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re: Top 5 Greatest Athletes LSU has ever had...
Posted on 5/1/13 at 12:45 pm to tadelatt
Posted on 5/1/13 at 12:45 pm to tadelatt
Pete And Shaq No argument
Ben is a friend but better than Albert Bell?
Bert no
Billy Cannon - great LSU player but you said greatest athletes - he won the Heisman so maybe but I would have Jimmy Taylor
Bob Petit? top 50 all time NBA players
How about David Toms?
Ben is a friend but better than Albert Bell?
Bert no
Billy Cannon - great LSU player but you said greatest athletes - he won the Heisman so maybe but I would have Jimmy Taylor
Bob Petit? top 50 all time NBA players
How about David Toms?
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Posted on 5/1/13 at 12:47 pm to jrevonte
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Chris Jackson: The most Celebrated Freshman of ALL-TIMEhe set an NCAA freshman scoring record ...pt guard...averaged 30 points a game...ALL Century Team
Having Chris Jackson over Pete Maravich is completely insane. I know he has the NCAA freshman scoring record, but remember pistol pete had to play on the freshman team. i don't think it's a stretch to say that a guy who averaged 43.8, 44.2, and 44.5 while on LSU's varsity team would have managed to score >30.2 as a freshman. Especially considering that as a freshman he scored 43.6 playing against all freshmen, and every year after that he scored MORE per game playing for the varsity squad.
Posted on 5/1/13 at 12:52 pm to LSUROCKS52
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Having Chris Jackson over Pete Maravich is completely insane. I know he has the NCAA freshman scoring record, but remember pistol pete had to play on the freshman team. i don't think it's a stretch to say that a guy who averaged 43.8, 44.2, and 44.5 while on LSU's varsity team would have managed to score >30.2 as a freshman. Especially considering that as a freshman he scored 43.6 playing against all freshmen, and every year after that he scored MORE per game playing for the varsity squad.
i posted Chris Jackson's bio follow the link...the sports writers of Chris Jackson's time put him in the company of Pete Maravich
This post was edited on 5/1/13 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:05 pm to tadelatt
Add Tommy Casanova in there maybe. LSU's only 3 time all american.
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:12 pm to JAXTiger16
1. Pistol Pete
2. Cecil Collins
3. Shaq
4. Chris Jackson
5. Tommy Casanova
2. Cecil Collins
3. Shaq
4. Chris Jackson
5. Tommy Casanova
This post was edited on 5/1/13 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:22 pm to JAXTiger16
Pete Maravich was a GREAT BB player, but I don't think of him has having the athletic gifts of some of the others on here.
Xavier C. and Trindon were fast...
My list:
1. Billy Cannon;
2. Patrick Peterson;
3. Kevin Faulk;
4. Dwayne Scales;
5. Michael Brooks;
6. Michael Clayton;
7. Shaq;
8. Chris Jackson;
9. Cecil Collins;
10.Bert Jones
Xavier C. and Trindon were fast...
My list:
1. Billy Cannon;
2. Patrick Peterson;
3. Kevin Faulk;
4. Dwayne Scales;
5. Michael Brooks;
6. Michael Clayton;
7. Shaq;
8. Chris Jackson;
9. Cecil Collins;
10.Bert Jones
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:44 pm to tadelatt
Casanova!
Posted on 5/1/13 at 2:07 pm to tadelatt
Any list without PP7 should not be taken seriously
Posted on 5/1/13 at 2:14 pm to 756
quote:
How about David Toms?
Posted on 5/1/13 at 2:16 pm to tadelatt
1. Shaq daddy- Most physically dominant center to ever play basketball.
2. PP7- Speed, size, strength this cat had it alll.
3. Pistol- The best "player" to ever play college sports but not athlete
4. Kev Faulk- Freaking beast
5. Cannon- Gotta get in due to the hardware
2. PP7- Speed, size, strength this cat had it alll.
3. Pistol- The best "player" to ever play college sports but not athlete
4. Kev Faulk- Freaking beast
5. Cannon- Gotta get in due to the hardware
This post was edited on 5/1/13 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 5/1/13 at 2:24 pm to 756
quote:
Billy Cannon - great LSU player but you said greatest athletes - he won the Heisman so maybe but I would have Jimmy Taylor
Cannon was a really good athlete, I know he was on the track & field team.
quote:
was named All-State and All-America and led his high school to a state championship in 1955. He would later run the 100 yard dash in 9.4 seconds, and the 40 yard dash in 4.12 seconds. He put a 16-pound shot 54 feet
Posted on 5/1/13 at 2:30 pm to Sterling Archer
"Any love for Richard Thompson? Won silver medal behind Usain Bolt at the 2008 Olympics in the 100m"
I thought about including him, but everyone in my top 5 was numero uno at something very important (an MVP, scoring championships, etc.). I realize that the comparison may not be perfect, though, because a gold medal is damn hard to come by, especially when you're runner up to Usain Bolt.
I thought about including him, but everyone in my top 5 was numero uno at something very important (an MVP, scoring championships, etc.). I realize that the comparison may not be perfect, though, because a gold medal is damn hard to come by, especially when you're runner up to Usain Bolt.
Posted on 5/1/13 at 2:30 pm to DeathValley85
PP7, Faulk, Shaquille, lolo, pete
Posted on 5/1/13 at 2:39 pm to tadelatt
If you are going strictly off of athleticism would you not put Tyrus Thomas on that list?
Posted on 5/1/13 at 3:46 pm to tadelatt
Did anyone mention YA Tittle?
Posted on 5/1/13 at 5:22 pm to CajunFootball
quote:
4) Ben McDonald
Really?
Apparently you don't watch baseball, do you?
You know how Aaron Nola has pitched 3 consecutive Complete Games, well, Ben McDonald pitched 44.2 consecutive shutout innings. (A record never to be broken at LSU)
Oh, how many LSU baseball players were drafted #1 overall in the MLB draft? 1, Ben McDonald.
Owns the SEC record for Strikeouts per 9 innings - Averaged almost 12/game in 1989.
And he played basketball
Posted on 5/1/13 at 5:35 pm to DeathValley85
1. Cannon
2. Casanove
3. Maravich
4. Peterson
5. Shaq
2. Casanove
3. Maravich
4. Peterson
5. Shaq
Posted on 5/1/13 at 5:36 pm to tadelatt
quote:
pparently you don't watch baseball, do you?
You know how Aaron Nola has pitched 3 consecutive Complete Games, well, Ben McDonald pitched 44.2 consecutive shutout innings. (A record never to be broken at LSU)
Oh, how many LSU baseball players were drafted #1 overall in the MLB draft? 1, Ben McDonald.
Owns the SEC record for Strikeouts per 9 innings - Averaged almost 12/game in 1989.
And he played basketball
BOOM!!!!
Posted on 5/1/13 at 5:38 pm to Rustontiger43
quote:And now we know who has absolutely zero knowledge of sports.
shaq is not a very good athelete. he was a decent BB player
Posted on 5/1/13 at 5:54 pm to Tigah32
Rovellroe Swan
Xavier Carter
Joey Belle
Dewayne Scales
Leron Landry
Xavier Carter
Joey Belle
Dewayne Scales
Leron Landry
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