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who is the fastest player you ever seen with the ball

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was complaining about ius lack of speed last night, at the bar, and some old guy started mentioning the quickest players he ever saw. stated talking about david rivers from notre dame in mythical terms about his end-to-end speed. I vaguely remember him don't recall him being that special. I do recall UCLA having a guard named rob foster who was fast as hell
 
was complaining about ius lack of speed last night, at the bar, and some old guy started mentioning the quickest players he ever saw. stated talking about david rivers from notre dame in mythical terms about his end-to-end speed. I vaguely remember him don't recall him being that special. I do recall UCLA having a guard named rob foster who was fast as hell
North Carolina had some guards for a stretch that were crazy fast... Ray Felton, Ty Lawson, Ed Cota

Tyus Edney went coast to coast in 3 seconds in the NCAA tournament...

Steve Nash was the fastest/quickest player I've ever seen in person.

IU...Yogi was pretty fast/quick, Earl Calloway was very quick up the court...
 
North Carolina had some guards for a stretch that were crazy fast... Ray Felton, Ty Lawson, Ed Cota

Tyus Edney went coast to coast in 3 seconds in the NCAA tournament...

Steve Nash was the fastest/quickest player I've ever seen in person.

IU...Yogi was pretty fast/quick, Earl Calloway was very quick up the court...
never thought of Nash as fast, incredible career
 
was complaining about ius lack of speed last night, at the bar, and some old guy started mentioning the quickest players he ever saw. stated talking about david rivers from notre dame in mythical terms about his end-to-end speed. I vaguely remember him don't recall him being that special. I do recall UCLA having a guard named rob foster who was fast as hell


Dirk Minniefield from UK, and Passin' Tommy Baker from IU.

I remember seeing the Derby AS game in Louisville, when Minnifield dominated I. Thomas....I thought we were in trouble.
 
never thought of Nash as fast, incredible career
Ever see him play live? Might have been the combination of his handle and his speed, but in an NBA game, against the best athletes in the world, he looked on a completely different level speed/quickness wise. Never seen anything like it. And I watched Iverson front row multiple times. The only player I've seen live that even came close was Russell Westbrook.
 
Ever see him play live? Might have been the combination of his handle and his speed, but in an NBA game, against the best athletes in the world, he looked on a completely different level speed/quickness wise. Never seen anything like it. And I watched Iverson front row multiple times. The only player I've seen live that even came close was Russell Westbrook.
Iverson was the most incredible athlete I ever saw in person, moved around like a water bug, couldn't have weighed 170 lbs
 
The quickest moves I personally saw from a running back was Adrian Peterson. The guy was like a wisp of smoke. You couldn’t tell where he was and where he wasn’t.
 
Dee Brown but Derrick Rose was even faster. He moved at a speed and strength that made other phenomenal athletes look ordinary.
Dee Brown was the first guy I thought of, but Derrick Rose was super quick and athletic before he started having knee problems. Kenny The Jet Smith for UNC was quick as were the other UNC guys mentioned (never thought of Cota as quick as Felton or Lawson). For Hoosiers, Yogi was the quickest with the ball I remember and Isiah. Rice is fast up and down the floor with the ball. Fastest I think since Yogi. Jamal Meeks was pretty quick with the ball, but not as quick as the others I don't think.
 
Dee Brown was the first guy I thought of, but Derrick Rose was super quick and athletic before he started having knee problems. Kenny The Jet Smith for UNC was quick as were the other UNC guys mentioned (never thought of Cota as quick as Felton or Lawson). For Hoosiers, Yogi was the quickest with the ball I remember and Isiah. Rice is fast up and down the floor with the ball. Fastest I think since Yogi. Jamal Meeks was pretty quick with the ball, but not as quick as the others I don't think.
I didn’t think about Kenny Smith-he was very quick.
 
Dee Brown was the first guy I thought of, but Derrick Rose was super quick and athletic before he started having knee problems. Kenny The Jet Smith for UNC was quick as were the other UNC guys mentioned (never thought of Cota as quick as Felton or Lawson). For Hoosiers, Yogi was the quickest with the ball I remember and Isiah. Rice is fast up and down the floor with the ball. Fastest I think since Yogi. Jamal Meeks was pretty quick with the ball, but not as quick as the others I don't think.
Was Meeks quicker than Reynolds ?
 
A kid who played at Peru and then transferred to Noblesville his senior year. Reggie Springer could flat out fly up and down the floor. He scored 38 points versus Lawrence North on a Friday night and then put up 0 on a Saturday night against Hamilton Heights. When he had the ball and was driving down the floor it was fun to watch.
 
The fastest person I've seen live was Deion Sanders. He did an IR stint with the Louisville Bats a farm team for the Reds. Tagged up on a deep fly hit to right field and ended up on third base. unbelievable speed and quickness. Still have his Bobble Head.
 
was complaining about ius lack of speed last night, at the bar, and some old guy started mentioning the quickest players he ever saw. stated talking about david rivers from notre dame in mythical terms about his end-to-end speed. I vaguely remember him don't recall him being that special. I do recall UCLA having a guard named rob foster who was fast as hell
Dee Brown who played for Illinois seemed like the quickest guy I have seen.
 
The fastest person I've seen live was Deion Sanders. He did an IR stint with the Louisville Bats a farm team for the Reds. Tagged up on a deep fly hit to right field and ended up on third base. unbelievable speed and quickness. Still have his Bobble Head.
I never saw Deion play in person. When he was on a night broadcast team (maybe Thursday night) my son and I would go early. My son would go down to the rail that separates the field from seats with other kids. Deion was the only person from TV or teams that would come over and talk with the kids for a few minutes. I know there is a lot to process with him but he is a good hearted soul.
 
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was complaining about ius lack of speed last night, at the bar, and some old guy started mentioning the quickest players he ever saw. stated talking about david rivers from notre dame in mythical terms about his end-to-end speed. I vaguely remember him don't recall him being that special. I do recall UCLA having a guard named rob foster who was fast as hell
Isiah
The Pan Am team played an exhibition game at Assembly Hall before heading down to Puerto Rico in 1978.
Isiah had NOT started college yet. He made a move at the top of the key on Quinn (the 2nd greatest defensive guard at IU after Bobby Wilkerson) and had the ball through the hoop before Quinn was able to turn around and see the score.
 
I never saw Deion play in person. When he was on a night broadcast team (maybe Thursday night) my son and I would go early. My son would go down to the rail that separates the field from seats with other kids. Deion was the only person from TV or teams that would come over and talk with the kids for a few minutes. I know there is a lot to process with him but he is a good hearted soul.
Caught a foul ball he hit a few games later and he signed for my son and talked to him about where hard work and goals can take you. Nice guy.
 
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