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Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:58 pm
by ponydawg
Does anyone here remember a SMU commercial for basketball where it compared Sasser's fro to the number of points he scored and would score in the upcoming season? I just saw it on someone's reel and I was cuirous if it was a real commercial or just a spec spot.
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:34 pm
by Pony_Fan
I would love to have Han*ock right now for some assistance and selfishness.
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:09 pm
by MustangStealth
ponydawg wrote:Does anyone here remember a SMU commercial for basketball where it compared Sasser's fro to the number of points he scored and would score in the upcoming season? I just saw it on someone's reel and I was cuirous if it was a real commercial or just a spec spot.
I've heard of it but never seen it.
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:58 pm
by SMU Football Blog
ponydawg wrote:Does anyone here remember a SMU commercial for basketball where it compared Sasser's fro to the number of points he scored and would score in the upcoming season? I just saw it on someone's reel and I was cuirous if it was a real commercial or just a spec spot.
Yeah, it is real. I remember it airing on TV. And of course halfway through that season, out came the cornrows.
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:29 pm
by Longtime
Let's not forget why Sasser crashed the offensive boards: they were put-backs of his missed shots.
The guy could get hot once in a while, but he also struggled a lot as a shooter. (He needed contact lenses - he was always squinting at the scoreboard). Not as horrendous a shooter as Chad Elsey turned out to be, but Sasser was much more of a scorer than a shooter.
But at least he recognized he could slip underneath and use those long arms to tip in some rebounds. If I remember correctly, Sass was a pretty good foul shooter too.
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:06 pm
by abezontar
Who ever thought we would look back at the Sasser/Davis era and sigh with longing.