from The Milkman

I am a Duke HATER; but this was thought provoking. In case you missed it, another comment worth making public.

"Looking back it is easy to say Laettner was a stiff and just a ball boy but at the time he was a elite college player. His production as a 6'11" F/C is the same that foreign countries are putting out on the court against the USA the last 8 years. Bigs that can shoot the ball from outside AND make foul shots. His senior year at Duke, Laettner shot 55.7% from 3pt range (54/97) and 82% from the foul line. He was the Naismith National College Player of the Year. That is why he made the team, and that is why during those Olympics he played in more games and logged more minutes then John Stockton. I am not a Duke fan or a Laettner fan but I am also not a self proclaimed Duke Hater like the creator of this blog topic is.Sure Laettner only made one All-Star game but railing on him for not winning a championship? ... What do you think of this team that the USA has sent to restore order to the universe and regain the gold? I think it is pretty balsy for us to proclaim ourselves as the favorites to win the Gold. Is it really such an upset if we lose? We haven't won a Gold in basketball for 8 years. In the meantime we've been getting beat down by countries who have sharp shooting guards and bigs who can run the floor set screens and pop mid range jumpers. Sounds like our USA basketball team needs a few more players like Christian Laettner was and a few less Allan Iversons."