YouTube Finds: Bill Walton vs. Memphis State, 1973 NCAA Championship Game
Posted by Neil Paine on August 2, 2010
Before Bill Walton was leading the Blazers to a championship, bringing a spark off the bench for the Celtics, and saying hilariously weird things on television, he was one of the best players in college basketball history, helping UCLA survive the loss of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar without missing a beat. And Big Red was perhaps at his very finest in the 1973 National Championship Game against Larry Kenon and Memphis State, pouring in 44 points (on 21-22 shooting) and grabbing 13 boards en route to the Bruins' 87-66 victory. Thanks to the wonders of YouTube, here's Walton's performance, what some consider to be the best ever by a college player:
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Nobody's biting? OK. Fiiiiiine.
*Ahem*
"Throw it down, Big Redhead. One Time!"
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:35 am
Love the way Walton knew what he wanted to do with the ball before he made the catch. Hate the way he hurt his ankle at the end. Love the way he looked like Will Farrell from Semi-Pro. Let's get tropical!
August 3rd, 2010 at 1:48 am
Which reminds me:
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:45 am
Dude! Farrell can shoot!
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:14 am
He embarrassed Walton out there... Maybe Bill should have been working on his J instead of pondering how Boris Diaw compares to a summer's day.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:58 am
Beautiful to watch. Wish I was around to have seen that. No big man I've seen played anything like that.
August 14th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
What a great treat. Thanks, Neil.
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