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Michael Jordan's rookie NBA season - 1984 USA Olympic Games - NB85-4
Michael Jordan's rookie NBA season - 1984 USA Olympic Games - NB85-4
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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Sep 5, 2014
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Podcast episode
Description
Adam & Aaron celebrate the 30th anniversary of Michael Jordan's (1984) arrival in the National Basketball Association. This episode covers:- Team USA's gold-medal run in the 1984 Olympic GamesThe Olympians swept their way to gold, putting the sword to every team they played at the 1984 Olympic Games, in Los Angeles. In this episode, we recap each game along the way - settle in and prepare to learn the background behind each of USA's eight-game tear, versus the world.The most prominent players mentioned in this episode, include: Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin, Wayman Tisdale, Steve Alford, Leon Wood & Sam Perkins.Topics / articles discussed (every effort has been made to confirm exact dates):84-07-23 - US team a cinch for gold?84-07-28 - China's basketball team plays police84-07-28 - Will U.S. hoop team win easily?84-07-30 - Robertson, Jordan on target as US cagers clobber Chinese84-07-30 - U.S. rips China84-08-01 - Knight's intimidation leads U.S. hoopsters past Canada84-08-01 - Jordan, US overwhelm Canadians84-08-01 - It's another easy day for Knight's team84-08-02 - Knight's cagers demonstrate defensive lesson to Uruguay84-08-04 - Americans fry French, 120-6284-08-05 - Jordan beats Spain, then U.S. does84-08-05 - Jordan Definitely Basketball Version Of A Perfect Ten84-08-06 - Alford fires U.S. into medal round84-08-09 - Americans bounce into gold-medal game84-08-11 - Knight's team proves it's America's gameShow notes | I appreciate all feedback, FB Page 'Likes' and iTunes ratings / reviews.Follow: Facebook | Twitter | Google+Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | RSS | WebsiteFeedback: e-mail (audio welcome) | Voicemail
Released:
Sep 5, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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