1998 UNC vs. 1999 Duke

99 Duke

Coach K >>>>>> Gutheridge

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That team was sick.

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should have gotten vaccinated before the season or remember to practice good hygenie in the locker room.

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the 99 Duke team was the best team ever that didn't win the NCAA tourny

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90-91 UNLV

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Duke had a starting 5 that could match them and were way deeper.

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well i disagree. UNLV had 4 1st rounders and a 2nd rounder on that team. I think their athleticism and full court game is the difference

elmore spencer FTW

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

we'll have to agree to disagree, both squads very talented. I just always had a thing for 90-91 UNLV.

And I am a big, albeit slightly closeted, Duke fan

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we'll have to agree to disagree, both squads very talented. I just always had a thing for 90-91 UNLV

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Most people do because UNLV had won the title the year before and were undefeated till they ran into Duke in the final four that year. That UNLV team murdered most of their schedule that year, as did the 99 Duke squad, but I feel the 99 Duke squad played a much tougher over all schedule considering the ACC competition and the 2 teams they eventually lost to that year. (Cincinnati should have won the title the next year but Kenyon Martin went down right before the tourney)

I don't think all 5 got drafted first round. I know Howard, Webber, and Rose were. But those fab 5 teams have no business in this argument IMO. They lost too many games. Had they stuck together a little longer then they probably would have won a title, but they didn't

ETA: I just looked it up, the entire 2 seasons they were together they spent 3 weeks ranked number 1 in the A.P. Poll.

Shane Battier was on that 02 team as well. Brand is what the 99 team had that the 02 team didn't though. However the 02 did win the National title so they are out of this.