OldGouldandBlack
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Hang it. Honor it. Something.
The obvious comparison is to super impactful one and done guys and whether their jersey gets retired by their schools. As some high profile examples, Syracuse retired Carmelo Anthony's jersey and Texas retired Kevin Durant's jersey.
I understand those guys are a level or two above the quality of player that Alondes is, but it at least shows that you can have one super impactful season and get your jersey rightfully retired. Given the state of our program in the decade before this season, I think retiring Alondes' jersey is a no brainer if he wins ACC POY.
It is an interesting question for sure in the new landscape of college basketball. great players rarely stay in college for more than 2 years now and the transfer portal has made it like free agency for all players and coaches. Williams doesn't have the career stats at Wake that would garner "hanging it", but i would argue that he has made one of the largest impacts at Wake Forest in my lifetime as a fan (35+ years). the list is not long in that timeframe...
The obvious comparison is to super impactful one and done guys and whether their jersey gets retired by their schools. As some high profile examples, Syracuse retired Carmelo Anthony's jersey and Texas retired Kevin Durant's jersey.
I understand those guys are a level or two above the quality of player that Alondes is, but it at least shows that you can have one super impactful season and get your jersey rightfully retired. Given the state of our program in the decade before this season, I think retiring Alondes' jersey is a no brainer if he wins ACC POY.
Actually I think if Alondes were a true freshman, Durant and Anthony would be good examples to discuss. Instead, he's 22, going on 23. Durant was on the last year of his rookie contract by that age and had played in the NBA All-Star Game twice.
Actually I think if Alondes were a true freshman, Durant and Anthony would be good examples to discuss. Instead, he's 22, going on 23. Durant was on the last year of his rookie contract by that age and had played in the NBA All-Star Game twice.
Eh, I can't get behind the idea of hanging a jersey for one-year players. Probably because I am old, and thus old school. I was never behind hanging CP3's jersey, either, no matter how much I loved him as a Deacon. I think we need an alternative way to honor the jerseys of short-time players.
Eh, I can't get behind the idea of hanging a jersey for one-year players. Probably because I am old, and thus old school. I was never behind hanging CP3's jersey, either, no matter how much I loved him as a Deacon. I think we need an alternative way to honor the jerseys of short-time players.
His legacy is somewhat going to be out of his hands as to be the guy that brought the program back to life, the team is going to have to maintain the success for the new few seasons. John Collins was good enough to get Wake back into the tournament, but since it was a one year deal, it holds little significance.
Seems to be different circumstances that impact the process. CP is like Durant in that he got his jersey retired due to the success he has had in the NBA. I don't see Wake retiring his jersey if he had the career of Raymond Felton or Deron Williams. If Forbes' statement comes true that we get to look back years down the road at where Wake is on the national scene and can credit ManMan for starting it, the decision is a no brainer. That will take time to find out though.
His legacy is somewhat going to be out of his hands as to be the guy that brought the program back to life, the team is going to have to maintain the success for the new few seasons. John Collins was good enough to get Wake back into the tournament, but since it was a one year deal, it holds little significance.
Seems to be different circumstances that impact the process. CP is like Durant in that he got his jersey retired due to the success he has had in the NBA. I don't see Wake retiring his jersey if he had the career of Raymond Felton or Deron Williams. If Forbes' statement comes true that we get to look back years down the road at where Wake is on the national scene and can credit ManMan for starting it, the decision is a no brainer. That will take time to find out though.
Deron Williams played 12 years in the NBA and was a 3-time NBA All-Star.