Fun Game: Pick a Player To…

[M2MPrinciples]

Pick one former SU player that you need to…

Get a bucket:
Create a bucket for a teammate:
Get a defensive stop:
Make a three:
Get a rebound:
Make 2 free throws:
Go for 30 points in a game:

Pick a different player for each one and GO!

 

[UnderHisOwnPower]

Pick one former SU player that you need to…

Get a bucket:
Create a bucket for a teammate:
Get a defensive stop:
Make a three:
Get a rebound:
Make 2 free throws:
Go for 30 points in a game:

Pick a different player for each one and GO!

Melo
Sherm
J Hart
Buddy
DC
GMac
Billy

 

[TinyManInside]

Pick one former SU player that you need to…

Get a bucket:
Create a bucket for a teammate:
Get a defensive stop:
Make a three:
Get a rebound:
Make 2 free throws:
Go for 30 points in a game:

Pick a different player for each one and GO!

Get a bucket: John Wallace 1996. Criminally underrated SR year. Melo 03 neck-and-neck with JDubs. Moten needs some minor consideration here.
Create a bucket for a teammate: SR Laz Sims (in halfcourt), SO Michael Carter-Williams (in halfcourt) / SR Sherm (in fullcourt)
Get a defensive stop: Etan Thomas, best rim protector in SU history. 2-3 zone makes it hard to assign a specific player to get a stop since it is more of a team concept D rather than individual lock-down D.
Make a three: GMac in clutch situations. Tough to choose between SR Shumpert, SR White, and SR Nichols for overall consistency
Get a rebound: Coleman. Any answer other than DC is WRONG. Second would be SR Rick Jackson but there is a wide gap between him and Coleman.
Make 2 free throws: GMac/Marty Headd. Girard (most, but not all, of his career)
Go for 30 points in a game: Melo '03

 

[RF2044]

Get a bucket: Pearl
Create a bucket for a teammate: Sherman Douglas
Get a defensive stop: Daryl Watkins
Make a three: GMac or Andrew White
Get a rebound: DC
Make 2 free throws: John Gillon
Go for 30 points in a game: Carmelo

 

[OttoMets]

Lawrence Moten was a 30-point machine, in my memory at least (is this a stat that's kept and readily accessible?). He's my pick for the last one.

 

[MSOrange]

Get a bucket: Melo
Create a bucket for a teammate: Sherm
Get a defensive stop: Etan Thomas
Make a three: Matt Roe
Get a rebound: DC
Make 2 free throws: John Gillon
Go for 30 points in a game: Carmelo

 

[721Comstock]

Pick one former SU player that you need to…

Get a bucket:
Create a bucket for a teammate:
Get a defensive stop:
Make a three:
Get a rebound:
Make 2 free throws:
Go for 30 points in a game:

Pick a different player for each one and GO!

Melo
Sherm
Hart
Uncle Drew. (Since GMac is my FT shooter)
DC
GMac
Billy (Dave Bing if all-time)

I cheated and looked up 30pt scorers in the modern era.
Billy had 10 games.
Next closest was 7 - Shump.
Moten had 6. J-Dub 5.
Melo had 3. (albeit in just 1 season).

Bing had a zillion. Ok - 18.

Greg “Kid” Kohls had a dozen.

 

[Trueblue25]

Get a bucket: Carmelo Anthony
Create a bucket for a teammate: Michael Carter Williams
Get a defensive stop: Wes Johnson
Make a three: Andy
Get a rebound: Hak
Make 2 free throws: Gillon
Go for 30 points in a game: Flynn

 

[Fat tire 13]

I'm going to do a little twist, pick a player who did it in real life

Get a bucket: Tyler Ennis (game winner vs. Pitt)
Create a bucket for a teammate: Sherm
Get a defensive stop: Hakim Warrick (block to beat Kansas)
Make a three: Devo (buzzer beater against UConn that didn't count)
Get a rebound: DC (he's out best rebounded, can't think of clutch rebound offhand)
Make 2 free throws: Jeremy McNeil (Pitt upset)
Go for 30 points in a game: Carmelo (33 point game against Texas)

 

[Seng85]

Get a bucket: Pearl
Create a bucket for a teammate: Sherm
Get a defensive stop: Etan
Make a three: Andy
Get a rebound: DC
Make 2 free throws: GMac
Go for 30 points in a game: Melo

 

[ar inj]

Get a bucket: Melo
Create a bucket: Sherm
Defensive stop: Roosevelt ( see JoeBarry Carrol)
Make a three: Andrew White
Rebound: DC
2 free throws: Gmac
Go for 30: Bing

Make my jaw drop: Pearl

 

[Charbroil]

I’ve only been a fan since about 2000, so I’m not picking anyone that I haven’t watched play. Given that, my choices are…

Get a bucket: Tyus Battle
Create a bucket for a teammate: Jonny Flynn
Get a defensive stop: Hakim Warrick (I’m sure there’s better choices than this but 1 block is the only justification I need)
Make a three: GMac
Get a rebound: Rick Jackson
Make 2 free throws: Tyler Ennis
Go for 30 points in a game: Carmelo

 

[newmexicuse]

Pick one former SU player that you need to…

Get a bucket:
Create a bucket for a teammate:
Get a defensive stop:
Make a three:
Get a rebound:
Make 2 free throws:
Go for 30 points in a game:

Pick a different player for each one and GO!

Melo
sherm
rosy
gmac
rony
joe
dave bing

 

[HOFCeluck]

Pick one former SU player that you need to…

Get a bucket:
Create a bucket for a teammate:
Get a defensive stop:
Make a three:
Get a rebound:
Make 2 free throws:
Go for 30 points in a game:

Pick a different player for each one and GO!

Anthony
MCW
Fab Melo
AW3
44
Gmac
Celuck

 

[MikeSU02]

Get a bucket: Melo
Create a bucket for a teammate: Sherm
Get a defensive stop: Etan
Make a three: GMac
Get a rebound: DC
Make 2 free throws: GMac
Go for 30 points in a game: Melo

 

[djcon57]

Get a bucket: Melo
Create a bucket for a teammate: Laz Sims
Get a defensive stop: Etan, down low. MCW, up top.
Make a three: Rautins
Get a rebound: Coleman
Make 2 free throws: GMac
Go for 30 points in a game: Moten

 

[Grbac]

Pick one former SU player that you need to…

Get a bucket:
Create a bucket for a teammate:
Get a defensive stop:
Make a three:
Get a rebound:
Make 2 free throws:
Go for 30 points in a game:

Pick a different player for each one and GO!

Going only with guys I’ve had the pleasure of watching play

Dion Waiters
Michael Carter-Williams
Etan Thomas
Gerry McNamara
Rick Jackson
Joe Girard
Carmelo Anthony

 

[OttoinGrotto]

In honor of Igor, the all-Boeheimed edition:

Get a bucket: Rock Lloyd
Create a bucket for a teammate: Laz Sims
Get a defensive stop: Ethan Cole
Make a three: Louie McCroskey Matt Gorman
Get a rebound: Tyler Roberson
Make 2 free throws: Chuck Gelatt
Go for 30 points in a game: Mookie Jones

 

[sutomcat]

Pick one former SU player that you need to…

Get a bucket:
Create a bucket for a teammate:
Get a defensive stop:
Make a three:
Get a rebound:
Make 2 free throws:
Go for 30 points in a game:

Pick a different player for each one and GO!

Bing
Sherm
Eddie Moss
Andrew White
Derrick Coleman
JG3
Billy Owens

 

[PoppyHart]

Is Billy Owens the only SU player to ever make 2 free throws when they were literally absolutely essential to victory?

 

[br801]

Get a bucket: Carmelo
Create a bucket for a teammate: Sherm
Get a defensive stop: Rosie
Make a three: Lots of possibilities
Get a rebound: DC
Make 2 free throws: GMac
Go for 30 points in a game: Bing

 

[Shrmdougluvr]

Pick one former SU player that you need to…

Get a bucket: John Wallace
Create a bucket for a teammate: Sherm
Get a defensive stop: Jason Hart
Make a three: Buddy
Get a rebound: Coleman
Make 2 free throws: Gerry
Go for 30 points in a game: Melo

Pick a different player for each one and GO!

 

[HOFCeluck]

In honor of Igor, the all-Boeheimed edition:

Get a bucket: Rock Lloyd
Create a bucket for a teammate: Laz Sims
Get a defensive stop: Ethan Cole
Make a three: Louie McCroskey
Get a rebound: Tyler Roberson
Make 2 free throws: Chuck Gelatt
Go for 30 points in a game: Mookie Jones

If you’d really wanted to honor him you’d include Matt Gorman. He’d be all Big-10!

 

[OttoinGrotto]

If you’d really wanted to honor him you’d include Matt Gorman. He’d be all Big-10!

You're right.

I've made a correction.

 

[Eric15]

Is Billy Owens the only SU player to ever make 2 free throws when they were literally absolutely essential to victory?

Jeremy McNeil at the end of the Pitt game in 2003. There has to be more but that’s the first one that comes to mind.