rico Posted December 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 6 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Louie Dampier was a two time all-american in college and is in the Basketball Hall of Fame. I would rate him ahead of Macy and Skiles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Dampier Can't disagree as all of this is subjective. Just discussion purposes. And in my OP I stated that 4 and 5 were ?'s because I would forget about somebody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Daddy 4 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Obviously not a top ten player but with an IU connection Josh McRoberts. A top PF from Carmel then on to Duke. Now an 11 year NBA veteran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Daddy 4 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Just thought of three other recent Indiana Mr Basketballs that had good not great college careers but look to have lasting NBA careers. Gordon may end up very high on that list. His IU year was pretty good and seems to be getting better with the Rockets 1 Eric Gordon 2 Cody Zeller 3 Tyler Zeller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Hoosier Daddy 4 said: Just thought of three other recent Indiana Mr Basketballs that had good not great college careers but look to have lasting NBA careers. Gordon may end up very high on that list. His IU year was pretty good and seems to be getting better with the Rockets 1 Eric Gordon 2 Cody Zeller 3 Tyler Zeller Good names. But following the criteria who would your top 5 be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Daddy 4 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, rico said: Good names. But following the criteria who would your top 5 be? Not old enough to know much about some of the guys probably most deserving of that three tier career. Guys I watched or know more about had a deficiency in one of those steps. My list 1 Calbert Cheaney. Favorite all time Hoosier 2 Glenn Robinson 3 Shawn Kemp 4 Zach Randolph 5 Jay Edwards/Eric Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Oscar Robertson Larry Bird George McGinnis Glenn Robinson Calbert Cheaney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 McRoberts and Oden were back to back POTY, and Gordon made it there straight depending on who you ask. The feel of this thread is pretty clearly not talking about guys that recent for one reason or another, but those three can play with should in the top 5 in high school. For my top 5 I'll go with a starting 5 of: Oscar EJ Romeo McRoberts Oden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred3588 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Really surprised I’ve only seen McGinnis on one list so far. Mr. Basketball, state champ, ABA all-star/champion, 3x NBA all star, hall of fame inductee... I wasn’t alive to see him play but I’d have to think that puts him in the top 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 4 hours ago, 5fouls said: Louie Dampier was a two time all-american in college and is in the Basketball Hall of Fame. I would rate him ahead of Macy and Skiles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Dampier No doubt. Louie brought it home..... he was a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Lots of great names being tossed out there.......maybe I should have extended it to the top 10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, rico said: Lots of great names being tossed out there.......maybe I should have extended it to the top 10! Still no mentions of Damon Bailey or Yogi Ferrell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: Still no mentions of Damon Bailey or Yogi Ferrell. Bailey's pro career was non-existant and Yogi's is TBD. The criteria was to have excelled at all three levels. HS, college, and the pros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Just now, rico said: Bailey's pro career was non-existant and Yogi's is TBD. The criteria was to have excelled at all three levels. HS, college, and the pros. Yeah I'm just throwing out names of guys who were good in high school. I think there's less room for debate about how good guys were when you factor in all three levels. Guys like Bird, McGinnis and Oscar should be unamimous choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegrassIU Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 22 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: Still no mentions of Damon Bailey or Yogi Ferrell. Yogi is carving out a nice NBA career. If that continues, I agree he quickly moves up this list. I still feel he seems undervalued by many fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 11 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: Yeah I'm just throwing out names of guys who were good in high school. I think there's less room for debate about how good guys were when you factor in all three levels. Guys like Bird, McGinnis and Oscar should be unamimous choices. After seeing some name thrown out there that I had forgot about my "updated" 5 would be : Oscar Bird McGinnis Dampier Lovellete 12 minutes ago, KoB2011 said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said: Yogi is carving out a nice NBA career. If that continues, I agree he quickly moves up this list. I still feel he seems undevalued by many fans. Another guy is Gordon Hayward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 A couple of other names from the past. Don Buse, Ray Tolbert, and Bonzi Wells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegrassIU Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, rico said: A couple of other names from the past. Don Buse, Ray Tolbert, and Bonzi Wells. Bonzi Wells was fun to watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 15 minutes ago, bluegrassIU said: Bonzi Wells was fun to watch! He sure was!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefftheref Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 19 hours ago, rico said: Kind of surprised at you Mile. I would put Junior Bridgeman ahead of Robinson. I had the privilege of meeting Junior and playing some ball with him in the summer of 71. He was an awesome talent and an outstanding person. He could jump out of the gym. Junior could do it all and today he is a multi-millionaire who owns many Wendy's franchises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 10 hours ago, KoB2011 said: McRoberts and Oden were back to back POTY, and Gordon made it there straight depending on who you ask. The feel of this thread is pretty clearly not talking about guys that recent for one reason or another, but those three can play with should in the top 5 in high school. For my top 5 I'll go with a starting 5 of: Oscar EJ Romeo McRoberts Oden We re talking about HS, college and pro careers so how can you have Romeo in there. If you are going just by HS career Bailey and Alford would be ahead of any of those players except Oscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoB2011 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Mike Conley is a name worth considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohete15 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 When you have to consider NBA career for all-time great Indiana players, there are only 3 available slots, as Oscar and Larry occupy 1 & 2. One could argue how their game translates to today’s, but that’s a different discussion. Next is whether an NBA career trumps a HS and college. Or does college trump an NBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Long before Glenn Robinson, there was another Gary Roosevelt standout that excelled on all three levels.. high school, college and the NBA. Dick Barnett. In 1955, Barnett took his Roosevelt Panthers to the state championship game. Losing to the Crispus Attucks and Oscar Robinson. Dick then moved onto a non D-1 college, and led that team to three national championships for that level. Then it was onto the NBA for over a dozen years, ending with his jersey being retired from New York. Dick Barnett Editing to add, a video of the championship game between "The Velt' and Cripus Attucks from 1955. Note the shorts of the Roosevelt players.... precursors to the IU Candy Stripes. Dick Barnett 18pts, 3reb (1955 IHSAA Championship - Full Highlights) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 13 minutes ago, milehiiu said: Long before Glenn Robinson, there was another Gary Roosevelt standout that excelled on all three levels.. high school, college and the NBA. Dick Barnett. In 1955, Barnett took his Roosevelt Panthers to the state championship game. Losing to the Crispus Attucks and Oscar Robinson. Dick then moved onto a non D-1 college, and led that team to three national championships for that level. Then it was onto the NBA for over a dozen years, ending with his jersey being retired from New York. Dick Barnett Another guy I forgot about. Geez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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