That’s a pretty good list. I would insert Richard Hamilton because 1) He was somewhat unique, or at least the best, at the midrange jumper. 2) He moved constantly without the ball more than any other I can think of and 3) related to #2, he seemed to have unique endurance.Here's mine:
1. Andre Jackson
2. Khalid El Amin
3. Nadav Henefeld
4. Scott Burrell
5. Caron Butler
6. Kemba Walker
He looked like a volleyball player in his uniKwintin Williams - 1,2,3,4,5,6
AJax & KEA would've been my 1-2 as well. KEA just did ridiculous stuff for someone with his physique. Can't argue with 3 or 4 either. Both unique skillsets. I'd probably add Lamb for his wingspan and playing significantly taller than he was.Here's mine:
1. Andre Jackson
2. Khalid El Amin
3. Nadav Henefeld
4. Scott Burrell
5. Caron Butler
6. Kemba Walker
I agree that some of his box scores looked like binary, all 0s and 1s, and yet he didn't seem to have had a bad game.Phil Nolan in that he was better than the box score made it seem.
He could shoot. If only they had a 3pt line then. Bob Staak was another good long range shooter from a couple years later.Wes Bialosuknia
Wesley John Bialosuknia (June 8, 1945 – October 23, 2013) was an American basketball player. He was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) guard, and played collegiately for the University of Connecticut Huskies. An accurate and prolific medium- and long-range jump shooter, Bialosuknia still holds the University of Connecticut season and career scoring average records: his 1966–67 average of 28.0 PPG ranked 5th in the nation. He also holds the UConn records for career scoring average of 23.6 pts per game and consecutive foul shots made (43). In 1967, he was the MVP of the annual North–South College All-Star Game.
He was selected by the St. Louis Hawks in the 4th round (37th pick overall) of the 1967 NBA draft and by the Oakland Oaks in the 1967 ABA Draft.
He played for the Oakland Oaks (1967–68) for 70 games and was variously nicknamed "The Mad Bomber" or "The Typographical Terror"; Bialosuknia finished 2nd in the league in 3-point shooting percentage, and his 9 consecutive 3-pointers made is tied for the most in ABA history.
Bialosuknia died at the age of 68 on October 23, 2013.[1]
Agree with Clingan being on the list. A 7’2” guy who is this well polished as a Freshman is pretty unique!Butler
Kemba
Bazz
Meka
RIP
Cling Cong (up and coning)
I could have added 25 more, but I stuck with 6 game changers
i didn't understand what "wingspan" or "length" meant in a basketball context until i saw jeremy lamb in the student union. his hands were down to his knees. he looked like a space alien. definitely a unique player archetype at the 2-guard spot.Jeremy Lamb was pretty unique… guard with 6’11” wingspan and one of the best floaters I’ve ever seen in college.
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