The real "Fabulous 5" was UK's team that won the NC. Not a bunch of mouthy pretenders at Mich that never won anything.
I also loved how Rodman played on the court and you have to go no further than this season and Nerlens Noel before he got hur to see that kind of passion and all out play. Hell, he got hurt on a hustle play trying make up for a turnover made by another player.
Or you could go back to last season and Michael Kidd Gilcrest. No one has played harder than that guy. He was the number 2 pick in the draft with limited skills. Drafted purely on work ethic.
Watch Kevin Love play now. Those hustle guys are still here. We don't get to see them in college for long but that's the nature of the game today.
They where definitely not pretenders, but my point is they brought variety in the game and some excitement. Besides, if Chris didn't have his had up his u know what and thought he had a time out left in his back pocket, then we be talking history made IMHO.
The big thing was the chemistry factor, nobody, I mean nobody beats chemistry like the FAB 5 or the Flintstones. I grew up just outside of FLint MI, and all those players for MSU grew up in the same area. Look back at all the history in college or any college sport for that matter that grew up together and won it all!....That is something that FLint can feel proud of my friend since GM left the town in shambles. (You know, Roger and Me).
MINUS MSU, I would never have my kid play for any big 10 team now. If you want to talk best, I would go to Kentucky and show him how a real college works. That's my opinion on that matter.
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