IUFLA Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Sidney Wicks gets overlooked a lot, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 59 minutes ago, IUFLA said: Jerry Lucas? National Champ (61) 3 Final 4s 2X POY 3X All American He's gotta be top 5 based on his 3 years... Oh yeah. I bet if this board put their collective heads together we could put MJ outside the Top 50... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 7 hours ago, jblaz13 said: You and me both. That's why I'm just the audience for this one Feel the same way about the numbers though! Better question might be was MJ even a better college player than all of his UNC teammates? I would also think considering collegiate year US Olympic play before the professional era would be more relevant than having their NBA careers in mind in a conversation about best college players. Now we’re almost going too far in the other direction on this topic with Jordan. His UNC teammates admit that after he was on campus a week they all knew he was the best player on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 19 minutes ago, rico said: Oh yeah. I bet if this board put their collective heads together we could put MJ outside the Top 50... It could be argued that Jordan is the 4th best player to ever play in the ACC behind Ralph Sampson, David Thompson, and Christian Laettner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 11 minutes ago, IUFLA said: It could be argued that Jordan is the 4th best player to ever play in the ACC behind Ralph Sampson, David Thompson, and Christian Laettner... MJ was the #3 pick in the NBA draft... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 As far as GOAT overall, I thought this was interesting... “Just remember Michael. When you played, they changed the rules to make it easier for you to dominate. When I played, they changed the rules to make it harder for me” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 41 minutes ago, BGleas said: Now we’re almost going too far in the other direction on this topic with Jordan. His UNC teammates admit that after he was on campus a week they all knew he was the best player on the team. Ummmm, James Worthy was the PoY in 1982, the tournament's MVP in '82, and the #1 pick in the '82 draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUguy Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 There are so many. Jordan was never close to being the greatest in college. Many were named above. Kareem, Pistol Pete, Wilt, Lucas, Magic, and Bird were probably the top tier. Walton, Pinckney, Thompson, Alford, etc. Not Russell, Ewing, or any of the other IU greats, although they were also up there. Funny, but all of these are older guys. Nobody today plays in college long enough to get mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted April 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 How soon we overlook a Hoosier! What about the Big O! He set 14 NCAA records during his time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 10 hours ago, rico said: Ummmm, James Worthy was the PoY in 1982, the tournament's MVP in '82, and the #1 pick in the '82 draft. Good info, thanks for the heads up on that! Worthy was definitely an amazing player in his own right. I was only 3 that year so of course do not remember watching that tournament. I was just going off some of the players on that team saying Jordan was the best player on the team. Of course there’s a difference between most talented and who performed the best in the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morganmonroe Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 I know this is heresy on this site to say it, but Rick Mount was quite a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuckerkorn Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 10 hours ago, morganmonroe said: I know this is heresy on this site to say it, but Rick Mount was quite a player. Absolutely. I haven't seen the list, but there are so many players from pre-1980 that were very good, and in many cases could shoot rings around today's top college players. Chamberlain, Russell, Mount, Maravich, and so many more are all-time greats. Heck, how good would an Adrian Dantley or Austin Carr be in today's collegiate game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblaz13 Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 9:21 AM, BGleas said: Now we’re almost going too far in the other direction on this topic with Jordan. His UNC teammates admit that after he was on campus a week they all knew he was the best player on the team. I was definitely unaware of those comments, and just found a few old games that got me curious enough to ponder beyond the stats and accolades as of that time. It was more out of gaining respect for Perkins when I took a look at those pre-NBA times. He had a pretty dominant game against IU, and I didn't realize that either. Thanks for sharing that! Worthy . Idk about that being too far. Lol I'm a Laker fan too so I am biased even if I feel objective.Lol Don't feel comfy going there all the way because I know I am partial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblaz13 Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 10:04 AM, rico said: Ummmm, James Worthy was the PoY in 1982, the tournament's MVP in '82, and the #1 pick in the '82 draft. I see you got to the Worthy part. I admit he is the only I knew much about, but those comments have weight coming from them admitting he was the best! Either way! I'm just not one to always disagree with people who come out and say it . I had a different reply in mind before I read that I admit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuvol Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 On 4/4/2020 at 7:01 AM, rico said: Kareem Bill Walton Patrick Ewing Quinn Buckner Christian Laetner David Thompson Danny Manning Bill Russell James Worthy Ed Pickney Just off the top of my head with a championship in mind. There are multiple guys that had better college careers but never won a championship. What about Larry Bird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Wayman Tisdale was a monster in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 11 hours ago, iuvol said: What about Larry Bird? In my post I stated with a championship in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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