Question for older LSU basketball fans (following them since the 80s at the latest)

I know Dale brought in a ton of great recruits. I just have no clue which ones came in together thats why I was thinking this may be the best. Especially after watching Montverde play this weekend

Shaq is in a league of his own

S. Roberts was a bigger name than Shaq at the time...

Thanks Just what I was looking for

CJ was already here before Shaq and Stanley, by a year.

Will never forget the great(GTown win in the Dome..all the free ShoeTown tix for record crowd)..

And the not so great(unreal Flyin' Illini team that should've won it all..waxed the Tigs in the PMAC)..

Why do I constantly see people say such on the Rant. They only had that season all together as true Frosh, never had time to grow together. CJ left,etc..became Shaq's team.

LSU didn't have nearly the same amount of True Frosh future NBAers that UNC and Ky constantly come up short of winning it all nowadays. And to boot, back then unlike today, outside of the Fab Five's two close calls, it was usually a vet team with 20,21,22 yr olds that won the titles back then.

That GT team had some savvy vets..three-headed NBA punch in scorers.

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CJ was already here before Shaq and Stanley, by a year

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1988 class Chris Jackson, Stanley Roberts, Vernel Singleton, Maurice Williamson

Roberts and Williamson were Prop 48 and sat out a year

1989 class Shaq, Harold Boudreaux, Shawn Griggs, Randy Devall, Geert Hammink

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1988 class Chris Jackson, Stanley Roberts, Vernel Singleton, Maurice Williamson Roberts and Williamson were Prop 48 and sat out a year 1989 class Shaq, Harold Boudreaux, Shawn Griggs, Randy Devall, Geert Hammink

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I knew I was leaving out a few....hardly any misses in that group. Griggs a standout defensive player....singleton and his bandaid could jump out of the gym, Williamson could get incredibly hot from outside, Roberts very soft hands and much more polished around the basket at that time than shaq, Boudreaux, Devall, and Hammink all contributors.

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Shaq was not a highly ranked player before he came to LSU.

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He was a very highly ranked player out of Texas, if not the highest ranked player. LSU had several top players out of several states over a two year period. There is no question in my mind that as of now, the 2015 class will need to have a LOT of player production in order to equal either one of those two classes. Almost all of the players in each of those classes were very productive players. Back then LSU played a LOT of highly ranked teams in non-conference games, and it's not like they lost to the school of the blind in the NCAA tourney. It is true, Dale did more with less, but talent wise, those two classes were hard to beat. People that don't know underestimate the likes of a vernell singleton type player.