Possible final four bias? Burgan played great in the final four as a soph.
CJ was the leading scorer on a final four team.
Joseph, unfortunately played on two teams that were better than both of the above teams, that unfortunately fell a bit short in the tourney.
One thing I know: if Joseph had declared for the draft after his sophomore year, he'd be the unanimous best of those 3 in fans' memory.
I don't think Burgan ever reached that Final Four level of play again. Remember that Coleman challenged him for being soft and he came through with two assertive performances. 19-10 in both games, or close to it, if I remember.
For me, Burgan's probably the best shooter of the three, but the worst defender (though at least for a time he was the school's single-game record-holder for steals). He probably was relied upon as a ball-handler more than the other two ever were, but nobody ever felt comfortable with that. (This was out of necessity, since he spent three years starting alongside Cipolla or Janulis, two guards who really didn't handle the ball.) He was an OK slasher but not much of a finisher. Always seemed like the poster child for WTH turnovers, horribly-timed heat-check jumpers early in the shot clock, and that purposeless dribble at the top of the key.
Fair had a high hoops IQ, but there were times when it felt like he suffered from being a 4 in the body of a 3. Great finisher, developed a nice midrange game. Plus defender. Adequate ball-handler, but not as capable as the other two.
Joseph was a great slasher but, again, I saw his finishing nosedive as a senior as defenders' physicality overwhelmed his athleticism. Good shooter. Capable bring the ball up as needed, but never played the point forward role that Burgan did (wasn't needed, since Joseph played with talented combo guards). Unremarkable defender, but he could leak out in transition like none other. Like Fair, but not quite on the same level, a heady player.
