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...remember the 1999 Duke team, right? It was hailed as the "Team of the Century" and a validation of the Blue Devils as the collegiate athletic program of the decade. With Elton Brand, Trajan Langdon a.k.a. the Alaskan Assassin, Chris Carrawell, Shane Battier, and Corey Maggette, Duke steamrolled to a 16-0 ACC regular season record and a 37-1 mark entering the championship game...
What's even more astonishing than the fact that Duke's captain and the James Naismith Award recipient for college basketball player of the year, Shane Battier, stayed all four years in school, is that super-sophomore Williams has already declared his intention not to turn pro until he graduates...
This year, I'm going out on a limb. You gotta love the Duke Dukies. Coach K, baby! They have more Prime Time Players than an episode of Temptation Island! Jason Williams! He's a superstar, baby! He's a surf and turfer! Shane Battier! OHHH! Naismith Award, baby! He's a high riser! He's a Human Space Ship! And with Carlos Boozer coming back, look out, baby! It's Dance City! Check it out, Minneapolis, the Dukies are coming to town...
Remember this, Sox fans: it's not the big name players who always win the big games. It's the Luis Sojos, the Jose Vizcainos, the Scott Brosiuses, the Jim Leyritzes, and the Shane Spencers who ultimately do the little things that define championship teams...
Tiger senior center Ethan Doyle passed to winger Shane Campbell, who was waiting in front of the crease. Campbell took the pass and one-timed it past a screened Jonas to tie the game...