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Message: [QUOTE="UConnNick, post: 3227359, member: 1526"] A couple more guard pairs that were fun to watch were Penders/Bialosuknia in the 1960's and Whelton/Weston in the 1970's. Penders was a very efficient PG. He once tried to convince me he averaged 16 assists per game while at UConn. A dubious claim, but they didn't keep track of assists back in his day, so nobody can prove him wrong. That's Tommy for you...always quite the character. He can probably thank Wes for his undeniably gaudy assist totals. Of all the Husky players I've seen from the 1960's on, Bialosouknia is the best pure shooting guard I've ever seen wearing the national flag blue and white. I know that rules out plenty of great shooting Husky guard of more recent eras, but none of them could shoot it from distance like Wes. Even with the disadvantage of a mandatory three year career, Wes would still hold a commanding lead as the most prolific scorer in Husky history if he had enjoyed the benefit of the three point shot during his career. Most of his jumpers came from as far as NBA three point territory. He had classic, pure BB form on his shots. He was magnificent to watch while shooting a BB. With only the 2 point shot, Wes still holds the all time school record for single season ppg average at 28.1 ppg. Donyell Marshall came close at 25.3 his junior season. Joey Whelton was a scrappy, tough-as-nails PG with a true flair for the dramatic. His behind-the-back, between-the-legs and no-look passes were like watching some kind of continuous, basketball ballet on the court. His long hair flashing back and forth with him dribbling the ball, while the band followed his movements to the beat of the drums was mesmerizing. Al Weston was a rock at SG. He could hit his jumper from anywhere and always turned in a steady performance that could be relied upon. [/QUOTE]

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