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\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f MICHIGAN GOATS \u2013 STARTING 5
Because if you\u2019re talking basketball greatness and your school isn\u2019t Michigan, you might want to sit down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc99 From the Fab Five to the Fab Forefathers, these five Wolverines would win your intramural league, your rec league, your NBA summer league, and probably your fantasy league too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\uddf5Let\u2019s break it down:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfc0 Jalen Rose (#5<\/a>) \u2013 The original point-forward hybrid. Made trash talk poetic. Played like he already had a podcast waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfc0 Glen Rice (#41<\/a>) \u2013 Shot so pure they renamed \u201csplash\u201d after him. Dropped 184 points in one NCAA tourney just for fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfc0 Cazzie Russell (#33<\/a>) \u2013 Before NIL deals and social media, there was Cazzie\u2014putting Michigan hoops on the national map one bucket at a time. A stadium literally exists because of him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfc0 Rudy Tomjanovich (#45<\/a>) \u2013 Scrappy, skilled, and smiling like he knows he\u2019s about to take your lunch money and your rebounds. Later won NBA titles coaching greatness too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfc0 Chris Webber (#4<\/a>) \u2013 6\u201910\u201d of highlight reels and power. Made dunking look like ballet. May or may not still be upset about that timeout\u2026 (We\u2019re not talking about it.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Build the most NBA-ready starting five using only players who attended the university for at least one season. This isn\u2019t just about college accomplishments \u2014 it\u2019s about who would dominate right now if you dropped them into an NBA game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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