Garza Vs Niang
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Niang was much more clutch, a better defender and much more versatile. Garza is a better pure scorer. Niang is the obvious answer due to his ability to initiate offense and defend the PnR
Garza has to lead them to a really really deep run this year for this to even be a conversation. Otherwise it’s just hawk fans with big heads and recency bias.
Garza is clearly the better college player
I mean really, take off the ketchup and mustard glasses for once. Garza is about to win the Wooden award, after coming in 2nd last year. I think it’s safe to say he was a better collegiate player than Niang, even if it makes your butts hurt so bad.
@Hawkmi What's Garza's biggest accomplishment? AA on a mediocre team?
Is there a mystery season I'm forgetting about?
This is the main reason I think you have to give the nod to Garza
BUT
I think college basketball as a whole is considerably down even from the Niang era. Not sure what it is but I just haven't been able to get into college basketball this year, and I have been able to be a huge college basketball fan the past few years where ISU struggled, so it's not that.
Garza will win the award, deservedly so, but there are really no other stars in college basketball this year
He's a f%*$*NG bird for christ sake. I'm amazed he can talk, much less put a ball through a hoop.
Well ****, you have me they're. If you phrase it as best bird to play bball then I'm all ears.
Why is this even a thread? Obvious answer. Niang had a storied career with so much success in each season. Also looks like he’ll have a long nba career.
@CyHawk1605 You didn’t relapse and make another account right?
This isn't even the same thing. It's like asking "Who was better, Larry Bird or Wilt Chamberlain?" Different positions, different styles. All around? I'll take Gorgeous. Would I love a big man with Garza's skills and size. Count me in!
I had this realization over the weekend...
Do you realize how lucky Iowa is to have Garza and what a unicorn that guy is? He is an amazing college player with very low NBA potential. He threads that needle as well as about anyone in recent memory. How hard is it to be a two-time POY contender yet not even be projected in the first round?
So, Iowa gets the best of both worlds. A really good player who also sticks around all 4 years because his draft stock is so bad.
Do you realize how lucky Iowa is to have Garza and what a unicorn that guy is? He is an amazing college player with very low NBA potential. He threads that needle as well as about anyone in recent memory. How hard is it to be a two-time POY contender yet not even be projected in the first round?
So, Iowa gets the best of both worlds. A really good player who also sticks around all 4 years because his draft stock is so bad.
Georges will probably have more NBA years. Luka will probably make more money (turned down a million alone on shoe deal last year).
So, I'll go with Aaron White. Played for a National Championship against Baylor then went on to get the elusive double European-NBA paycheck.
So, I'll go with Aaron White. Played for a National Championship against Baylor then went on to get the elusive double European-NBA paycheck.