Brad Waller could really stroke it.

(01-28-2015 03:27 PM)klake87 Wrote:  Brad Waller could really stroke it.

Lisa Foss

George Bork. He was drilling threes before there were such things.

GO HUSKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(01-28-2015 03:36 PM)Monty Python Wrote:  

(01-28-2015 03:27 PM)klake87 Wrote:  Brad Waller could really stroke it.

Lisa Foss

Ha, you beat me to it.

Xavier Silas

TJ Lux is the answer to all NIU Basketball questions.

Jerry Zielinski

Hands down, the best pure shooter I've seen at NIU. "Z" played 3 years for the Huskies from 1969-1972 (freshmen weren't eligible back then). Averaged 19.2 ppt for his career.

Zieliniski was 6'4" and not very athletic, but he could stroke it! If there'd been a 3-point rule when "Z" played, he would have averaged 23-24 ppg.

(01-28-2015 03:43 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  TJ Lux is the answer to all NIU Basketball questions.

Don Hammel
Larry Zelinski
Tom McKiernan
Nate Mason

Man the good old days

Todd Peterson

Tim Dillon could shoot the rock too.

(01-28-2015 04:00 PM)GCD70 Wrote:  Don Hammel
Larry Zelinski
Tom McKiernan
Nate Mason

Man the good old days

Only one pure shooter in that group - Jerry Zielinski.
McKiernan - Lock-down defender who guarded Doug Collins when we played ISU. Not a good shooter though.
Mason - Great at getting to the basket and shooting the pull-up jumper, but couldn't shoot from distance.
Hamel - Steady PG, but his highest average was 8.4 ppg. Not a big scorer.

Do people seem to forget Xavier Silas from a few years back? He may have only played here for two seasons, but he was in the top10 of scoring in the nation his senior season I believe.

(01-28-2015 04:13 PM)huskiebob Wrote:  

(01-28-2015 04:00 PM)GCD70 Wrote:  Don Hammel
Larry Zelinski
Tom McKiernan
Nate Mason

Man the good old days

Only one pure shooter in that group - Jerry Zielinski.
McKiernan - Lock-down defender who guarded Doug Collins when we played ISU. Not a good shooter though.
Mason - Great at getting to the basket and shooting the pull-up jumper, but couldn't shoot from distance.
Hamel - Steady PG, but his highest average was 8.4 ppg. Not a big scorer.

but still could hit a bucket when you needed it.

(01-28-2015 04:11 PM)klake87 Wrote:  Tim Dillon could shoot the rock too.

yes he could

There is a difference between shooter and scorer. Silas was a great scorer but not as consistent outside

Donald Whiteside

Randy Tucker
Mike Hidden
Mike Lipniski
Brian Molis

(01-28-2015 04:41 PM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  Randy Tucker
Mike Hidden
Mike Lipniski
Brian Molis

its hard to believe how bad shooting is today.

RednBlack, I mentioned Silas earlier. He was a scorer and a great shooter and free-throw shooter.

Guys are so much longer, quicker and stronger today that it's hard to get open shots off and to get the ball where you want it.