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Message: [QUOTE="General20, post: 302204, member: 724"] Player of the Decade: Hakeem Warrick - Lets not forget he was a two time first team All-American (something Carmelo never was), Big East Player of the Year (something Carmelo never was), as well as a champion. I cant believe more people have not mentioned him. I really dont think there is a close second for this award. 1st Team of the Decade: Carmelo Anthony -Points off for only playing one year, but plenty of points for the quality of that one year. Andy Rautins - Played all four years. Had 3 very good years. His last year was a special one, in my opinion. Averaged something like 13 5 5 and 2 steals. Did everything, and was as good a zone defender as Syracuse has ever had. Plus he is one of the very few players I'd want to see come back as a coach which is about the highest compliment you can pay a player. Gerry McNamara - Frustratingly inconsistent, but his highs top any other player in SU history. Actually did come back as a coach, to my surprise. Arinze Onuaku - Bad free throw shooting had him really under-rated for a while, but everyone saw how much we missed him when he was out. The most unstoppable low post scorer Syracuse has ever had. Scoop Jardine - Was the point guard for two 1 seeds. Last year he formed 1/3 of the best back court in the country. Massively under-rated and another player I'd love to see come back as a coach some day. Honorable Mention: Dion Waiters - In my opinion he was the best guard in the country last year, and I haven't thought that about a Syracuse player since Sherman Douglas. I thought long and hard about including him on the 1st team but declined because he only gave one really good season compared to the 3 seasons we got from everybody but Carmelo on the 1st team. Wes Johnson - Only a one year player, but he was a real difference maker in that one year. Eric Devendorf - If he stayed for his final year of eligibility he may have been Syracuse's all time leading scorer and would have had to been included on the 1st team. I always thought his reputation for being a terrible defender was over-blown. He was never a great defender, but the truth is more teams picked on Flynn than Devendorf simply because Flynn was so short. Jonny Flynn - I debated not including him because in my opinion he really only gave have a year of top quality play before leaving early, but I have to give due respect to a guy who was picked 6 in the draft. Demetrius Nichols - Only had one really great year in his career, but what a year is was. He lead the Big East in scoring and shot the lights out. Was a solid contributor as a junior as well. [/QUOTE]

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