Any top 5 team without Rudy Macklin is inadequate.

Rudy is the leading rebounder and second leading scorer in LSU history.

More importantly Rudy is the St. Peter of LSU basketball. Dale Brown said , Thy art Rudy and upon your skills I will build this program, and build it Sale and Rudy did. It was truly a fantastic climb to the top.

It can be argued that without Rudy Dale may have been gone by 1977. Without Rudy there is likely no Chris Jackson, Shaquille Oneal, Howard Carter, Ricky Blanton, Dwayne Scales to name a few.

Rudy belongs in any top five list.

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Posted by Tiger Ugly

Baton Rouge

Member since Jul 2008

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Posted on 12/10/15 at 7:23 am to tigersbb

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It can be argued that without Rudy Dale may have been gone by 1977.

Quite possibly. Kenny Higgs was really his first star recruit. Still our all-time assists leader and 7th leading scorer of all time. He and Rudy actually overlapped a year or two.

I don't think Rudy was nearly as highly recruited as Simmons or let's say John Williams, but for LSU at the time it was a big find.

Began Dale's trend of hiring the high school coaches of star players to get them here. He did it at least 4 times I can recall off the top of my head. Something Johnny learned in a way in hiring Simmon's Godfather and fellow Australian coach to the staff.

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Posted by vjp819

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Member since Nov 2003

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Posted on 12/10/15 at 7:33 am to Skillet

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John W.

really?

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Posted by Gus Tinsley

NW LA.

Member since May 2008

3357 posts

Posted on 12/10/15 at 7:47 am to Skillet

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off your all-time 5 and put Ben Simmons on it

Wow...he may stay for a year and you are really putting this up? Crazy!

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Posted by tiger81

Brentwood, TN.

Member since Jan 2008

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Posted on 12/10/15 at 7:56 am to Gus Tinsley

Slow your roll there...Macklin was great. I got to witness it.

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Posted by b rod lsu

Baton Rouge

Member since Aug 2006

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Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:00 am to Gus Tinsley

PG - Omar Seli-Mance
SG - Landers Nolley
SF - Rhodaria "Snake" Caston
PF - Adam Walton
C - Shawnson Johnson

roll the ball on the floor and frickin eat

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Posted by Choupique19

The cheap seats

Member since Sep 2005

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Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:04 am to Skillet

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Pistol
Shaq
Pettit
CJ
Ben
John W.

No way this group loses to any college team, any where. I mean, look at that talent. Plus, the advantage of playing 6 on 5 would make us unstoppable.

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Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger

Bat'n Rudge

Member since Oct 2004

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Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:09 am to Skillet

No Sparky Wade?

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Posted by JEAUXBLEAUX

Bayonne, NJ

Member since May 2006

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Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:54 am to Tchefuncte Tiger

Glenn Hansen
Eddie Palubinskas
Floyd Bailey
Howard Carter
DeWayne Scales

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Posted by Skillet

Member since Aug 2006

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Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:59 am to JEAUXBLEAUX

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Glenn Hansen---decent player, nothin special
Eddie Palubinskas---he may be the ugliest looking aussie ever
Floyd Bailey---the dubberly dude
Howard Carter----a top 10 all-time lsu player imo
DeWayne Scales---a top 10 wasted potential all-time lsu player

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