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Message: [QUOTE="Palatine, post: 4892510, member: 974"] Ricky almost always played against the head of the snake. Very tough assignment. He is the consensus best exterior defender we have every had. Ricky cut off what the offensive player wanted to do before the opponent started to do it. His anticipation was incredible. Lyman was probably the toughest defender I ever saw. He was a rock. He was 6-4 with the power of of Sanogo. And at 6-4 he was capable of guarding 5-10 rocketships. Boatright was great. For the old timers Dan Hesford. Nobody played the passing lanes like Henefeld, And Scott Burrell was only the greatest athlete the state has ever produced and an incredible defender. I did not say, and am not saying, that Castle is a better defensive player than Ricky. But he still deserves to be in this conversation. And that is not hyperbole. If you don't appreciate what we are seeing right now wearing #5. Fine. [/QUOTE]