Tommy Amaker

[topps coach]

There is a great article on him on DBR.Imo the best on ball defender we have ever had in the backcourt.He and Dawkins were so good that Dean would not let his guards even bring the ball up court after a made basket

 

[skysdad]

Tommy was under rated and under appreciated in my opinion. Dawkins and Alairie may have been the the high performance muscle cars but Tommy drove it. He made them so much better after he came to Duke. OFC

 

[OldasdirtDevil]

Tommy was under rated and under appreciated in my opinion. Dawkins and Alairie may have been the the high performance muscle cars but Tommy drove it. He made them so much better after he came to Duke. OFC

Yeah, Amaker was a heck of a player, but with Duke players like Hurley, and J Williams coming through the program, he's taken a bit of backseat when point guards are brought up. He was plenty good enough to ride in the front seat.

OFC

 

[dukiejay]

How scary is it that Tommy Amaker is 52 years old?

Where in the hell does the time go?

 

[gottagonow]

How scary is it that Tommy Amaker is 52 years old?

Where in the hell does the time go?

That is really hard to believe but then again I was in my 30's when he played.

 

[germantondevil]

I’ve always thought that Tommy and Quinn have been the foundation for Coach K and all the PGs that we as Duke fans have enjoyed watching during Coach K’s reign

 

[OldasdirtDevil]

How scary is it that Tommy Amaker is 52 years old?

Where in the hell does the time go?

I think it's scarier for me than you!

OFC

 

[youngman42]

Amaker and Dawkins were the best on the ball perimeter defenders I ever saw at Duke.

J-Will and Duhon were very close. But, overall, I'd put Amaker and Dawkins above them. They were such great ball hawks.

There has not been a Duke defense I've enjoyed more.

 

[DiehardDukeFan4Life]

I was 9 years old Dawkins’ final year at Duke in 1986 and I was 10 years old Amaker’s final year at Duke in 1987. That’s about the time I became a Duke fan.