re: Who is on your All LSU basketball team?

Drizz I agree somewhat but for LSU to win games in those days Pete had to score 40. Also remember he didn't have the 3 pt line. I saw a few years ago where someone charted his shots for a single season I believe his senior year and if 3s were part of the game he would have averaged 8 more points a game so like 52 not to mention that I am sure several long 2's he shot then he would have been cognizant of the 3 point line and took a step or two back to make it a 3. So you could probably say 55 easy. I am not discounting Jackson but if I have to pick between Pete and CJ it is Pete all day long. 6-5 versus 6 ft and a much better passer.

My bench would include:

John Williams
Howard Carter
Jabari Smith
Randy Livingston
Ethan Martin
Marcus Thornton
Tyrus Thomas
Glen Davis or Brandon Bass take your pick

Guys who came real close:

Leonard Mitchill
Darrel Mitchell
Ronald Dupree
Ronnie Henderson
Ricky Blanton

Let's just all agree on these 4: Pistol Pete, Shaq, Pettit & CJ. Too many choices for the 5th spot, in fact, you could probably pick a different player every night of the week for it...

where's Lloreda

Blanton and redding was my favorite pair of over achievers, just thinking of redding brings tears to my eyes ! best Over achievers would make a good subject for the board !

Macklin helped put LSU back on the map and he was a very good player, but he lacked a good offensive game which is why he didn't last long in the NBA. Obviously John Williams ate his way out of the NBA, but I think some of you may be overlooking what an incredibly talented and smooth player he was.

Stanley Roberts should easily be in the top 10 all-time LSU players, but.

my alternative all time team

Collis Temple Jr.---note: he was the 1st something at lsu. can't remember what though.
Collis Temple III
Garret Temple
Al "Lil Ap" Sanders
Fig Newton

People are nuts not to surround mega-scorers and defensive liabilities with a lengthy defender who can guard the perimeter like...

Jerry Reynolds

gotta be a reason he played well over a decade in the league

CJ
Maravich
Reynolds
Petit
Shaq

I agree with you on that Williams was a phenomenol player as I said in an earlier post he probably was the most complete player to play at LSU especially at 6ft 8 inches. If you remember when LSU played Georgetown in the famous Jose don't shoot game it was Williams who took the ball upcourt after made baskets not Derrick Taylor because not only was Williams a great ball handler but he was able to throw over the Georgetown trap. I would easily have him as my first guy off the bench due to his versatility he could play 2,3,4 or even 5 in a pinch only thing he lacked was range but as Dick Vitale said from 15 feet in he is the best player in the country.

I still would keep Macklin because he was a great player, I believe the best offensive rebounder ever to play for LSU he was almost impossible to block out. Imagine this Ethan brings it up who kicks it out to Pete on the wing. Shaq on the ball side block so you cant double if Pete kicks it in to him because it leaves Pete open for an easy jumper. If he doesn't shoot or cant get it to Shaq he kicks to Petit at the high post who was money from there and Petit can either shoot, lob to Shaq or drive and you have Macklin on the weakside block to clean up any missed shots.

Take a bench of Williams, willie sims,CJ, Howard Carter,Dewayne Scales and Greg Cook and Anthony Wilson and I am telling you guys this team would dominate an all UCLA or UNC team

Shaq
Stanley Roberts
Chris Jackson
Tyrus Thomas
Ceasar for fun