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Bad Boys Last Stand! ECF Semi-Finals Game 6 Overtime Victory over Bird's Celtics
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: TraceOneInfinite on January 28, 2026, 09:18:14 PM ---Exactly. I liked College Basketball in those days (but I wasn't an expert). And it was always interesting to see the difference between those talented type of guys like Kendall Gill who were good and we knew them from college, but never maxed out potential in a way that guys like Scottie or Dennis did. And you can't say it was a case of being on a bad team or bad coaching, because he played in Charlotte. And again, these guys were good and we liked them, they just never maxed out.
Just for fun, I'll make a little list of my favorite 90's Kendall Gill types. The guys who were great college players, and we were fans of them in the NBA, but they never maxed out their potential...this is not a list of busts like Clarence Weatherspoon. This is list of guys that we liked in the NBA but just a cut under the top tier. I numbered them but the order doesn't matter, this is just the order they came to mind..
1. Derrick Coleman - there was a rumor that the Bulls wanted him in 1995, but it didn't work out, so they ended up picking up Dennis Rodman to fill that void at PF. Can you imagine what that would have looked like Derrick with Michael and Scottie? But mentally, he didn't seem like a good fit
2. Brian Williams - Very interesting guy. I think he died, there was some crazy story about his post-NBA career. He was actually drafted in the top 10. He struggled early in his career and the Bulls were able to pick him up for basically nothing to help them in their 1997 Playoff Run. And there he was with Michael and Scottie--and he would be the go-to guy for a series coming off the bench!! He'd be an animal!! Like, taking his man one-on-one in the post, crashing the boards! He really was a difference maker in their 1997 Playoff Run. Obviously, not a star, but he was a key role player. He was also an intriguing guy with the Denver Nuggets. The guy certainly showed flashes but never maxed out.
3. Christian Laettner - Guy hit the most legendary shot in college. He played on the Dream Team. He had a solid NBA career, but wasn't a star like he was in college. This is a little too obvious, everyone knows his story. But ultimately he did play on some good teams like the Hawks, so there is no excuse for why he didn't become a star, but at the same time, I don't think you can blame him for not becoming a star, because the guy lived and breathed basketball and did everything to prepare, but at the end of the day he was a white boy trying to battle with guys like Shaq and Rodman in the post. Not an easy task.
4. Doug Christie - He had that nice run with the Kings when they battled the Lakers in the WCF but he couldn't hit the big shots to put them over. Webber, Bibby, Bobby Jackson, even Bobby Jackson off the bench--he was behind those guys.
5. Jamal Mashburn - He was one of those guys they even tried to claim would be a "next Jordan".
6. Brian Grant - This guy battled Shaq to try to put the Blazers over in 2000 and couldn't get it done. He was way over-matched by Shaq, but he was drafted in top 10 and expected to be a star but he was a weak link when the Blazers needed him most. Good, but never good enough.
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Going to add a bit more to this list.
7. John Wallace is another guy. He was one of my favorite college players.
8. I also loved Stacey Augmon's game. He played above the rim, blocking shots, lockdown defense. Part of that phenomenal Larry Johnson UNLV team that could've probably beaten some NBA teams.
9. Oliver Miller - so talented, to be a big man who could move, who could score. He just had that weight problem. But that was the peak of College Basketball when you had guys like Oliver Miller and Scotty Thurman at Arkansas
Sccit:
oliver miller died recently BDE
HighEyeCue:
--- Quote from: TraceOneInfinite on January 29, 2026, 10:34:32 PM ---Going to add a bit more to this list.
7. John Wallace is another guy. He was one of my favorite college players.
8. I also loved Stacey Augmon's game. He played above the rim, blocking shots, lockdown defense. Part of that phenomenal Larry Johnson UNLV team that could've probably beaten some NBA teams.
9. Oliver Miller - so talented, to be a big man who could move, who could score. He just had that weight problem. But that was the peak of College Basketball when you had guys like Oliver Miller and Scotty Thurman at Arkansas
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Syracuse legend John Wallace...also played for the Knicks
yeah those Runnin Rebel teams with Tark were unbelievable...Knick legend Greg Anthony was also on that team 8)
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: Sccit on January 30, 2026, 12:15:49 AM ---oliver miller died recently BDE
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yeah man that's too bad. His rookie year he was getting minutes over the legendary Tom Chambers! He was puttin it to the Bulls in the Finals and almost put Sir Charles over, if not for Jordan putting on the cape.
RIP
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: HighEyeCue on January 30, 2026, 01:17:01 AM ---Syracuse legend John Wallace...also played for the Knicks
yeah those Runnin Rebel teams with Tark were unbelievable...Knick legend Greg Anthony was also on that team 8)
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Yeah, I think there's a game on Youtube Arkansas Razorbacks vs. UNLV Runnin Rebels from that Larry Johnson, Greg Anthony, Stacey Augmon team vs. Oliver Miller and Scottie Thurmon and Nolan Richardson's 40 Minutes of HELL full court press!!
These guys are jumping out of the gym!! College basketball will never be better because half of those guys would have gone straight to the NBA after Garnett, Kobe, Jermaine O'neal, and all those other guys started skipping college.
I was a big MU and KU fan in those days (which technically they were rivals). So my guy was Anthony Peeler, a guy who actually played for the Lakers for a bit in the mid-90's. I met him at MU basketball camp and got his autograph the same day I heard, "Dre Day" on MTV top 10 countdown and the whole camp was hollering "Bow-wow-wow-Yipee Yo Yipee Yay" and sporting beanies in the middle of the summer, I was a hip-hop head for life after seeing Snoop's spot on that video
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