Navy and Eufala, you guys get it. Dirty players are team players. Guys that don't care about NBAdraft.net, rivals, Twitter or Facebook. We got more guys on Facebook than on the court. Dirty players are in the gym or the workout room. Dirty players call team meetings and call other players out while telling them we need them at the same time. Dirty players are leaders like Johnny Gilbert who was a top 50 recruit, but due to injuries, was relegated to a role player. Regardless, he plugged on and picked Hollis price up off the ground and knocked down the guy who put him there. Dirty players are Daryn Selvy who knew he would get the other teams best player everyday and only 2 or 3 opportunities to shoot the ball. Dirty players are David Godbold who were recruited over every year, but to no avail pushed and pushed doing all the little things until he became a starter, and stepped up and made big plays when his number was called? Dirty players are Austin Johnson, a guy that was railed on by message board posters for not being adequate enough, but continued to make play after play, big blocks, big shots, and battled guys who Sooner fans would trade him for in a heartbeat, to finally take his team to the Elite Eight? Go asked Willie Warren how he feels about Austin Johnson now? Go asked Jeff Capel if he could use a David Godbold this year? Ask Kellen Sampson the impact Johnnie Gilbert or Daryn Selvy would have on this team?
Those guys could never put up the stats that a Willie Warren, Tiny Gallon, TMG, or Steve pledger has the potential of, but it didn't matter to them.
