Look at all the small guards in the final four

[Millhouse]

Would JB recruit Sherm today? Probably not, right?

sherm has lost a step, i'm sure. probably would be an upgrade but 52 year olds are prone to injury

 

[Brooky03]

Oh ffs I'm not getting into it with someone trying to minimize Gmac's accomplishments that year. Ridiculous. He led the team in assists and steals.

Did I not say he was great? Jesus, dude.

4.4 assists is not a lot for a PG on any team in any year. That's not a controversial statement.

If Frank had 4.4 assists and 2.4 turnovers, he'd get crushed here. And we've established Frank wasn't that good.

 

[RF2044]

2003 was a bit weird - anthony is like some deus ex machina in Boeheim's story. i think that's the only way we really succeed in a big way - small forward cheat code. the defense wasn't that good that year

bazley was supposed to be that guy (probably not anthony but who is)

scoop was bigger and slower than a lot of the high scoring guards in this tournament

Love the cheat code metaphor.

Scoop wasn't that big -- he was only about 6-1. But he was an actual lead guard, unlike what we've had recently. Granted, he was surrounded by a lot of good players [Fair, Dion, Triche, etc.] who made his job easier, but he was shorter that the "mold" JB covets.

I'll readily acknowledge that he wasn't a great defender. But he was also a senior that year, and by then had figured out how to at least be adequate in the zone.

 

[MikeSU02]

sherm has lost a step, i'm sure. probably would be an upgrade but 52 year olds are prone to injury

*Slow clap*

 

[Millhouse]

Love the cheat code metaphor.

Scoop wasn't that big -- he was only about 6-1. But he was an actual lead guard, unlike what we've had recently. Granted, he was surrounded by a lot of good players [Fair, Dion, Triche, etc.] who made his job easier, but he was shorter that the "mold" JB covets.

I'll readily acknowledge that he wasn't a great defender. But he was also a senior that year, and by then had figured out how to at least be adequate in the zone.

he was a good jack of all trades who developed into a very good shooter. big enough, good enough ball handler. probably what they hoped to get out of howard.

 

[stuckinbig11]

Sherman Douglas. period.