Yeah, I really wish he could have stuck with the Bulls a little while. He and Hoiberg actually were teammates on that team weren't they?
Jake Sullivan
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Yeah, I really wish he could have stuck with the Bulls a little while. He and Hoiberg actually were teammates on that team weren't they?
My list of guys I want taking the last 3 for the win from the Orr era on is;
1. Willoughby
2. Hornacek
3. Hoiberg
4. Stevens
1. Willoughby
2. Hornacek
3. Hoiberg
4. Stevens
And for the sweet sixteen: Kenny Pratt
That was one of those "no, no, no...yes!" type of shots.
Plus didn't he play on a bum hamstring pretty much all his last year? Easily my favorite cyclone of all time!
I disagree. Willoughby was a pure shooter. It was just that he was the ONLY outside threat on his team. He usually had to run his defenders off of about three screens to get open shots. His PG was Holloway and he had Pratt and Bankhead at the 3 and 4 spots. If he had ANYONE that could draw defenders and dish to him for a spot up three, I think he would have been deadly accurate.
Disagree. Jake looked like god's gift to the three pointer his freshman season, but when the other 4 starters are Tinsley, Horton, Rancic and Shirley, it's pretty easy to end up with a lot of open shots. The rest of his years, while unfortunately saddled with playing point two of them, Jake was merely mortal, showing a decided lack of ability to create his own shot. If he wasn't open, pure and simple, Jake wasn't going to score.
Before Jake there were a whole slew of shooters that you could put ahead of him, but I'll just name two. Fred Hoiberg and Dedrick Willoughby. Both shot similar percentages to Jake, but both could create for themselves.
I would agree that since him we've not seen anyone that's as good a shot as Jake was, but Scotty, when healthy, has been more than a match, again because of his ability to create his own shot.
And I wouldn't go to sleep on Allen yet. That kid could make us all have fond memories of #22.
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One of my all time favorites. It was awesome when Hilton was rocking and he would be back on defense slapping the floor while waiting for the opposing team to bring the ball up the court. It just drove the crowd even wilder.
I only said almost cuz Freddie was mentioned in the conversation and you know I'd feel like a yutz picking against Freddie. Like I should almost be lined up against a wall and shot.
Yes he did. I remember my senior year the Clones went into Carver and Dedric's ham was so bad he could barely walk and Kenny Pratt was sitting in the crowd ineligible. The Clones blew the Hawks away, leading by double digits most of the game. The Hawks threw up some late threes to make it look closer than it was, but DW was an absolute WARRIOR that night.
OK, this could be a whole new thread but that reminded me of another great WARRIOR performance, when Grayer threw down 40, including a reverse dunk IN TRAFFIC on the road at Michigan State with basically his knee immobilized. STUD.
Why does a Jake Sullivan thread always pop up?
Jake was a guy that worked very hard, he and Shane Powers came in together didn't they? The odd recollection of Jake i have is his strangely horrible 3 pt shooting on the road. It was very odd. He was a amazing 3pt shooter overall.
Jake was a guy that worked very hard, he and Shane Powers came in together didn't they? The odd recollection of Jake i have is his strangely horrible 3 pt shooting on the road. It was very odd. He was a amazing 3pt shooter overall.
Yeah, thinking about it, I think you may be on to something here. I remember him being able to shoot, but when I looked back at his percentages a while back, I was surprised how low they were.
Really liked Willoughby. He did get some Press Pass basketball cards which I've gotten a few of. If he was a little taller, I think he would have stuck in the NBA.
Jake always impressed me because of his hard work. Let's face it: He really wasn't born with a whole lot of basketball talent. He's a purely self-made man.
I would compare him to that old dude in "The World's Fastest Indian" who built an old POS Indian motorcycle into a world-record speedster using scrap metal and baling twine. There's no way in hell he should be out there with the Big Boys playing in the Big 12, but when his shot was "on" and the balls were bouncing right, then you said to yourself "Oh yeah, THAT'S why he's out there".
I would compare him to that old dude in "The World's Fastest Indian" who built an old POS Indian motorcycle into a world-record speedster using scrap metal and baling twine. There's no way in hell he should be out there with the Big Boys playing in the Big 12, but when his shot was "on" and the balls were bouncing right, then you said to yourself "Oh yeah, THAT'S why he's out there".
