Lanier #71 on ESPN NBA Top 74

[ohs73]

I'd say The Big Cat carved out a good pro career despite EIGHT knee surgeries. We know the first cut was the deepest -- and most cruel -- to us Bona fanatics.

Big Bob and Tom Stith, 1 and 1A, your choice. The greatest of all Bona cagers.

[FormerlyKnownAsSkeller]

I was very fortunate to be a freshman during the 1969-1970 season. My usual seat was right behind the Bonnies bench, maybe 5 to 7 rows up in the bleachers. If I heard Coach Weise say it once, I heard it a hundred times: "GET THE BALL TO BOB!" .