Assemble YOUR Best Starting 5 w/the Best Wildcat Player Ever by Position

[KYtotheCore]

There can be no indecision or ties between player x or y at that position. Only one. You can use any current or former UK player.

Your best pg., sg, sf, pf & c from UK

I like to think the best haven't played here yet.

 

[TruBluCatFan]

PG- Ralph Beard
SG- Rex Chapman
SF- Jamal Mashburn
PF- Anthony Davis
C- Dan Issel

All were dominant in their era.

 

[KYtotheCore]

PG- Ralph Beard
SG- Rex Chapman
SF- Jamal Mashburn
PF- Anthony Davis
C- Dan Issel

All were dominant in their era.

Very nice start! I was hoping that it wouldn't just go the way of the players we've had only the last 5 years or so.

 

[KY Long Rifle]

1-Ulis
2-Chapman
3-Sky Walker
4-Davis
5-Cousins

 

[WildcatfaninOhio]

1 - Dirk Minniefield
2 - Tony Delk
3 - Jamal Mashburn
4 - Kenny "Sky" Walker
5 - Dan Issel

 

[TruBluCatFan]

1-Ulis
2-Chapman
3-Sky Walker
4-Davis
5-Cousins

Ulis is the best ever? Come on man. I love Tyler. He's an awesome kid but not quite the best ever... At least not yet.

 

[TruBluCatFan]

Very nice start! I was hoping that it wouldn't just go the way of the players we've had only the last 5 years or so.

People tend to forget about Ralph Beard. Maybe the most decorated Cat ever.

 

[Nubb16]

PG- Ralph Beard
SG- Rex Chapman
SF- Jamal Mashburn
PF- Anthony Davis
C- Dan Issel

All were dominant in their era.

Replace Rex with Delk and we have a winner

 

[mailman85]

Wall
Delk
Mashburn
K. Walker
Davis

 

[Ripcord65]

I'm not ready to name my "team" yet, but I have to observe that (IMHO) Mashburn was not a SF. I'd invite anyone to go to Jon Scott's site and look at the guys with whom Mash played, and the physical sizes of the players, and the nominal positions assigned to everyone, and -- most importantly -- the number of rebounds that Mash had compared to the rest of the front-court players in the team. It seems pretty clear to me that when he played at U.K. Mash was a PF.

Just MHO, of course.

 

[dlh331]

Replace Rex with Delk and we have a winner

Replace both with Dampier and you have my 5

Darryl

 

[KY Long Rifle]

Ulis is the best ever? Come on man. I love Tyler. He's an awesome kid but not quite the best ever... At least not yet.

I threw out all the players before my time, it's just too hard for me to know how good they were, in comparison. So yeah, it's entirely possible that others that played earlier were better. But, of the ones that I've watched, I can't think of anyone else I would rather have running the point.

 

[Hoskins91]

Are we going by the actual best, or most decorated while they were here? If it's the actual best, I'd have to go with this:
Wall
Mashburn
Davis
Issel
We don't have a clear shooting guard, so I'll just go with Delk.

 

[Hoskins91]

I'm not ready to name my "team" yet, but I have to observe that (IMHO) Mashburn was not a SF. I'd invite anyone to go to Jon Scott's site and look at the guys with whom Mash played, and the physical sizes of the players, and the nominal positions assigned to everyone, and -- most importantly -- the number of rebounds that Mash had compared to the rest of the front-court players in the team. It seems pretty clear to me that when he played at U.K. Mash was a PF.

Just MHO, of course.

Davis was a center here, but that doesn't stop people from putting him at pf. Kenny played center here, but he's a forward.

 

[KY Long Rifle]

Wall
Delk
Mashburn
K. Walker
Davis

This is a pretty awesome lineup, IMO.

 

[augustaky1]

Still thinking...

But the PG for sure would be the 12year old me playing in the driveway.

 

[KY Long Rifle]

Davis was a center here, but that doesn't stop people from putting him at pf. Kenny played center here, but he's a forward.

Yeah, it's just for fun. We aren't actually going to be able to put this team on the court.

 

[jopo]

PG--John Wall
SG--Frank Ramsey
PF--Dan Issel
SF-Jamal Mashburn
C-- Bill Spivey

 

[spotter34]

PG - Macy
SG - Delk
SF - Givens
PF - K. Walker
C - Davis

I placed a lot of emphasis on time spent at Kentucky and playing a pivotal role on a championship team. My list is also based on who I've watched play, thus no Issell, Ramsey, Spivey, Hagan, Groza, Beard, Dampier, Casey, etc.

I realize Davis only played one year here but it may be the best overall single year in UK basketball history, and he won a championship.

 

[JeffGoodmansVestigialTwin]

Rondo
Delk
Mashburn
Davis
Boogie

 

[JohnnyGentle]

mashburn
kidd-gilchrist
davis
beard
delk

 

[KYtotheCore]

It amazes me the number of versions of teams people come up with.

 

[CELTICAT]

Imo Davis, cousins and Issel all played the 5, so you have to choose between them.

PG - Wall
SG - Delk
SF - Givens
PF - Mashburn
C - Davis

 

[prossdog]

To me, not having Mashburn, Davis, and Issel on the list is a sin. I'd go

Wall
Delk
Mash
Davis
Issel

 

[UK-chulo]

What if we assigned all players being considered into the ONE position they played? So list all PG, SG, SF, PF and C, then choose the best from each position.

Just a thought.

 

[JohnnyGentle]

To me, not having Mashburn, Davis, and Issel on the list is a sin. I'd go

to me, having a college 4 and two college 5s in a lineup is way too unbalanced, especially when most of the college basketball we see is four out one in

 

[prossdog]

to me, having a college 4 and two college 5s in a lineup is way too unbalanced, especially when most of the college basketball we see is four out one in

Nearly went 40-0 doing it last year. And Mashburn is WAY more of a 3 than Lyles and Poythress were. He had good handles for his size and shot well from outside. I stand by my team.

 

[kybassfan]

To me, not having Mashburn, Davis, and Issel on the list is a sin. I'd go

Wall
Delk
Mash
Davis
Issel

That's a good list. I'd cry about all the great players I'd left off if I picked it. Then again, we're Kentucky. If you are limited to just five, you are going to leave off a LOT of great players.

 

[Deli owl]

This is a pretry awesome lineup, IMO.

Wall
Chapman
Mashburn
Davis
Cousins

 

[ScrapIrony]

PG John Wall
POY and All-American in his one year at UK. Not only that, one of the most exciting players to ever put on the blue and white. Very good defensively.

SG Derek Anderson
Seemingly forgotten, but was phenomenal for three-quarters of a season until tearing ACL. Good shooter who excelled on the break. 40% 3-point shooter his last year with the Cats. Outstanding defensive player.

SF Kevin Grevey
Scorer who could shoot from 25-feet. Carried team to Final Four.

PF Dan Issel
Leading scorer in school history. Perhaps the best player in school history. Still.

C Anthony Davis
Most decorated one-and-done player in NCAA history.

 

[BourbonBalz]

Based on talent and ability alone, mine would be as follows:

PG: Wall
SG: Chapman
SF: Mashburn
PF: Davis
C: Cousins

I don't see how anyone could come up with a more purely talented starting five than the one above.


If you want to look at it from a perspective of best overall UK career:

PG: Macy
SG: Delk
SF: Givens
PF: Walker
C: Issel

 

[jameslee32]

Defense wins.
PG- Rondo
SG- Delk
SF- Hayes
PF- Davis
C- Bowie

 

[420grover]

Wall
Delk
Mashburn
Antoine Walker
Davis

 

[KYtotheCore]

What if we assigned all players being considered into the ONE position they played? So list all PG, SG, SF, PF and C, then choose the best from each position.

Just a thought.

Works for me.

 

[jopo]

I listed my team in an earlier post but I'll list another to satisfy "Spotter 34.
I see a lot of post lists Ralph Beard as a PG but Kenny Rollins was the Point guard on the great Beard teams.
AT Center is Bill Spivey
At 2Guard is Frank Ramsey
At Forward is Jamal Mashburn
At Forward is Jack Givens (if Issel ever played forward he would be choice)
At Point Guard is John Wall
There have been so many great ones, I would need to list 10 teams

 

[aikenite4uk]

PF - Dan Issel...just look at the big horses' numbers. And his pro career
SF- Antoine Walker......close call between him and Jack Givens, but he was the better player and stronger pro...despite his character issues.
C- Anthony Davis.....best player of his generation....led us to another title.
SG- Rex Chapman. Terrific athlete and underrated NBA player if you allow for his injuries.
PG- Tony Delk....I know he was a combo guard, but he could play the point and he gets points for his NCAA title in 1996.

Think about the offensive firepower of this squad! WOW.

 

[KY Long Rifle]

Defense wins.
PG- Rondo
SG- Delk
SF- Hayes
PF- Davis
C- Bowie

I forgot Sam Bowie. There's just so many great players that played for the Kentucky. No matter what 5 you pick, you feel like you left someone out.

 

[kyboy1998]

Macy/Ford
Dampier/Chapman
Pelphrey/Sheppard
Robey/Padgett
Issel/Phillips

Tried to put together an all white team. It's too difficult for me to decide between all the other talent. I also am too far removed to know much about Nash, Beard etc.

Davis, Mash and Issel have to be on the team. Hard for me to seperate some of our guards.

 

[KYtotheCore]

Macy/Ford
Dampier/Chapman
Pelphrey/Sheppard
Robey/Padgett
Issel/Phillips

Tried to put together an all white team. It's too difficult for me to decide between all the other talent. I also am too far removed to know much about Nash, Beard etc.

Davis, Mash and Issel have to be on the team. Hard for me to seperate some of our guards.

Strap in KB98, we might hit some turbulence ahead . . .

 

[kyboy1998]

Strap in KB88, we might hit some turbulence ahead . . .

The Richie and Willis crowd would have a coronary over this team.