You shared 2001...call it 4 1/2...



<!--EDIT|Lucy|Jan 12 2003, 04:40 PM-->

Lucy Wrote:You shared 2001...call it 4 1/2...

ahhh... whatever...

Either way, Duke has been the top team for the past 5 years however you slice it. And you have to admit to that.

I can admit that, but I'm with JD...that doesn't make a dynasty.

ok, so explain to me

WHAT COLLEGE TEAMS ARE DYNASTIES? If not Duke, then they are NONE.

I'm not a believer in assigning ultimate titles to any group. Too artificial. But if I must, UCLA in the 1970s was a dynasty. I really can't think of many others. There are great programs who put together consecutive seasons of top records, but in all of these, they have proven to be beatable when it comes down to tournament play.

So tell me this...

If you had to pick 1 dynasty right now, who would it be?

fwiw, Duke has been #1 in the end of season AP poll in 98 (IIRC),99,00,01, and 02.

I don't think any program is currently at "dynasty" status.

techfan4 Wrote:ok, so explain to me

WHAT COLLEGE TEAMS ARE DYNASTIES? If not Duke, then they are NONE.

Bingo....

Duke is moreso a "dynasty" than anyone in men's basketball right now, but there is no true dynasty out there these days.

And they certainly aren't a dynasty in women's basketball -- not with UConn out there (and Tennessee would come in second).

-JD



<!--EDIT|JD Heel|Jan 12 2003, 04:54 PM-->

Techfan, whose side are you on??? :laugh: :laugh:

Who won the NCAA tournament in 2002, nate? Hint: it wasn't the team in blue.

Lucy Wrote:Who won the NCAA tournament in 2002, nate? Hint: it wasn't the team in blue.

Maryland did, but the last AP poll is before the NCAA tournament.

The Peoples Champion Wrote:Techfan, whose side are you on??? :laugh: :laugh:

:laugh: just giving my honest opinion

nate jonesacc Wrote:

Lucy Wrote:Who won the NCAA tournament in 2002, nate? &nbsp;Hint: &nbsp;it wasn't the team in blue.

Maryland did, but the last AP poll is before the NCAA tournament.

Once again, you are trying to ignore tournament play. So in football, would you say that the final "regular season" AP poll carries more weight than the one after the Fiesta Bowl which placed OSU at #1? :rolleyes:

nate jonesacc Wrote:

Lucy Wrote:Who won the NCAA tournament in 2002, nate? &nbsp;Hint: &nbsp;it wasn't the team in blue.

Maryland did, but the last AP poll is before the NCAA tournament.

And it was just that: a poll. There's a reason we have a tournament in college basketball to decide the best team. It's so they can prove it on the court and not in the minds of pollsters....

-JD

[quote="Lucy"][quote="nate jonesacc"][quote="Lucy"]Who won the NCAA tournament in 2002, nate?

nate jonesacc Wrote:I simply stated how dominant we have been prior to the NCAA tournament.

And my point has been that tournament play makes a difference...

Lucy Wrote:

nate jonesacc Wrote:I simply stated how dominant we have been prior to the NCAA tournament.

And my point has been that tournament play makes a difference...

OK, Captain Obvious... no one was denying that.

Is this a prelude to tonight's Wake-dook game?

-JD