Glad you said it. I am sitting in the corner right now- in time-out.
I have to be nice to the newbies for a little while. So I won't comment. But I'll throw out a few bigs, with my grades, for discussion. JMO's
1- Wren Watson (A) Shot blocking machine, and poised like no other.
2- Sherron Mills (A-) Unlimited ceiling. If he had a killer instinct, would still be an NBA all-star
3- Mike Schlegel (A) Could have been an absolutely dominating P/F.... but forced to play center
4- Kendrick Warren (A) A+ if he could have nailed some more free-throws, & maybe added a little range
5- Super-Nard' Harris (A) I do not remember him- going by endless stories... guy must have been great
6- Bernard Hopkins (A) A dominating, old-school type, true post-player- a Bill Russell type
7- George Byrd (B-) A very solid collegiate center. Man was he a wide body, and a good shot blocker
8- LF Licholitov (B) - One more year at VCU, and he's an A. 36" vertical.... at 6'11" - 265. Wow. Just wow!
9- Martin Henlan (C+) Solid rebounder, and BIG. Really big. Stayed at home. Got 21 boards vs Indiana
0- Antoine Ford (D) A HUGE recruit out of NY. Went to GA Tech & transfered. Did not have good career
1- Neil Wake (C+) Worked his butt off. Great defender. Robert Dickerson came in to score for him
2- Penny Elliott (A-) Would have been the ultimate college star. Could not get along with JD, & split
3- Randy corker (B) What was he? 6'4" maybe. But man could he clog the middle. He had TONS of moxy
4- Freddie brown (B+) Another 6'4" guy, and started as the P/F. Holy Moses could he jump. Great as a SR
5- Mylo Brooks (C-) Another of Sonny's transfers, tons of athletic talent, and skill. But he just didn't do it
6- Will Fameni (B) Injuries hurt him, he only had (1) full year. A really solid 5, but was really a (4)
7- Matt Treadwell (B-) Treadwell was interesting. Coming on, foot injuries never let him get there
8- Bobby Reddish (C) Enormous body. Cut like Grand Canyon. Just an average player though
9- Craig Uhle (C) On that same team. Lots of heart. Not much talent. He helped us some
0- John Thompson (A-) Fantastic player. Sure wish we had him(4) yrs, Transfer from NC-St. RIPPED!
1- John Smith (C) Absolutely freakin huge. How could you get around him? Real tough inside. Solid sub
2- Troy Godwin (A-) What a player. another under-height but HUGE body. Excellent player for the RAMS
3- Marlo Talley (B+) Really came on late JR year, excellent SR. Another of Sonny's JUCOs. Versatile
4- Bruce Pettway (C-) Another huge, and massively ripped cat. So much so that he was not mobile
5- Alvin Robinson (C) Left after 2 years. Was coming around, may have been OK... but left
6- Ivan Chappell (B) Played with Talley, Smith, Byrd. Awkward, but silently really hurt teams. Clutch
7- Kenny Jones (C) Turned out to be a solid back-up center. Had a big body, and nice height. Shot-blckr
8- Kenny Stancell (B+) Had all the tools. Everything. NBA body. Should have been an A+ but....
9- Robert Dickerson (C+) See Neil Wake. Neil played the tough D & rebounded. Dickerson came in for O
0- Greg McCray (B) Fantastic block-out, old-school defender & rebounder. Would score some when called
1- Eugene Kissourine (C+)- The big Russian was starting to come on.... then he left. He had skills
2- Constantine "Stan" Pepeliev (D) - 7'2" + Russian just didn't have it. Not his fault though
3- Dennis Orlov (D-) Same deal. A 7-Footer Russian that just didn't have what American ball takes
4- Constantine Nesterov (B-) This big-bodied Russian was also coming on. Could have been a factor, split
5- Lou Bryant (C-) One of the sadder stories of the Polio era. Forced to leave school. Way out of shape
6- Calvin Roland (B) Maybe could have gotten to (A) stage, JUCO development, and bad injury
7- Michael Anderson (C+) A wing player, playing the (4) his entire VCU career. Did a lot of good... but...
8- Nick George (A-) Great player. Period. Was really a big, strong 3, but played (4) yrs at the 4-spot
9- Marc Davis (C+) Or was it Marc Jones?? Left after 2yrs w/Mac, to Temple, then NBA 2 or 3 yrs??
0- Shawn Hampton (C) Always seemed to be coming on. Never made it. Left Mac for Rutgers. Disap.
1- Reggie Okosa (C+) Same deal as with Hampton. Came in together.... left together. Reggie to LaSalle
* Anyway, those are some thoughts on the "Bigs" subject. There are a bunch more, but these are the guys that come to mind.
