If we're talking combination of on the court contribution and personality, I'm going with Ulis, Towns or Wall.
Cal era player that you miss the most.
- Thread starter Fox2monk
- Start date
[QUOTE="ORCAT, post: 598, "Gotta go with Wall. Pure excitement and started the Cal era in a major way.[/QUOTE]
Got to agree with this. I was flat out excited when I first seen his mix tape. BBM that year was so fun. That and 12 after the real T. JONES came back were fun.
Got to agree with this. I was flat out excited when I first seen his mix tape. BBM that year was so fun. That and 12 after the real T. JONES came back were fun.
I see what you mean with this. I dont think D. LAMB was anywhere close to Mashburn but his personality and the fact he was here two years makes him awesome to me.
What makes this really hard for me was Town's was killing Wisconsin for the whole game. He willed us to get in position to win. Makes me sick to think about still.
Liggins did not get recruited by him, but he was a Cal era guy. I loved watching him play D and hit those crucial jumpers. Played with that fire every team needs.
![[laughing]](http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/img/emoticons/classic/laugh.r191677.gif "Laughing [laughing]")
In no order
(Of the cal era )
Wall (he started it all- he brought us back into the limelight )
Boogie
MGK
Davis
Fox
ulis
Knight
liggins
I remember when we finally landed wall along with cuz and Bledsoe and I mean it was pure pure excitement Bc I knew we were "back " at that point.
Then his dance at BBM- a freaking mazing
(Of the cal era )
Wall (he started it all- he brought us back into the limelight )
Boogie
MGK
Davis
Fox
ulis
Knight
liggins
I remember when we finally landed wall along with cuz and Bledsoe and I mean it was pure pure excitement Bc I knew we were "back " at that point.
Then his dance at BBM- a freaking mazing
This is another hard part about this. T Jones would have been an all time favorite had he played and won a title in say the Tubby era. He's no better than 5th or so with all the great players we have had, even though his contributions are arguable to be number one on the court. Two final fours and a title.
MKG. You don't find that grit heart and leadership very often. Nothing wrong picking Davis at #1.. his ability on the college level is absolutely silly. But I like what MKG brought on a team-level.
As much as I like all the players to come through here, I'd have to go with davis. That dude was just awesome
Like a few others have mentioned, the first logical answer is Anthony Davis. He definitely would have had the most impact (changed history of the program) if he had stayed for four years. We likely end up with at least one more if not more titles. No one impacted the game more, so he has to be my first choice.
The emotional choice is John Wall. In my opinion, no other player has had his charisma and confidence. He definitely brought excitement to the program. From the moment he was lowered to the stage on midnight madness doing the "John Wall" you knew he was a star.
The emotional choice is John Wall. In my opinion, no other player has had his charisma and confidence. He definitely brought excitement to the program. From the moment he was lowered to the stage on midnight madness doing the "John Wall" you knew he was a star.
We think the same way. My heart vs. Logic. There is.no wrong answer and there is so many to choose. Wall just made me more excited than ever.
There was a lot of brotherhood in that moment which is what Cal is all about. And some pretty sloppy tackling JW
Obviously 2012 with Davis and mkg is the big one. 2014 the Harrison twins and the incredible run and 2015 were special in its own right. I miss kat the most since he was mr positive and glowed when speaking of uk. The run we made in 2014 was incredible and had the true spirit of march madness love every minute of it till the championship game. 2015 same thing that one still guests because we were loaded and so close to history. The meltdowns afterwards were great coping mechanisms. Thanks to all that contributed to that.
On a side note please ban the op mods. It took me forever till kill off wall2rondo and he changed it to W2R because some of the things i posted some would think it was him and not me posting which probably caused a lot of pain and suffering for him
TIA
On a side note please ban the op mods. It took me forever till kill off wall2rondo and he changed it to W2R because some of the things i posted some would think it was him and not me posting which probably caused a lot of pain and suffering for him
TIA
Me too. I like guys that don't need to be coached to give 110% effort. I'd put Tyler Ulis in this category also.
Gotta put a word in for Josh H. The way he excelled under Cal. Didn't recruit him. Helped him reach his potential. Warm fuzzies.
Actually, Cal recruited Liggins really really hard. He was upset when Liggins comitted to Kentucky without taking his official to Memphis. Funny how life works, Liggins gave Cal his first final four here.
Similar threads
