championship with a last minute shot and I'm pretty sure it was Dybvig who gave it the "he did it godammit, it he did it"
Saints were the glamour team growing up in the Hutt (pre-Shakers days), they were stacked. I still remember going to games at a sold out Madgwick Stadium when the Rheineck or Countrywide League was at it's peak. McFadden, Hill, then Boagni, and a host of then NZ reps. The loud music, the antics of the gorilla mascot, the showmanship, it was all in stark contrast to going to the rugby
I can't really place him, but an upvote for the name 'Boagni'
He was the Saints 10. I'm sure the "Jazz man" had his way in Wellington back in the day
He was so smooth. Bernard King-like
I really liked Angelo Hill and McFadden as a pair. But Boagni took things to a whole new level. I'd forgotten that we also had Peter Pokai in that season, before he joined the Shakers. Guys like John Saker, Ralph Adams all graced the Saints over the years
Loved John Saker, I wore 13 my whole playing time because of him
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Dyvbig,
Kenny McFadden
Was a golden time of NZ basketball.
Still recall McFadden winning a championship with a last minute shot and I'm pretty sure it was Dybvig who gave it the "he did it godammit, it he did it"
Saints were the glamour team growing up in the Hutt (pre-Shakers days), they were stacked. I still remember going to games at a sold out Madgwick Stadium when the Rheineck or Countrywide League was at it's peak. McFadden, Hill, then Boagni, and a host of then NZ reps. The loud music, the antics of the gorilla mascot, the showmanship, it was all in stark contrast to going to the rugby
I can't really place him, but an upvote for the name 'Boagni'
He was the Saints 10. I'm sure the "Jazz man" had his way in Wellington back in the day
He was so smooth. Bernard King-like
I really liked Angelo Hill and McFadden as a pair. But Boagni took things to a whole new level. I'd forgotten that we also had Peter Pokai in that season, before he joined the Shakers. Guys like John Saker, Ralph Adams all graced the Saints over the years
Loved John Saker, I wore 13 my whole playing time because of him
Him and Frank Mulvihill were two of the glue guys IIRC
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Dyvbig,
Kenny McFadden
Was a golden time of NZ basketball.
Still recall McFadden winning a championship with a last minute shot and I'm pretty sure it was Dybvig who gave it the "he did it godammit, it he did it"
Saints were the glamour team growing up in the Hutt (pre-Shakers days), they were stacked. I still remember going to games at a sold out Madgwick Stadium when the Rheineck or Countrywide League was at it's peak. McFadden, Hill, then Boagni, and a host of then NZ reps. The loud music, the antics of the gorilla mascot, the showmanship, it was all in stark contrast to going to the rugby
I can't really place him, but an upvote for the name 'Boagni'
He was the Saints 10. I'm sure the "Jazz man" had his way in Wellington back in the day
He was so smooth. Bernard King-like
I really liked Angelo Hill and McFadden as a pair. But Boagni took things to a whole new level. I'd forgotten that we also had Peter Pokai in that season, before he joined the Shakers. Guys like John Saker, Ralph Adams all graced the Saints over the years
Loved John Saker, I wore 13 my whole playing time because of him
Him and Frank Mulvihill were two of the glue guys IIRC
Your memory is killer, all the old names coming out! Mulvihill the overgrown hobbit, all hustle, classic!
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@booboo hope vic meldrew clocks on later to tell me the name of the gun Rams point guard import of that era.🤔
Sorry for the thread hijack but it's more like a wake. Won't take too long🙂
NZ born or imported? I seem to remember a black American, Clyde someone?
Clyde the glide Huntly (inset)
I could remember 'Clyde'. That memory cell hasn't been used for 30 years!
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Witchiepoo from H.R. Pufnstuf.
The opening credits where Witchiepoo's broom flew made me scared of all vapour trails ...
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@ploughboy said in RIP 2021:
for you old waikato players alan riley who at one stage was one of the top refs in nz passed away last week aged 69
I did see the death notice but wasn't sure if it was that Alan Riley. I often used to see him running when he was a ref.
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@ploughboy said in RIP 2021:
for you old waikato players alan riley who at one stage was one of the top refs in nz passed away last week aged 69
I did see the death notice but wasn't sure if it was that Alan Riley. I often used to see him running when he was a ref.
bloody nice guy was the wifes first boss. enjoyed a rum
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@ploughboy said in RIP 2021:
for you old waikato players alan riley who at one stage was one of the top refs in nz passed away last week aged 69
Pretty sure he reffed me. Would have still been running around in the mid 90s?
a good question
dont know i would have thought he didnt last that long but cant rememberedit i was wrong
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Witchiepoo from H.R. Pufnstuf.
The opening credits where Witchiepoo's broom flew made me scared of all vapour trails ...
Fantastic show
RIP 2021