All time starting 5

[Cuse79]

Not necessarily the best at each position, but guys I would roll out with. Only using players I've seen play

PG-Pearl (Him or Sherm would work)
2G-Gmac (This team needs shooting)
SF-Melo (duh)
PF-John Wallace (sans Melo in 03, maybe the most dominant single season performance we've had in 96)
C-DC (way too good to not slide to the 5)

Bench: Sherm, Moten, Billy Owens, Seikaly, Rautins (only bc this teams lacks shooting)

 

[tbonezone]

Louie and Bouie were a bit before my time but even if they weren’t I have a hard time taking Wallace out.

the louie / bouie combo team records were 100- 18 . the louis orr vs john wallace is an interesting matchup . both slender and versatile forwards . played hard inside and out . i'd say louis had the better pro/coaching career and died way too soon. we asked a lot more from wallace . improveed his shot and and he absolutely carried us sr year. never really played next to a center the quality of roosevelt or rony. otherwise who knows the numbers he could have put up . it's just hard to breakup louie and bouie given how in sync they played and the results.

 

[dasher]

the louie / bouie combo team records were 100- 18 . the louis orr vs john wallace is an interesting matchup . both slender and versatile forwards . played hard inside and out . i'd say louis had the better pro/coaching career and died way too soon. we asked a lot more from wallace . improveed his shot and and he absolutely carried us sr year. never really played next to a center the quality of roosevelt or rony. otherwise who knows the numbers he could have put up . it's just hard to breakup louie and bouie given how in sync they played and the results.

I was in school during thise years. There is no comparison with the schedule that we played as years went on to the schedule that Louis and Bouie faced. Louis abd Bouie don't go 100-18 with the schedule we later played

 

[CuseMan4]

8 man rotation:

PG-Flynn
SG-Gmac
SF-Melo
PF-Warrick
C-Coleman

Pearl
Waiters
Seikaly

 

[kcsu]

If I need to win a game, rather than accumulate stats:

PG: Pearl, Douglas, Flynn
SG: GMac, Bing, Moten
SF: Anthony, Owens, Fair
PF: DC, Wallace, Orr
C: Seikaly, AO, Bouie

As much as Bing's stats and NBA history speak for themselves, GMac was as clutch as one can get in big games.

How anyone can compare Gmac to Bing is crazy. They're not even on the same planet.

 

[Eric15]

PF-John Wallace (sans Melo in 03, maybe the most dominant single season performance we've had in 96)

Obviously those two were amazing, but I would put Dave Bing's junior season in 1966 and Billy Owens junior season in 1991 as the first and second best single seasons in program history. Melo probably third. Wallace Top 10 with a handful of others.

 

[IthacaMatt]

I'm going to go with a non-obvious person at every position.

No DC, no Billy Owens, no GMac, and the usual suspects (Sherm vs. Pearl).

And no cheating by picking 1st and 2nd teams, or guys on the bench. Man up!

The Non-Obvious Five:

C: Arinze Onuaku

PF: Rudy Hackett

SF: Wes Johnson

SG: Dion Waiters

PG: Jonny Flynn

That is still a heck of a team, in my opinion.

 

[IthacaMatt]

That is the correct answer.

No Greg Kohls? I picked a non-obvious all-time 5, and he was almost my pick.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Umm, Seikaly?

Yeah, it took Rony a couple years to get it together, but his junior and senior years were all-american level.

 

[IthacaMatt]

I’d probably go with:
Bing
Douglas
Melo
Coleman
Owens

Picking between Rony and Billy was the toughest call for me.

Billy was the better talent, but he flamed out his final year in the tournament games. He was too predictable to be "the closer".

 

[IthacaMatt]

Not necessarily the best at each position, but guys I would roll out with. Only using players I've seen play

PG-Pearl (Him or Sherm would work)
2G-Gmac (This team needs shooting)
SF-Melo (duh)
PF-John Wallace (sans Melo in 03, maybe the most dominant single season performance we've had in 96)
C-DC (way too good to not slide to the 5)

Bench: Sherm, Moten, Billy Owens, Seikaly, Rautins (only bc this teams lacks shooting)

Wallace was great for like 3 years, but of course his '96 season was legendary.

 

[rrlbees]

No Greg Kohls? I picked a non-obvious all-time 5, and he was almost my pick.

Ha. Bing was just a bit better.

 

[JonB]

Pearl, bing, melo, Coleman, Bowie.

Second team: Douglas, moten, Wes, Wallace, seikely.

How Is this even arguable?

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Pearl, bing, melo, Coleman, Bowie.

Second team: Douglas, moten, Wes, Wallace, seikely.

How Is this even arguable?

New to message boards, are ya?!

 

[tbonezone]

"I was in school during thise years. There is no comparison with the schedule that we played as years went on to the schedule that Louis and Bouie faced. Louis abd Bouie don't go 100-18 with the schedule we later played "

speculation not fact. there's a reason both those jerseys are hangin' in the dome.

(hopefully both spelled correctly. )

 

[IthacaMatt]

"I was in school during thise years. There is no comparison with the schedule that we played as years went on to the schedule that Louis and Bouie faced. Louis abd Bouie don't go 100-18 with the schedule we later played "

speculation not fact. there's a reason both those jerseys are hangin' in the dome.

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(hopefully both spelled correctly. )

Sorry, but I disagree. The schedules were not that bad.

In 1976-77 we played (and beat) Louisville away, Boston College, Pitt, Penn State (2x), West Virginia (2x), Maryland, Temple, St. Bonaventure (still a pretty good team), Niagara (ditto), St. John's, Rutgers, Northeastern and Rhode Island.

That's a pretty good schedule to go 26-4.

 

[Eric15]

Pearl, bing, melo, Coleman, Bowie.

Second team: Douglas, moten, Wes, Wallace, seikely.

How Is this even arguable?

"How is this extraordinarily subjective topic even arguable?!"

 

[tbonezone]

name any Su center who would have beaten out roosevelt bouie for the starting position.

"How is this extraordinarily subjective topic even arguable?!"

just fun offseason fodder.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Sorry, but I disagree. The schedules were not that bad.

In 1976-77 we played (and beat) Louisville away, Boston College, Pitt, Penn State (2x), West Virginia (2x), Maryland, Temple, St. Bonaventure (still a pretty good team), Niagara (ditto), St. John's, Rutgers, Northeastern and Rhode Island.

That's a pretty good schedule to go 26-4.

I remember a formidable matchup between Bouie and Joe Barry Carroll when SU played highly ranked Purdue back in the day as well.

 

[JustPherU]

I remember a formidable matchup between Bouie and Joe Barry Carroll when SU played highly ranked Purdue back in the day as well.

I think you can find that game on YouTube

 

[tbonezone]

I think you can find that game on YouTube

and for those too young. there once was a day when we were feared. against anybody.

 

[sufandu]

PG - Douglas
SG - Wes Johnson
SF - Billy Owens
PF - Melo
C - DC

I think this would be an intersting line up. Douglas would run the offense better than anyone. Johnson was athletic enough to play D at the 2 and he was great on the break and as a shooter in the half court. Owens could do everything. I have no problem putting Melo at the 4 since he averaged double figures rebounding as a freshman and could score from the post or be a more modern stretch 4. And DC would just DC.

If we needed more size, I'd bring Seikaly in, slide DC to the 4 and Melo to the 3. I'd probably leave Johnson in for shooting but could easily slide Owens to the 2. Guys like GMac and Wallace would come of the bench.

I left off guys that I didn't see play otherwise Bing would have to be in.

 

[Orange315]

Douglas, Bing, Melo, Coleman, Seikaly.

 

[Archbold44]

How anyone can compare Gmac to Bing is crazy. They're not even on the same planet.

Like I said... stats are nice... but in 50+ years of following the team, GMac is a guy that came up huge in big games on the biggest stage in the modern era. Six 3 pointers as a freshman in the title game! The Big East title run. I seem to recall someone of note having an opinion that one year, we would not have one 10 games without him.

I think it kind of like a Joe Montana v Dan Marino thing. Montana won 4 Super Bowls... Marino passed for 20,000 more yards.

Same with Pearl. Could almost single-handidly help us beat Ewing.

 

[2B20Again]

My favorite dunk team:

Dion Waiters\Stevie Thompson
David Johnson
Hakim Warrick
DC
Conrad McRae

Pearl
Bing
Carmelo
DC
Seikly