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  • Ironman92
    Laley23;1244991 wrote:Laettner has to be in the HOF, right?

    NBA doesnt have one, and he is EASILY a basketball HOFer.

    Really couldn't do any more in college...career, tourney....pretty much great at everything
  • said_aouita
    Ironman92;1245000 wrote:Really couldn't do any more in college...career, tourney....pretty much great at everything

    Some Laettner stats-

    He owns the record for most tournament games played (23) out of a maximum possible of 24 in four years at that time.
    He averaged 16.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game at Duke and is the all-time 3-point shooting percentage leader at Duke with 48.5%.
    NCAA Tournament Records Held:
    • Most points scored: 407[SUP][/SUP]
    • Most free throws made: 142
    • Most free throw attempts: 167
    • Most games played: 23
  • Laley23
    Laettner is one of the best college basketball players of all time. And I fucking hate the guy.
  • said_aouita
    Laley23;1245012 wrote:Laettner is one of the best college basketball players of all time. And I fucking hate the guy.
    When he made his shot against Kentucky, four of us were sitting in a drive thru in a car, watching it on some small BnW tv they had hanging on the wall. Not another single car was in Urbana that night.
    We were all cheering for UK.




    Man what a hell of a shot. Big ones.
  • sleeper
    said_aouita;1245007 wrote:Some Laettner stats-

    He owns the record for most tournament games played (23) out of a maximum possible of 24 in four years at that time.
    He averaged 16.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game at Duke and is the all-time 3-point shooting percentage leader at Duke with 48.5%.
    NCAA Tournament Records Held:
    • Most points scored: 407
    • Most free throws made: 142
    • Most free throw attempts: 167
    • Most games played: 23
    Those stats aren't anything special. So he played a lot of games on good teams and chucked a bunch. Cut my arm off and put me on Duke's team in the 90's and I bet I could put up those same stats.
  • said_aouita
    sleeper;1245017 wrote: Cut my arm off and put me on Duke's team in the 90's and I bet I could put up those same stats.
    mmm hmm. Sure.
  • Ironman92
    sleeper;1245017 wrote:Those stats aren't anything special. So he played a lot of games on good teams and chucked a bunch. Cut my arm off and put me on Duke's team in the 90's and I bet I could put up those same stats.

    You've had your share of bad ones....but bitter makes a horrible post.
  • sleeper
    said_aouita;1245022 wrote:mmm hmm. Sure.
    I'm right handed. Not like you needed a left hand during 90s basketball; 90% of the teams were just a bunch of white guys in short shorts running around throwing a ball in a hoop. Take Lebron and a bag of skittles and he'd run the train on any team 1v5. Maybe Durant and Shaq too.
  • Ironman92
    sleeper;1245029 wrote:I'm right handed. Not like you needed a left hand during 90s basketball; 90% of the teams were just a bunch of white guys in short shorts running around throwing a ball in a hoop. Take Lebron and a bag of skittles and he'd run the train on any team 1v5. Maybe Durant and Shaq too.

    You used to provide good arguments....what happened?
  • sleeper
    Ironman92;1245053 wrote:You used to provide good arguments....what happened?
    There is no argument. 90's basketball sucked.
  • Azubuike24
    He is one of the best college players ever. His NBA career was average at best. He will get some credit/recognition for being on The Dream Team, but that was a token selection anyway.
  • georgemc80
    Sleeper. Shaq did play in college. Laettner was a horrible matchup for him. So there goes that argument.
  • Automatik
    Is this shown on TV live?

    Got this goin for anyone interested. Just tipped off
    http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/62335/1/mens-basketball-gold-medal-match-united-states-vs-spain-live-stream-online.html
  • Al Bundy
    Automatik;1245141 wrote:Is this shown on TV live?

    Got this goin for anyone interested. Just tipped off
    http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/62335/1/mens-basketball-gold-medal-match-united-states-vs-spain-live-stream-online.html
    It is on NBC live.
  • Ironman92
    sleeper;1245055 wrote:There is no argument. 90's basketball sucked.

    Mor examples pls.
  • Automatik
    Mid 90's NBA was the shit.

    [video=youtube;PR7cd_N2LPU][/video]
  • Crimson streak
    USA losing to Spain 42-41 with 6:30 left in the 2nd
  • Ironman92
    Spain is playing like the babies in the NBA playoffs. USA acting like men....but Spain getting to Chandler.

    Marc Gasol is ridiculous.
  • Ironman92
    Durant with 17...but plenty of bricks lately.
  • Ironman92
    Marc Gasol has 4 fouls and 5:29 till the half? 5 fouls and your out? Lol
  • Ironman92
    Love is showing why he grabs 20 boards a game fairly often.
  • Ironman92
    Refs calling everything
  • Ironman92
    Most of our players look sloppy and they have to flipping guard Navarro.


    ***Holy Moses on the Spanish women in the crowd.
  • Ironman92
    Wrong guy shooting for Spain and USA bench going nuts.
  • Ironman92
    D Williams with 3 fouls