re: Who was better in college? JJ Redick or Rex Chapman

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How on earth did Redick outrebound Chapman by that margin?

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Chapman snowbirding. Easy dunks, easy points.

JJ and it's not even close
Dude could hit from anywhere

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hapman cored 50plus poins in an NBA game, which JJ will never do.

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Thanks, that really addresses the original question

Edit. According to nba.com LINK, Chapman's career high was 39. I think you had Tom Chambers in mind

Rex Chapman.

i think people forgot what JJ was his first 2 years, basically a 3pts specialist. Most of his 3rd year too. He didnt really develop into an all around player until his 4th year, where to took the ball to the hole more. For as great of a shooter as he was, he always maintained bad FG %, partially because of his poor athletic ability. That is why Chapman gets the nod. He could just about everything, which made him a much more efficient player

Pretty sure Rex scored over 50 with Phoenix, but memory may be faulty

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Pretty sure Rex scored over 50 with Phoenix, but memory may be faulty

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Tom Chambers played for Phoenix...

JJ

JJ may be the top scorer in ACC history , but he played in a watered down conference and NCAA. Rex played during a time when everyone played at least 3 years of college ball. He was one of the best all around players in the SEC az a true freshman. The fact that JJ's pro career has been crap as compared to Rex's is evidence of the fact Rex was the better player. An athletic player could shut JJ down. Rex's athletic ability and prowess as a pure shooter made him very difficult to defend. I watched Rex light up some very good LSU teams in the late 80's. Those teams were full of athletes and talent. I also watched Temple shut JJ down bc he could not create on his own.

I can definitely buy the Chapman argument, especially if you include the NBA or general potential. It's so hard to do "college player" arguments because of early entry and coaching style.

But the ACC from 2000 to 2006 was easily the most dominant conference in the country. Not just Duke and UNC, either. Maryland won it all, GT went to the championship in Redick's sophomore year, Wake had Chris Paul and a bunch of serviceable supporting players, Troy Bell and Jared Dudley were the stars of a legit BC team, and Julius Hodge's NC State squad had some big upsets every year.

All of these teams were reguarly in the top 25. Now of course, the ACC is really diluted.

And Redick's career has not been crap outside of his first year. He is one of only 5 of his fellow McD's All-Americans to still be in the NBA, and he has basically secured himself a position as the 6th man on the Magic, with his stats improving every year. Now was Chapman the better pro? Absolutely.

Although looking back, it's kind of surprising to see how many games he missed and how early he retired.

The only thing I can remember about JJ was his arse getting shut down by G Temple and Taz in the 2006 Elite Eight. Held him to like 7 points. I remember Chapman being crazy athletic and better on D so I will go with Rex.