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Originally Posted by HKF
The reason he is in is because of his dominance as a college player, not as a pro. If he were born now and had the same kind of career, he would be looked at like Christian Laettner was. Personal opinion of course.
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Yes it was mostly for his college career.
But Christian Laettner? Walton was incredible in the NBA, even if for a short time. Laettner has never sniffed an MVP, so the analogy doesn't quite hold. But yeah, Walton was incredible in college. Imagine what could have been if his body had held up.