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Best College Hoops Teams if Everyone Stayed 4 Years

Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:00 pm
Posted by NOTORlOUSD
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2010
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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
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:00 pm to
2016 lsu
Posted by patnuh
South LA
Member since Sep 2005
6701 posts
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:06 pm to
Fab 5?
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
52743 posts
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:10 pm to
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.
Posted by UFownstSECsince1950
Member since Dec 2009
32600 posts
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:21 pm to
quote:

2008 LSU
Posted by Thurber
NWLA
Member since Aug 2013
15402 posts
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:33 pm to
That UK team would be sick
Posted by DollaChoppa
I Simp for ACC
Member since May 2008
84774 posts
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:40 pm to
I hate this thread
Posted by rockchlkjayhku11
Cincinnati, OH
Member since Aug 2006
36449 posts
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:45 pm to
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?
This post was edited on 4/8/15 at 9:48 pm
Posted by Patton
Principality of Sealand
Member since Apr 2011
32647 posts
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:52 pm to
That UK team would probably make the playoffs in the east
Posted by Toula
504
Member since Dec 2006
35399 posts
Posted on 4/8/15 at 9:57 pm to
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,
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124256 posts
Posted on 4/8/15 at 10:27 pm to
Sick
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
51345 posts
Posted on 4/8/15 at 10:47 pm to
You left out Jordan 's UNC teams
Posted by Vicks Kennel Club
29-24 #BlewDat
Member since Dec 2010
31061 posts
Posted on 4/8/15 at 11:06 pm to
Damn, that is an NBA title contender.
Posted by onmymedicalgrind
Nunya
Member since Dec 2012
10590 posts
Posted on 4/9/15 at 1:37 am to
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 by Keys Open Doors
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Member since Dec 2008
31893 posts
Posted on 4/9/15 at 1:55 am to
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
Posted by KG5989
Das Boot
Member since Oct 2010
16324 posts
Posted on 4/9/15 at 3:00 am to
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.

Posted by volfan30
Member since Jun 2010
40949 posts
Posted on 4/9/15 at 3:10 am to
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2012-2013 UK

Pat Patterson


6th year senior?
Posted by SystemsGo
Member since Oct 2014
2774 posts
Posted on 4/9/15 at 3:52 am to
2001 Duke
Posted by Korin
Member since Jan 2014
37935 posts
Posted on 4/9/15 at 6:06 am to
quote:

UCLA would have had a nasty team in the mid 2000s.

Too bad for them we still would've owned dat arse.
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
35479 posts
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:20 am to
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.
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