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As a change from our currently dismal pace, I was reflecting on some of our better players who never saw NBA action. I'd say our top 10 (in no specific order) would be:

1. Rashad Anderson
2. Albert Mouring
3. Denham Brown (drafted into NBA but cut before season began)
4. Kevin Freeman
5. Ricky Moore
6. Brian Fair
7. Stanley Robinson (drafted and played in D-League, but never (as of yet) played in the NBA)
8. Gavin Edwards
9. Kirk King
10. Doron Sheffer (drafted into NBA, but never played)
 
Im going to take a risk and throw Taliek Brown out there...
 
My friend actually informed Johnny that he had been selected with the last pick in the d league draft. He was unaware at the time. Johnny being Johnny.
 
I thought doug wiggins was really good even though he transfered. But I'm not saying he deserves to be on the list.
 
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joober jones said:
As a change from our currently dismal pace, I was reflecting on some of our better players who never saw NBA action. I'd say our top 10 (in no specific order) would be:

1. Rashad Anderson
2. Albert Mouring
3. Denham Brown (drafted into NBA but cut before season began)
4. Kevin Freeman
5. Ricky Moore
6. Brian Fair
7. Stanley Robinson (drafted and played in D-League, but never (as of yet) played in the NBA)
8. Gavin Edwards
9. Kirk King
10. Doron Sheffer (drafted into NBA, but never played)
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Good list but Gavin Edwars? Was that one a joke?
 
I still don't get why Rashad was never drafted. With his shooting ability he should be able to be a role player off the bench for an NBA team.
 
Sheffer is comfortably at the top of that list.

The next group is Freeman, Denham and, despite his offensive limitations, Ricky Moore.
 
  1. Kirk
  2. Ricky
  3. KFree
  4. Doron
  5. Shad
  6. Rod Sellers
  7. Lyman DePriest
  8. Nadav
  9. Denham
  10. Marcus White
 
No Rod Sellers or John Gwynn on the original list? Phil Gamble?
 
Doron. That dude would have been a legit player in the league. I have always felt he was one UConn player that was underestimated at just how good he was. His stats at UConn were impressive. I remember watching him at one of the alumni games and he was one of the best players out there.
 
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Nadav was the best. Sheffer is probably second. After that I always though Robertson and Stanley had the athleticism. I think Freeman, Rashad and Denham could have been end of the bench players maybe.
 
noeynox said:
No Rod Sellers or John Gwynn on the original list? Phil Gamble?
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Rod Sellers, definitely. But IMO, not Gwynn. I thought Gamble got a sniff from the sixers, didn't he? Either way, he didn't actually play for them, and should be on the list. Maybe it needs to go to 11!
 
businesslawyer said:
Sheffer is comfortably at the top of that list.

The next group is Freeman, Denham and, despite his offensive limitations, Ricky Moore.[/quote
joober jones said:
As a change from our currently dismal pace, I was reflecting on some of our better players who never saw NBA action. I'd say our top 10 (in no specific order) would be:

1. Rashad Anderson
2. Albert Mouring
3. Denham Brown (drafted into NBA but cut before season began)
4. Kevin Freeman
5. Ricky Moore
6. Brian Fair
7. Stanley Robinson (drafted and played in D-League, but never (as of yet) played in the NBA)
8. Gavin Edwards
9. Kirk King
10. Doron Sheffer (drafted into NBA, but never played)
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Rashad Anderson is probably making a ton of money overseas. If he is it is doubtful that he would give that up for only a shot at the NBA. Rashad may be my favorite Husky of all time.
The rest of the players on your list simply weren't good enough and didn't belong in the NBA because of individual limitations: speed, size, shooting ability, defensive skill, mental strength, etc.
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ford82 said:
Doron. That dude would have been a legit player in the league. I have always felt he was one UConn player that was underestimated at just how good he was. His stats at UConn were impressive. I remember watching him at one of the alumni games and he was one of the best players out there.
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No way was Sheffer an NBA player. He was way too slow to play PG in the NBA, too small to play the 2, and much too slow on defense. Doron may have been one of the smartest players we have ever had and was an outstanding college player but the NBA was out of reach for his skill set.
 

I was talking about how good they were as Huskies. Could care less how there skills may have translated to the next level.
 
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Danzz said:
No way was Sheffer an NBA player. He was way too slow to play PG in the NBA, too small to play the 2, and much too slow on defense. Doron may have been one of the smartest players we have ever had and was an outstanding college player but the NBA was out of reach for his skill set.
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He was a 6'5 point guard with long arms. He didn't have to be exceptionally quick. He had significant skills. He could pass his ass off and was a good shooter. He was smart enough to get about 2 steals/game, 5 reb/game, 16pts/game and 6 assists/game his last season at UConn, those are impressive stats. I think he had the skills, intelligence and size to play in the NBA if he had chosen to. I don't think that is far fetched, he was drafted.

If Kevin Ollie could last 10+ years in the NBA, then his fellow backcourt player Doron could have played in the league as well.
 
businesslawyer said:
Sheffer is comfortably at the top of that list.

The next group is Freeman, Denham and, despite his offensive limitations, Ricky Moore.
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Spot on. Sheffer is definately at the top of the list. Nadav was a hell of a player too. He would be second, then Freeman.
 
RichZ said:
  1. Kirk
  2. Ricky
  3. KFree
  4. Doron
  5. Shad
  6. Rod Sellers
  7. Lyman DePriest
  8. Nadav
  9. Denham
  10. Marcus White
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much better list

and Gavin Edwards doesn't get a sniff
 
jC is lauded far and wide for what he created at Uconn, a doormat, stuck in the middle of nowhere, and so on. What they all fail to mention is that he did all that with Jewish athletes! ;)
 
To be fair, I moved to CT in August of '92, so I never saw Lyman DePriest, Rod Sellers or Nadav in action.
 
if you go by points I think its somthing like this
Freemen
R. Anderson
Gamble
Sheffer
D. Brown
Stanley
Mourning
Robertson
Sellers
Fair
T. Brown
 
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Danzz said:
No way was Sheffer an NBA player. He was way too slow to play PG in the NBA, too small to play the 2, and much too slow on defense. Doron may have been one of the smartest players we have ever had and was an outstanding college player but the NBA was out of reach for his skill set.
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Way too slow? Why, because he is white? Doron's speed was fine. He generally picked up the best offensive guard on D. Too small to play the 2? He had a weird shot, and he was slow getting it off, which was the biggest, and really only, knock against him.

Are we even talking about the same player?
 
I'm not so sure that Sheffer didn't have the NBA skill set. Not every NBA player jumps through the roof and dribbles the ball while running a 4.4 40. He was tall, could shoot well enough, and handle and pass very well . Wasn't he stuck in an odd situation with the team that drafted him - the Clippers, right? He was somehow not in a position to try out with any other team even if the Clippers had no intent to make him a roster player, or some sort of involuntary servitude.


Anyway, not the JC era, but the UConn player who didn't make it (but was drafted) and surprised me by not making it was Tony Hanson. By today's standards he was short at 6'5" for his natural SF position, but other guys in the NBA were his size at that position. Athletic, great jumper, good to very good shooter, could get to the hole.
 
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