(12-08-2017 10:59 AM)EMUDirtyBird Wrote:  Jaquan Hart or Darryl Garret? Who's your pick?

Hart was highly touted, but didn't quite live up to expectations.
Garret delivered on the hype as a Freshman, but then.....

If I had to choose between skill sets, I'd go Garret.

(12-08-2017 11:17 AM)KPJ Wrote:  

(12-08-2017 10:59 AM)EMUDirtyBird Wrote:  Jaquan Hart or Darryl Garret? Who's your pick?

Hart was highly touted, but didn't quite live up to expectations.
Garret delivered on the hype as a Freshman, but then.....

If I had to choose between skill sets, I'd go Garret.

I think this subject just evolved into most-disappointing or most-overrated recruits. These two belong on the list.

Should also have a list of good players that left too early. Warner, Dumes, Antonio Gates, Grantham, Hess...

(12-08-2017 12:33 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  

(12-08-2017 11:17 AM)KPJ Wrote:  

(12-08-2017 10:59 AM)EMUDirtyBird Wrote:  Jaquan Hart or Darryl Garret? Who's your pick?

Hart was highly touted, but didn't quite live up to expectations.
Garret delivered on the hype as a Freshman, but then.....

If I had to choose between skill sets, I'd go Garret.

I think this subject just evolved into most-disappointing or most-overrated recruits. These two belong on the list.

Should also have a list of good players that left too early. Warner, Dumes, Antonio Gates, Grantham, Hess...

and my personal favorite, Gino Smith.

i've only been around since 2000. tough to make a top 5 for my time, but off the top of my head:
Carlos Medlock
Brandon Bowdry
James Thompson
John Bowler
Karrington Ward

honorable mention:
Ryan Prillman
Mike Talley
Ray Lee
Marcus Austin
Boo Jackson (bonus points for having best parent. his mom was always on fire)

Beloved 'what could have been' team:
Jaquan Hart
Darryl Garrett
Gino Smith
Devin Dumes
Rico Harris

(12-08-2017 10:59 AM)EMUDirtyBird Wrote:  Jaquan Hart or Darryl Garret? Who's your pick?

What numbers did they wear?

(12-08-2017 12:59 PM)greenandwhiteeagle Wrote:  

(12-08-2017 10:59 AM)EMUDirtyBird Wrote:  Jaquan Hart or Darryl Garret? Who's your pick?

What numbers did they wear?

Garrett wore #23. Jaquan wore #1. both #1 in my heart.

Collin Dominguez christening it the Quanvocation Center remains the funniest thing i've ever heard in my life.

(12-08-2017 01:15 PM)EMUAARON Wrote:  

(12-08-2017 12:59 PM)greenandwhiteeagle Wrote:  

(12-08-2017 10:59 AM)EMUDirtyBird Wrote:  Jaquan Hart or Darryl Garret? Who's your pick?

What numbers did they wear?

Garrett wore #23. Jaquan wore #1. both #1 in my heart.

Collin Dominguez christening it the Quanvocation Center remains the funniest thing i've ever heard in my life.

HAHA Aaron! or Drew's Heartburn tee shirt

Best 'pure' shooters: Brian Tolbert, Fred Cofield, and Brad Soucie.

(12-08-2017 01:48 PM)Bob Wickersham Wrote:  Best 'pure' shooters: Brian Tolbert, Fred Cofield, and Brad Soucie.

Adam Hess had as great shot too.
He left after a year and went on to be one of the Nation's leading scorer's somewhere else. William and Mary?

I was a freshman in 2010 (I know, I pale in comparison to your memories, guys). So rather than trying to do an all-time best with only stat sheets to look at, I'm just doing a Top 5 FAVORITES:

1. Karrington Ward
2. Tim Bond
3. Glenn Bryant
4. James Thompson
5. Raven Lee (consistency/maturity holding him down)

HM: JR Sims, Daylen Harrison, Jamel Harris, Brandon Bowdry, Matt Balkema (but no where near a 'best' list).

(12-08-2017 02:06 PM)FrankAnderson Wrote:  I was a freshman in 2010 (I know, I pale in comparison to your memories, guys). So rather than trying to do an all-time best with only stat sheets to look at, I'm just doing a Top 5 FAVORITES:

1. Karrington Ward
2. Tim Bond
3. Glenn Bryant
4. James Thompson
5. Raven Lee (consistency/maturity holding him down)

HM: JR Sims, Daylen Harrison, Jamel Harris, Brandon Bowdry, Matt Balkema (but no where near a 'best' list).

i have ten years on you. you didn't miss much. the 90s, on the other hand....

(12-08-2017 11:17 AM)KPJ Wrote:  

(12-08-2017 10:59 AM)EMUDirtyBird Wrote:  Jaquan Hart or Darryl Garret? Who's your pick?

Hart was highly touted, but didn't quite live up to expectations.
Garret delivered on the hype as a Freshman, but then.....

If I had to choose between skill sets, I'd go Garret.

Garret was the real deal and could have been a potential NBA player if he had stayed in school. He was an unbelievable talent!!

More big time players for us that we lost are Antonio Gates and Calvin Warner (best ups I've seen for a 6'7" freshman).

(12-08-2017 12:33 PM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  

(12-08-2017 11:17 AM)KPJ Wrote:  

(12-08-2017 10:59 AM)EMUDirtyBird Wrote:  Jaquan Hart or Darryl Garret? Who's your pick?

Hart was highly touted, but didn't quite live up to expectations.
Garret delivered on the hype as a Freshman, but then.....

If I had to choose between skill sets, I'd go Garret.

I think this subject just evolved into most-disappointing or most-overrated recruits. These two belong on the list.

Should also have a list of good players that left too early. Warner, Dumes, Antonio Gates, Grantham, Hess...

Oops..I missed your post but you're on the money Nickle.

This thread is cracking me up! Seems to be getting a life of it's own.

Anyway, Brian Tolbert might be the most exciting/amazing basketball player I have ever watched play. That includes Michael Jordan, Lebrun James, etc. He could literally dominate a game single handidly both and offense and defense. Yet he was never a selfish player.

There was some inconsistency in his game (probably because he played so other-worldly that some of the things he tried to do defied the laws of physics). That is why he is never made the NBA. And that is why he is not making most people's top 5.

But when he was on, which was more than it was not, it was a thing a thing of awe inspiring beauty to witness. An amazing basketball player. So I am selecting him to round out the top 5:

McIntosh
Gervin
Boykins
Long
Tolbert

(12-08-2017 11:17 AM)KPJ Wrote:  

(12-08-2017 10:59 AM)EMUDirtyBird Wrote:  Jaquan Hart or Darryl Garret? Who's your pick?

Hart was highly touted, but didn't quite live up to expectations.
Garret delivered on the hype as a Freshman, but then.....

If I had to choose between skill sets, I'd go Garret.

What this shows is that being successful is more than raw talent.

Garrett was a particular shame. But he screwed up the academics and also screwed up. Period.

I heard the Garrett stories but I don't repeat them...

Michael Jordan interviews the greatest EMU Basketball player and one of the greatest NBA players of all time.

https://youtu.be/XrMG1HrXyh0

(01-04-2018 10:23 PM)Luckeyone Wrote:  Michael Jordan interviews the greatest EMU Basketball player and one of the greatest NBA players of all time.

https://youtu.be/XrMG1HrXyh0

Here's an interview I recorded on my Blackberry with Gervin when he was here for the Ice Man Classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SFMoanZJmU

It

(01-05-2018 11:49 AM)KPJ Wrote:  

(01-04-2018 10:23 PM)Luckeyone Wrote:  Michael Jordan interviews the greatest EMU Basketball player and one of the greatest NBA players of all time.

https://youtu.be/XrMG1HrXyh0

Here's an interview I recorded on my Blackberry with Gervin when he was here for the Ice Man Classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SFMoanZJmU

Awesome KPJ, thanks for sharing!! We need an ICEMAN statue!!!