RIP: Jerry Tarkanian

cartman · 02-11-2015, 11:06 AM

The great college basketball coach passed away at the age of 84.

Former UNLV and Fresno State head coach Jerry Tarkanian has passed away | CollegeBasketballTalk

MacroGuru · 02-11-2015, 11:19 AM

There must be a nasty basketball game coming up in Heaven for Tark and Smith to go (I know they were both old, just had to throw this out there)

RIP Tark..

BillJasper · 02-11-2015, 11:31 AM

I'm not a big basketball fan, but his Runnin' Rebels teams sure were fun to watch.

RIP.

Izulde · 02-11-2015, 11:37 AM

I mean, it's not surprising considering all the health issues he's had recently... but damn it. This is hitting me harder than I thought it would.

cartman · 02-11-2015, 12:17 PM

I still find it amazing he had teams that scored 100 points in a game before the introduction of the shot clock and three point shot. He was definitely an innovator.

ColtCrazy · 02-11-2015, 08:48 PM

Loved watching UNLV play. Kentucky's team has nothing on those 1990-91 Running Rebel teams.

Izulde · 02-11-2015, 11:35 PM

People have been leaving memorials at the Tark statue all day. I took a towel when I got back from class.

My towel is the plain one in the bottom middle of the image. Set it between some flowers. Evidently there was a memorial vigil earlier tonight, but I missed it because I had to teach on the other side of town. When I get there, a handful of people were still there, and I saw others trickling in as I left.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 02-12-2015, 09:21 AM

I totally forgot about the towel thing. Need to search the Internet. I'm sure there's an article out there somewhere about preparing the towel each game and how many he would go through in a season.

Izulde · 02-12-2015, 10:58 AM

Why superstitious Jerry Tarkanian was always chewing on a towel | The Dagger - Yahoo Sports

(Hat tip to JiMGA for finding it to answer to a question a friend of mine had. I was asleep at the time.)

miami_fan · 02-12-2015, 07:12 PM

Tark along with Big John Thompson had a major impact on how I believe basketball should be played. Smothering defense, uptempo offense. Athletes all over the floor.

RIP Tark

Izulde · 02-12-2015, 11:55 PM

There's a campaign to dim the lights on the Strip in his honor. So far Stratosphere and Palazzo have agreed. Would be for 90 seconds, in honor of his 1990 national title.

02-11-2015, 11:19 AM	#2
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	There must be a nasty basketball game coming up in Heaven for Tark and Smith to go (I know they were both old, just had to throw this out there) RIP Tark.. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

02-11-2015, 11:31 AM	#3
BillJasper Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Northern Kentucky	I'm not a big basketball fan, but his Runnin' Rebels teams sure were fun to watch. RIP. __________________ The Confederacy lost, it is time to dismantle it.

02-11-2015, 11:37 AM	#4
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	I mean, it's not surprising considering all the health issues he's had recently... but damn it. This is hitting me harder than I thought it would. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

02-11-2015, 12:17 PM	#5
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	I still find it amazing he had teams that scored 100 points in a game before the introduction of the shot clock and three point shot. He was definitely an innovator. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

02-11-2015, 08:48 PM	#6
ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	Loved watching UNLV play. Kentucky's team has nothing on those 1990-91 Running Rebel teams. __________________ The Field Generals and Statis Pro Basketball Super League

02-11-2015, 11:35 PM	#7
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	People have been leaving memorials at the Tark statue all day. I took a towel when I got back from class. My towel is the plain one in the bottom middle of the image. Set it between some flowers. Evidently there was a memorial vigil earlier tonight, but I missed it because I had to teach on the other side of town. When I get there, a handful of people were still there, and I saw others trickling in as I left. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

02-12-2015, 09:21 AM	#8
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	I totally forgot about the towel thing. Need to search the Internet. I'm sure there's an article out there somewhere about preparing the towel each game and how many he would go through in a season.

02-12-2015, 10:58 AM	#9
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Why superstitious Jerry Tarkanian was always chewing on a towel \| The Dagger - Yahoo Sports (Hat tip to JiMGA for finding it to answer to a question a friend of mine had. I was asleep at the time.) __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

02-12-2015, 07:12 PM	#10
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Tark along with Big John Thompson had a major impact on how I believe basketball should be played. Smothering defense, uptempo offense. Athletes all over the floor. RIP Tark __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

02-12-2015, 11:55 PM	#11
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	There's a campaign to dim the lights on the Strip in his honor. So far Stratosphere and Palazzo have agreed. Would be for 90 seconds, in honor of his 1990 national title. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

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