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Date Posted: 14:48:53 06/02/03 Mon
Author: Bainsey
Subject: Re: Maine and NAC Basketball Fans- Questions about a Former Player
In reply to:
Dane96
's message, "Maine and NAC Basketball Fans- Questions about a Former Player" on 10:51:30 05/30/03 Fri
>Did [Arena] and Bouchard overlap at all?
Yes. Francois Bouchard '94; Casey Arena '96.
>I believe that Illinois kid may be Ken Barnes who was
>good player. Rudy brought so many kids in from Illinois I
>could be wrong.
Actually, Ken Barnes was from Limestone, Maine, by way of Maine Central Institute. Two Illinois players from the 1994 squad were sophomore Greg Logan (Chicago) and freshman Ramone Jones (Oak Park).
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Re: Maine and NAC Basketball Fans- Questions about a Former Player -- Van Lier, 15:10:46 06/02/03 Mon
Remember all those guys, but no, the player I referred to was a lefthanded guard out of Bloomington, Ill. (Same high school as Bob Bender, by the way). Just a second while I refer to my UMaine record book. It's driving me nuts that I can't remember his name. There, found it ... Deonte Hursey. A good player.
And, yeah, Bainsey it is just a fact of human nature that we remember the flubs at least as well as the good things that a player does. If you'll re-read the post, I said that Arena was a very good player. There's no question he helped lead the team to that title game and they wouldn't have been there without him, but if everyone has to qualify a statement every time we make a comment about a player then the posts get really long and the truth is that Arena made some costly mistakes late in that championship game and Hursey, a good guard in his own right, missed a bunny down on the left baseline that would have kept the Black Bears in control of the game. That we point it out doesn't necessarily mean we're making a judgment on their character ... it happened. We're Black Bear fans and we remember what happened. Arena was fun to watch. No doubt it. But he could make you pull your hair out at times also.
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Re: Maine and NAC Basketball Fans- Questions about a Former Player -- rozzie, 17:17:55 06/02/03 Mon
deonte was right handed and a back up point guard. the left you are thinking of, i believe his name was kevin terrell or something like that, was a fave of mine as well. he had a great game against UConn as a frosh at the Bangor Auditorium. he was lightning quick and from illinois, but didn't play the championship game year. he left school before the year started. a bit of a problem child was the rumor. rudy also had a frosh from illinois who left school after about two months and a lefty guard from wisconsin who transferred to NYU after his frosh year......
you are right on about casey though.......made you stand up and cheer or pull your hair out. i often found the statement made by rick monday about so-so major leaguer mike ivie to be applicable to casey......"he's a $500 million airport with a $200 control tower"....
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Re: Maine and NAC Basketball Fans- Questions about a Former Player -- Van Lier, 14:45:04 06/04/03 Wed
Thanks, Roz. Nah, it was Hursey I was thinking. We were living in central Illinois for a while and he came to Maine from Bloomington. I remember those other guys you mentioned, too. For some reason I just remembered Hursey as a lefty. Too many bouncing balls in my head I guess.
Hursey had his moments as a Black Bear, though. Didn't he have some good games against Delaware?
Don't know anything about his police reports, however. I prefer to remember the good things about people. Wonder where he is now?
Speaking of which: You mentioned Mike Ivie?
I used to go to a lot of games at Wrigley and the real Comiskey. Many years ago and, I think, they were trying to make Ivie into a catcher. He threw a couple balls into center field and I think that was the end of it. Thank you for reminding me of Mike Ivie.
Back to hoops: Wouldn't it be nice if another Francois Bouchard walked through the Alfond doors right about now? By the way, any updates from hoops office. I haven't heard a thing.
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Re: Maine and NAC Basketball Fans- Questions about a Former Player -- rozzie, 21:34:59 06/04/03 Wed
no news.......gianninni's more tight-lipped than i've ever seen him. my take, is that they're struggling from a recruiting standpoint and he's therefore, re-doubling his efforts. they need to get big and while francois would be a welcome sight, i'd sure rather see greg logan right about now.
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Re: Maine and NAC Basketball Fans- Questions about a Former Player -- Van Lier, 09:07:29 06/05/03 Thu
Yeah, he'd be fine, too.
Have to admit, starting to get a little nervous about a frontcourt of White, Campbell, Flavin and Dubois. And if Rickey isn't in the picture, well, ....
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