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Message: [QUOTE="Louie and Bouie, post: 2156741, member: 793"] 1. DC - The Man, The Myth, The Legend. No explanation necessary but for S & G he graduated as the leading scorer and leading rebounder in the history of the program. Averaged 18 and 12 his senior season and 15 and 11 over his career. If it wasn't for Keith Smart what could have been. 2. Pearl - And on the 8th day God created the Pearl. Can't be overstated what he did for Syracuse basketball in the 80's. A huge part of putting Syracuse on the national scene and the awesome three decades + of basketball that have followed. No need to post statistics for this legend. 3. Billy Owens - Feel bad for those who didn't see him play/don't remember him. He was the 6'8" do-it-all before those guys were invented and he was that good. First guy to average 20+ points under Boeheim and in his junior year had a 23 ppg, 12 rpg, and 4 apg line while being one of very few 1st team All-Americans under JB. 4. The General - The greatest pure point guard in Syracuse history no matter the era. All-time leader in assists at SU. If you take out his Freshman year when he played sparingly behind the Pearl he averaged 17.2 ppg and 8.1 apg in his other 3 years. Those teams were dominant and so much fun to watch. The through the legs football style pass is forever burned in my memory. 5. Melo - 2003. Nuff said. 6. Lawrence "Poetry in Moten" - All-Time leading scorer in Syracuse History. Averaged 19 ppg on his career. A 3-time 1st Team All Big East Selection (rare accomplishment). 7. John Wallace - 3rd in All-Time scoring and 3rd in All-Time rebounding during his career. 4-year starter (probably never gonna see that happen again). Stayed for his Senior year and took the program on his back to a Cinderella Final Four apperance while averaging 22 ppg and 9 rpg on the season. 8. Rosie Bouie - My first legit memories of the Cuse at Manley and the Louie and Bouie Show. Boeheim credits Bouie and Orr choosing to come to Syracuse as one of the first big steps under his watch in building the program into a national contender. A true low post player who averaged 13 and 9 throughout his career while shooting 59% from the field. 9. Hakim Warrick - One of only 3 guys with 2,000+ points and 1,000+ rebounds in SU history. Averaged 20 and 9 in his last two seasons combined. Oh, and the block against KU which preserved our only National Championship (that shot was going in). 10. (tie) GMAC, Stevie Thompson, Louie Orr, Rafael Addison, Erich Santifer, Leo Rautins, Rony Seikaly, CJ Fair, Etan Thomas - I know the majority would have GMAC on the team and I have no argument with them but I couldn't leave some of these other guys off so I have a logjam at 10. Nice exercise which made me think about 40+ years of fandom. We've had a lot of great players and games. Some of our rosters in the 80's were NBA caliber talent (how sweet it was before one and dones). This made me smile and feel real good about the program and my fandom despite this season's disappointments. Go Cuse!! Forever Orange!!!!! [/QUOTE]

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