30 for 30: I Hate Christian Laettner.

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Great stuff as usual. My favorite quote was actually from two different guys when they said there will never be another one like Laettner because no one plays 4 years anymore.

Damn I miss the 80's and 90's NCAA March Madness for this reason.

 

[anon1787432961]

Laettner is easy to hate, but his 4 year results in the NCAA Tourney make him a college basketball legend. I didn't know he made all 10 shots and all 10 of his free throws before he hit that game winner against Kentucky with 2.1 left.

I'd hate to play against him or hate that he was not on my team but if I had to pick a player to be on my tourney team, he would be the first pick.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

College BB has really fallen. I used to love watching it. Now I rarely even tune in.

 

[Shooter McGavin.sixpack]

I really enjoyed it too. My earliest memories of college basketball are of his Duke teams. Obviously the media coverage wasn't as extensive as today so I don't remember all the hate for him at the time but after watching I can see why. He was a hard *** and I'm surprised Bobby Hurley didn't snap and kill him. Laettner could flat out play though.

Side note-I'm sick of Jalen Rose. Get over it dude. Duke didn't recruit you. It's been over 25 years, time to let it go. You should have showed Duke they messed up when you played them. Oh that's right they handed your Michigan teams their *** every time.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

I've mentioned it before here but my sister, brother-in-law, and oldest nephew went to Duke (my sister & brother-in-law got married at Duke University Chapel too) and I've been a fan of the Blue Devils since the mid-1980s, which coincidentally enough is when my sister and brother-in-law were there so I've been a fan of the Blue Devils since then.

I have often thought that Christian Laettner is the Bill Laimbeer of the NCAA only with much more talent at his level than Laimbeer possessed (and Laimbeer was pretty darn talented too in the NBA).