re: speaking of Taylor and leaping...remembering DeWayne Scales

Tyrone Black went to Capitol.

I remember watching Greg Cook bang with Melvin Turpin and Sam Bowie. He did not seem to know they were bigger than him but he did know he was tougher.

We had more W's against Kentucky, when he played, than L's.

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Sure do. He could fly. That team had The Cookie Man Greg Cook, The Black Jet Willie Sims, Rudy Macklin and Ethan Martin. Damn good team.

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I talked to Dale Brown at a recruiting bash many years ago, probably 2003, he said he thought his best chance to win a NC and his best team was that team. Who knows if they would have beat Indiana had Scales stayed for that next season. Leonard "Swat" Mitchell came in as a freshman that next season and was a big-time leaper too. Vernel "the porn star" Singleton was a leaper as well. As for as vertical I don't think LSU has ever had anyone that could get as high off the floor than Marlon. Tyrus didn't necessarily jump high off the floor as the others but he got up so quick. Marlon can just get up. When LSU was recruiting him I watched some videos of him on youtube, the top of his head was above the rim. And when I watched game film I saw he had some skill. That's when I thought LSU needed to get this dude. I wish I could remember all the nicknames of the players on that 80/81 team. Hi C, Swat, Rudy Toot, Cookie Man, great team.

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That team had The Cookie Man Greg Cook, The Black Jet Willie Sims, Rudy Macklin and Ethan Martin. Damn good team.

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I think you meant to say the best team in LSU history.