Grantland's favorite CBB players of all time
A couple of Fab Five members get some mention, along with Glen Rice. In fact, Webber might be the most-mentioned guy on the list.
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/our-favorite-college-basketball-playe…
There is an epic highlight reel of Webber at Michigan. Man, was he good.
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Quickest dunker ever ... I always wished that Webber would have worked more on his low-post game than on his perimeter game (emulating, say, Olajuwon instead of Magic). I think he would have been even more effective there in the NBA.
March 19th, 2015 at 10:17 PM ^
are easily the best two b1g players of the 1990s.
March 19th, 2015 at 10:26 PM ^
March 19th, 2015 at 11:22 PM ^
I bought those as soon as they were available. I believe there was a #2 on the back as that was his number with the Wizards/Bullets. Oddly enough I have a Nike postcard sporting Chris in a Michigan jersey advertising the shoes on the back. When I learn how to operate the site better I will upload it. It should be a good conversation topic. #jonoliver
March 20th, 2015 at 10:34 AM ^
So many ridiculous plays. How many centers can throw a behind-the-back pass on the break? About 30 seconds in.
One of the most talented forwards in college basketball history. It's a shame Beilein can't recruit guys like this.
its a shame that you keep making account after account
March 19th, 2015 at 11:50 PM ^
You can't recruit a guy that doesn't exist. Guys like Chris Webber come along once in a blue moon. And when they do these days, they are one-and-done.
March 20th, 2015 at 11:28 AM ^
He was ready after HS.
I knew Simmons had to put Jalen on his team.
March 19th, 2015 at 11:52 PM ^
will probably always be my favorite. It would take something other-worldly from a Michigan player to every unseat what he did in '89.
March 20th, 2015 at 11:26 AM ^
Too true, as anyone can tell, Glen is my favorite player of all time, and his scoring record in the tourney will NEVER be broken. Youtube has a great video of the 1989 Virginia Michigan game where Glen was on fiya. He put us on his back and was the main reason we won it. I can't believe the 1989 team isn't mentioned more. The story of Frieder's demise and the run Fisher had is storybook stuff, and the performances of our guys was second to none.
I'm guessing that Craig Gaines is an msu grad. He has respert, cleaves, anagonye, draymond green, and izzo on his team. Only non-sparty is Acie Earl from Iowa which is quite the generation gap from the others...
I saw that - ridiculous. There was another Spartan homer in there, too.
On the flip side, I enjoyed the "Coach's son who hit big 3s" pick.
March 19th, 2015 at 10:03 PM ^
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He allegedly killed 5 hookers.
There were one Sparty, one PSU alum, and a Sparty-PSU hybrid (PSU alum now on MSU faculty) on that Grantland panel. And to no surprise, their lists stick out like a sore thumb for homerism. Michael Weinreb (the PSU alum whom many of you may remember for his god awful Michigan football columns) has a just unbelievable list.
Michael Weinreb
• Fennis Dembo
• Jeff Lebo
• Sherman Douglas
• Bryce Drew
• Tom Hovasse, Penn State
• Coach: Bruce Parkhill (also Penn State)
Craig Gaines (https://www.linkedin.com/in/craiggaines)
• Shawn Respert
• Mateen Cleaves
• Aloysius Anagonye
• Draymond Green
• Acie Earl, Iowa
• Coach: Jud Heathcote
Kirk Goldsberry (https://msu.edu/~kg/cv.pdf)
• David Robinson
• Stephen Curry
• Kendall Gill
• Mateen Cleaves
• Draymond Green
• Coach: Tom Izzo
In their defense, there are a couple other people on there whose lists are pretty much based on their hometown or alma mater like Mark Lisanti looks like a huge Georgetown fan as his list is all Hoyas. There is one guy whose list looks like it is all Holy Cross which I actually found pretty amusing. But Weinreb's PSU list, much like his writing, is just depressing and pretty much more peak Weinreb.
That was actually in Columbus (the old St. John Arena).
March 19th, 2015 at 11:50 PM ^
Yes, good eye!
...and yes, my initial response was to that awesome highlight vid below.
March 19th, 2015 at 10:04 PM ^
Fave? Rickey Green. Fear the 'fro.
March 19th, 2015 at 10:33 PM ^
Only guys I remember seeing play...
Mario Chalmers, Kansas (huge clutch shot and I hated that Memphis team)
Ali Farokmanesh, Northern Iowa (shooters gon shoot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDWYx3LVrPg)
Mitch McGary, Michigan (Syracuse, VCU, Jeff Whitney)
Trey Burke, Michigan (you know)
T.J. Sorrentine, Vermont (hit a 40' Jumper like it was nothing to help upset Syracuse)
Coach: Jim Larranaga, George Mason
Other players I liked watching: Kevin Pittsnogle, Kemba Walker, all of FGCU, CJ McCollum, Steph Curry & Gordon Haywerd
March 19th, 2015 at 11:58 PM ^
March 20th, 2015 at 12:12 AM ^
My dad went to Syracuse and I grew up in CT (big-time enemy territory because of UConn) and that game was devastating. I still root for them unless they are playing Michgan. That Sorrentine shot was some ice-cold shit.
Still remember the first time I rooted against SU and watched that Final Four game with my dad. McGary had his "BITCH I AM WES UNSELD AND PAU GASOL AND WILT CHAMBERLAIN" game and I didn't speak to my dad for like three days afterward haha.
March 20th, 2015 at 12:41 AM ^
I live in Stamford, CT so I get it. Best live sporting event I have ever been to was the 6 OT game in The Garden between Syracuse and UConn.
March 19th, 2015 at 11:58 PM ^
He won a ring with the Pistons in '89, too - although his role was basically as a cheerleader.
March 20th, 2015 at 12:01 AM ^
STEVE SMITH
REGGIE WILLIAMS
CHARLES SMITH
KENNY SMITH
COACH: TARKANIAN
March 20th, 2015 at 12:02 AM ^
Glen Rice
Magic Johnson
Bill Walton
JJ Redick
2. Zack Novak
3. Mitch McGary
4. Darius Morris aka The Butterfly
5. Brent Petway aka Air Georgia
I swear I'm not a homer.
March 20th, 2015 at 10:24 AM ^
No mention of Magic Johnson or Larry Bird.
March 20th, 2015 at 10:41 AM ^
March 20th, 2015 at 11:13 AM ^
Just being PC with the death vote....
too soon?
March 20th, 2015 at 12:11 PM ^
My list:
Pete Maravich
Lew Alcinder
David Thompson
Clyde Drexler
Glenn Robinson
Coach: Tark
I was a young, young kid watching Maravich at LSU; he made me interested in college basketball; an absolute magician.
March 20th, 2015 at 12:12 PM ^
Glen Rice
Mark Macon
Jeff Grayer
Mateen Cleaves
Draymond Green
Coach: Bill Frieder (Michigan version)