Happy Friday gang. We've reached the Top 20 of our countdown. Checking in with 17 Idiot Points, the man in the middle of the '96 Championship Game team....Otis Hill.Otis Hill (Career 10.9 PPG, 5.4 RPG)
Russianator, "6'7" and could play the post better than bigger guys."
Champ, "The good old days, when our big men could catch the ball and finish."
The Complete List:
20. Otis Hill (17)
21. Greg Monroe (16)
22. Howard Triche (9)
23. Allen Griffin (8)
24. Demetris Nichols (7)
25. Tie: Damone Brown, Jonny Flynn, Lazarus Sims (6)
2 comments:
"Otis, My Man." Easily my favorite SU player of all time. His time on the Hill coincided with my maturation as a fan and player. I patented my game after his, and became the best 5' 11'' no shot, flat-footed power forward/center combo I could be.
Otis Hill's undressing of Erick Dampier in the national semi-finals is one of my favorite all time memories. Everyone knew Dampier was an NBA quality guy (which he was) and Otis clearly wasn't, and Dampier was supposed to be a ridiculous defender...but Otis looked like Hakim Olajuwon in the post that day. Spinning and wheelin' and dealin', Dampier had no answer. Otis shot like 8 for 10 or something crazy like that, and Dampier was a non-factor. Great stuff. Otis had crazy inside moves for a stocky undersized center.
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