Is Wes Washpun our best point guard ever???

['70 Grad]

Incredible athlete. BB IQ. Driver. Shooter. Defender. Clutch.

Don't know for sure one way or another about outstanding leader, great teammate. Guessing pretty darn good!

As good or better than ANTHONY JAMES, but at the position with the ball in his hands.

KA can claim a sweet 16. WW has just finally gotten to own the position. He has obviously worked hard on his outside shooting, weak hand, & turnovers.

Brooks, Deon, other nominees? Rankings?

Discuss.

[BCPanther]

Re: Is Wes Washpun our best point guard ever???

No. Kwadzo Ahelegbe is the best point guard to play here and I'm not sure it's particularly close.

I also will never understand the folk hero that Anthony James has become. He was a selfish black hole at guard that played on teams that weren't particularly successful.

[GonzoCat]

Re: Is Wes Washpun our best point guard ever???

Wes is a better athlete and can do a lot of things Kwadzo could not do from an athletic standpoint. Kwadzo was better at the full range of running the point position, but Wes has only been doing it for a third of a season. No one else that has been named and no one I can think of is in the discussion.

[achrist70]

Re: Is Wes Washpun our best point guard ever???

ANTHONY JAMES was an off guard so I don't know why he is part of this conversation.

Kwadzo is still the best point guard to play at UNI, and I don't know why there is still so much hate for him on here, I have thought maybe it was his personality, but Seth Tuttle had the same personality and there wasn't the hate. I always felt like if Kwadzo missed one jump shot people jumped on him hard, but if he single handily took over the game (which he did many times) people kind of looked the other way.

[ProwlingPanther]

KA is the best. Brooks took us to I think 3 tournies? Deon isn't in the discussion but he was a nice player. AJ was not a point guard. Wes still has time to make his mark but he hasn't had the chance to have the team for 3 or 4 years like KA and Brooks.

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[claw]

ANTHONY JAMES was an off guard so I don't know why he is part of this conversation.



Kwadzo is still the best point guard to play at UNI, and I don't know why there is still so much hate for him on here, I have thought maybe it was his personality, but Seth Tuttle had the same personality and there wasn't the hate. I always felt like if Kwadzo missed one jump shot people jumped on him hard, but if he single handily took over the game (which he did many times) people kind of looked the other way.

Same attitude many have about Jake Koch

[jegbomb52]

Re: Is Wes Washpun our best point guard ever???

what does he need to do in the conference season to be an all american? seriously, his stats against two top five teams are off the hook

[BCPanther]

Re: Is Wes Washpun our best point guard ever???

what does he need to do in the conference season to be an all american? seriously, his stats against two top five teams are off the hook

Consistency and ball security. He's been great against the better teams we've played but had pretty rough nights against Richmond and New Mexico.

[Khan4Cats]

Re: Is Wes Washpun our best point guard ever???

Dale Turner, 1988-92
520 assists-95 ahead of Brooks McKowen all-time
1250 career points (top 15)
143 steals (6th place)
starting PG for 1990 NCAA team

[run&blade]

Re: Is Wes Washpun our best point guard ever???

what does he need to do in the conference season to be an all american? seriously, his stats against two top five teams are off the hook

Sweep WSU for starters. Those two have a lot of hype behind them and the only way to get over that is to sweep WSU.

[ban basketball]

Re: Is Wes Washpun our best point guard ever???

My goodness, how perspective gets lost after one game! The way folks on here are jumping the gun (greatest coach ever, greatest point guard ever) reminds me of the lone victory over Kansas a few years back!

[unipanthers8907]

Re: Is Wes Washpun our best point guard ever???

Kwadzo gets my vote. Maybe if Wes had started as long as Kwadzo you could try to make an argument, but to me it's Kwadzo.

[UNIdad]

Re: Is Wes Washpun our best point guard ever???

Is Washpun better on a team with or without Tuttle?

[Username]

Re: Is Wes Washpun our best point guard ever???

Is Washpun better on a team with or without Tuttle?

I'd go without, because both are effective with the ball, and that's why Wes came off the bench last year, even though he was clearly our 2nd best player.

I just remember kwadzo shooting a lot, but he could create a shot, and create for others. Still like Wes better, he's doing this without a big man.

[Blue42]

Re: Is Wes Washpun our best point guard ever???

I'd like to see Wes take it down the lane even more than he does.

With the rules on defense/hand checks as they are in college hoops this year...who can guard him without fouling?

And if they collapse...find Bohannon and Jesperson on the arc.

That's hard to defend.