No doubt, a Zion 360 dunk takes impressive to a much higher level.
IMO, the only fair way to make the '92 comparison is to adjust back to '92 athletic levels. You were here before K and fully experienced the transition. I suspect a young person could watch a '92 tape and not fully appreciate how special they were at the time.
There is a relatively new panel to pick All-ACC, instead of just the media members:
Formerly the selections were made by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. As the league expanded to include teams in PA, NY, MA, and KY, there were weird results, presumably from voters who did not really know the teams or the players. At one time, in an eight or nine-team conference, the ACSMA members were quite knowledgeable, even if weighted a little too heavily toward the state of NC. The change was not without controversy. IIRC, Al Featherston, for one, was incensed with the usurpation by the ACC.Bagley, who shares the ACC lead in scoring and leads the league in rebounding heading into the postseason, was the choice for ACC Player of the Year by 37 members of the 57-member voting panel (15 ACC head coaches, 42 selected media) that cast ballots for this year’s postseason honors. Boston College junior Jerome Robinson placed second with 14 votes.
Jim Sumner can fill in the details or (most probably) correct the record.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
'92 was as athletic as this team, imo. I mean, if there's an edge in athleticism for this team, it's very small. This team is in many ways a throwback to those days with the scary transition offense, turnover-producing defense, surfeit of athletic wings, great pressure on the ball, etc
The other factor IMHO (where the H is missing after getting kicked out of the weight room) is that the pre-college development of elite hoopsters is far more rigorous, organized and intense than it was for the Laettner-Hurley-Hill teams. Parents, coaches, even USA Basketball all have awakened to the importance of year-around training and basketball. (And, of course, my era of the 1960's is light years away -- did you ever take a close look as those skinny-minnies, a number of whom had good runs in the NBA?)
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
Without giving away the Devil's Den subscription info, you can see on their front page that Duke is currently targeting someone at the QB position, and it's not Hurts. For those who care, TDD has a lively football forum with some good subscriber info.
This is something to keep an eye on, and cross one's fingers about.
There was this perception that Laettner liked this and fed off of it. In a more candid moment - I think in the "I Hate Christian Laettner" ESPN 30 for 30 - he said he learned to deal with it but did not like it. His mom and sisters really hated it, and that also impacted him. That said, I think he likely did turn it into positive anger at times. I believe there was a Georgia Tech game about that time with the same references.
I remember my cousin teasing me, saying it's "waiters' night in Atlanta" in honor of Laettner...using the stereotype...