Moore

[NickZepp]

I don't remember Mcghee being near as athletic as Moore. Different body frames from what I remember but that was half a lifetime ago.

Also, the NBA game has changed a lot since then as well so comparing draft prospectus from 2 decades ago isn't really useful

I think Ace McGhee now probably fits modern bigs more than they do now ironically.

Moore fits as a wing defender that makes 3s. Basically Lu Dort or v Alex Caruso type. Not sure he is as good as those guys though.

 

[BoulderSooner]

I think Ace McGhee now probably fits modern bigs more than they do now ironically.

Moore fits as a wing defender that makes 3s. Basically Lu Dort or v Alex Caruso type. Not sure he is as good as those guys though.

McGhee would still be undersized .. and a big problem on D as a "stretch 4" ..

 

[cowboysooner]

McGhee was a lights out shooter for a "big". But, he was fairly short (6'6/7) at most (he was listed as 6'9, but wasn't even close to that). Good tough player and winning player.

I could definitely see Moore ( in a couple years) being good enough to play in the NBA. He will need to continue developing his perimeter skills. He has improved greatly since getting to OU, so if he will continuing working at it, he might make it. Agree with Nick, it would be as a Caruso type of player, i.e. defensive stopper with some offensive game.

 

[NickZepp]

McGhee would still be undersized .. and a big problem on D as a "stretch 4" ..

Size inside isn't as big a deal as it used to be because it's become a perimeter game.

 

[sanguinetti]

McGee was more post up game the athleticism. Bigger body and had a nice post move fadeaway shot. I would compare Moore to ozby. Games he took over where others he looked like just a guy. Great athlete.

My memory of Ace was, at a game I myself attended with my dad, he really came into his own against Maryland in Norman. Bodying up on Lonny Baxter in a great Sooner W. Baxter another somewhat undersized post player with a soft touch, tough on the boards, and nice baseline moves, ball fakes, head fakes, drop step etc. Excellent college player.

Another similar player of that era, also on a pretty good team was Sam Clancy at USC. 6'7 ish, nice moves around the basket, got good rebound position, soft shot in traffic etc.

Ace played a great game against the future national champs that we whooped that night. Juan Dixon, Chris Wilcox (name?) great athlete/player was a FR, Steve Blake was a good player great shooter had a terrible shooting night that game (pretty lucky for us but I imagine Quannas in his grill and Kelvin D handchecks all over the floor had something to do with it, too)

 

[steverocks35]

My memory of Ace was, at a game I myself attended with my dad, he really came into his own against Maryland in Norman. Bodying up on Lonny Baxter in a great Sooner W. Baxter another somewhat undersized post player with a soft touch, tough on the boards, and nice baseline moves, ball fakes, head fakes, drop step etc. Excellent college player.

Another similar player of that era, also on a pretty good team was Sam Clancy at USC. 6'7 ish, nice moves around the basket, got good rebound position, soft shot in traffic etc.

Ace played a great game against the future national champs that we whooped that night. Juan Dixon, Chris Wilcox (name?) great athlete/player was a FR, Steve Blake was a good player great shooter had a terrible shooting night that game (pretty lucky for us but I imagine Quannas in his grill and Kelvin D handchecks all over the floor had something to do with it, too)

I'm pretty sure Steve Francis was on that Maryland team as well.

 

[sanguinetti]

I'm pretty sure Steve Francis was on that Maryland team as well.

looked it up.....wiki says Francis was in the 1999 draft. So, I guess not. Great player for the Terps for sure, smooth. My remember is that Dixon was expected to be the "new" Stevie.

 

[steverocks35]

looked it up.....wiki says Francis was in the 1999 draft. So, I guess not. Great player for the Terps for sure, smooth. My remember is that Dixon was expected to be the "new" Stevie.

ah gotcha. I knew he was a Terp just got the date wrong.

 

[stormspencer]

looked it up.....wiki says Francis was in the 1999 draft. So, I guess not. Great player for the Terps for sure, smooth. My remember is that Dixon was expected to be the "new" Stevie.

Don't forget about Lonnie Baxter....the big fella, but I think he was a year or two younger than Francis. Baxter played with Dixon I believe.

 

[opsooner]

Ace is one of my favorites. Very solid player, tough, and he was a very good FT shooter. Good FT shooting from the undersized 5 is very important. If you want to be on the line you are going to be more effective on offense. If you don’t want to be on the line you are going to be less aggressive and more finesse. I wonder if Sam has a little of this phobia because he is so aggressive on D and rebounding.

Tisdale was a slight anomaly to this. He was not a great FT shooter (not terrible either) but certainly wasn’t afraid to be on the line.

 

[sanguinetti]

Don't forget about Lonnie Baxter....the big fella, but I think he was a year or two younger than Francis. Baxter played with Dixon

My memory of Ace was, at a game I myself attended with my dad, he really came into his own against Maryland in Norman. Bodying up on Lonny Baxter in a great Sooner W. Baxter another somewhat undersized post player with a soft touch, tough on the boards, and nice baseline moves, ball fakes, head fakes, drop step etc. Excellent college player.

Another similar player of that era, also on a pretty good team was Sam Clancy at USC. 6'7 ish, nice moves around the basket, got good rebound position, soft shot in traffic etc.

Ace played a great game against the future national champs that we whooped that night. Juan Dixon, Chris Wilcox (name?) great athlete/player was a FR, Steve Blake was a good player great shooter had a terrible shooting night that game (pretty lucky for us but I imagine Quannas in his grill and Kelvin D handchecks all over the floor had something to do with

I didn't forget Baxter. Heckuva player. Post #25 in this thread.

 

[Sooner04]

My memory of Ace was, at a game I myself attended with my dad, he really came into his own against Maryland in Norman. Bodying up on Lonny Baxter in a great Sooner W. Baxter another somewhat undersized post player with a soft touch, tough on the boards, and nice baseline moves, ball fakes, head fakes, drop step etc. Excellent college player.

Another similar player of that era, also on a pretty good team was Sam Clancy at USC. 6'7 ish, nice moves around the basket, got good rebound position, soft shot in traffic etc.

Ace played a great game against the future national champs that we whooped that night. Juan Dixon, Chris Wilcox (name?) great athlete/player was a FR, Steve Blake was a good player great shooter had a terrible shooting night that game (pretty lucky for us but I imagine Quannas in his grill and Kelvin D handchecks all over the floor had something to do with it, too)

I was in Atlanta. The Terps wanted nothing to do with us. Both the Turtles and the Chickenhawks lustily cheered our demise. They knew. They probably didn't know about Quannas' ankle, but they knew.