Comments on: TBR’s Top All-Time College Basketball Players (Part I)

By: Ron Glover

Ron Glover — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:36:31 +0000

For the last time, these are players that I’ve seen in my lifetime. I’m 37 do the math please.

By: SRhurley@rocketmail.com

SRhurley@rocketmail.com — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:58:17 +0000

Real quick, the NCAA made dunking illegal because of Lou Alcindor. 88 and 2 career at UCLA and he’s not on your list?

By: jhb1953

jhb1953 — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:36:13 +0000

This is a joke, right? No Lew Alcindor (Kareem), no Oscar Robertson. This is the dumbest thing I ever saw.

By: KAREEM ABDUL JABAAR

KAREEM ABDUL JABAAR — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:17:05 +0000

SERIOUSLY THOUGH, ARE YOU KIDDING ME

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:45:24 +0000

I agree with you guys Kareem should be on this list.

By: joe

joe — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:27:47 +0000

Kareem had 3 national titles at U.C.L.A. in three years, named player of the year twice, three time First Team All American, and only lost twice in his college career.

By: joe

joe — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:20:13 +0000

where is Lew Alcindor(KAREEM ABDOUL JABBAR)? HE SHOULD BE 1

By: KAREEM ABDUL JABAAR

KAREEM ABDUL JABAAR — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:34:24 +0000

ARE YOU KIDDING ME

By: TniceTwice

TniceTwice — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:10:57 +0000

Len Bias should be ranked higher, the performances his senior year was outstanding, 35 in the Dean Dome, 41 against Duke the kid had no help he carried the team on his back, this guy was awesome to watch. Len was a force of nature on the court

By: Temple3

Temple3 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:18:03 +0000

Here are YouTube videos I found and posted awhile back.

By: Charlei Miller

Charlei Miller — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:52:26 +0000

Could not agee with you more..

By: thebrotherreport

thebrotherreport — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:59:50 +0000

I don’t think anyone had an answer for Jackson. Complete is the word that comes to mind.

By: Temple3

Temple3 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:00:30 +0000

Yeah – I always had high hopes for Billy Owens – even though I preferred Georgetown.

Honestly, as great and tough and all-world as I think Iverson is, I think Chris Jackson would have RUINED his world. Even with that said, Chris Jackson couldn’t stop Iverson from scoring inside. That would be a battle royal and if Iverson was hot, it would go down to the wire but Jackson could shoot in rain, sleet, snow, blizzards, the middle of fist fights and even in quicksand.

By: thebrotherreport

thebrotherreport — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:47:51 +0000

I would agree that Jackson should’ve been higher but some of these guys were personal favorites so they got higher ratings.
All things being equal Jackson would be in the top 5 on any list, and someone like Macon probably wouldn’t be

Jackson was the total package he had everything. A dream match for me would be him against A.I. while he was at Georgetown.

Hey do you remember the year they had the One on One Collegiate Challenge in A.C. Bo Kimble won the first one and I don’t know who won the second but I know Larry Johnson and Billy Owens played in the finals I believe.

Now Billy Owens was another personal favorite at the ‘Cuse but he was an overall disappointment. I was trying to find a spot for him on the list. Maybe I’ll do an NCAA Run of the Mill List.

By: Temple3

Temple3 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:53:07 +0000

Thanks TBR:

With all due respect, Chris Jackson at #16 simply won’t work. If you’re talking STRICTLY about a collegiate career, you’d be HARD PRESSED to put him lower than 3 or 4. He was the consummate offensive player (better by degrees than EVERY player on this list) and he was a superb on the ball defender. No one was a better shooter – not Rice (and I went to Michigan), not Mullin, not Macon. No one had a quicker release. No one had a better handle – not even Kenny A. (and I’ve seen him play since high school right here in NYC). No one was a more dangerous scorer – not Coleman or Kimble or LJ or Mashburn. And, only Mullin was a comparable free throw shooter.

“Including Shaq, Jackson was the most unstoppable LSU player since Pistol Pete”

He was the most unstoppable collegiate player…not just LSU player.

Len Bias is far too low. I won’t argue his case. His numbers, performance in big games against elite competition, etc warrant him being ranked higher.

I, too, lived in the northeast during my youth (and my basketball arc goes back to 1976 – and therefore includes clear memories of players like Isiah, Jordan, Mark Aguirre, Goose Givens, Worthy, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Silent Sam Perkins – and even vague recollections of David Thompson, Austin Carr, etc.)

I’m glad you’ve started the conversation.