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    What would be your all-time best Duke defensive lineup? Pick any 5.

    Picking any five players in Duke history, what is the best defensive team you can come up with? Give me your all-time Duke defensive lineup!

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    Shane Battier and four clones.
    “Coach said no 3s.” - Zion on The Block

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    Shelden, Shane, Tommy, Elton, Steve.

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    Pretty good

    Quote Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15 View Post
    Shelden, Shane, Tommy, Elton, Steve.
    This is good, but I'd have to replace "Steve" (who calls him that?) with Grant.

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    Tommy Amaker
    Billy King
    Shane Battier
    Shelden Williams
    Chris Duhon

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    Amaker
    Grant
    Battier
    Zion
    Shelden

    This ended up being more boring than I expected, in the sense that 4 out of the 5 picks were basically locks for me (Zion being the debatable one).

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    Shane Battier
    Grant Hill
    Shelden Williams
    Billy King
    Tommy Amaker

    These are all NDPoY. Could have added Wojo, but only had room for five.

    Looked at career per game stats only. Shane is 6th and 5th in blocks per game and steals per game; Hill is 10th and 6th; Laettner is 7th and 11th (est.)
    Sage Grouse

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    All Defensive Team.

    1) Billy King
    2) Shane Battier
    3) Grant Hill
    4) Tommy Amaker
    5) Zion Williamson

    #1-4 guard anyone man2man with #5(Zion) as the all-time free safety.
    Man I hate to leave off the "Landlord" but I have to put Zion on the team.

    GoDuke!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sagegrouse View Post
    Shane Battier
    Grant Hill
    Shelden Williams
    Billy King
    Tommy Amaker

    These are all NDPoY. Could have added Wojo, but only had room for five.

    Looked at career per game stats only. Shane is 6th and 5th in blocks per game and steals per game; Hill is 10th and 6th; Laettner is 7th and 11th (est.)
    It would be so much fun seeing this lineup play defense. It would also be an offensive juggernaut due to fast break points off of turnovers. Shane would be like a Fleet Admiral deploying his forces and anticipating the opponent's reactions. It really wouldn't even be fair. Can any other school boast such a list of NDPoY?

    For an internet opinion question, there is surprisingly little room for argument. Kind of like asking who is the best college basketball coach in North Carolina

    I would, however, like to give Chris Carrawell an honorable mention. Probably the most tenacious defender we have had.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BlueDevilStop View Post
    Picking any five players in Duke history, what is the best defensive team you can come up with? Give me your all-time Duke defensive lineup!
    I am not sure about the 5 but I would begin with Billy King & Shane.

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    Shane
    G-Man
    King
    Hurley
    Tre

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    Who is (IIRC) the all-time leader in steals at Duke, and also second in assists?

    Spoiler!


    (hint: he's on my team but no one else seems to be joining me)

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    I'll include Duhon

    Quote Originally Posted by OldPhiKap View Post
    Who is (IIRC) the all-time leader in steals at Duke, and also second in assists?

    Spoiler!


    (hint: he's on my team but no one else seems to be joining me)
    Duhon, Battier, Billy King, Grant Hill and DeMarcus Nelson.

    I think Shelden Williams and Tommy Amaker would be my next two. Christian Laettner also deserves a mention.
    GTHC

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    Billy King
    Shane Battier
    Grant Hill
    Tommy Amaker
    Sheldon Williams, actually that was pretty easy!

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    I'd prefer to stay positive, but since you asked... the best Duke team made up of players with the highest offense/defense ratios. If

    Jahlil Okafor
    Jabari Parker
    JJ Redick
    Austin Rivers
    Kyrie Irving

    But I was in a hurry--did I misread the directions?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sagegrouse View Post
    Shane Battier
    Grant Hill
    Shelden Williams
    Billy King
    Tommy Amaker

    These are all NDPoY. Could have added Wojo, but only had room for five.

    Looked at career per game stats only. Shane is 6th and 5th in blocks per game and steals per game; Hill is 10th and 6th; Laettner is 7th and 11th (est.)
    Beat me to it. The correct answer. Leaving out Amaker or King is folly. 'Course, if you don't remember them...

    Zion, no. Duhon and Wojo were indeed tough. Elton, too. Several others.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnb View Post
    I'd prefer to stay positive, but since you asked... the best Duke team made up of players with the highest offense/defense ratios. If

    Jahlil Okafor
    Jabari Parker
    JJ Redick
    Austin Rivers
    Kyrie Irving

    But I was in a hurry--did I misread the directions?
    Shades of LMU under Paul Westhead with Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble! Averaged 122 ppg in 1990! Beat UM 149-115! Scored 101 against that juggernaut UNLV team that had NDPoY Stacey Augmon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by killerleft View Post
    Beat me to it. The correct answer. Leaving out Amaker or King is folly. 'Course, if you don't remember them...

    Zion, no. Duhon and Wojo were indeed tough. Elton, too. Several others.
    I generally like to stay positive about Duke players, but I think that Wojo's DPOY award was not merited. As someone who overlapped with most of his time at Duke, I clearly remember that he always looked like he tried very hard, he had good steal numbers, and he was a pretty good defender who improved over his four years, but he was not great. He did not have quick feet. And of course, my final memory of him was him getting totally abused by Wayne Turner. I remember yelling at the screen, begging K to put Avery on Turner to see if he could better keep up.

    I would agree with the team of Shane, Grant, Shelden, Billy King and Amaker. Duhon, Justise and Tre off the bench. And maybe honorable mentions to Carrawell and Thomas Hill, though I could stand to be corrected on Hill.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Music man55 View Post
    Billy King
    Shane Battier
    Grant Hill
    Tommy Amaker
    Sheldon Williams, actually that was pretty easy!
    Ahhh, sweet memories of DBR circa 2002-2006!
    Rich
    "Failure is Not a Destination"
    Coach K on the Dan Patrick Show, December 22, 2016

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    Amaker. King. T. Jones. Tyus Jones. S Williams...

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