(02-18-2020 10:42 AM)ScottyB757 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?

He's definitely on my Mt. Rushmore of Tribe Men's Basketball, but all of this discussion about Nate and Marcus got me thinking...and being thankful.

I was fortunate to have been a student when Keith Cieplicki AND Lynn Norenberg were earning their honors, so it's been a while since we've had anyone whose career was retire-your-number-worthy. How lucky are we to have witnessed the careers of both Marcus Thornton and Nathan Knight, practically back to back?

Let's pray Dane's recruiting game is strong enough to keep the good times rolling...but it may be a while before we see two players of this caliber in such a short span.

Watching Delaware's "Nate" torch us during the first half on Saturday reminded me a lot Keith Cieplicki. I still believe that Cieplicki would have led us to the NCAA tourney during his career if it were not for that pretty good player by the name of David Robinson. And yes, I am still trying to block the 1982-83 season from my memory.