We reconevene our polling after a season cut short.
A recent ESPN article covered the best player to ever wear.... (post here). I thought it might be a nice change of pace to try it here. Some numbers will cause more controversy and discussion than others.
Back again for your voting pleasure: The Xavier Player ever to wear #2:
Landen Amos 2011-2012
Kyle Castilin 2018-2019
James Farr 2012-2016
Adrion Graves 2006-2008
Jordan Latham 2010-2011
Brian Thornton 2003-2006
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03-17-2020, 12:27 PM #1Administrator
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TBP: The Best Player to Wear #2
"He's a little bit ball-dominant, he needs to have the ball in his hands, and he's not a good shooter." Ball-dominant … isn't that a nice way of calling someone a ball hog? Where is my Jay Bilas Thesaurus?
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03-17-2020, 12:28 PM #2SLU GRAD, XAVIER SUPERFAN
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Thornton
Originally Posted by Muskie
"I’m willing to sacrifice everything for this team. I’m going to dive for every loose ball, close out harder on every shot, block out for every rebound. I’m going to play harder than I’ve ever played. And I need you all to follow me." -MB '17
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03-18-2020, 10:17 AM #3SLU GRAD, XAVIER SUPERFAN
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Farr leading has to be a case of recency bias. I love Farr but can't believe he is winning this right now.
Career numbers:
Thornton: 10.8 pts, 5.6 rebs, 1 assist, 1 block, 56.7 FG%, 71.0 FT%
Farr: 5.9 pts, 5.2 rebs, 0.3 assists, 0.7 block, 50.2 FG%, 65.2 FT%
Last year:
Thornton: 15.3 pts, 6.8 rebs, 1.5 assists, 2 blocks, 64.0 FG%, 69.6 FT%
Farr: 10.7 pts, 7.8 rebs, 0.6 assits, 1 block 54.5 FG%, 72.8 FT%"I’m willing to sacrifice everything for this team. I’m going to dive for every loose ball, close out harder on every shot, block out for every rebound. I’m going to play harder than I’ve ever played. And I need you all to follow me." -MB '17
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03-18-2020, 11:50 AM #4Junior
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I remember Brian Thornton only playing a partial year dur to career ending injury.
Did he not play 2 years?
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03-18-2020, 12:19 PM #5Supporting Member
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https://theathletic.com/826871/2019/...college-hoops/That tally would have been higher if the 6-foot-8 player had not suffered a season-ending injury against La Salle in February of his final season. He fractured his right ankle and damaged a ligament while chasing a loose ball. Surgery soon followed.
Our first academic All-American, and now works for the NCAA....he went up late, and I was already up there.
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