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Since Augieholic likely won't let me say Bodey Behrends, I think he'd appreciate it if I said Marques Blank would probably fit this category as well for Augie.
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Originally posted by MrAugustana View PostFor Augie, I would add Lee Stephens and maybe Elliot Thomas.
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Originally posted by Thunder View PostSo I took underappreciated to mean players that did not receive awards and accolades like all-conference.Originally posted by MrAugustana View PostI'm kind of in the same boat as Thunder in terms of assessing how we define "underappreciated."
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I'm kind of in the same boat as Thunder in terms of assessing how we define "underappreciated."
For me, the first person that came to mind from the past few years is Al Richter, even though he did make some All-NSIC lists. But Al was the kind of kid who, at least offensively, probably could have been the star of several other teams in the conference (as evidenced by his Elite Eight "Most Outstanding Player" achievement) and ended up being essentially the 3rd option behind Dan Jansen and Casey Schilling. Maybe others would disagree with me, but I could easily see an alternate version of Al Richter that followed the Harrison Cleary model averaging 22-25 ppg on several other teams. Instead, he got comfortable scoring 14-16 points per game, making hugely clutch plays when the Vikes needed them, and just being a mentally tough player even when dealing with injuries and whatnot. I think if we have an Al Richter type of kid on this past year's Augie team, that brutal stretch in January ends up being at least a few games less miserable. Thinking about that now makes me wonder if quite a few Augie fans probably underappreciated what he brought to the team during his time in a Vikings jersey, having been somewhat blinded by what Schilling and Jansen brought to the table numbers-wise.
I would also throw Adam Beyer into that underappreciated group. 6'6" point guard turned shooting guard who could defend several positions, rarely made stupid plays, became a more consistent offensive threat as his career continued, and didn't seem remotely interested in being in the limelight or needing more attention, shots, etc.
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Turner Moen. Tough as nails. 2nd toughest Mustang ever after Scott Roehl
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