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Best College Hoops Teams if Everyone Stayed 4 Years
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:00 pm
What would the best college basketball teams look like if everyone stayed all four years? I've done this several times before, but this year's UK and Duke teams both stack up with some of the best in history. Here they are compared to some of the great ones from the past:
2015 UK (take your pick on starters)
C - Anthony Davis, Sr
F - Nerlens Noel, Jr
F - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Sr
G - Marcus Teague, Sr
G - James Young, So
Bench:
Archie Goodwin, Jr
Alex Poythress, Jr
Kyle Wiltjer, Sr
Ryan Harrow, Sr
Julius Randle, So
Willie Cauley-Stein, Jr
Marcus Lee, So
Dakari Johnson, So
Aaron Harrison, So
Andrew Harrison, So
Devin Booker, Fr
Trey Lyles, Fr
Karl-Anthony Towns, Fr
Tyler Ulis, Fr
2015 Duke
C - Jalil Okafor, Fr
F - Jabari Parker, So
F - Justice Winslow, Fr
G - Austin Rivers, Sr
G - Tyus Jones, Fr
Bench:
Quinn Cook, Sr
Rasheed Sulaimon, Jr (Kicked off team)
Amile Jefferson, Fr
***Other great ones***
1997 UNC
C - Rasheed Wallace, Sr
F - Vince Carter, So
F - Antawn Jamison, So
G - Jerry Stackhouse, Sr
G - Shammond Williams, Jr
Bench:
Serge Zwikker, Sr
Ademola Okulaja, So
Ed Cota, FR
Makhtar Ndiaye, Jr
2001 Duke
C - Elton Brand, Sr
F - Shane Battier, Sr
F - Corey Maggete, Jr
G - Jay Williams, So
G - William Avery, Sr
Bench:
Mike Dunleavy Jr, So
Carlos Boozer, So
Chris Burgess, Sr (transferred to Utah)
Chris Duhon, Fr
Nate James, Sr
2005 UConn
C - Emeka Okafor, Sr
F - Charlie Villanueva, So
F - Rudy Gay, Fr
G - Ben Gordon, Sr
G - Rashad Anderson, Jr
Bench:
Josh Boone, So
Denham Brown, Jr
Marcus Williams, So
Hilton Armstrong, Jr
2007 Texas
C - Lamarcus Aldridge, Sr
F - Kevin Durant, So
G - AJ Abrams, Jr
G - Daniel Gibson, Sr
G - DJ Augustin, So
Bench:
Connor Atchley, Jr
Damion James, So
Dexter Pittman, So
Gary Johnson, Fr
2015 UK (take your pick on starters)
C - Anthony Davis, Sr
F - Nerlens Noel, Jr
F - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Sr
G - Marcus Teague, Sr
G - James Young, So
Bench:
Archie Goodwin, Jr
Alex Poythress, Jr
Kyle Wiltjer, Sr
Ryan Harrow, Sr
Julius Randle, So
Willie Cauley-Stein, Jr
Marcus Lee, So
Dakari Johnson, So
Aaron Harrison, So
Andrew Harrison, So
Devin Booker, Fr
Trey Lyles, Fr
Karl-Anthony Towns, Fr
Tyler Ulis, Fr
2015 Duke
C - Jalil Okafor, Fr
F - Jabari Parker, So
F - Justice Winslow, Fr
G - Austin Rivers, Sr
G - Tyus Jones, Fr
Bench:
Quinn Cook, Sr
Rasheed Sulaimon, Jr (Kicked off team)
Amile Jefferson, Fr
***Other great ones***
1997 UNC
C - Rasheed Wallace, Sr
F - Vince Carter, So
F - Antawn Jamison, So
G - Jerry Stackhouse, Sr
G - Shammond Williams, Jr
Bench:
Serge Zwikker, Sr
Ademola Okulaja, So
Ed Cota, FR
Makhtar Ndiaye, Jr
2001 Duke
C - Elton Brand, Sr
F - Shane Battier, Sr
F - Corey Maggete, Jr
G - Jay Williams, So
G - William Avery, Sr
Bench:
Mike Dunleavy Jr, So
Carlos Boozer, So
Chris Burgess, Sr (transferred to Utah)
Chris Duhon, Fr
Nate James, Sr
2005 UConn
C - Emeka Okafor, Sr
F - Charlie Villanueva, So
F - Rudy Gay, Fr
G - Ben Gordon, Sr
G - Rashad Anderson, Jr
Bench:
Josh Boone, So
Denham Brown, Jr
Marcus Williams, So
Hilton Armstrong, Jr
2007 Texas
C - Lamarcus Aldridge, Sr
F - Kevin Durant, So
G - AJ Abrams, Jr
G - Daniel Gibson, Sr
G - DJ Augustin, So
Bench:
Connor Atchley, Jr
Damion James, So
Dexter Pittman, So
Gary Johnson, Fr
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:10 pm to NOTORlOUSD
2008 LSU
Tyrus Thomas
Big Baby
Anthony Randolph
Marcus Thornton
Bo Spencer :/
Tasmin Mitchell
Garrett Temple
Chris Johnson
Memphis, Kansas, UNC, UCLA, pffffft. We got this regardless of HC.
Tyrus Thomas
Big Baby
Anthony Randolph
Marcus Thornton
Bo Spencer :/
Tasmin Mitchell
Garrett Temple
Chris Johnson
Memphis, Kansas, UNC, UCLA, pffffft. We got this regardless of HC.
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:33 pm to NOTORlOUSD
That UK team would be sick
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:45 pm to NOTORlOUSD
Kansas 2016 (just to give everyone that extra year of progression)
G - frank mason JR
G - Ben mclemore SR
F - Wiggins JR
F - perry Ellis SR
C - Joel embiid JR
6th man - Oubre SO
We'd just play those 6 guys and run shite.
I don't really like this idea to be honest because it just doesnt make any sense but I guess it's fun?
G - frank mason JR
G - Ben mclemore SR
F - Wiggins JR
F - perry Ellis SR
C - Joel embiid JR
6th man - Oubre SO
We'd just play those 6 guys and run shite.
I don't really like this idea to be honest because it just doesnt make any sense but I guess it's fun?
This post was edited on 4/8/15 at 9:48 pm
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:52 pm to NOTORlOUSD
That UK team would probably make the playoffs in the east
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:57 pm to NOTORlOUSD
I'd take 2012-2013 UK over your UK roster:
C- Demarcus Cousins - SR
F- Anthony Davis - SO
F- Nerlens Noel - FR
G-John Wall - SR
G- Eric Bledsoe - SR
Bench:
Cauley-Stien, Wiltjer, Terrence Jones, Teague, Pat Patterson, Brandon Knight,
C- Demarcus Cousins - SR
F- Anthony Davis - SO
F- Nerlens Noel - FR
G-John Wall - SR
G- Eric Bledsoe - SR
Bench:
Cauley-Stien, Wiltjer, Terrence Jones, Teague, Pat Patterson, Brandon Knight,
Posted on 4/8/15 at 10:47 pm to NOTORlOUSD
You left out Jordan 's UNC teams
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:06 pm to Toula
Damn, that is an NBA title contender.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 1:37 am to Toula
quote:
Toula
Beat me to it. Was just about to say you gotta shift the years back so wall cousins bledsoe and AD could play together. Nasty
Posted on 4/9/15 at 1:55 am to NOTORlOUSD
The post 2006 teams don't really come off as viable since the recruits are really looking at who is leaving and are expecting to start Day 1. In other words, if Davis stays, Noel goes to UConn or wherever, and if Wall stays, Knight goes to Florida or Miami.
1997 UNC and 2001 Duke are truly incredible, along with 2005 UConn even without a good point guard for 75 percent of the season
1997 UNC and 2001 Duke are truly incredible, along with 2005 UConn even without a good point guard for 75 percent of the season
Posted on 4/9/15 at 3:00 am to NOTORlOUSD
UCLA would have had a nasty team in the mid 2000s.
Westbrook, Collison, Afflalo, Love, Mbah Moute, Jrue Holiday, etc.
Not on Kentuckys level, but still a damn good team. And the UK team with Wall, Bledsoe, AD, Boogie, and Cousins is gonna be as good a team as you can come up with.
Westbrook, Collison, Afflalo, Love, Mbah Moute, Jrue Holiday, etc.
Not on Kentuckys level, but still a damn good team. And the UK team with Wall, Bledsoe, AD, Boogie, and Cousins is gonna be as good a team as you can come up with.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 3:10 am to Toula
quote:
2012-2013 UK
Pat Patterson
6th year senior?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 6:06 am to KG5989
quote:
UCLA would have had a nasty team in the mid 2000s.
Too bad for them we still would've owned dat arse.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:20 am to Korin
If the Greg Oden class had stayed fours years Ohio State's roster their senior season would have been.
Greg Oden
Mike Conley
Daequan Cook
David Lighty
Jon Diebler
Kosta Koufos
Evan Turner
William Buford
B.J. Mullins
That team would have won a few games here and there.
Greg Oden
Mike Conley
Daequan Cook
David Lighty
Jon Diebler
Kosta Koufos
Evan Turner
William Buford
B.J. Mullins
That team would have won a few games here and there.
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