Originally Posted by longtimefan
Getting back on topic  , I'm not sure how you can call Anthony Corbitt, Noland Robinson, Norm Grevey, and Ray Springer "virtually no supporting cast." In the big wins over Notre Dame, Xavier twice, and Illinois Corbitt had 15, 22, 18, and 23 points, and had 18 against Arkansas. Springer had 13 against Notre Dame, 26 in the first Xavier win, 11 against Illinois, and 17 against Arkansas. Robinson had 15, 19, and 13 in the MCC Tournament wins, and 20 against Arkansas. We all know Norm. I would say that was a pretty good supporting cast.
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This is correct. Without NK's 5th year senior season, he would not even be in this discussion and that year 90 percent of the Flyers' minutes went to seniors. The only non-senior with any significant minutes, and those were not really that many was Alex Robertson.
Johnny Davis played on a great team his Freshman year and had the best freshman varsity season in the history of UD basketball. Looking back on what could've been, Johnny Davis might be in discussion for greatest Flyer ever had he returned for a senior season and gotten to play with with a junior Erv Giddings, Sophomore Jim Paxson, freshman Jack Zimmerman(who would've spent his freshman season as a SG), and sophomore Tony Wells. One thing I've noticed looking back on the rosters is that in no season did Johnny Davis play on a team with any depth.
In comparison NK played on teams with lots of depth compared to JD.
In the perception of history, both NK and JD came highly touted with great expectations from Detroit. One lived up to those expectations for all 3 of his seasons. The other, not until his 5th year at UD. So for a major part of one season, NK was one of the top 4 PGs in UD history, but cut out his 5th year senior season, he's an afterthought to JD, Scooch, Hooper, Roberts, Marshall, Zimmerman and probably Kevin Conrad.
