2006 Gonzaga vs 2008 Gonzaga

[gonzagafan62]

Another week another round of the Bing Crosby Invitational. We will complete our field of the Elite Eight this week.

2006 Gonzaga:

Pierre-Marie Altidor Cespedes SO G 6-1 4.2 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 2.6 Ast
J.P. Batista SR C 6-9 19.3 Pts, 9.4 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Mamaery Diallo JR F 6-9 0.8 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Nathan Doudney SR G 6-4 0.5 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Colin Floyd SR G 6-2 0.8 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Stephen Gentry SR G 6-2 0.0 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Larry Gurganious FR F 6-5 1.5 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Josh Heytvelt FR F 6-11 3.4 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Erroll Knight SR G 6-6 2.6 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Sean Mallon JR F 6-9 6.8 Pts, 4.5 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Adam Morrison JR F 6-8 28.1 Pts, 5.5 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Jeremy Pargo FR G 6-2 2.7 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 2.0 Ast
David Pendergraft SO G 6-6 3.3 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Derek Raivio JR G 6-1 11.1 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 2.8 Ast

2008 Gonzaga:

Matt Bouldin SO G 6-5 12.6 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 2.9 Ast
Ira Brown JR F 6-4 1.2 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Theo Davis FR F 6-9 1.0 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Austin Daye FR F 6-11 10.5 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Micah Downs JR G 6-8 7.9 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Will Foster SO C 7-5 0.9 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Steven Gray FR G 6-5 8.1 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Larry Gurganious JR F 6-5 3.4 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Josh Heytvelt JR F 6-11 10.3 Pts, 4.9 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Abdullahi Kuso SR F 6-9 6.0 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Jeremy Pargo JR G 6-2 12.1 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 6.0 Ast
David Pendergraft SR G 6-6 8.7 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Robert Sacre FR C 7-0 2.8 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Andrew Sorenson JR G 6-2 0.3 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast

Who ya got?

[VinnyZag]

This vote might be unanimous.

[exclusivelee]

Everyone talks primarily about Ammo from that year and all the improvements he made from his sophomore to junior season, but look at that statline from J.P. Batista, who was awarded Honorable Mention All-American that year, too. With Ronny on the roster the previous year, J.P. slipped in at the 4, but after taking over the center position and gaining all those extra touches, Batista killed it.... and he ended his GU career just shy of that 1,000 point barrier after only playing at GU for 2 years. Batista also is the closest any Zag in the modern era has come to breaking the top 10 list for rebounds in a single season at GU.

And in a larger scoring role in the following year, Derek Raivio was awarded Honorable Mention All-American.

[MTZag03]

That 2006 team was just so fun to watch. Remember the Michigan State triple overtime game? wow. The 98-99, 05-06, and 12-13 teams are going to be real hard to vote against.

[gozagswoohoo]

That 2006 team was just so fun to watch. Remember the Michigan State triple overtime game? wow. The 98-99, 05-06, and 12-13 teams are going to be real hard to vote against.

In my top 3 favorite games of all time.... and I am 100% sure that the game took 2-3 years off of my life, due to the stress it put me in.

[kitzbuel]

IMO it boils down to:
2006 Batista > 2008 Kuso
2006 Morrison > 2008 Heytvelt

Would Pendo guard Daye?

[gonzagafan62]

IMO it boils down to:
2006 Batista > 2008 Kuso
2006 Morrison > 2008 Heytvelt

Would Pendo guard Daye?

I would assume so.

[MTZag03]

IMO it boils down to:
2006 Batista > 2008 Kuso
2006 Morrison > 2008 Heytvelt

Would Pendo guard Daye?

at first glimpse that seemed like a mismatch favoring Daye. I bet Pendo could have given him fits though with his physical play.

[Once and Future Zag]

at first glimpse that seemed like a mismatch favoring Daye. I bet Pendo could have given him fits though with his physical play.

Agreed - Pendo was the king of beasting guys that were more "athletic"

[GrizZAG]

06 came close to going very deep...very deep. UCLA loss should not have happened.

[ZagaZags]

Another landslide, 2005-2006 J.P. Batista 19.3 Pts, Adam Morrison 28.1 Pts. The last time I saw 2 players score like that in a season was Gathers and Kimble.

[ZagaZags]

Bump.

[ZagaZags]

I guess 2006 owns this game.