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Post by sm11 on Jan 9, 2022 20:26:40 GMT
Incoming another thread, favourite BBL player that played for your club and favourite player who never played for your club...
Me - Towers - Danny Lewis
Other team - Kenny Gregory
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2022 20:34:54 GMT
I've only been following BBL and the Rocks since 2012 so my choices will be based on players I've watched.
Rocks - It's a bit of a tough one for me, I'm stuck between Mychal Green & EJ Harrison but have to go with EJ as I saw a lot more of him. I'll never forget his buzzer beater against, think it was the Lions. The roof almost came off that night.
Other - Drew Sullivan, I think of all the players I watched, Drew was the major standout and great ambassador for the sport in this country.
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Post by SamH on Jan 9, 2022 21:50:53 GMT
Can I say Rodman? 🤣 Not for his actual BBL games but he was always one of my favourite NBA players anyway!
If not, I'm going back a bit but for me it was Ronnie Baker and Steve Nelson.
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Post by isthaturinal on Jan 10, 2022 17:06:49 GMT
For me I’m going with Jason Johnson
Never won any Silverware with us but he was such a delight to watch and such a great guy off the court,
Since his terrible accident I’ve been following his recovery via social media, He’s made such great steps in his recovery, unfortunately he will always require help in basic living.
This one is going back a fair bit, Steve Bontragar( Sorry about the spelling) basically he was unstoppable.
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Post by SamH on Jan 10, 2022 17:41:53 GMT
What about favourite players who never played for your team? I'd say Nigel Lloyd (huge respect) and Roy Hairston (damn!)
Also favourite NBL player for those who watch(ed) it: Lavoris Jerry....man could he dunk the ball! Best dunker I've ever seen live and a damn good all round player too.
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Post by blueskies99 on Jan 10, 2022 18:55:20 GMT
The one and only Eugene Waldron.
He was around when we first started attending Riders games.
Fun to watch, a great player, a Riders legend and always played with a smile on his face.
Watching him got me hooked!
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Post by sm11 on Jan 10, 2022 22:30:04 GMT
My NBL nominee would be Jermaine Williams, a BBL level player for Reading Rockets in 02-03, i think that was his only season.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Jan 11, 2022 0:22:28 GMT
Lonnie Legette for Planters/Walkers or whatever we were called back then. He was the first Leicester PG I watched playing basketball and he was excellent but I have to admit this is largely for sentimental reasons. Nostalgia reigns. If I had to select the best player I've watched playing for Riders that'd be different.
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Post by massiveridersfan on Jan 11, 2022 11:56:16 GMT
What about favourite players who never played for your team? I'd say Nigel Lloyd (huge respect) and Roy Hairston (damn!) Also favourite NBL player for those who watch(ed) it: Lavoris Jerry....man could he dunk the ball! Best dunker I've ever seen live and a damn good all round player too. I recall when Nigel Lloyd joined us about Xmas - we were crap up till then and as soon as he was directing plays we transformed into a really effective team. Super calm under pressure. |
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Post by isthaturinal on Jan 11, 2022 16:48:42 GMT
The one and only Eugene Waldron.
He was around when we first started attending Riders games.
Fun to watch, a great player, a Riders legend and always played with a smile on his face.
Watching him got me hooked!
Waldon’s biggest mistake was joining Derby Storm.........Unforgivably  |
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Post by isthaturinal on Jan 11, 2022 16:49:52 GMT
Lonnie Legette for Planters/Walkers or whatever we were called back then. He was the first Leicester PG I watched playing basketball and he was excellent but I have to admit this is largely for sentimental reasons. Nostalgia reigns. If I had to select the best player I've watched playing for Riders that'd be different. As soon as I saw you had commented on this thread I knew you would go for Lonnie. |
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Post by notoriousbigz on Jan 11, 2022 19:36:00 GMT
For me I’m going with Jason Johnson Never won any Silverware with us but he was such a delight to watch and such a great guy off the court, Since his terrible accident I’ve been following his recovery via social media, He’s made such great steps in his recovery, unfortunately he will always require help in basic living. This one is going back a fair bit, Steve Bontragar( Sorry about the spelling) basically he was unstoppable. Im glad you said Jason Johnson - that guy was an absolute bulldozer and he was so high energy, I actually loved that Leicester team was the start of the rise under Rob P wasnt it? I remember being impressed by Phil Missere around the same time (may have been a season or two before/after come to think of it). Personally I learned so much from watching Bill Singleton. Yes he was a big dude but his basketball IQ is something Ive not seen matched since he hung his boots up. Fundamentally he was so solid. Actually throw Andre Smith in there too - he had such talent, left the BBL and top scored in Turkey and Italy at the top level - and played NBA summer league with Klay Thompson and the Warriors! |
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Post by D44 on Jan 12, 2022 19:23:15 GMT
Tough being an Eagles fan, so many legends to pick from. If I had to pick one it would have to be Charles Smith, guy was pure class and had an incredible knack for hitting dagger 3s.
Close second for Fletch, Defoe and Scott Martin.
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Post by stevetino on Jan 12, 2022 21:49:56 GMT
Jeremy Hyatt
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Post by massiveridersfan on Jan 13, 2022 6:41:02 GMT
What about favourite players who never played for your team? I'd say Nigel Lloyd (huge respect) and Roy Hairston (damn!) Also favourite NBL player for those who watch(ed) it: Lavoris Jerry....man could he dunk the ball! Best dunker I've ever seen live and a damn good all round player too. Probably Charles Smith. Lost count of how many times he broke Riders' fans' hearts! But for incredible 3 point shooting and longevity it would have to be Russ Saunders. |
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Post by A tall man on Jan 13, 2022 20:26:20 GMT
My club - Mike Ojo
Other club - Kieran Achara
All time favourite at a club who turned crap when he got In Plymouth - Neil Watson and Colin O'reilly
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2022 20:29:29 GMT
I loved Achara, established GB player and was a standout player and a joy to watch.
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Post by notoriousbigz on Jan 13, 2022 20:37:04 GMT
Some choice. One of the most explosive yet dynamic players I've seen in the league. I was kind of sad the way he left Eagles under a bit of a cloud because he was a joy to watch |
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Post by notoriousbigz on Jan 13, 2022 20:38:54 GMT
Also shout out to Calvin Davis and J-Ham here. There's not many I've seen that can play the 2-5 spots and play them all extremely well - and Chester had two of them at the same time.
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Post by SamH on Jan 13, 2022 21:27:50 GMT
So from what I gather, you had a brief bbl spell, Bigz? So obviously we should all be nominating you!😁
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