Which UK shooter would you select for your team as your starting 2 guard? - Poll
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TD all the way for me. Loved his game in college.
Ford and Macy were PGs who could shoot, not shooting guards.
Also, how is Lamb, our best 3pt% shooter EVER (no one else close), not in the list?
I was always a fan of Meeks, you could see it as a FR how good he could be. Then injuries derailed his Soph year.
But you can make a good case for several of these. Murray and Delk were 2 & 3 for me.
Also, how is Lamb, our best 3pt% shooter EVER (no one else close), not in the list?
I was always a fan of Meeks, you could see it as a FR how good he could be. Then injuries derailed his Soph year.
But you can make a good case for several of these. Murray and Delk were 2 & 3 for me.
How did we get Lamb, Harrison twins, Terrence Jones, Ulis to come back while the BJ Bostons and the like go to the draft. Man did we hit the lotto.
I would take Booker because I think the more he played as a starter he would become more confident and be close to what he is now.
It’s Delk and then everyone else. Booker would be next on that list though. Followed closely by Ford.
I was trying to diversify the list a bit. I didn't want everyone on the list from the Cal era but yes Lamb was a great shooter and should have added him in there and took someone else out.
Uh no! Ford? He had one great shooting year, and that was it. Not to mention he was a POINT GUARD, not a shooting guard.
OP included other guards too. Ford is still top 3 in 3pt percentage and top 6 in made 3 pts.
One good shooting year. Yeah. Sure.
The correct answer to this poll is Delk. All the other answers are incorrect.
Tony Delk is one of the best players to ever do it here. In fact, I would have more trust in him with the ball than anyone the last 30-40 years. I think the world of him.
Guy was a superhero here. It's why this was like my favorite basketball gear as a young lad.
Guy was a superhero here. It's why this was like my favorite basketball gear as a young lad.
It's 00 for me all day every day. Accidentally clicked Murray before I saw TD on there.
You post a lot, but you don’t know a lot. Ford had one really good shooting year, while teams were tripling Mash in the paint. After Mash left and Ford had to face some defense, he was a totally different player.
Well, since the OP said “shooter”, I’ll take the guy who ranks #1 all time at UK — Doron Lamb. If we’re talking overall game, I’d pick someone else.
Well, it’s an oddly worded question so I guess it’s just how you read it. He doesn’t necessarily ask who the best shooter is. He asks which shooter you’d take as your starting 2 guard.I’m a big Lamb fan so not hating on that. But if I’m picking my starting 2 guard like OP said, it’s TD00.
I get that pick, but do we give equal consideration to one year players like Murray or Monk, as we give a four year player who wasn’t good enough to play serious minutes as a freshman but later became a star? It’s not really an equally balanced question.
You can give consideration to whatever you want lol, I’d say it’s a pretty subjective question. I’m taking the final four MOP. TD for life.
If you say so. I was ten. So forgive me if my memory’s a little freaking rusty. His stats still speak for themselves.
I’d take any 4 of those guys as my starters and add in a cousins or Davis or Oscar and let’s roll to a title.
Murray was sneaky at best. Excellent shooter but fell to the UK March curse. Murray is great now but all I can remember from that IU S16 is clang. It his fault per se. just piss poor timing to go cold.
Monk in the other hand did every thing he could to beat 8 people on that court so I’ll give props to him.
Exactly this. No matter how great Ad, Gilchrist, and Teague were. You don’t sniff a championship without lamb and jones.
Ford was a good shooter as a point guard but I don’t know why he’s on this poll with the way the question is asked, lol
This is true. I know they are separate positions but to me both those positions better freaking be able to shoot and score.
All of my opinions are based on feelings only with no fact checking to back them up. Since I started watching the cats (04-05 season) there have only been two players that I thought for sure would make every 3 pointer they took. Jodie Meeks and Doron Lamb. I was genuinely shocked every time they missed a shot.
If the criteria is based on how they played at UK, and not the NBA, then way too many people are voting for Booker.
Yes, Booker has turned out to be the best NBA player of all those guys, but he was not even close to Delk or Murray in college.
And Macy and Ford should not even be on that list. They didn’t play the two, they were point guards.
Yes, Booker has turned out to be the best NBA player of all those guys, but he was not even close to Delk or Murray in college.
And Macy and Ford should not even be on that list. They didn’t play the two, they were point guards.
If you even have to ask, you didn’t see it live.
That’s why if I’m just answering it as is, I’m going Delk. I’m not going to penalize guys like Delk because they stayed and improved. Murray and Monk chose to walk away early so it is what it is.
