Comments on: 2014 schedule

By: boolakanaka

boolakanaka — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:22:47 +0000

3-Prong, I once saw, and was part of defeat, when Chico teamed up with Bruce Mann (kalaepohaku boy, I think all-state in 78 for basketball) and they took all comers for like 3 straight hours at Punahou. Bruddha, it was like a dribbling, passing and shooting clinic.

By: boolakanaka

boolakanaka — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:19:38 +0000

3 prong you still make it out for annual wildcat luau, every so often?

By: boolakanaka

boolakanaka — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:16:06 +0000

Chico was making it rain, bigtime, even after his college days, bruddha was like in every legitmate league out there, and if you noticed, would lead both in assists and points!!

By: A-House

A-House — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:09:56 +0000

one of the best UH wins?

UH beat USC at Aloha Stadium in 1977 or ’78 – Tatsuno won in front of 18,000+ fans

largest college crowd for regular season game for a long, long time

beating BYU in 1989

beating Illinois in the 1992 Holiday Bowl

By: 3-Prong

3-Prong — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:03:57 +0000

boo: Ia Saipa’ia was smoooooth. That shot from the corner…..money. How bout my boy Chico Furtado? Streaky good from outside!

By: 3-Prong

3-Prong — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:59:07 +0000

Small kine hangova from last nights shooting woes loss BUT, hey it aint that bad, it’s Aloha Friday in Paradise.

By: boolakanaka

boolakanaka — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:42:13 +0000

On the subject of great Hawai’i basketball players, the best I ever saw (and I saw Leroy Lutu, Dan Hale, Sam, and even played many pick-up games with all) the best pure guy that I saw, when I was still a kid was Ia Saipa’ia.

Some of my ohana, lived on Alexander Street by the old Lau Store (also around the block from Obama and Waipa Parker of KS fame) and use to take me to HS games. Damn the sole was smooth, played both inside and outside, and could shoot like he an Army marksman—he was uber impressive, and pretty underrated from the perspective of local HS lore.

By: boolakanaka

boolakanaka — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:37:03 +0000

Brothers Johnson or Sam Johnson?

By: Buffoman

Buffoman — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:19:46 +0000

Buti, sorry spell check. Back in the day the best 9 ball pool shooter I saw was this guy named “Bing”. I think he had to spot just about everybody to get a money game in Hawaii. The next closest guy was a guy named “Pedep” or something like that. I this k he was either from Wahiawa or Waipahu. “Aku” was another terrific shooter.

By: Buffoman

Buffoman — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:02:17 +0000

Nationals Billiards was on the side street, I think Waimanu, just pass the now Brutish Groove shop. Yes the McKinley boys used to hang there.