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Originally Posted by siberian khatru
I didn't know you were that young (or "young"). I was at MU during those years.
Leonard really wasn't that good. He had size, but he lacked desire. He showed in flashes, and he did enough his senior year to get drafted into the NBA on size alone. But he really, really frustrated Norm by disappearing for long stretches.
And Lee Coward was a guard, not an inside player. Maybe you were thinking of Nathan Buntin, who was a forward (and like Coward, was from Detroit)?
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That would be it. I was 6-8 during those years, just starting to really get into sports.
And yeah, it was Buntin I was thinking of.
I don't think of the 93-94 team being really dominant inside, though it was good. Don't remember them dominating the glass like this team does.
I watched that Braggin Rights game the other day... and it made me a bit sad. It's easy to forget how much bounce, agility and lift Kelly Thames had as a freshman. I honestly think he would have been Paul Pierce-esque if he'd never injured the knee.