Best College Player?

[spankyupinclass]

Maybe not but at the time he was at LSU he stunned us...

[1hooper]

Jabbar. Changed the dunk rule.
Don't see Russell, Oscar or Wilt in college.

[spankyupinclass]

I'll go with Bill Russel as the best overall player in the NBA ever. Even over MJ. Speaking of which, a movie with A list actors coming out about Jordans shoes. Hello Oscars! That changing the dunk rule never made sense to me.

[shoes]

Re Wilt- I never saw him play for Kansas either. I did see him play for the Harlem Globetrotters in what would have been his senior year (He left Kansas after his junior season and at that point the NBA wouldn't take him) I was 6 I think or 7, I had never seen such a big man. I ran across the recently, while it is an unofficial stat, the NBA was not yet official logging blocked shots, it is nonetheless amazing:

Wilt Chamberlain’s quintuple-double
This would be a good time to look at the legendary quintuple-double, rumored to have happened only once. When it comes to ridiculous stats, there’s one usual suspect who’s always on the list. Wilt Chamberlain, on March 18th, 1968, completed the only quintuple-double in NBA history. This is odd because the league officially began recording blocks in 1973, nearly 5 years later. Our only source of information for this feat is Harvey Pollack, a statistician working for the NBA since its inaugural year. Pollack recorded that Wilt finished the game with 53 Points, 32 Rebounds, 14 Assists, 24 Blocks, And 11 Steals. Pollack is also the only source for Wilt’s 100-point game, making the famous sign Wilt held in his post-game photo. Unfortunately, Pollack being the only source for these accomplishments means that the basketball world takes him at his word for it.

As for the best college player ever- Kareem is probably the choice, But I am tempted to go with David Thompson of NC State who led his Wolfpack to a National title which included defeating Bill Walton's UCLA team which had looked unbeatable. Thompson's game included straight up blocking Walton's shot (David was only 6'4'' and Walton was at least 6'11', though most thought he was well over 7' tall. Bill was quoted at the time as insisting on being listed as 6'11' because he thought 7 footer were "freaks."

[turffan]

Pistol Pete was the most fun the watch. I only saw the occasional Saturday afternoon game on TV but looked forward to them.