Zion Williamson ready for the first Duke-UNC showdown



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ZION ENTERS THE PORTAL OF RIVALRY

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Wednesday night we welcome Zion Williamson (21) the Duc-North Carolina rivalry, also known as the only thing in college basketball bigger than him. This is partly because of the ESPN hype machine, which has allowed Zion and this rivalry to be ubiquitous, but let's face it: they have both survived. "Data-reactid =" 19 "> We welcome this Wednesday Zion Williamson (21) to the Duke-North Carolina rivalry, also known as the only thing in college basketball bigger than him. This is partly because of the ESPN hype machine, which has allowed Zion and this rivalry to be ubiquitous, but let's be honest: both were up to the task.

<p class = "canvas-atom-text-canvas Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "After having acquired a viral reputation highlighted before high school, Williamson further improved his profile with spectacular athletic achievements but also substantial excellence in basketball. Playing Carolina is the next step in his ascent, with the NCAA and NBA tournaments on the horizon in stages 3 and 4. "data-reactid =" 20 "> After gaining a viral fame before college, Williamson still has Improved his profile with spectacular athletic prowess but also substantial basketball excellence. Playing at Carolina is the next step in his ascent, with the NCAA Tournament and the NBA draft on the horizon in three and four stages.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Williamson is No. 1 in the draw, playing for Team # 1, becoming the # 1 choice in the NBA project. But in the grand scheme, it just makes him another guy in the history of a rivalry that has made heroes role players (google Fred Lind sometimes) and humiliated legends. "Data-reactid =" 21 "> Williamson is no, I draw in the sport, play for the # 1 team, likely to become the first choice in the NBA draft. in the grand scheme, this makes him another guy in the history of a rivalry that has made heroes of actors (sometimes Fred Lind google) and humiliated legends.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Michael Jordan (22)Just GOAT, his ACC career had a bitter end when Duke defeated Duke in North Carolina in the 1984 tournament – the only time Jordan has lost to the Blue Devils in seven games. This is also the only time Duke has defeated a team of Tar Heels among the top ranked. "Data-reactid =" 22 ">Michael Jordan (22)Just GOAT, his ACC career had a bitter end when Duke defeated Duke in North Carolina in the 1984 tournament – the only time Jordan has lost to the Blue Devils in seven games. It's also the only time a top-ranked Tar Heels team has been beaten by Duke.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Christian Laettner (23)Dukie, the most decorated of all time, lost to the Tar Heels (5-6). Laettner was 2-2 against Carolina in Cameron Indoor, 2-2 in the Dean Dome and 1-2 in the ACC tournament. "Data-reactid =" 23 ">Christian Laettner (23)Dukie, the most decorated of all time, lost to the Tar Heels (5-6). Laettner was 2-2 against Carolina in Cameron Indoor, 2-2 in the Dean Dome and 1-2 in the ACC tournament.

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<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "It's unfortunate that Williamson has just this season to be part rivalry, thus depriving Carolina fans of the contempt for familiarity, who were four years old to hate the tripper / flailer Grayson Allen (25)and took advantage of it. Similarly, Duke fans had the full, four-year-old Tyler Hansbrough (26) "data-reactid =" 25 "> It is unfortunate that Williamson has just this season to be part of the rivalry, thus depriving Carolina fans of this contempt that accompanies familiarity.They have had four years to hate the tripper / flailer serial Grayson Allen (25)and took advantage of it. Similarly, Duke fans had the full, four-year-old Tyler Hansbrough (26) immersion and all that involved.

(At the Cameron Indoor Stadium, everyone was singing the words "Ty-ler Travals EVERY TIME!" Every time Hansbrough acted like a brand-name ball in the basket, and no one chanted or gesticulated about Hansbrough traveled more furiously than the female members of Mike Krzyzewski's family.)

If Williamson becomes the first choice, he will be the fourth in Duke's history, after Kyrie Irving (2011), Elton Brand (1999) and Art Heyman (1963). (Of course, if Williamson is not the # 1 choice, his teammate RJ Barrett could be the fourth Dukie instead.) Of these, Irving has the weirdest story of Duke-UNC, having never played against the Heels. Irving played 11 games as Blue Devil. He missed most of his season alone due to a ligament injury to the right big toe.

Duke's Zion Williamson (1) celebrates his match against the state of North Carolina in the second half of a college basketball game in Durham, NC on Saturday, February 16, 2019. (AP Photo / Chris Seward)

North Carolina had only two No. 1 choices: Brad Daugherty in 1986 and James Worthy in 1982. (We all know who should have been the other, just between Daugherty and Worthy.)

The annual hope is that Duke and Carolina do not play twice, but also participate in a post-season meeting at the CAC tournament. It happened several times. But they have actually played four times in a season four times.

The first of these was the 1959-1960 season, when the two teams met at the Dixie Classic Rally in December, then twice in the regular season and then at the ACC tournament. If the rivalry had not been won before, that's probably what happened next: Caroline won the first three games by 22, 27 and 25 points, then Duke won the ACC tournament match by two. There were also four seasons of meetings in 1970-71, 1978-79 and 1979-80, when the Big Four tournament was played each year in Greensboro in December.

Surprisingly, the only thing that has ever existed is an NCAA tournament match between Duke and North Carolina. Dare dream.

HOW TO SEE DUKE-NORTH CAROLINA IN PERSON FOR FREE

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The term that he uses is "spin spin". Kraus said that the most difficult of all his careers, his career, was at Copa Libertadores in Buenos Aires. ("The security is simply in another stratosphere," he told The Minutes.) Duke's scam would rank second if he had attempted to solve it, going through one of the main entrances well guarded. Instead, he was alerted by an underground tunnel connecting the training gym to Cameron, a passage often used by the Duke pep group.

As Kraus says, before the February 2015 match, he had followed a member of the group into the tunnel, simply nodding and continuing to walk in front of the security guard who had greeted him at the top of the staircase up to To Cameron.

"After finding this" secret "entry, which did not require ticket check, turnstile, etc., made things easier," Kraus said. "All that was needed, it was" a simple nod of fast and confident. "

Disclaimer Minutes: Do not try this at home. Or to Cameron on Wednesday.

OTHER RIVALRY GAMES TO VISIT THIS WEEK

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<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Purdue to Indiana (29)& nbsp; Tuesday. The Boilermakers get the opportunity to sweep the leg with the Hoosiers, who are crippled, who are at a loss of a lost record in the Big Ten and about to be eliminated from the tournament clash of the NCAA. Surprisingly, Indiana has not won a home game since Jan. 3. "Data-reactid =" 65 "> Purdue to Indiana (29) Tuesday. The Boilermakers get the opportunity to sweep the leg with the Hoosiers, who are crippled, who are at a loss of a lost record in the Big Ten and about to be eliminated from the tournament clash of the NCAA. Surprisingly, Indiana has not won a home game since January 3rd.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Harvard to Yale (30)& nbsp; Saturday. The first place in the Ivy League (and perhaps the ranking of the best national universities in the United States) will be in the running. The Crimson won the first meeting in Cambridge, but the Bulldogs are currently a game in the standings. "Data-reactid =" 66 ">Harvard to Yale (30) the Saturday. The first place in the Ivy League (and perhaps the ranking of the best national universities in the United States) will be in the running. The Crimson won the first meeting in Cambridge, but the Bulldogs are now in the game.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Texas to Oklahoma (31)& nbsp; Saturday. True, a more legendary rivalry to football, but the desperation in this match will be real. Both teams are trying to stay on the right side of the bubble – the Longhorns (15-11, 7-6) beat the Sooners (16-10, 4-9) at the first meeting in Austin. "Data-reactid =" 67 ">Texas to Oklahoma (31) the Saturday. True, a more legendary rivalry to football, but the desperation in this match will be real. Both teams try to stay on the right side of the bubble: the Longhorns (15-11, 7-6) defeated the Sooners (16-10, 4-9) at the first meeting in Austin.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "State of Michigan Michigan (32)& nbsp; Sunday. Big-match between the Big Ten co-leaders. As stated in the minutes of the first half, the Spartans are reinventing themselves without the great man Nick Ward. The Wolverines have stumbled three times in the last month on the road, but remain undefeated at home season. "Data-reactid =" 68 ">State of Michigan Michigan (32) on Sunday. Big-match between the Big Ten co-leaders. As stated in the minutes of the first half, the Spartans are reinventing themselves without the great man Nick Ward. The Wolverines have stumbled three times in the last month on the road, but remain undefeated at home season.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Villanova at Xavier's place (33)& nbsp; Sunday. No, it's not a vintage game for the Wildcats and Musketeers, Xavier was wallowing at 13-13. But Xavier broke Villanova's series of Big East titles for four years last year, and one of those two players won the league five years in a row. Villanova has won the last five meetings. "Data-reactid =" 69 ">Villanova at Xavier's place (33) on Sunday. No, it's not a vintage game for the Wildcats and Musketeers, Xavier was wallowing at 13-13. But Xavier broke Villanova's series of Big East titles for four years last year, and one of those two players won the league five years in a row. Villanova has won the last five meetings.

Villanova head coach Jay Wright cries out to his team in the first half of a college basketball match against Georgetown in the NCAA on Sunday, February 3, 2019 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo / Matt Slocum)

Under the radar's love

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<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "He made 118 times in his first year season. With five more, Davis will break the freshman record held by a fairly honest shooter, Steph Curry, in the goal set by his father, Detroit coach. Mike Davis (35). "data-reactid =" 93 "> He made 118 sets of three in his first year, and with five others, Davis will break the freshman record held by a fairly honest shooter named Steph Curry. 39 goal set by his father, Detroit Coach Mike Davis (35).

"When we went to the gym, my goal was to make him the best basketball scorer of all time," Mike Davis told The Minutes.

The funny thing is that Antoine was a little late for the basketball virus. Although he grew up during the match and was wearing a basketball jersey in Indiana when Davis was training the Hoosiers until the 2002 Finals, he resisted the dive in the sport.

"He was so far behind," said Mike Davis. "He did not like basketball, did not want to be at the gym."

This eventually changed to the beginning of high school. And that's when Antoine started shooting thousands of shots a day with his father. He started being recruited by mid-major schools while Mike coached Texas Southern, the best SWAC program. Antoine signed with Houston, then decided to stay with his father. Mike then got the job last summer in Detroit.

It has become a package, and with only 170 pounds, Antoine Davis has become the second-leading scorer in the country with 26.5 points per game in a team of Titans in reconstruction, although it is the subject of each plan. opposing match.

"They play two people on him, keep him in the face, jump him to the race," said Mike. "I have been a basketball coach for a long time and I have never seen such defenses on him. He learns from that. He must take a lot of shots or we'll get beaten by 50. He can not be that shy little guy he's been.

"He does not look like much. He looks like the guy who asks you how to go to the gym, not the one you see at the gym. But he realized that he could play with anyone and he realized that he had a present.

STAT OF THE WEEK

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COACH WHO WON HIS COMP COMP THIS WEEK

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Kermit Davis (38), Mississippi. The Rebels face Tuesday in South Carolina their series of four consecutive wins against SEC, their longest consecutive streak of victories in four years. They are currently 18-7, 8-4 in the league, comfortably in the 68's field unless a late collapse. This is a radical departure from the 2017-18 debacle of 2017-18, which led to the departure of Andy Kennedy and the arrival of Davis from Middle Tennessee. Nobody expects anything from the Rebels this season, and yet they are already better, and they hope to be ranked in the top four of the SEC and doubled in the quarter-finals of the tournament. "Data-reactid =" 105 ">Kermit Davis (38), Mississippi. The Rebels face Tuesday in South Carolina their series of four consecutive wins against SEC, their longest consecutive streak of victories in four years. They are currently 18-7, 8-4 in the league, comfortably in the 68's field unless a late collapse. This is a radical departure from the 2017-18 debacle of 2017-18, which led to the departure of Andy Kennedy and the arrival of Davis from Middle Tennessee. No one was expecting anything from the Rebels this season. Still, they are now better than ever, and they hope to be ranked among the top four in the SEC and doubled in the quarter-finals of the tournament.

COACH WHO MUST TAKE THE BUS TO WORK

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Mike Dunleavy (39)Tulane The NBA's long-time coach has surprised many people when he came out of retirement to take up the position of Green Wave in 2016. After three years, everyone is rethinking his decision. Dunleavy is 24-62 at Tulane, 8-40 at the American Athletic Conference, and this season is the worst of the three – the wave is 4-20, 0-12 in the league, and lost twice at the home last week combined 58 points. It's a total disaster. "Data-reactid =" 107 ">Mike Dunleavy (39)Tulane The NBA's long-time coach has surprised many people when he came out of retirement to take up the position of Green Wave in 2016. After three years, everyone is rethinking his decision. Dunleavy is 24-62 at Tulane, 8-40 at the American Athletic Conference, and this season is the worst of the three – the wave is 4-20, 0-12 in the league, and lost twice at the home last week combined 58 points. It is a total disaster.

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