I think you’re forgetting about how athletic Ainge was. Remember he played

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Jun 24, 2024
7:22:18pm

RalphWiggam Barkeep, another Mekong please

3 years in the majors before going to college and becoming a wooden award winner.

Dude was an amazing athlete.

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Is Bryce Harper the second best LDS pro athlete ever?

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 7:14pm

Danny ainge

Russell Feathers

Jun 24, 7:14pm

I still think Harper and Young are better

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 7:14pm

jdub

Jun 24, 7:15pm

You think he’s better than Harper

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 7:19pm

yes

jdub

Jun 24, 7:20pm

Your question wasn't who is the greatest baseball player. It was greatest athlete.

jacobugath

Jun 24, 7:21pm

I think you’re forgetting about how athletic Ainge was. Remember he played

RalphWiggam

Jun 24, 7:22pm

I said pro. You can’t bring up that he won a wooden award

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 7:24pm

You didn’t ask who had the better pro career. You said who was the best pro

RalphWiggam

Jun 24, 7:26pm

True. But his Wooden award doesn’t count for anything right now

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 7:27pm

I’m not counting hardware. The wooden award is merely evidence of his

RalphWiggam

Jun 24, 7:33pm

That’s true. But Bryce Harper is PHENOMENAL at one sport

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 7:34pm

Clearly you think what you want to think.

jacobugath

Jun 24, 7:37pm

And you think what you want to think

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 7:38pm

I didn't start a post asking a question so I could shoot everyone down.

jacobugath

Jun 24, 7:39pm

I’m not shooting you down. I agree Danny Ainge is great. But in my opinion Bryce

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 7:40pm

This best “athlete” thing in stupid. It’s incredible that Ainge played

garyfan

Jun 24, 7:45pm

"Danny was a better football player than he was a baseball or basketball player"

DodgerMike

Jun 24, 7:25pm

That’s scary

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 7:26pm

RE: I still think Harper and Young are better

Byron McNertney

Jun 24, 7:18pm

Dude, Danny Ainge played pro baseball and basketball. And he won titles.

jacobugath

Jun 24, 7:20pm

The duel sports is impressive.

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 7:23pm

Did you really just write that the starting shooting guard was not that critical of a piece?

jdub

Jun 24, 7:28pm

He only averaged 5 and 10 points those years

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 7:29pm

So many more stats than points. Rebounds, Assists, defense. Come on, man.

jacobugath

Jun 24, 7:35pm

But you can replace Ainge with any other starting SG in the league

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 7:38pm

Sigh.

jdub

Jun 24, 7:43pm

Serious question, have you graduated from high school?

jacobugath

Jun 24, 8:03pm

No. So I’m sorry for my youth.

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 8:12pm

You have a recency bias. It's common. Trust your elders who have seen both Ainge and Harper play.

jacobugath

Jun 24, 8:28pm

Maybe some of you are prone to “the good ole days” bias.

garyfan

Jun 24, 8:39pm

RE: Maybe some of you are prone to “the good ole days” bias.

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 8:43pm

I love Ainge, but this is going too far.

garyfan

Jun 24, 8:28pm

Danny Ainge Jack of all trades

JoeExotic

Jun 24, 7:18pm

Taysom "Swiss Man" Hill

Cougs4Lfe

Jun 24, 7:14pm

Han's Uncle was pretty good too

Cougs4Lfe

Jun 24, 7:15pm

Has anyone done baptisms for babe Ruth yet?

Chefcurry

Jun 24, 7:23pm

RE: Has anyone done baptisms for babe Ruth yet?

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 7:24pm

I was baptized for a James Thorpe

machete

Jun 24, 7:26pm

4x NBA all star Mel Hutchins has to be considered.

Schultz is back

Jun 24, 7:33pm

It's okay to acknowledge Harper as #1, I think.

SinkingQuffa

Jun 24, 7:34pm

Harmon Killebrew

gaffer

Jun 24, 7:34pm

Killebrew hit 573 career HRs and is in the HOF (averaged 38 HRs/season)

AZ Coug

Jun 24, 8:01pm

Love Killebrew, but he couldn't play basketball.

rockhound

Jun 24, 8:44pm

For 2 MVPs in a row it was Dale Murphy, but didn't sustain it like Harper or Kil

Forzaitalia

Jun 24, 7:39pm

Dale Murphy?

Y-Zag

Jun 24, 7:47pm

For a few years in the 80s but as I said he couldn't sustain it. Harper & Kille-

Forzaitalia

Jun 24, 7:50pm

Has to be Harmon Killebrew

AzCugrFan

Jun 24, 7:58pm

Gotta consider Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champ for years. When I was a kid many

Forzaitalia

Jun 24, 8:03pm

Agree. Dempsey was the most famous athlete in the world at that time.

AZ Coug

Jun 24, 8:06pm

Jack Dempsey. Heavyweight champion of the world

dratax

Jun 24, 8:03pm

I'm a hack

dratax

Jun 24, 8:05pm

Nah. Glad I was not the only one remembering the Manassa Mauler tho he predates

Forzaitalia

Jun 24, 8:08pm

Could be Billy Casper. He won three majors, over 50 PGA wins, hall of fame, tops in USA team Ryder Cup points.

Housemartin

Jun 24, 8:04pm

He's not even the best LDS baseball player, IMO

runnincoug

Jun 24, 8:18pm

I’m too young to know Harmon Killebrew

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 8:19pm

That's why I'm educating you, young 'un! If you think Harper is best BYU athlete

runnincoug

Jun 24, 8:20pm

He’s not a BYU athlete. He didn’t go to college. Now my turn to educate you

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 8:22pm

True, but in your OP you said LDS athlete. My bad for saying BYU in my post

runnincoug

Jun 24, 8:23pm

You’re good. My bad for being young

HimmerFredette

Jun 24, 8:23pm

Dennis Eckersley is LDS!?

The Dark Knight

Jun 24, 8:33pm

Not active, but yes. Crazy, huh?

runnincoug

Jun 24, 8:45pm

Is this like Steve Martin?

sah22

Jun 24, 10:04pm

Ken Hubbs has to be included on that list

dratax

Jun 25, 10:27am

Ron Santo said Hubbs would have been a hall of famer

AZ Coug

Jun 25, 10:55am

wow, good info. I didn't know about him. Thank you.

runnincoug

Jun 25, 11:47am

Wow. Didn’t know about him either.

rockhound

Jun 25, 1:08pm

Here is a good write up

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