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RE: The 5 best guards in UOM or Memphis State history
Butler has to be at or near the top of any list of great guards at our school. Probably many of you guys don't know because he was before your time but Butler was a great shooter, handled the ball as good anyone in the game & was a great passer too. Had he played when freshman could play, under even a reasonable tempo & with the 3 pt line, he would definitely be top 5 in total career scoring. Right there with Hardaway & Finch. Add Rose & Tyreke. After that several others as mentioned. If you drop the one & dones, then you have to consider JJ, Andre Turner - and going way back, George Kirk.
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RE: The 5 best guards in UOM or Memphis State history
Real late to this thread but.......The Tigers have had many great scoring guards but not one of them could run a team like Bill Laurie. In my humble opinion he was the key player on the 72 team.
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RE: The 5 best guards in UOM or Memphis State history
Guard or Forward?
Penny
CDR
Askew
Carney
Henderson
Cook
Jones
Will Barton
Thomas
Parks
Spoon
DISCUSS
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RE: The 5 best guards in UOM or Memphis State history
(04-22-2015 09:28 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote: Guard or Forward?
Penny
CDR
Askew
Carney
Henderson
Cook
Jones
Will Barton
Thomas
Parks
Spoon
DISCUSS
Either, depending on the situation, for Penny, CDR, Ced, Will, and Jones.
I should have had Parks on my Honorable Mention list. But I remember him as being more of a 2 than a 3. Thomas was a 2's mentality in a 3's body (he played a lot of both in the NBDL this season). Spoon was a 3 but pressed into playing the 4 out of necessity.
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RE: The 5 best guards in UOM or Memphis State history
(04-21-2015 01:36 AM)tigertg Wrote: I've seen them all, back to Coach dean Ellers. Finch from the first day he started ( Fresh men could not play then) Was by far the best I've ever seen at Mem. and i would rate him in the top 10 in college, Pistol Pete being the best college guard I've ever seen.
Totally agree: The OP was the best 5 guards at the UOM, not made to the NBA. No guard ever had a better career than Finch. Add in the freshmen stats and there you go. Add in the other guards got credit for 3's and Finch did not although he made a bunch.
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RE: The 5 best guards in UOM or Memphis State history
(04-20-2015 02:40 PM)Antonio5fan Wrote: These comparisons are a lot of fun. The only thing wrong with them is people tend to favor people in their age demographic. Some remember how good Win Wilfong, Finch, Butler were when guys in their early 20's don't. It gets to be who is everyone's favorite which is o.k. too. It's great to remember how many great players the Tigers had over the years.
Agreed.
Seems as if there should be some kind of posting guidelines to qualify a poster's meaning of "best in Tiger history."
Sad that so many younger fans have no idea that our history is much deeper than their current age.
Best by decade was mentioned here years ago, and seems to be a better approach.
IMHO
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The 5 best guards in UOM or Memphis State history
