Originally Posted by
dukie8
thank goodness laettner wasn't listening to many of the posters on here who think that it takes years to develop into a player who can lead a team in the tournament. otherwise, how would he ever have put up that 24 point 9 rebound pasting of the #1 team in the country in the regional finals his freshman year.
1) Laettner was a once-in-a-program talent at his position, excelling even Ferry, Brand, and Mike Lewis at the college stage of development. To compare any of the current crop to him is really quite unreasonable.
2) You cite that 24/9, which came at the end of the season, as if it were a typical performance. Laettner only averaged 17 minutes/game that year and fewer than 9 points. Pretty darn good. But not 36 iterations of the Georgetown game.
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