Tom B.
03-09-2015, 10:11 AM
Great piece as always, Al -- but one nitpick. You wrote:
Here's a stat to ponder: Ten of Coach K's 11 Final Four teams have ended the regular season with a victory over North Carolina. The one exception was 1990, when Duke lost a heartbreaker to the Heels in Cameron on Senior Day.
It's actually 9 of 11. The other exception is 1994, when Duke lost to Carolina in Cameron by a score of 87-77 on Senior Day for Grant Hill, Tony Lang, and Marty Clark. That one is forever stuck in my memory because it was the last home game of my senior year, too.
And now that I've resurrected such a painful memory, I think I'll go give myself a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it.
Here's a stat to ponder: Ten of Coach K's 11 Final Four teams have ended the regular season with a victory over North Carolina. The one exception was 1990, when Duke lost a heartbreaker to the Heels in Cameron on Senior Day.
It's actually 9 of 11. The other exception is 1994, when Duke lost to Carolina in Cameron by a score of 87-77 on Senior Day for Grant Hill, Tony Lang, and Marty Clark. That one is forever stuck in my memory because it was the last home game of my senior year, too.
And now that I've resurrected such a painful memory, I think I'll go give myself a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it.