NCAA TOURNEY HYPOTHETICAL

[IrishSteelhead]

Was thinking of this today. If each tournament team could have one CURRENT NBA player join them for a run, who would they choose? We will assume all players are 100% healthy to avoid confusion. Some no brainers to start:

Marquette- DWade
Memphis- DRose
Davidson- Curry
UCLA- Westbrook
Cuse- Melo


* Add as you see fit, or feel free to debate if you don't agree with someone's choice.

 

[General Colon Bowel]

Kansas probably wouldn't mind having Paul Pierce back on their team. Same for Blake Griffin & Oklahoma, or Deron Williams & Illinois

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Kansas probably wouldn't mind having Paul Pierce back on their team. Same for Blake Griffin & Oklahoma, or Deron Williams & Illinois

Agree with all 3. Good choices.

 

[SaltyND24]

Kansas probably wouldn't mind having Paul Pierce back on their team. Same for Blake Griffin & Oklahoma, or Deron Williams & Illinois

True...I would throw Mario Chalmers in their just because that 3 in the Championship game vs. Rose's Memphis Tigers...Also, cuz I hate paul pierce

 

[RuntheBall]

Dejuan Blair for Pitt (they coulda used him)

 

[SaltyND24]

Florida- Horford (or Noah)
Ohio St.- Sullinger
Gonzaga- Stockon
Creighton- Korver

 

[SaltyND24]

North Carolina- Jordan
SDSU- Kawhi Leonard
Valpo- Bryce Drew

 

[KPENN]

North Carolina- Jordan
SDSU- Kawhi Leonard
Valpo- Bryce Drew

It's one current player

For UNC it'd be Hansbrough

 

[SaltyND24]

It's one current player

For UNC it'd be Hansbrough

my bad...I didn't read it...stupid me...That's a good choice

Arizona- I may select the Jet, Jason Terry

 

[IrishSteelhead]

CURRENT NBA players gentlemen.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Kris Humphries- Minnesota

 

[ShawneeIrish]

Roy Hibbert - Georgetown

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Michigan State- Zach Randolph

 

[ND NYC]

westbrook ucla
kyrie irving duke
randy foye villanova
david lee florida

 

[koonja]

Texas, Kevin Durant.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Texas, Kevin Durant.

Not even in the tournament.

Indiana- Eric Gordon

 

[STLDomer]

Kansas Mario Chalmers (need a more pure PG)

 

[IrishSteelhead]

It starts to get trickier after the obvious ones. A lot of tourney teams don't have solid NBA alumni.

Butler- Gordon Heyward
UNLV- Shawn Marion
Louisville- Francisco Garcia

 

[Emcee77]

Have we done ND yet? we could definitely use Ben Hansbrough. Lot of depth in the frontcourt on this ND team, but we could definitely use another guard like Hansbrough.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Have we done ND yet? we could definitely use Ben Hansbrough. Lot of depth in the frontcourt on this ND team, but we could definitely use another guard like Hansbrough.

You are first, and it would be hard to argue against Hansbrough. Pickens are slim (like many other schools when you look at them)

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

St Mary's- Patty Mills

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Cincinnati- In his prime, Kenyon Martin. If I had to go right now, probably Lance Stephenson

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Ohio St.- Sullinger

I would go Evan Turner (maybe Conley).

 

[NDTampa]

It's one current player

For UNC it'd be Hansbrough

If I was coaching UNC, I would pick Ty Lawson

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Cincinnati- In his prime, Kenyon Martin. If I had to go right now, probably Lance Stephenson

If injuries aren't taken into consideration, age shouldn't either. KMart is a good choice. Michigan gets Juwan Howard!!!!!!

 

[KPENN]

If I was coaching UNC, I would pick Ty Lawson

He was a close 2nd. But right now PG play is good enough. They need a physical post guy.

 

[IrishSpartan]

kansas st- jacob pullen (fear the beard)

 

[koonja]

A day late for this, but Larry Johnson for UNLV.

 

[Irish Houstonian]

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[Emcee77]

A day late for this, but Larry Johnson for UNLV.

Are there two Larry Johnsons? The one who helped UNLV compete for national titles in the early 90's has been retired for years.

Not being snarky, by the way ... I don't follow UNLV hoops and for all I know this could be a "Jason Williams" or "Steve Smith" situation, where there are at least two players with the same name.