Comments on: ITH Super Happy Fun Time Top 10 List: Alan Henderson

By: BGleas

BGleas — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:09:06 +0000

I totally agree. It's not about knocking DJ, it's about just how good Alan Henderson really was.

By: B_MD

B_MD — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:09:06 +0000

I totally agree. It's not about knocking DJ, it's about just how good Alan Henderson really was.

By: MPmike

MPmike — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:10:57 +0000

No disrespect to D.J. White, but he doesn't even come close to Alan Henderson and his achievements at IU. If Henderson did not get that ACL, IU would have probably won another NCAA Championship and Alan would never had miss a beat after his brillant Freshman year in which IU should had beat Duke in the Final Four in 1992. IU should had at least one championship. I'm a D.J. White fan but Alan Henderson was much better. D.J. being a Top 50 player of ALL-time- yes, maybe Top 40, but not Top 10.

By: B_MD

B_MD — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:09:34 +0000

I agree with you, but there were a decent number of posters that had White either higher than Henderson on their top 10 or had White there and didn't even had Henderson listed. It just seemed odd to me that a decent number thought White was either better and/or had a better career at IU. I think DJ is a great Hoosier and thank him for his maturity last year, but he's not better than Henderson was.

I also realize that there was a grey area in that some people listed who were their favorite 10 and some listed the intended who they thought were the best 10.

By: flahoosier

flahoosier — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:39:25 +0000

I don't think White is in the top 25. he had 1 great year and 1 good year. just because he was the only player that seemed to give a crap last year does not make him one of the best players ever

By: B_MD

B_MD — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:24:36 +0000

An interesting debate on the original post asking for peoples Top 10 seemed to be Alan Henderson vs. DJ White.

Personally I will be surprised if White is ranked higher than Henderson. Both had injuries, but I think Henderson was just better and more consistent over his time at IU. You could argue that Henderson had better teammates which made things easier for him.

My opinion is that people are letting the recent feeling for DJ cloud their judgment on this one. I love DJ, but don't think he was quite as good as Henderson. Just curious about what others think?

By: sirkev

sirkev — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:50:22 +0000

I get that same empty feeling thinking about 1992 and that game against Duke. I've never been one to complain alot about officiating, but when you hold Laittner to a career low, out shoot, out rebound, have more assists and fewer turnovers than your opponent, you should win. But it didn't happen because the refs tried (almost succeeded) in fouling out our starting lineup in the 1st half!
I've hated Duke, Billy Packer and his condescending remarks, and certain refs ever since then.

Grrr. Still mad I was deprived of my fountain celebration

By: BornRed

BornRed — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:06:49 +0000

Alan might be my all-time favorite. I was around 6 or 7 when I started truely paying attention to the Hoosiers, especially that 93 team, so I grew up with #44 as my favorite player in my formitive years. Later on I went to Alan's youth basketball camp at Brebeuf every year I was eligible and got to meet him. He was a great guy and did an outstanding job with the kids. To this day, I cherish my autographed #44s in crimson and Atlanta Hawks black.

By: HoosierSmitty

HoosierSmitty — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:16:27 +0000

Very true….very true…

I just hope we see another kid at Indiana VERY SOON who can rival these Top 10 players. Unfortunately, in the era of “one and done” it might never happen that we see guys like Henderson again.

By: HoosierSmitty

HoosierSmitty — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:13:01 +0000

I had Henderson 8 on my list, and thought about placing him higher. He was a great player, one of my favorites. Had he not gotten injured, Indiana had a great shot at winning the title when they went in to the tournament as a No. 1 seed.