Best Team Ever (Or my favs)

In an attempt to make a post that is not as overly sensitive and girly as my last, I now start with something else that is inspiring to me, sports.



Indiana is the place where basketball takes precedent over pretty much everything else in the state except corn, and in my case Notre Dame Football. But, following in the foot steps of a few friends of mine, I will create my all-time favorite IU basketball team, not UK. Who, by the way, is aweful this year and could not match up against a much better IU team even without our two starting guards. But anyways, here are my top 5 players (not the best, but my favorite) and a few honorable mentions.












#1 - Dane Fife - he solidifies everything there is to know about Indiana basketball. He was an amazing defender and that was his first priority. Other than the one time I almost had a heart attack as he fould Jason Williams on a 3 point attempt in the most exciting IU basketball game I ever watched, I never saw him make dumb mistakes on defense. He was also a great shooter, which IU is also known for.









#2 AJ Guyton - This guy was lights out and amazing to watch. As I started to really get into IU basketball he was in his hay day, dazzling defenses and putting up points. He could score from anwhere on the floor and was smart enough to do it. I love watching him play.














#3 - Isaiah Thomas - this is not a real picture of Isaiah Thomas. This is some guy who looks like him and has been pretending to be him. The real Isaiah Thomas was an amazing basketball player. I can't really say I liked him when he was on the Pistons. I've never really liked the Pistons at all, and I definitely never liked the Pistons when they were playing against Jordan and the Bulls. But I cannot argue with his talent.



#4 Calbert Cheaney - this southpaw could blind you by his natural ability and skill if you were not careful. He is one of the last top tier College players to actually stay all four years. My uncle was at college there at IU when Calbert was playing and he had told me he was one of the most gnarly guys on the planet (Direct quote).
















#5 Damon Bailey - I will use this link as my only proof of this number 5 selection, along with all of the Damon Bailey basketball camps I went to as a child.








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Honorable Mention #1 Errek Suhr - most of you probably have no clue who this even is. He is 5'9" 160 lbs. So it is fitting for me to like this guy. He was from Bloomington and he walked onto the team and eventually earned a scholarship. I enjoyed watching him play simply because he worked probably harder than anyone else on the floor when he was out there. He was like lightening in a bottle. He brought energy to the team and was a great shooter.






Honorable Mention #2 AJ Moye - I loved watching this guy play. He always came off the mention and had a spark. He played tough, he was always around the ball, and he was on the team that upset Duke in the Semi-finals. I think it is fitting that I chose two guys that are referred to as AJ, considering my initials are AJ and the only person ever to call me that was my uncle who went to IU.