Best college player you've ever seen?

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Best college player you've ever seen? 

Post#1 » by Pinkyring » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:26 pm

Just taking in account their college career who is the best college player u ever saw
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Post#2 » by clyde21 » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:27 pm

Anthony Davis
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Post#3 » by TheWolfoftheNBA » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:31 pm

clyde21 wrote:Anthony Davis


Must've started watching college basketball just a few years ago then.
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Post#4 » by TheWolfoftheNBA » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:31 pm

Honestly, probably Carmelo was one of the best. He was pretty damn good at Syracuse.

Evan Turner was excellent also at Ohio State. But the very best? Give me some time...
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Post#5 » by clyde21 » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:35 pm

TheWolfoftheNBA wrote:
clyde21 wrote:Anthony Davis


Must've started watching college basketball just a few years ago then.


Around 2010 I started to follow college bball closely. Davis is so far the most dominant player I've seen at that level.
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Post#6 » by philly5 » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:35 pm

Jay Williams


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Post#7 » by unclewai » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:37 pm

D Wade 02-03 tourney performance was goat level.
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Post#8 » by markjay » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:37 pm

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Post#9 » by xxSnEaKyPxx » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:40 pm

I don't know about the best ever, but Tyler Hansbrough was something special in college.

NBA players hate his physicality, in college kids just didn't know what to do. He had a 40 point game as a Freshman against an ACC team(Georgia Tech).
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Post#10 » by azcatz11 » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:43 pm

Durant or Melo. Anthony Davis is a good call also.
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Post#11 » by TheWolfoftheNBA » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:55 pm

clyde21 wrote:
TheWolfoftheNBA wrote:
clyde21 wrote:Anthony Davis


Must've started watching college basketball just a few years ago then.


Around 2010 I started to follow college bball closely. Davis is so far the most dominant player I've seen at that level.


Fair enough.
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Post#12 » by pipfan » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:56 pm

I haven't watched college in more than 20 years-but from my day
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These 3 stand out to me-in college
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Post#13 » by jacbobbutler » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:58 pm

Anthony Davis just straight up dominated. There was not a second where you doubted he was getting drafted number one overall.
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Post#14 » by BeKuK » Sat Aug 5, 2017 5:58 pm

Hard to call one special name. There have been so many College players which could or would deserve to be mentioned.
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Post#15 » by madskillz8 » Sat Aug 5, 2017 6:13 pm

JJ Redick and Jimmer Fredette were both very dominant as seniors.
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Post#16 » by Patsfan1081 » Sat Aug 5, 2017 6:15 pm

Pistol Pete is the greatest college player ever. Manning, Robertson, Bird were also great, Hank Gathers is another great college player who sadly had his life cut short.
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Post#17 » by jacbobbutler » Sat Aug 5, 2017 6:20 pm

madskillz8 wrote:JJ Redick and Jimmer Fredette were both very dominant as seniors.

JJ Redick yes I agree but Jimmer? Wasn't he only good because he had that ridiculous range,or was he actually dominant? I didn't really follow him much but thats just my thought
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Post#18 » by Jasen777 » Sat Aug 5, 2017 6:22 pm

Patsfan1081 wrote:Pistol Pete is the greatest college player ever. Manning, Robertson, Bird were also great, Hank Gathers is another great college player who sadly had his life cut short.


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a probably the college GOAT.

But that I saw, Danny Manning or Waymon Tisdale.
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Post#19 » by JGOJustin » Sat Aug 5, 2017 6:25 pm

Blake Griffin as a sophomore
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Post#20 » by Kabookalu » Sat Aug 5, 2017 6:33 pm

jacbobbutler wrote:
madskillz8 wrote:JJ Redick and Jimmer Fredette were both very dominant as seniors.

JJ Redick yes I agree but Jimmer? Wasn't he only good because he had that ridiculous range,or was he actually dominant? I didn't really follow him much but thats just my thought


They both had insane range, but Redick was more of the Reggie Miller type where he came off screens, and Jimmer the Curry type where he handled the ball and pulled up from everywhere.

I don't remember who Redick's teammates were, but I'm pretty sure they were significantly better than whoever Jimmer had given he played for Duke as opposed to BYU. Jimmer carried his team hard.
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