One hailed from Hell's Kitchen in New York City, the other from the back woods of Tennessee, and lastly Bloodline from the Dominican Republic who played scholastically in the State of Michigan. They teamed up with then High School Big Mac and current West All-Star of Dub Nation ...D-Lee of Run T.L.C. of the Golden State Warriors as Lee anchored the Gator Front Court in the 2004-05 season. Of the Three players...Joakim Noah, Al Horford, and Corey Brewer... Brew was the only Big Mac (McDonald's All-American) in the Class of 2004 and both Al and Jo were 4-Star Recruits.Then with Lee gone to the Logo after the 2004-05 season the Front Court of Brew, Al , and Jo took the College Basketball World by storm in the 2005-06 Season when expectations were not high at all. They won the National Championship as many suspected they would all leave Gator Land but they stated for the 2006-2007 Season. With Expectations at a all-time Gator Basketball high they won the National Championship again as Lead Man Donovan hit Major College Basketball Star Status as did the Swamp's Big Three.
They all left after the 2nd Chip an landed themselves in the 2007 NBA Draft as Jo, Al, and Brew were only projected as Lottery Picks. Big Al Horford had his name called 1st as he went #3 to the Atlanta Hawks. Brew went #7 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jo went to the Chicago Bulls at the #9 slot as most though Jo was going to be the least effective on the NBA Level.Fast Forward to the 2012-13 season and the Accolades have come for all three. Big Al Horford (pictured top right), the Highest pick of the Three in 2007, has been an All-Star Two Season for the Hawks and is one of the Top Power Forwards in the Logo. Al was also All-NBA 3rd Team in the 2010-11 Season.
Brew (pictured middle right) has been a solid pro and a huge addition to the Denver Nuggets the past two seasons. He was traded to the Dallas Mavericks from the T'Wolves in the 2010-11 season and helped the Mavs get their 1st NBA Championship on spot duty and a plus off the bench. The most athletic of the Three Players...Brew is just 26 years old with a lot of Ball left in the logo.
Jo Knows (pictured bottom right) was the player many worried about but the Tape didn't lie from Florida when all Jo did was out work everyone and anyone he played against. that blue-collar wort ethic has translated into Jo becoming an 2012-13 East All-Star and a Key Cog in the Bulls march back to the "Fight for Larry" with the ADIzero Hero West Side Story Report Hero...D-Rose and Bulls SF Luol Deng. Jo is the nucleus the Bulls have decided to build around and is a Bulls Nation Favorite.Before them was 2012-13 West All_Star David Lee of Dub Nation...the Golden State Warriors but the Back to Back National Champion Gator Front Court has not only carved out permanent names in College Basketball. Jo Knows, Big, AL, and Brew have made even bigger names in the Logo.
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