Two of the best teams not to win the NCAA tournament in the last 15 years. Which team was better? Both teams were absolutely loaded.

1998 UNC

G Shammond Williams
G Ed Cota
F Vince Carter
F Antawn Jamison
C Makhtar Ndiaye

Bench

Ademola Okulaja - Split time as a starter
Brendan Haywood

1999 Duke

G William Avery
G Trajan Langdon
F Chris Carrawell
F Shane Battier
C Elton Brand

Bench

Corey Maggette
Chris Burgess
Nate James

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Posted by Pilot Tiger

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Posted on 2/23/12 at 7:39 am to Unbiased Bama Fan

99 Duke

Coach K >>>>>> Gutheridge

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Posted by Escobar600

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Posted on 2/23/12 at 7:39 am to Unbiased Bama Fan

I'll take Duke. That team was sick.

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Posted by Palm Beach Tiger

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Posted on 2/23/12 at 7:52 am to Unbiased Bama Fan

That 98 UNC team was a lot better then most people on here will remember but that 99 Duke team was better. IMO the 99 Duke team was the best team ever that didn't win the NCAA tourny.

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Posted by Kracka

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Posted on 2/23/12 at 8:11 am to Unbiased Bama Fan

Wasn't Julius Peppers on that squad as a reserve? Or was it the final four year for UNC?

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Posted by DBG

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Posted on 2/23/12 at 8:23 am to Unbiased Bama Fan

I'll take any team with the Alaska Assassin thank you very much

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Posted by Grits N Gravy

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Posted on 2/23/12 at 8:25 am to Unbiased Bama Fan

I think that 2002 Duke team was better...

Jason Williams
Carlos Boozer
Mike Dunleavy
Chris Duhon
Dahntay Jones

Daniel Ewing
Nick Horvath
Casey Sanders

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Posted by sms151t

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Posted on 2/23/12 at 6:25 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan

We played Duke the closest during tourney until UConn got them. They were just so good outside, we had no shot.

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Posted by BluegrassBelle

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Posted on 2/23/12 at 7:17 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan

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Two of the best teams not to win the NCAA tournament in the last 15 years

2004 Kentucky that got outed by Dwyane Wade and Marquette was pretty good. A high-grade ankle sprain away from making a helluva run.

But from what you listed I'd go with 99' Duke.

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