paul secor Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 The Fab Five were the classic example of style over substance. There was some substance there, but not nearly enough to overcome their egos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I'm not a big fan of The Fab Five, but they went to two NCAA finals in their two years together, that's pretty substantial, granted, they (or CWeb) fell apart at the end of the North Carolina game, with the infamous time-out and everything, but they were good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I'm not a big fan of The Fab Five, but they went to two NCAA finals in their two years together, that's pretty substantial, granted, they (or CWeb) fell apart at the end of the North Carolina game, with the infamous time-out and everything, but they were good. They were good. They just could have been better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Nope Rose and Howard both made the Finals once That was such a tragedy. They left school because of greed envy and they wound up with no championships and still made plenty of money. There is still some value in staying in school especially when your team in on the brink of true greatness. The money will always be there. Too bad, now Howard is hooked up with Lebron, Wade and Bosh, and he still might not get a ring. Well, my understanding is that even if they had stayed in school, the NCAA would have wiped out those achievements because of UM recruiting violations (pretty much everything from 1992-99 was vacated). Fortunately, they left 1989 alone! But supposedly had UM prevailed in 1993, this would have been overturned. I personally think NCAA is fooling itself that they can make a pronouncement about forfeiting a national title and have the alumni just accept this (like excising the memories a la Men in Black). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) When you are an elite basketball player the risk of injury far, far outweighs the rewards of staying in college (which you may not want to be at in the first place) for four years. Not everyone is bright enough or lucky enough to be Tim Duncan. The money will not "always be there" for a guy who tears his ACL his junior year. That guy would have an extra $10 million in net worth or more had he spent those 3 years playing professionally. You know what will always be there for a player, provided he hasn't squandered all of that $10 million? College. Edited June 9, 2012 by Big Wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) The OG Fab 5 Edited June 9, 2012 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Shit Fab 5 made over $400 million playing ball I thought $300 million was a good guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 The OG Fab 5 And all along I thought it was Miles, Trane, Red, Paul, and Philly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 When you are an elite basketball player the risk of injury far, far outweighs the rewards of staying in college (which you may not want to be at in the first place) for four years. Not everyone is bright enough or lucky enough to be Tim Duncan. The money will not "always be there" for a guy who tears his ACL his junior year. That guy would have an extra $10 million in net worth or more had he spent those 3 years playing professionally. You know what will always be there for a player, provided he hasn't squandered all of that $10 million? College. Exactly. An exception that made complete sense to me was when Joakim Noah decided to stay another year at Florida. He came from a privileged background so he had the luxury of valuing another attempt at winning a college title along with all of the fun possible from living the college life more than an extra year of earning a salary (along with the risk of injury at Florida). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Damn. LeBron did it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bright Moments Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 what a great finish to a great series!!! now on to oklahoma! GO HEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 This is odd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 I am going with OKC in 6 games Durant MVP Thank God it wasn't Boston vs SA in the finals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) Vanessa can't give up The Black Mamba's Black Mamba Edited June 12, 2012 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 I hate this final, I'm an old Sonic fan, and I hate LaBron -- can you root for both teams to lose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 BS is known as The White Mamba Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) Greatest team ever Over 30 NBA/NCAA titles for players / coaches Our weak spot was power forward with Malone and Barkley with zero rings Edited June 12, 2012 by Soulstation1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Who's the short guy between Ewing and Magic? I know everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Who's the short guy between Ewing and Magic? I know everyone else. Christian Laettner was on the Dream Team (he beat out Shaq!) as the token college player, but something's up with that photo as he's 6'11". If he wasn't pasted in maybe they dug a trench for him to stand in as part of the hazing process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) Quincy was quick on the draw! The highlights of that team were hilarious. The international competition just hadn't been playing the game long enough. A lot of them were simply laughing on the court because they had no hope. Edited June 12, 2012 by Noj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Will there ever be 4 white guys on an USA Olympic Basketball Squad again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Only 2 white dudes have made the squad since 1992 John Stockton and Tim Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceW Posted June 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Who's the short guy between Ewing and Magic? I know everyone else. Christian Laettner was on the Dream Team (he beat out Shaq!) as the token college player, but something's up with that photo as he's 6'11". If he wasn't pasted in maybe they dug a trench for him to stand in as part of the hazing process. If you examine the picture, you can see that they are all standing on a stair step setup. Karl Malone also looks short because of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 heat need to take one in oklahoma - let's hope it's tonight!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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