What Marshall-era Player Would You Add To This Team?

[Dave Stalwart]

A healthy Montas Griskienas.

Hands down. The clear choice

[ShockBand]

I agree on the sentiments about Cle being a match up nightmare, but I stepped outside the box and chose Tekele Cotton. Why? This team has no issues scoring and does so in a balanced way that is difficult to game plan against. So do we need another prolific scorer? The defense is good, but having Cotton cover the other team's best guard in addition to the defensive prowess of Zach Brown would give us perhaps the best defense in the country.

Then there's always this:

I will never get tired of watching that dunk. TC should have a cape flowing behind him. That is my favorite TC SCTop10 dunk, even over the OMG one at Redbird Arena.

[Triticum]

I voted for Tekele but I'd be curious to see how Ramon Clemente would do with this cast.

[HockeyShock]

I agree on the sentiments about Cle being a match up nightmare, but I stepped outside the box and chose Tekele Cotton. Why? This team has no issues scoring and does so in a balanced way that is difficult to game plan against. So do we need another prolific scorer? The defense is good, but having Cotton cover the other team's best guard in addition to the defensive prowess of Zach Brown would give us perhaps the best defense in the country.

Then there's always this:

WAIT WAIT WAIT!!!! Is that .... Is that the current Missouri Valley Conference DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR completely letting his man go for a SportsCenter Top 10 dunk?!

[HockeyShock]

By the way, I went with Carl Hall, because it doesn't matter how many rebounds we currently get. We can always use more.

[Shocktoberfest]

I agree on the sentiments about Cle being a match up nightmare, but I stepped outside the box and chose Tekele Cotton. Why? This team has no issues scoring and does so in a balanced way that is difficult to game plan against. So do we need another prolific scorer? The defense is good, but having Cotton cover the other team's best guard in addition to the defensive prowess of Zach Brown would give us perhaps the best defense in the country.

Then there's always this:

Ok. I change my vote. Ha!

[capnkirk]

I will vote outside the box as well. Ehimen Orukpe. Nothing like a true 7ft shot blocker that can run like a deer. I remember a couple of teams in the tournament commenting on not being able to drive in to the lane and shoot without altering their shot because of the big guy. During the final 4 run, one opposing guard stole the ball from him under the basket, drove the length of the floor only to be rejected by Orukpe......

[asiseeit]

I seem to remember that Gene Wiley once blocked TWELVE shots in
one game against national champs Cincy when they had the big O

[shocker43]

Tekele. He's my favorite shocker. Plus all the reasons above.

[Dan]

My first thought was Cle due to his athletism/size, but in reality, McDuffie brings much of the same to the table just not quote as strong at this point in his career. I went with Cotton. Brown is a good defender, but Tekele was LOCK-DOWN. He was so good at anticipating passes and knocking the ball out for an easy fast break, something we don't see a lot with this group. Adding Tekele to this group would make a really good defense a great defense.

[ShockingButTrue]

By the way, I went with Carl Hall, because it doesn't matter how many rebounds we currently get. We can always use more.

This all day. There's no other way!

[AZ Shocker]

In this order for me...

1. Cle - simply because we kinda lack a jumping jack for tipped rebounds and finishing above the rim against legit bigs (I still have nightmares of giraffs thanks to Louisville back in Nov.)

2. FVV - poise and just MONEY.

3. Tekele Cotton - just because.

4. Evan Wessel - another tough guy opposing teams forget about on the court but ALWAYS comes up with loose balls...and damn I bet teams get tired of his strength during games.

5. Ron Baker - see Wessel plus added bonus of long range assassin.

[proshox]

I will vote outside the box as well. Ehimen Orukpe. Nothing like a true 7ft shot blocker that can run like a deer. I remember a couple of teams in the tournament commenting on not being able to drive in to the lane and shoot without altering their shot because of the big guy. During the final 4 run, one opposing guard stole the ball from him under the basket, drove the length of the floor only to be rejected by Orukpe......

He was so good at hedging on pick and roll defense. He basically eliminated that option from the other team's play book.

Cleanthony is the guy you can't duplicate. He is also the type of player non-power conference teams almost always have that make a run to the final four.

Cotton would be my second choice because he was the most important player on our second best run under HCGM.

[shock]

Garrett, Cle, Fred

Again, this is more a testament to the quality of guard play we have. Garrett was flat out dominant at the end of his senior year. Angry Garrett was good Garrett. Add him and this team would be unstoppable.
Cle for his knack for putting the ball in the hole. But not enough of a low game to take the place of Garrett.
Fred, man, you did a fandamntastic job training Landry. Hats off to you. Thank you.

[WuDrWu]

Love RB and FVV but either would interfere with the team chemistry
we have developed.

Lol....easy. Fred would interfere with the team chemistry? You mean by being the best leader/winner in the history of the program? I realize we're talking in hypotheticals here, but I don't think any team can't be improved with the addition of FVV. EVER.