Boozer Retires

[Canadian Dukie]

Carlos Boozer has announced his retirement after playing last year in China.where do you rate him among Duke's all time player's? for the player's I've watched (mid 80's to present) I'd rank him in the low 30's around 32nd..

 

[DukeDenver]

Boozer had the softest hands I’ve ever seen on a Grizzley Bear. That dude would catch a Randy Johnson fastball with one paw, yawn and continue scratching his back on a tree.

 

[dukiejay]

Really fun watching him at Duke all those years ago. As someone said, his hands were incredible, but I've never seen a player in college create space the way he could. He made scoring look so easy sometimes.

Last night he was on the set of NBA TVs pregame coverage of the Warriors-Lakers game. Perhaps we have another former Duke player moving on to the broadcast booth.

 

[Mac9192]

He was the best I've ever seen at hooking his guy defending him. Man he was good. Loved hearing the BOOOOZ chants from the crazies.

 

[DukeRulesBasketball]

Loved Boozer when he was at Duke and enjoyed watching him in the NBA! Still got fouled on the attempted putback against Indiana!

 

[timo0402]

Really a nice career for C-Booz. Wish him well as he continues on in whatever he chooses to do.

 

[Dattier]

As far as NBA careers for former Duke players, he's top 10, easy. You could argue that he was never more than 3rd best on any of his Duke teams, which probably means he's lower on the all-time list for play at Duke than he might have been otherwise.
('00- Carrawell, Battier; '01- Battier, JWill; '02- JWill, Dunleavy)

 

[skysdad]

He was a banger. OFC

 

[HeLooks2MuchLikeDave]

24th best

 

[Liftee]

Considering how well Boozer did in the pros, despite playing below the rim, I continue to wonder why Okafor can't have similar success.

 

[DukeRulesBasketball]

Boozer on sports nation right now! The only reason why I’m watching the show right now.