(02-16-2020 02:40 PM)nogretheogre Wrote:  

(02-16-2020 01:52 PM)mrjoolius Wrote:  

(02-15-2020 06:17 PM)nogretheogre Wrote:  Unbelievable how much he has taken over games. Is it safe to say that hes the best Tribe player ever?

It's safe to say one of the best. IMO, he is certainly the best all around player to come to Williamsburg and his nationally recognized stats back that up. He is a 2-time Abdul Jabbar finalist and has put up numbers on par with NCAA all-timers. But, it's hard for me to say it just yet when there was another tribe player in the house yesterday who is the all time scoring leader and the 1st & only (so far at least) CAA player of the year. He has gone on to be a highly successful pro and is a cornerstone for the upward trajectory of the program. Once Nate gets CAA POY, which I expect after this season, we can revisit this.

My point was that those things seem a lock. Top 3 all-time in 3 different major statistical categories. I guess the tourney performance this year might be the tiebreaker for those on the fence. If we make the final, Id say that he overtakes Marcus.

I would say that a deep CAAT run would equal Marcus for importance and overtake him on a strictly statistical basis. An NCAAT appearance would entitle Nate to a statue. I hesitate to compare Nate or Marcus to the greats of the past (like Giermak, Chambers, and Cohen) because the game was just so different back then. It still boggles my mind how many points those guys scored back before there was a three point shot -- in fact, turn all of Marcus' and Nate's treys into deuces and calculate how many points it would have been. Also, some of those early players played only 3 seasons. Cohen impresses me a ton because, like Nate, he excelled at both scoring and rebounding.