Larry Blair Video

Larry Blair Video#349228

By Kolzilla41 - June 20th, 2011, 5:17 pm

- June 20th, 2011, 5:17 pm #349228

Men's Basketball posted this on their Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php ... 5&comments

I did not see Blair play but wow did he look special. Definitely a good baller.

Re: Larry Blair Video#349231

By Cider Jim - June 20th, 2011, 6:57 pm

- June 20th, 2011, 6:57 pm #349231

Six minutes of video highlights, and LB had 3 assists. Also, that's SCAR doing the play-by-play and RD on the bench.

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Re: Larry Blair Video#349235

By thepostman - June 20th, 2011, 7:40 pm

- June 20th, 2011, 7:40 pm #349235

he was special that is for sure...low assists because of the style that he was allowed to play at, but he had game and its too bad things were in such turmoil while he was around....

with that said...I saw tyler baker in a few of those shots....remember when he was going to be great?

Re: Larry Blair Video#349259

By Rooster Cogburn - June 21st, 2011, 9:18 am

- June 21st, 2011, 9:18 am #349259

Larry was soooo much fun to watch for sure. He kept every game exciting.

Re: Larry Blair Video#349272

By BJWilliams - June 21st, 2011, 12:05 pm

- June 21st, 2011, 12:05 pm #349272

Larry Blair was an exciting player to be sure...he seemed to polarize the folks on here about as much as RD did...I still remember listening to the Big South Championship on the way to an event in Powhatan...

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Re: Larry Blair Video#349274

By TDDance234 - June 21st, 2011, 12:44 pm

- June 21st, 2011, 12:44 pm #349274

This thread will self destruct in...

Re: Larry Blair Video#349286

By thepostman - June 21st, 2011, 5:15 pm

- June 21st, 2011, 5:15 pm #349286

I never understood why Larry was so polarizing, but BJ is right, he was. He was a nice guy and that is from first hand interaction with him on a regular basis freshmen and sophomore years...It would've been nice if he was given more tools to grow his game but he wasn't and it really was a disservice to him.

He was loyal to LU and always was fun to watch. Nothing but respect for him

Re: Larry Blair Video#349289

By jcmanson - June 21st, 2011, 8:12 pm

- June 21st, 2011, 8:12 pm #349289

Yeah he was the best player I've seen wear a Liberty jersey. I can't wait until he gets his jersey retired. Perhaps that's part of the reason why this video is released now. Maybe he'll get it retired this season.

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Re: Larry Blair Video#349492

By whmatthews - June 25th, 2011, 1:30 pm

- June 25th, 2011, 1:30 pm #349492

I remember a lot of people not liking LB too much when I was on campus - say what you will about LB but he stayed all 4 years.

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Re: Larry Blair Video#349495

By thepostman - June 25th, 2011, 2:12 pm

- June 25th, 2011, 2:12 pm #349495

I remember the same thing but I never understood why they didn't like him...

Re: Larry Blair Video#349501

By Kolzilla41 - June 25th, 2011, 3:23 pm

- June 25th, 2011, 3:23 pm #349501

whmatthews wrote:I remember a lot of people not liking LB too much when I was on campus - say what you will about LB but he stayed all 4 years.

Did they give reasons.?

Re: Larry Blair Video#349502

By thepostman - June 25th, 2011, 3:25 pm

- June 25th, 2011, 3:25 pm #349502

I never heard any reasons...people just would said he rubbed them the wrong way. Like I said earlier in the thread I never had any issues with him and had multiple classes and interacted with him on a regular basis and he always was very likeable

Re: Larry Blair Video#349558

By jcmanson - June 27th, 2011, 10:25 am

- June 27th, 2011, 10:25 am #349558

The rumor around campus was that LB got "preferential" treatment while he was on campus.

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Re: Larry Blair Video#349580

By thepostman - June 27th, 2011, 6:34 pm

- June 27th, 2011, 6:34 pm #349580

That is what I always heard too and who knows, it could've been true...its really hard to say especially with all the rumors flying around at the time of how a certain head coach ummmm helped his players. Of course those were just rumors too and we have discussed that to death on this forum but I am one to hold the faculty/coaching people more responsible for failing at having integrity then I do the student...

Re: Larry Blair Video#349598

By From the class of 09 - June 28th, 2011, 8:20 am

- June 28th, 2011, 8:20 am #349598

jcmanson wrote:The rumor around campus was that LB got "preferential" treatment while he was on campus.

I thought this was basically one of the perks to being a DI athlete...at least if you play MBB or FB

Re: Larry Blair Video#349601

By jcmanson - June 28th, 2011, 9:15 am

- June 28th, 2011, 9:15 am #349601

From the class of 09 wrote:
jcmanson wrote:The rumor around campus was that LB got "preferential" treatment while he was on campus.
I thought this was basically one of the perks to being a DI athlete...at least if you play MBB or FB

Yeah especially if you're talking about one of the best players to ever wear your school's colors.

From what I remember, a lot of the rumors would have been the coach to blame more than LB. From what I heard, I had/have no problem with the way LB acted during and since his LU days.

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Re: Larry Blair Video#350909

By bballfan84 - July 26th, 2011, 3:40 pm

- July 26th, 2011, 3:40 pm #350909

jcmanson wrote:
From the class of 09 wrote:
jcmanson wrote:The rumor around campus was that LB got "preferential" treatment while he was on campus.
I thought this was basically one of the perks to being a DI athlete...at least if you play MBB or FB
Yeah especially if you're talking about one of the best players to ever wear your school's colors.

From what I remember, a lot of the rumors would have been the coach to blame more than LB. From what I heard, I had/have no problem with the way LB acted during and since his LU days.

LB was a great player for LU. I think he deserved a little extra treatment here and there. Whats the point of being a D1 athlete????????

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Re: Larry Blair Video#351001

By ATrain - July 27th, 2011, 2:40 pm

- July 27th, 2011, 2:40 pm #351001

From the class of 09 wrote:
jcmanson wrote:The rumor around campus was that LB got "preferential" treatment while he was on campus.
I thought this was basically one of the perks to being a DI athlete...at least if you play MBB or FB

I'm just going to say that under RD, a lot of the men's bball players got "preferential treatment." McKay changed that.

As far as my interactions with Larry Blair, he was always nice, friendly, respectful of everyone around him. Definitely do not have anything negative to say about him.

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Re: Larry Blair Video#351003

By jcmanson - July 27th, 2011, 2:46 pm

- July 27th, 2011, 2:46 pm #351003

bballfan84 wrote:
jcmanson wrote:
From the class of 09 wrote: I thought this was basically one of the perks to being a DI athlete...at least if you play MBB or FB
Yeah especially if you're talking about one of the best players to ever wear your school's colors.

From what I remember, a lot of the rumors would have been the coach to blame more than LB. From what I heard, I had/have no problem with the way LB acted during and since his LU days.
LB was a great player for LU. I think he deserved a little extra treatment here and there. Whats the point of being a D1 athlete????????

Isn't that what I just said?!

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Re: Larry Blair Video#351013

By bballfan84 - July 27th, 2011, 3:35 pm

- July 27th, 2011, 3:35 pm #351013

Yeah especially if you're talking about one of the best players to ever wear your school's colors.

From what I remember, a lot of the rumors would have been the coach to blame more than LB. From what I heard, I had/have no problem with the way LB acted during and since his LU days.

LB was a great player for LU. I think he deserved a little extra treatment here and there. Whats the point of being a D1 athlete????????[/quote]

Isn't that what I just said?![/quote]

Guess Captain Smarty Pants really fits the bill

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