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Geeker @48 - ah, the '79 Sonics! One of my favorite teams. What would Gus Johnson and Fred Brown have done had there been a 3-point line for their entire careers?

That team also had pre-Celtics Dennis Johnson and post-Celtics Paul Silas.

The next year (79-80) the NBA introduced the 3 point line; Fred Brown shot 44.3% from downtown (which would rank 3rd in the NBA this season) - but took only 88 3-pointers for the entire season. Steph Curry averages 11 attempts per game this year.

Fun fact - NBA ratings were so low back then that CBS showed some finals games on tape delay. I remember watching the 7'9 finals on a 13 inch black and white TV in my dorm room at 11 pm.

I could go on and on.....

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Chris, did you think Watney Houston was back🤠

Mid-week can be tumbleweedy - I suppose the poor young have to work😏

The commercial hub of Rosie McCann’s locale (8)

https://youtu.be/JMQW_ffGHnk?si=H1f28F9hvvMpmU3o

(Swarb - how could we forget this one)

I'm not sure if we've exhausted every town in County Down, but there are just under three hours left if I have the DST discrepancies figured correctly.

buddy, I don't follow sports much any more, but was a hoops fan (and recreational player) back in those days. Great Seattle 1979 team, also included Jack Sikma. Freddie Brown was really something. Trying to guard him must have been a nightmare. I called him a '70s player, but he of course played until 1984.

Bhristie Crinkley? (8)

Where Old Flames meet (8)

Cowboy Jack Clement sings my favourite version.

The contest has ended. I will be back with the results soon.

When I chose the word, I fully expected a reference to Miss Petula Clark, and Chris got that out of the way right off the bat. Being on the west side of the Atlantic, I didn't expect the references to a certain Irish county. I think tyke @21 had the best of those, but I feel it needed a "?" to indicate DBA, so he just missed the podium.

The bronze goes to Buddy for his seemingly unintended double def. @23. Grabbing silver is amej with his "Downtown Abbey" clue @28. I always call the show that. And the gold goes to Jono @30 with a very nice surface:

Urban area, the back of beyond, now won’t be redeveloped (8)

Congrats, Jon. Here are your prizes:

I am splitting time between Tulsa and San Diego until I can move to the coast permanently, so you can check out each city's downtown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3do-RXERxso

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3enaJQ1dRk

And finally the song that no one referenced. To be fair, I only knew of it through my teenage children. (Language warning)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGhoLcsr8GA