Thanks for all the replies, there was a lot of interesting feedback. There was something found interesting; there were a lot of comments about Billy’s NBA career, leaving early and the Richmond loss. If you think about it, the most beloved and revered player in ‘Cuse history left after his Jr. year, which ended in an embarrassing NCAAT loss (at home to a team we had easily beaten earlier in the season). This player’s NBA career was short and uneventful. I’m of course talking about Pearl .
When I think about Billy I struggle to come up with a specific memorable moment (hitting 2 Ft at the end of regulation as a Frosh?) or visual. When I think about my other favorites I can remember moments or have images. These include Pearl crossing over GTown victims, Sherm alley-ooping to Stevie, DC grabbing every rebound in sight, Wallace carrying us on his back in 96 and hitting shot after shot against Georgia, Hak’s block, Gerry being super clutch (especially in the BET) and so on.
When I think of Billy I remember that he was REALLY good but I don’t have a specific memory or visual. I think it goes back to what others said, he deferred and didn’t seem to have that chip on his shoulder. He did everything so well but he wasn’t the best at any one thing.
He’s still one of my favorites and would be ecstatic if we ever get another player as good as him. The only guys I might say were better all-around are Melo or DC.
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