Hurley, Napier, Redick, Carmelo Anthony, and Laettner.
I would have Kemba Walker over Napier.
I would have Kemba Walker over Napier.
Jon Rothstein's Top 5 college players in his lifetime - THREE Dookies
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Bobby Hurley? Lol? He won 2 titles, I'll give em that. Doesn't make you a top 5 college player in someone's lifetime.
Hurley?? 🤣🤣🤣 Hurley was a really good college player, but he's nowhere near close to a Mt Rushmore level NCAA player. Whacky choice.
Laettner, Duncan, Sampson, Kareem, Walton
This is the dumbest list I think I’ve ever seen. He’s an idiot for posting that. Hurley, Redick, and Napier? Did they pay him for that? WTF?
Don't know how old Rothstein is, but I am pretty sure he's not old enough to have seen Bird or Magic in college, let alone the greats from earlier than that.
Chris Jackson was pretty phenominal.
Tisdale, Mashburn, Webber, Alford, Laettner, C.Jackson, Anthony, Manning, Sampson
Tisdale, Mashburn, Webber, Alford, Laettner, C.Jackson, Anthony, Manning, Sampson
Hurley and Redick on there is completely insane
Really bad list. He’s likely trying to get attention. It’s difficult to rank one-and-done guys like AD and Carmelo against players with long college careers. Also Grant Hill and Jay Williams and maybe even Battier are better than Redick and Hurley.
Greatest college basketball players has to look to one-man teams that could really take over, such as Time Duncan, David Robinson and Bird. But certainly all-time greats would have to also look at Kareem and Walton, even though they had great supporting casts.
Depends on what the criteria was. Hurley felt like he was in every Final Four possible. When Jason Kidd and Cal knocked him out, I was elated that he finally wasn’t there. Those Duke teams were a FF fixture, as bad as I hate them.
Am I biased for thinking AD should be on that list?
Seems like an impossible list to make. I would have trouble doing the top 5 UK players n my lifetime, much less this.
Hurley seems like an odd one to me though. If you factor in team accomplishments I suppose. Then if that's the case why is JJ on there as he failed to win a title?
The other 4 won titles.
Hurley seems like an odd one to me though. If you factor in team accomplishments I suppose. Then if that's the case why is JJ on there as he failed to win a title?
The other 4 won titles.
Redick wasn’t even the best player in college when he played. That was Adam Morrison. Think Redick got the favorability because he actually bathed.
Charles Barkley, “the only thing Christian Laettner has in common with Larry Bird is they both pee standing up”).Dec 12, 2005
Me
Walton
Bird
Ewing
Magic
David Thompson
Some of you overrate MJ in college.
Me
Walton
Bird
Ewing
Magic
David Thompson
Some of you overrate MJ in college.
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Have people forgotten about Maravich? Overall ncaa scoring leader who played before the 3 point era.
Very difficult list to make. David Thompson could make an argument for being there as well.
Before me.
The goal of a basketball player is to win games for his team.
The goal of Pete Maravich was to score for Pete Maravich.
Nail - you and I must be about the same generation. Like the list!
For the older posters, I would add Alcindor, Maravich, Elvin Hayes, Isaiah Thomas, Sampson, and our own Dan Issel. Jordan was a great player in college but had the good fortune of having great players around him much more than anyone you and I listed.
For the older posters, I would add Alcindor, Maravich, Elvin Hayes, Isaiah Thomas, Sampson, and our own Dan Issel. Jordan was a great player in college but had the good fortune of having great players around him much more than anyone you and I listed.
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Live in Rupp non UK.
David Robinson, benard King, Dominique Wilkins, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuon..
Old memory better than new.
David Robinson, benard King, Dominique Wilkins, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuon..
Old memory better than new.
True, but that still does not mean he should not be considered a top 5 player.
Games played- 83
Ppg- 44.2
RB- 6.4
AST- 5.1
FG%-43.8
FT%- 77.5
This clueless nut job was born in 1986. That means he was about five/six years old when Laettner/Hurley were at Duke.
I’m sure he remembers those games well.
I’m sure he remembers those games well.
The best college player I've ever seen in a college uniform is Cooper Flagg. Laugh if you want. There's never been anyone that can do some of the things I've seen that dude do this year.
In my life..... Chris Jackson, Glen Robinson, Webber, wall, Davis are all up there
In my life..... Chris Jackson, Glen Robinson, Webber, wall, Davis are all up there
Top 10 Since probation (no particular order):
Kevin Durant - Texas
Chris Webber - Michigan
Jamal Mashburn - UK
Christian Laettner - Duke
Anthony Davis - UK
Carmelo Anthony - Syracuse
Tim Duncan - Wake Forest
Ray Allen - UConn
Jay Williams - Duke
Jason Kidd - Cal
Kevin Durant - Texas
Chris Webber - Michigan
Jamal Mashburn - UK
Christian Laettner - Duke
Anthony Davis - UK
Carmelo Anthony - Syracuse
Tim Duncan - Wake Forest
Ray Allen - UConn
Jay Williams - Duke
Jason Kidd - Cal
Typical Kentucky troll job since thousands of Kentucky fans will respond giving him the clicks he seeks.
Ignore.
Ignore.
There's not a person in this whole thread that can do what Cooper Flagg can do on a court.. not one
Yes a 6'11 freak
For me it’s really difficult to put a guy on that list that played one year in college. Just not enough body of work
Can't stand him but Jay Williams was a beast at Duke.
Hows it going Mr Vitale?
If I’m a reporter, then I’m going with Steve Blake, Juan Dixon, Byron Mouton, Chris Wilcox, and Lonny Baxter because they beat Duke.
Patrick Ewing / David Robinson
Hakeem the Dream / Tim Duncan
KD / Len Bias
Ray Allen / DWade
Magic / Isiah Thomas
Hakeem the Dream / Tim Duncan
KD / Len Bias
Ray Allen / DWade
Magic / Isiah Thomas
It’s very weird to say but when fully healthy Zion Williamson was the best player I’ve ever seen in college. I honestly think we may have had to wade through a few cases of involuntary manslaughter had not many people looked at that and just decided to get out of the way. A true freak among freaks. Fortunately or unfortunately I don’t think he played near 100% very much even in college.
Need proof there’s an east coast Duke/UConn bias? I present this dumbass list.
That’s a good list. Only names coming to mind I might add are Reddick and Hansborough
