The All-Versatility Team

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Poaching some stats from TOS, here's a pretty good team made up of guys who delivered well on points, rebounds and assists. Five starters and a 6th man.

Charles Scott (6'5 - 1969): 22.3/7.1/3.4
Bobby Jones (6'9 - 1973): 15.0/10.9/3.9
Mike O'Koren (6'7 - 1980): 14.7/7.4/3.6
Joe Forte (6'4 - 2001): 20.9/6.1/3.5
Ed Cota (6'2 - 2000): 10.1/4.4/8.1
Rick Fox (6'7 - 1991): 16.9/6.6/3.7

There are other guys to choose from - guys like Ray Felton, David Noel, Dante Calabria and Steve Bucknall - but this looks like a pretty good team to me. I would have thrown in Danny Green but, on checking, he didn't have enough assists to make the cut. Reggie Bullock was even closer. Kendall missed the cut on rebounds, as did Ty Lawson.

Theo is on track to make the cut this year. Needs to score a bit more to make sure. Joel could make it if he rebounds better, but that's a tough ask for a guy his size.

If anyone is counting, those six guys averaged a combined

99.9 points
42.5 rebounds
26.2 assists

I think they'd win a lot of games.

 

[Archer2]

Love Swiss Army knife guys. Jones and Cota are two of my favorite UNC players.

 

[gunslingerdick]

Love Swiss Army knife guys.

Agreed. That's my favorite type of player. But the ones mentioned in the OP are not guys I immediately think of when I think of "5 tool players" (to borrow a phrase from baseball). Well, maybe Jones, but the others don't register like that for me. When I think of versatility, it isn't measured in stats. What I think of are guys that don't always sprinkle the box score, but they're the ones Coach goes to when they need a rebound...or a steal...or to move the ball well.

Criteria for my personal "Mr. Versatility" label are as follows:
- plays above average defense
- great leadership qualities
- gym rat
- can score when needed
- can rebound in and out of their area
- sees the floor well and passes the ball with proficiency
- can handle the ball late in games
- 70% FT shooter (and even better in crunch time)
- doesn't care at all about stats

 

[Archer2]

I agree Gun, guys like Green and Pinson. Jones was one as well.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Agreed. That's my favorite type of player. But the ones mentioned in the OP are not guys I immediately think of when I think of "5 tool players" (to borrow a phrase from baseball). Well, maybe Jones, but the others don't register like that for me. When I think of versatility, it isn't measured in stats. What I think of are guys that don't always sprinkle the box score, but they're the ones Coach goes to when they need a rebound...or a steal...or to move the ball well.

Criteria for my personal "Mr. Versatility" label are as follows:
- plays above average defense
- great leadership qualities
- gym rat
- can score when needed
- can rebound in and out of their area
- sees the floor well and passes the ball with proficiency
- can handle the ball late in games
- 70% FT shooter (and even better in crunch time)
- doesn't care at all about stats

Good points.

The one thing not counted in my list is D. If we put more emphasis on that, there would be a few changes.

So . . . who's on your team?

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

A couple of guys on the main list - like Forte, for example - are not guys I would have thought of. I simply did not remember that he was so good at things other than scoring.

 

[trestyles]

I still love Joe Forte as a Unc fan

 

[gunslingerdick]

I still love Joe Forte as a Unc fan

I loved his game. He turned out to be a knucklehead. Hoping that Coby White is the second coming.

 

[TPFKAPFS]

Joe Forte was an almost unguardable 2 who had multiple flashes of brilliance! I loved him as a fan until his genetic issues began to overshadow his talent.

(Genetic issue = genes from Crazy parent!)

 

[2DDIMOND]

I still love Joe Forte as a Unc fan

I know I'm in the minority but I was never a Forte guy. From the original list tho, O'Koren was one of my all time favorites & I think a guy that fits the description intended in the OP.

 

[superstar57]

Ed Cota is still my all time favorite PG.

 

[Shrinker00]

What about Larry Miller? He had good numbers,was a hard worker ,much like Maye.He wore ankle weights in practice to help his leaping ability.I think he would qualify for the versatility team.does anyone have his numbers?