re: Ricky Blanton- LSU Legend Yes or No?

Not going to have his number retired, but he was one of the best.

I was in school during the Blanton years. Very good player, but legend? Not even close.

As for as LSU Basketball is concerned, 100% yes

Tough, Gritty & did all the little things right.

Dude was money and a hero just before Action Jackson

Absolutely! It's not always about stats. He was great leader and good kid. You gotta have kids like that in your program.

Indeed he is.

The tourney run to final four was legendary
Especially the players he went up against
Also that year with him and cj was better than the next year with Shaq as a fr

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That's pretty freaking disrespectful to Ricky. Rudy was some lying scrub who got in for a couple plays. Blanton is all of the place in LSU basketball record books and got drafted.

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Look, I meant it as a compliment
No matter what his stats are, they're still no indication of his HEART. Ricky Blanton to me is the epitome of a Champion's Heart.

Hell, I guess I misunderstood what Rudy was supposed to represent. I hate Notre Dame enough that I never bothered to watch the movie. I assumed he was supposed to be inspirational

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Didn’t Don Redden play during Blanton period?

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They overlapped a season or so. I understood that Ricky always looked up to Don like a big brother.

Redden was more of a classic offensive guy, a shooter who also could make some nice passes.
Blanton was more of "whatever you need me to do, I will".

I loved the way Blanton bonded with CJ that year they played together. You could tell Chris really respected him; he could be dominating a game but he'd always make a few passes to make sure Ricky got his. There was a half-court bounce pass that I've always remembered.

Yes, he was the definition of a team player and gave everything he had for each game.