A Sea Of Red

Tell us why.

Larry Blair because he was better, duh.

I have admitted in the past I'm biased so obviously I said Larry Blair but they both should get in.

I think Larry was more talented but I think Jesse was the better leader. Both are without a doubt HOF worthy.

Since Larry came first he gets in first. Simple as that.

It´s a push IMHO as to who had the better career at Liberty. They both belong in the HOF, and with the backlog of pretty much all now in, I suspect will be the next 2 MBB players inducted. Larry should get in first because he has been waiting 4 years longer.

I think we can all agree they're both hall of fame worthy. But it's summer time. You have to pick one to lead your team. Who ya got?

LB is my guy

Sorry, for some reason I read HOF into your original question.

I would take Larry. He skill set is tough to find, especially at our level and if he had been coached better we would of seen much better results after his freshman year.

Jesse would get the edge in my book due to his all around basketball skills on both the offensive and defensive side of the floor. What you look for in a point guard is found in the game of Jesse Sanders. This is not to take anything away from Larry Blair who was an incredible talent for our Men's team.

I picked Jesse just because I saw a lot more of him. LB played during my dry spell of following LU athletics. I don't think you could go wrong with either one. I loved Jesse's skill set and even more his attitude and effort.

Jonathan Carone wrote:Tell us why.

For.....

I think they play 2 different styles.

Jesse was a leader, started all 4 years, had both an inside and outside game, played professionally overseas for a number of years, and has returned to LU often after graduation to mentor the current LU teams.

Because RM and DL didn't attempt to burn bridges for their players like LB's coach. I don't think it's completely fair to put all the blame on RD but a lot of it should be on his shoulders.

One of the guys is a homeschooler from Houston. What do you think?

Sly Fox wrote:One of the guys is a homeschooler from Houston. What do you think?

You're right. I admire him even more for overcoming such adversity!

LB all day if I need a game winning shot in the end of the game.
But if we are talking a full game and scope of influence on that game I'd go with Jesse.

I actually witnessed, covering Texas private and parochial high school athletics, HCYA in its infancy years before the Sanders boys played.

HCYA (Homeschool Christian Youth Association) honestly experienced no adversity. They - and FEAST out of San Antonio - were two of the first, yet most respected homeschool athletic programs in Texas in the early 1990s.

I personally was at a basketball tournament that HCYA was in where the team that they were playing started the game with five, but were down to three by the end of the third quarter. To start the fourth quarter, Jesse's dad, Tom, who coached the team, sent out three players to go on three-on-three. The high school writer for the Houston Chronicle led his weekly column afterwards crediting the program about teaching sportsmanship.

Tom earned and had the respect of both public and private school coaches and they were never associated with some of the negative attention that non-traditional high school athletics teams and programs receive.

Just an observation. I would add that I think that HCYA paved the way for programs like SATCH, where Kemrite came from, to be more readily accepted by other private and parochial school as well as public schools.

walksports wrote:I actually witnessed, covering Texas private and parochial high school athletics, HCYA in its infancy years before the Sanders boys played.

HCYA (Homeschool Christian Youth Association) honestly experienced no adversity. They - and FEAST out of San Antonio - were two of the first, yet most respected homeschool athletic programs in Texas in the early 1990s.

I personally was at a basketball tournament that HCYA was in where the team that they were playing started the game with five, but were down to three by the end of the third quarter. To start the fourth quarter, Jesse's dad, Tom, who coached the team, sent out three players to go on three-on-three. The high school writer for the Houston Chronicle led his weekly column afterwards crediting the program about teaching sportsmanship.

Tom earned and had the respect of both public and private school coaches and they were never associated with some of the negative attention that non-traditional high school athletics teams and programs receive.

Just an observation. I would add that I think that HCYA paved the way for programs like SATCH, where Kemrite came from, to be more readily accepted by other private and parochial school as well as public schools.

Pretty sure flamehunter´s comment was a joke aimed at Sly, who lives in the Houston area and has a son who has been involved with HCYA.

oldflame wrote:

walksports wrote:I actually witnessed, covering Texas private and parochial high school athletics, HCYA in its infancy years before the Sanders boys played.

HCYA (Homeschool Christian Youth Association) honestly experienced no adversity. They - and FEAST out of San Antonio - were two of the first, yet most respected homeschool athletic programs in Texas in the early 1990s.

I personally was at a basketball tournament that HCYA was in where the team that they were playing started the game with five, but were down to three by the end of the third quarter. To start the fourth quarter, Jesse's dad, Tom, who coached the team, sent out three players to go on three-on-three. The high school writer for the Houston Chronicle led his weekly column afterwards crediting the program about teaching sportsmanship.

Tom earned and had the respect of both public and private school coaches and they were never associated with some of the negative attention that non-traditional high school athletics teams and programs receive.

Just an observation. I would add that I think that HCYA paved the way for programs like SATCH, where Kemrite came from, to be more readily accepted by other private and parochial school as well as public schools.

Pretty sure flamehunter´s comment was a joke aimed at Sly, who lives in the Houston area and has a son who has been involved with HCYA.