Posted: Monday, December 13, 2010, 1:34 PM | 20 comments |
 

Picking the players of the decade
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As the year comes to an end, I thought it would be cool to put together all-decade teams for each of the city schools.

I have some ideas about who I think should be honored, but I want to hear from you first. Post your nominations in the comments. At the end of the week, I'll put them all together and the first set of all-city teams will be published next Monday.
Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald @ 1:34 PM  Permalink | File Under: Big 5 | | Drexel | | La Salle | | Penn | | Saint Joseph's | | Temple | | Villanova | 20 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:03 PM, 12/13/2010
    It all depends on how you run this. If you go with 5-men teams -- one PG, one SG, one SF, etc. I'm not sure that you can put together an "all decade" team for Villanova that is legitimate.

    For Villanova: Randy Foye, Allan Ray, Scottie Reynolds, Curtis Sumpter, and Dante Cunningham.

    Dante is the only one on that list that is arguably borderline. Allan Ray and Scottie Reynolds should be LOCKS to make the list though.
    — brianewart
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:13 PM, 12/13/2010
    I'd include Kyle Lowry...maybe drop Ray.
    — Big5fan
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:17 PM, 12/13/2010
    I sincerely hope that Lynn Greer garners attention, despite the fact that his Temple career ended early in the decade. He was a marvelous player to watch in person, with an excellent jump shot. He was one of those special players who could take over a game on his own.
    — Mike P
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:45 PM, 12/13/2010
    Saint Joseph's:

    1- Jameer Nelson
    2- Delonte West
    3- Pat Calathes
    4- Ahmad Nivins
    5- Dwayne Jones
    — Gator_Hawk
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:37 PM, 12/13/2010
    SJU
    First Team:
    Jameer Nelson
    Delonte West
    Pat Carroll
    Pat Calathes
    Ahmad Nivins

    Second Team:
    Dwayne Jones
    Rob Ferguson
    Chet Stachitas
    Tyrone Barley
    Marvin O'Connor

    Third Team
    Bill Phillips
    Carl Jones
    Garret Williamson
    Dwayne Lee
    Dave Mallon

    The third team is harder to do.

    My Big 5 Team would be
    Jameer Nelson
    Delonte West
    Randy Foye
    Kyle Lowry
    Dionte Christmas

    All guards, but what can you do? They were the best.

    Tyrone Barley would also be in the all defensive team. Don't know about any other Hawks.
    — MasterKBob
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:06 PM, 12/13/2010
    I'm sure you meant this for men's basketball, but any true Drexel fan would tell you that Gabi Marginean was the best basketball player from either side to put on a Drexel uniform this decade. That being said...

    Best men's players (since 2006 when I got to campus): Frank Elegar

    Additionally, Chris Fouch will have to wait until 2020 when he'll be named the best Philadelphia player of that decade.
    — DrexelDragonFan
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:47 PM, 12/13/2010
    Mike Nardi
    John Bryant
    Jerrill Williams
    David Hawkins
    Matt Maloney
    Dominic Mejia
    — Leron
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:08 PM, 12/13/2010
    Ugonna Onyekwe
    Koko Archibong
    Mark Zoller
    Ibby Jaaber
    Zack Rosen
    — XtremeCurling
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:02 AM, 12/14/2010
    Robert Battle, Robert Battle, Robert Battle.
    Battle led Drexel to their only CAA Championship appearance (and the closest the DU men have been to the NCAA's since '96.) Still having a monster pro career.
    Dom Mejia and Frank Elegar, unofficial Big 5 champions/2nd closest the men have been to the NCAA tournament.
    Phil Goss.

    Not that it needs saying, but Nelson and West were the best players I've personally seen at the Palestra, and Ibby Jaaber made playing Penn a rather miserable experience for 4 straight years.
    — relaxing
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:44 AM, 12/14/2010
    Big5Fan: Lowry was a hell of a player, but you're kidding yourself if you'd drop ARay for him on a Nova All-Decade team. Over the past decade the best four-year career at Nova belonged to Scottie Reynolds. Number two was ARay.

    ARay was the best of the bunch of that first big Jay Wright recruiting class.
    — brianewart
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:55 AM, 12/14/2010
    Lowry
    Reynolds
    Foye
    Ray
    Cunningham
    — Gatto
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:02 PM, 12/14/2010
    Brainewart...I wasn't thinking career #s...but the best 5 guys to put on the floor. I like your list but someone has to give...Lowry brings a difference in defense and audacity that is once every 20-yrs.
    — Big5fan
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:48 PM, 12/14/2010
    I had too much fun doing this:

    Nova - *Foye*, Ray, Scottie, Cunningham, Lowry
    Temple - Christmas, *Collins*, Hawkins, Tyndale, Allen
    SJU - West, *Nelson*, Calathes, Nivins, O'Connor
    LaSalle - Green, *Smith*, Mbala, Barrett, Neal (if the law allows)
    Penn - Zoller, *Jaaber*, Begley, Onyeke, Rosen
    Drexel - Brooks, *Givens*, Mejia, Battle, Elegar

    Big 5 Team - Foye, Nelson, Lowry, Cunningham, Steve Smith
    — ncatra01
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:56 PM, 12/14/2010
    Revision - I forgot about Rasual Butler. Take off Kimmani Barrett and put Butler on there. And he makes my All-Big 5 team in place of Steve Smith.
    — ncatra01
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:37 PM, 12/14/2010
    Temple 2000-2010:
    1st Team: L. Greer, M. Collins, D. Christmas, L. Allen, K. Lyde
    2nd Team: D. Hawkins, A. Wesby, M. Tyndale, Q. Wadley, R. Brooks
    — ss1073


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About Jonathan Tannenwald
I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

I write primarily about the University of Pennsylvania and the Ivy League, but I also cover the other basketball and football teams across the city from time to time. In the spring, you'll find coverage of the Penn Relays here.

In addition to all of that, I write Philly.com's soccer blog, The Goalkeeper.

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