Rubberband Man

[Bill Lowery]

This brought back great memories. A number of these clips were from the win over defending NCAA champs Louisville.

This was the 1st home game in Nolan's 1st year and was the 1st look at Pressey and the gang Nolan brought with him.

I remember that underhand pass to Spradling, that he missed but Pressey followed it in. The crowd that night was electric and the best crowd I've ever been a part of as a fan.

I still get excited watching these clips. To me, this was the absolutely most fun team to watch in our history and it was primarily due to Paul Pressey.


Cayden McFarland @caydenmc·1h

#Salute2BigAl: They started calling @TUMBasketball great Paul Pressey 'Rubberbandman' after Al put together this video in 1981. @KJRH2HD

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[Henry Kendall]

Awesome clips. Great memories. Once in a lifetime talent.

 

[Li'l Eric Coley]

Any song with the word "debonair" in it, is probably a classic.

 

[cmullinsTU]

Wow so glad they shared that. Great editing, especially with the technology available for the early 80s, on Al's part and classic highlights of a fantastic player.

Let me preface this statement with I am not saying the commit is as talented as Pressey, however, the 2019 PG commit was making a lot of flashy, very impressive, passes in his highlights that remind me of the passes Pressey has on display here.

 

[drboobay]

Pressey was the most exciting player to play at TU. It was like going to see the globetrotters every game with him, except with real competition.

 

[astonmartin708]

I thought this was a thread about T.I.

 

[TU Sepp]

Pressey was the most exciting player to play at TU. It was like going to see the globetrotters every game with him, except with real competition.

Even with real competition he made the opponents look like the Washington Generals!