Oso planning to go pro
Rivers has been mentioned
No he hasn't. And, if you knew MU hoops, like you pretend you know everything else, #31 isn't a reference to Rivers, hey?
0/10. Wrong player referenced.
Huh?Diener's assist rate his last two years were 41.8% and 53.3% (!), respectively. In other words, he assisted on 53.3% of the rest of the team's made field goals his senior year.Kolek is at a very impressive 36.9% this year, but he's a long way off from Diener. You're vastly underrating his passing acumen and how much of a distributor he was.
Yes. I stand corrected on Travis. Despite Tony Miller holding the all time assist record, he started every game since he was a freshman at MU so tons of minutes. He was very good, yet Kolek is a much better penetrator and creator. I feel similarly about Dominic.
Markus.*ducks*
Dr. BRod Luck was one of a kind. I think there may be a number of posters that have no idea who 31 is, yet are listing off all time greats. But, thanks for clarity, I was not sure if you guys were talking Bo or Rivers or 31.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=sam+worthen+marquette&&view=detail&mid=EB9BBE557A2ABEFBED17EB9BBE557A2ABEFBED17&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dsam%2Bworthen%2Bmarquette%26FORM%3DHDRSC4
Thanks for posting that footage. Hadn’t seen it. Would love to see more of Worthen when MU was playing vs man-to-man where he’s weaving and dishing. Vs that stagnant zone it’s hard to get a feel for his skill as a passer.That was a lot of talent on the floor for Notre Dame. Future NBA all stars in Woolridge, Trepuka and Paxon.
You folks have missed the most obvious one of all:Who did Al have threw the cross-court pass in March 1977 that defeated UNCC and set us to the Natty?Butch Lee.Enough said!
Worthen had that "it" factor from my observations. Supreme coolness for lack of a better phrase.
The fans in my section used to call him "God." He was rockin' the shaved head way before it became popular (OK, it mostly was very close-cropped, but he did shave it a couple times), and had incredible swag before "swag" existed in the lexicon. As a player, he had the ball on a string and was a gifted passer, and he was taller than most PGs at the time so could see over the top. Only an OK jump-shooter but he had a variety of moves around the hoop and was a great finisher. Definitely my favorite player from my MU years.
I was a freshman at Marquette when he came on the scene, but my dad had been a season ticket holder since the Meminger days so I had attended almost all of MU home games during the 70's before enrolling in 1978. Sam was unique. Kind of had that Magic Johnson swag. Tall point guard, ball on a string as you said, and the no look passes. Then I got to see Doc Rivers follow him.
Sam Worthen would be slotted #1 if you include players prior to you watching them.
Lots of great passers over the years, and several of these were great. But ... No mention of Doc Rivers or Jim Boylan (only PG with a championship)?
I had Worthen in a couple classes. Definitely a cool cat.
Did you ever get a chance to see him on the court at Helfaer?He would throw passes off the walls to teammates under the basket, (causing an occasional jogger to go scrambling).
No I didn't, but I can imagine how entertaining that must've been.