Shane Battier was one of the greatest college athletes of all time! He was skilled, smart, hardworking, and determined! My favorite athlete ever as I was entering my teens while he was at Duke. The Crazies cheering for him, doing everything on the court, and finally winning the title.
Looking back, I just feel like the '99 team was missing something. In '92, Laettner came up huge whenever the team was up against it. In contrast, Trajan Langdon turned the ball over in the final seconds of the '99 championship.
I felt they lacked leadership. I remember Chris Carrawell and Nate James both saying that alot of players on that team had too many egos and individual agendas. With no real leader to reel in those egos, you're bound to falter.
@@drestathagangsta8880 That was the beginning of the annual exodus. Frankly it's made college ball far less interesting to me. Even though I understand the players' rationale.
That 1999 team had a sick accumulation of talent. Believe it or not, you can have too many toys! I still believe that my Dukies left a few chips on the table, especially 1999. UCONN had a great game plan and won, you got to just tip your hat! At times, it takes adversity to motivate you to become the champion you were meant to be
2001 was my favorite Duke squad they were so tough you could never count them out I knew that entire year we would win. Weather it was the Miracle Minute or the greatest comeback in Final Four history, that team just never gave up and the were dominant
I loved CBK in the late 90s and early 2000s and spent countless hours watching CBK on TV..Anyway, the 1999 Title game loss fueled the 2001 national title run..The 2001 team went 35-4 overall and was two buzzer beater losses from going 37-2..Anyway, Duke overcame a 22 point deficit to Maryland in the 2001 Final Four Semis..You saw Duke's greatness from the 2001 team in that game..
Nice video. One missing storyline was Boozer's injury from the first Maryland game. It was right before a road game at UNC, whom Duke had lost to at home earlier in the season. Everyone assumed UNC would blow out Duke. Coach K slotted in the bouncy Casey Saunders for Boozer and the dynamic Chris Duhon for a struggling Nate James. Duke went super high tempo and won the game decisively. I remember UNC's Brendan Haywood being completely out of breath and needing to check out. Duke stayed with the high tempo style for the rest of the year, and Carlos Boozer had to adapt to it when he came back from injury.
I love Coach K, but that 99 loss still stings so much. I will never understand how best play he could draw up at the end of that game Trajan Langdon, who was great but had a suspect handle for a guard, one on one against arguably the best perimeter defender in the Big East Ricky Moore.
@@BoB.._.. That’s probably true and Langdon had officially broken out of his slump. But he was a relocate and shoot guy or needed screens to get shots. They should’ve gone w Avery or brought in Maggette earlier. There was some coaching malfeasance going on that game.
@@BoB.._.. I dont know if he called it from the sideline or not but Trajan got the ball with like 15 seconds left and Duke had a timeout. The minute I realized Trajan was going iso and that's not what I want I would've called a TO
I was overseas during this season & I met a Terp Fan... one of the most obnoxious fans I've ever met..... until this game, then later the FF. Probably my Favorite Duke team
Maryland must have been really good to have stretched that Duke team in so many games. Perhaps they'd have been champions in any other years. Some really great teams are just forgotten because they lost by just an edge to an even greater team. That's no shame. Those are teams that need to be remembered for what they were.
Those two years (2000-01 and 2001-02) Duke and Maryland were the two best teams in the country. Had Duke not melted down late in the 2002 Sweet 16 against Indiana they probably would've played Maryland for the title (I'm a Kent State guy but I don't think they would've beaten Duke in the South Regional final that year.)
Maryland had the best backcourt in college basketball at the time and bullies in the frontcourt. Their championship team with Steve Blake, Juan Dixon, Lonny Baxter, Chris Wilcox, Byron Mouton, etc. dominated Kansas in the Final Four, and that was one of Kansas's most dominant teams.
Somewhat different but...My 12-year-old self had a college hooper star-sighting I'll never forget: In late spring/early summer 1969, eating lunch with the family in a diner in the basement of the NYC's RCA Building (Rock Plaza now)...Ducking through the low doorway of the diner, an insanely tall human being, comically accompanied by a short white man entered to our astonishment. It was none other than Lew Alcindor (aka Kareem) with his agent, some time around his agreeing to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks. I don't think my mouth closed for the next hour, I was so agog and dumbstruck.
I think what they really mean is Duke was a 9.5 favorite to win the title, but I do agree with you. People also forget, UConn 2 Ls came with Hamilton injured also
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Shane Battier was one of the greatest college athletes of all time! He was skilled, smart, hardworking, and determined! My favorite athlete ever as I was entering my teens while he was at Duke. The Crazies cheering for him, doing everything on the court, and finally winning the title.
He was easily worth 2 players whenever he was on the court.
Brilliant player and nice guy.
That 99 team was really good but the best Duke team is the 92 team with Laettner, G. Hill Hurley, and T. Hill
Looking back, I just feel like the '99 team was missing something. In '92, Laettner came up huge whenever the team was up against it. In contrast, Trajan Langdon turned the ball over in the final seconds of the '99 championship.
I felt they lacked leadership. I remember Chris Carrawell and Nate James both saying that alot of players on that team had too many egos and individual agendas. With no real leader to reel in those egos, you're bound to falter.
@@drestathagangsta8880 Elton Brand left Duke after the 1999 Title game loss..
@@fiesta061000 So did Will Avery and Corey Magette.
@@drestathagangsta8880 That was the beginning of the annual exodus. Frankly it's made college ball far less interesting to me. Even though I understand the players' rationale.
That 1999 team had a sick accumulation of talent. Believe it or not, you can have too many toys! I still believe that my Dukies left a few chips on the table, especially 1999.
UCONN had a great game plan and won, you got to just tip your hat! At times, it takes adversity to motivate you to become the champion you were meant to be
Even Ricky Moorer admitted that had Duke slowed the game down they were in trouble. K blew this one, imo.
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Exactly
That loss still hurts to this day imo.
@@drestathagangsta8880
Seriously, I agree
I love Coach K! But Calhoun out coached him a couple of games if I’m not mistaken. He was an excellent coach
2001 was my favorite Duke squad they were so tough you could never count them out I knew that entire year we would win. Weather it was the Miracle Minute or the greatest comeback in Final Four history, that team just never gave up and the were dominant
I loved CBK in the late 90s and early 2000s and spent countless hours watching CBK on TV..Anyway, the 1999 Title game loss fueled the 2001 national title run..The 2001 team went 35-4 overall and was two buzzer beater losses from going 37-2..Anyway, Duke overcame a 22 point deficit to Maryland in the 2001 Final Four Semis..You saw Duke's greatness from the 2001 team in that game..
Nice video. One missing storyline was Boozer's injury from the first Maryland game. It was right before a road game at UNC, whom Duke had lost to at home earlier in the season. Everyone assumed UNC would blow out Duke.
Coach K slotted in the bouncy Casey Saunders for Boozer and the dynamic Chris Duhon for a struggling Nate James. Duke went super high tempo and won the game decisively. I remember UNC's Brendan Haywood being completely out of breath and needing to check out.
Duke stayed with the high tempo style for the rest of the year, and Carlos Boozer had to adapt to it when he came back from injury.
the 99 loss to uconn was heartbreaking but we bounced back!
brilliant. shane battier. appreciate you
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I love Coach K, but that 99 loss still stings so much. I will never understand how best play he could draw up at the end of that game Trajan Langdon, who was great but had a suspect handle for a guard, one on one against arguably the best perimeter defender in the Big East Ricky Moore.
Agree with you there.....definitely a poor coaching job in the last 20 seconds. No question.
I don’t think that was the play. Coach K was just sticking up for his guy
@@BoB.._.. That’s probably true and Langdon had officially broken out of his slump. But he was a relocate and shoot guy or needed screens to get shots. They should’ve gone w Avery or brought in Maggette earlier. There was some coaching malfeasance going on that game.
@@Cdawg5666 yup. I feel the same way about 2019. Hopefully they make up for it this year
@@BoB.._.. I dont know if he called it from the sideline or not but Trajan got the ball with like 15 seconds left and Duke had a timeout. The minute I realized Trajan was going iso and that's not what I want I would've called a TO
This 01 team was sick they beat the brakes off my hometown team lamar lol i loved it
beat Lamar in 2000 Tournament..
Evidently they were not "a skid mark in the underwear of college basketball history." Thank you Shane Battier, poet extraordinaire.
Battier for President!
I was overseas during this season & I met a Terp Fan... one of the most obnoxious fans I've ever met..... until this game, then later the FF. Probably my Favorite Duke team
2:20 - Sounds like a young Jon "Bones" Jones.
Thanks
let's go duke!
Maryland must have been really good to have stretched that Duke team in so many games. Perhaps they'd have been champions in any other years. Some really great teams are just forgotten because they lost by just an edge to an even greater team. That's no shame. Those are teams that need to be remembered for what they were.
Maryland did win it all the next year I believe
Those two years (2000-01 and 2001-02) Duke and Maryland were the two best teams in the country. Had Duke not melted down late in the 2002 Sweet 16 against Indiana they probably would've played Maryland for the title (I'm a Kent State guy but I don't think they would've beaten Duke in the South Regional final that year.)
Maryland had the best backcourt in college basketball at the time and bullies in the frontcourt. Their championship team with Steve Blake, Juan Dixon, Lonny Baxter, Chris Wilcox, Byron Mouton, etc. dominated Kansas in the Final Four, and that was one of Kansas's most dominant teams.
OG Sharpei head !
Elton Brand was on my plane I guess going to work out for Chicago. I was on my way to bootcamp...
Somewhat different but...My 12-year-old self had a college hooper star-sighting I'll never forget: In late spring/early summer 1969, eating lunch with the family in a diner in the basement of the NYC's RCA Building (Rock Plaza now)...Ducking through the low doorway of the diner, an insanely tall human being, comically accompanied by a short white man entered to our astonishment. It was none other than Lew Alcindor (aka Kareem) with his agent, some time around his agreeing to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks. I don't think my mouth closed for the next hour, I was so agog and dumbstruck.
MY MAN!!! C-DUUUUUUUU!!! Also one of the funniest people you’ll ever meet.
But it’s Still GO HEELS! 🐏 lol
2001 champs v 1991-2 team. Who you got!
“You’re not gonna surrender to the oops” 🤣🤣🤣
hi
Shocking upset is a bit much. UConn was no 1 for part of the year....gtfoh with that.
I think what they really mean is Duke was a 9.5 favorite to win the title, but I do agree with you. People also forget, UConn 2 Ls came with Hamilton injured also
Zion Bagley and Paolos teams robbed
The 1996 Kentucky "untouchables" woulda took their lunch money. No 🧢
Major cap. It would have been competitive either way.
Saint Peter's baby!!!!
Who's gonna stop Elton Brand in the post? Walter McCarty? Lol😂😂
Remember God loves you!!!♥️
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
If you trust in Jesus Christ and repent, you will be saved.🙏
He is coming back soon..