This is how old I am. I remember the day I walked to my convenience store about a half mile away on a Saturday to buy the NY Post. On my way home I saw a small blurb saying that Morton had committed to the Hall.
I had seen him play at Columbia (NY) in a HS tournament after the season concluded and knew without a doubt in my mind he would be a superstar for the Pirates. Gerald Green played in the same tournament, but although I liked him he didn't hold a candle to Morton..
During the game I sat next to a guy who was yelling for Morton like a lunatic. We started to talk and I found out he was his dad. Dad told me what everyone knew, that his son wanted to go to SJU but Louie wasn't interested. I lied to him and said I was very close to PJ, and Carlesimo couldn't stop talking about John and how good we will be in he conference.