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Favorite BU Player of All-time?

heybballfans said:
DANNY GRANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .............Best BU talent ever!!!! No argument about it
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Best talent ever?! Sounds like someone's trying to get a rise on this board. :( You obviously know little about BU basketball history. Granger was barely even named to this year's all-star team (his first!).
 
heybballfans said:
DANNY GRANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I always thought he was an amazing talent that BU should never have let leave by firing Molinari. I knew right away future NBA player. What a shame he left. But by far my favorite BU player of all time and wish I could have watched him all 4 years! I love watching him on Pacers though. What a player! Best BU talent ever!!!! No argument about it
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oh sheesh:rolleyes::lol: You got to be ****ting me:lol: :lol: :lol:
 
heybballfans said:
DANNY GRANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I always thought he was an amazing talent that BU should never have let leave by firing Molinari. I knew right away future NBA player. What a shame he left. But by far my favorite BU player of all time and wish I could have watched him all 4 years! I love watching him on Pacers though. What a player! Best BU talent ever!!!! No argument about it
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DG had the ability to be a very great BU player (I told my nephew when DG played his first exibition game he would end up in the NBA someday) but chose (because of the prodding of certain unnamed individuals) to take that talent to another school. For that reason as good as he was he doesn't belong in this discussion.

Favorite player was "The Hawk" (had a brother in law who worked at BU during that period and said he never passed the Hawk but what he wouldn't at least say hi and a lot of times woudl hang out and shoot the breeze w/ him)

I have many other favorite players but JC would have to my #2 as I watched him through high school & college.
SS would rate up there for being nice as he comes into my daughter's restaurant and is always talking to my 5 y/o grandson. Guess who his favorite BU player is.
 
Can I go with a little past, present, and future?

I'll say this:

Past: Eric Roberson

Present: Chris Roberts

Future: Will Egolf ;-)




BTW, speaking of Granger, did anyone notice last night when Texas retired Kevin Durant's number....now maybe someone can explain to me exactly how you deserve to get your number retired when you go to the school for only a year?! Its not like he was Carmelo Anthony or anything and led his team to the Championship....of course, I still think that would be a stretch to get your number retired...
 
SaintLouBrave22 said:
Can I go with a little past, present, and future?


BTW, speaking of Granger, did anyone notice last night when Texas retired Kevin Durant's number....now maybe someone can explain to me exactly how you deserve to get your number retired when you go to the school for only a year?!
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Ill take a guess and say it might have a lot to do with future DONATIONS from Mr Durant.
 
CC..yes thanks for ZA and LW...two favs in my book for sure. Not to get off topic but what can you tell us about Milos...didn't know you were that familiar with him. Thanks.
 
DRU don't know if CC is familiar with Milos or not, but his post mentioned Sean Harris, a Yuba player who will be joining us after he completes his mormon mission.
 
thefish7 said:
DRU don't know if CC is familiar with Milos or not, but his post mentioned Sean Harris, a Yuba player who will be joining us after he completes his mormon mission.
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I don't know if Coach Corn knows about BU commit Milos Knezevic, but he does have a similar player on his team named Milos Milosevic. He is one of the better big men on the Yuba team this year. He is a freshman, 6'7", 235 lbs, and he is from Montenegro, by way of Roseville, CA.
http://www.yccd.edu/yuba/athletics/basketball/men/player.php?id=67
 
what do you mean r u serious about granger?!?! of course i am. of course he didnt get put on BU all star team, he only played at BU for 1 year. so of course he didnt make that team. But that in no way means he wasnt best talent. HE WAS BY FAR BEST TALENT. i always knew hed make nba and he was a fun freshman to watch play. SO I AM SERIOUS and how could you even say im wrong as far as his talent. I can see how some said since he played only 1 year he cant be in consideration for fav BU player since should be here all years to be considered BUT I CANNOT SEE THOSE SAYING IM WRONG HE WAS BEST TALENT. BECAUSE HE WAS!!! just look at his success in the nba. Nobody has been that successful. Hawkins was closest thing to being as good as granger. so hands down Granger best talent and my fav bu player (and for those who say pick some 4 year player ill say brian lavin...jk jk jk jk lol, maybe phillip gilbert or hawkins)
 
and i said best TALENT!!!! i never said most successful or most effective or w/e or best bu player but i said best TALENT. but he was definately best talent. by far how could one even argue. look at nba and watch him play. i loved watching him play you could just tell great things were in that kids future.
 
Until Granger does it for as many years as the Hawk did in the NBA, he is not in my mind close to him. Also Hawkins had a much better distinguish college career then Granger. To say that he is better is premature IMO.
 
i dont think we ever had a #1 pick. (hawkins was #6 and i think that is highest bu player to be drafted?) if im wrong here correct me and give me a name. but hawkins yes was good and had one all star year that was good where ithink he averaged about 22 ppg. BUT, he was always a role player and never was the star of the team. Granger is a very young player who is the star of the team already (granted not a great team but a decent team that loses a lot of clsoe games). Granger no doubt has had the best year (this year) of the 2 players in their careers (although Grangers is just getting started). if that last statement was unclear what i said was hawkins never had as good of season as granger already having in his early career. I agree that hawkins of course had better college career NO DOUBT! but better college career does not translate into talent and success in next level and what not (exs. morrison, jj reddick, kwame brown ugh how i hate brown lol) Hawkins averaged about 37 a game one year at bu i think!?! i mean geeeeeeeeeez, and you all think curry is good! hawkins was way better than steph cury. but yea if granger keeps up his good work in nba he no doubt the most successul nba player to be in bu at one point and he is a better talent than hawkins i mean granger is 6'7ish and is a good guard. butwith that said i love hawkins and he is number 2 in talent as far as players at BU behind granger but if i had to pick my favorite of all time bu that played 4 years...Hawkins is my man, i mean 37ppg, thats insane!!!!!!!!
 
That's who I was referring to. We won't be able to comment on your latest post heybballfans, as he was never allowed to play in the NBA because of the gambling scandal.
 
lol he was, dang that stinks. interesting, thanks for fact fish7! but still nba wasnt what it is today back in 1951, i think we all know that. so as far as he goes, im sure granger and hawkins both way better
 
I don't agree with that statement at all. I never saw Melchiorre play, having been born in 1951... But had Melchiorre been born years later and benefitted from the same athletica opportunities and was exposed to the same level of opportunity as Granger or Hawkins he may have very well still been a #1 draft pick. By description he sounds a lot like much shorter Pistol Pete.

It's like Babe Ruth. Yeah, if you managed to teleport the 1920s Babe into 2009 he'd be well outclassed. But if you had the Babe born in 1985 I think he'd still probably be the best baseball player of all time.
 
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yea but baseball is less dauting of a task to transport players. bball has gotten faster and stronger and everything more. in 1951 they did not train as hard and lift as much and what not. he would just be outclassed by granger and hawkins. maybe if that guy trained and stuff like they do now hed be fine but im saying him at his prime and others at their prime with no extra help and he would be outclasses
 
Yeah, that's exactly what I just said, basically. Even players from our era here (like Granger) are completely different physically than players from Hawk's time. I also don't think it's really any different for either sport... Baseball players are monstrous in every possible dimension when compared to their 1920 counterpart. Had Gene Melchiorre been born in 1985 he'd be much stronger and more athletic than he surely was in 1951. He'd probably even be a bit taller.
 
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