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Pastimes : 1998-1999 NCAA Men's College Basketball -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Thomas M. who wrote (340)1/25/1999 4:16:00 PM
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Duke is as physical as any team in the country.

I think you are right, Duke's biggest challenges are against the physical teams. The reason is because Coach K's boys play more physical than everyone in the country with the exception of Cincy. They met their physical match with Cincy, a team that always is one of the most physical in the country. Clemson under Barnes was trying to create what Higgins has been able to accomplish.

As much as I hate to say it, I also expect Duke to get 2 W's against the Heels this year. While they are improving, they just don't have the guns this year. I'm not giving up on the Heels in this game, however, because Coach K will throw his patented pressure d on the Heels, something that Gutt and Dean Smith never had a problem with. The Heels weak point is their shooting. Maryland threw a zone against them and won. Duke would never play a zone. Man to man and Cota can penetrate and they can iso Haywood on the block.

I just hope the Cameron crazies don't throw anything at my man Gutt.