WebFire;699896 wrote:Which is too bad, but when you consider they were 5 true freshmen, then 5 true sophomores...what they did was spectacular.
Rebel_ I.N.S.;699921 wrote:IMO that will never happen again in college basketball starting 5 true freshman & making to the national championship game.
wkfan;699252 wrote:Honestly, I do not view these as good things.
While they were college players, the 'changes' that they brought about can be seen more in the NBA than in college. Due to changes like this, the NBA is mostly unwatchable, IMO.
Classyposter58;709732 wrote:Nah what made the NBA crappy was the lack of talent and emphasis on "team ball". Too many teams started trying to win with a collection of very good players and the talent in the 90s and early 2000s isn't nearly as good as what we're seeing now. The game is much more like it was in the 80s nowadays and the game is much better
centralbucksfan;709764 wrote:Loved Jim Nantz comment yesterday during the OSU/UM game when they brought up the Fab 5 and this show..."they also destroyed the Michigan basketball program and should be remembered for that as well". lol Something many people fail to remember I guess. Not sure there is another sports team ever recognized as much as they are after the HUGE scandal and cheating that went on. Pretty pathetic if you ask me.
centralbucksfan;709764 wrote:Loved Jim Nantz comment yesterday during the OSU/UM game when they brought up the Fab 5 and this show..."they also destroyed the Michigan basketball program and should be remembered for that as well". lol Something many people fail to remember I guess. Not sure there is another sports team ever recognized as much as they are after the HUGE scandal and cheating that went on. Pretty pathetic if you ask me.
WebFire;709754 wrote:So the NBA is better when it's a bunch of egotistical individuals trying to score and look out for themselves?
Classyposter58;710214 wrote:It's better when you have over a dozen elite players. Not everyone is an Allen Iverson although you're uneducated post tries to say that
superman;710927 wrote:Wonder if they will show off their national championship rings? oops, nevermind.
WebFire;710946 wrote:You know, that's the strange thing about it. They never won anything, yet all these years later we talk about them changing the game of basketball, etc. Odd, isn't it?
WebFire;710946 wrote:You know, that's the strange thing about it. They never won anything, yet all these years later we talk about them changing the game of basketball, etc. Odd, isn't it?
They did change college basketball but the biggest thing that people remember them by was their cheating. I would be willing to bet if you randomly asked individuals about the fab5 the first thing they would say is that they got caught excepting money from boosters. Number 2 would probably be Weber's timeout that cost them a technical. Without those 2 things(assuming they don't win a championship) they would be looked at as a very good team but not nearly as remembered.WebFire;710946 wrote:You know, that's the strange thing about it. They never won anything, yet all these years later we talk about them changing the game of basketball, etc. Odd, isn't it?
Probably true. That is what stood the test of time, unfortunately.stroups;711055 wrote:They did change college basketball but the biggest thing that people remember them by was their cheating. I would be willing to bet if you randomly asked individuals about the fab5 the first thing they would say is that they got caught excepting money from boosters. Number 2 would probably be Weber's timeout that cost them a technical. Without those 2 things(assuming they don't win a championship) they would be looked at as a very good team but not nearly as remembered.
-Society-;710976 wrote:That's really special.
WebFire;710464 wrote:Uneducated? Says the guy who says "team ball" and lack of talent made 90s NBA worse than today.
Today's NBA is garbage.