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Best college hoops team of the decade

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  1. bertminatti bertminatti is offline

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    Jan 13th, 2009 (1/13/2009 6:59pm)

    I know, it's probably better to save the topic for next year. But I've been thinking about this lately and wanted to get OT's take.
    Here's a list of the top 13 teams of the decade so far (feel free to add any I've missed):

    <SPAN>2000 Michigan State Spartans (32-7, National Champs)
    </SPAN><SPAN>Key Players: Mateen Cleaves, Jason Richardson, Morris Peterson, AJ Granger

    </SPAN><SPAN>2001 Duke Blue Devils (35-4, National Champs)
    </SPAN><SPAN>Key Players: Jason Williams, Shane Battier, Mike Dunleavy Jr., Carlos Boozer, Nate James

    </SPAN><SPAN>2002 Maryland Terrapins (32-4, National Champs)
    </SPAN><SPAN>Key Players: Steve Blake, Juan Dixon, Lonny Baxter, Drew Nicholas, Chris Wilcox

    </SPAN><SPAN>2002 Duke Blue Devils (31-4, Lost in Sweet 16 to Indiana)
    </SPAN><SPAN>Key Players: Jason Williams, Carlos Boozer, Mike Dunleavy, Dahntay Jones, Chris Duhon

    </SPAN><SPAN>2003 Syracuse Orange (30-5, National Champs)
    </SPAN><SPAN>Key Players: Carmelo Anthony, Hakim Warrick, Gerry McNamara, Josh Pace

    </SPAN><SPAN>2004 UConn Huskies (33-6, National Champs)
    </SPAN><SPAN>Key Players: Ben Gordon, Rashad Anderson, Emeka Okafor, Charlie Villanueva, Talik Brown

    </SPAN><SPAN>2005 UNC Tarheels (33-4, National Champs)
    </SPAN><SPAN>Key Players: Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants, Sean May, Marvin Williams, Jawad Williams

    </SPAN><SPAN>2005 Illinois Fighting Illini (37-2, National runner-up)
    </SPAN><SPAN>Key Players: Deron Williams, Dee Brown, James Augustine, Luther Head, Roger Powell

    </SPAN><SPAN>2006 UCLA Bruins (32-6, National runner-up)
    </SPAN><SPAN>Key Players: Arron Afflalo, Jordan Farmar, Josh Shipp, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute

    </SPAN><SPAN>2006-07 Florida (68-11, Back-to-back National Champs)
    </SPAN><SPAN>Key Players: Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah, Taurean Green, Lee Humphrey, Al Horford

    </SPAN><SPAN>2007 Ohio State Buckeyes (35-4, National runner-up)
    </SPAN><SPAN>Key Players: Greg Oden, Mike Conley, Daequan Cook, Ron Lewis

    </SPAN><SPAN>2008 Kansas Jayhawks (37-3, National Champs)
    </SPAN><SPAN>Key Players: Mario Chalmers, Darrell Arthur, Brandon Rush, Darnell Jackson, Sherron Collins

    </SPAN><SPAN>2008 Memphis Tigers (38-2, National runner-up)
    </SPAN><SPAN>Key Players: Derrick Rose, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Joey Dorsey, Robert Dozier</SPAN>

    Hard to look away from Florida's back-to-back run, and UNC's title team in '05 was filled with sick, sick talent. But I'm gonna go with the '04 Huskies. Okafor was the most dominant player over the past nine years and Gordon was the perfect complement to his inside game. I think that team beats anyone on this list. Who you got?
  2. bfactor bfactor is offline Server Clogger

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    Jan 13th, 2009 (1/13/2009 7:04pm) in reply to bertminatti

    2005 UNC tarheels was the most talented I guess

    Arizona had a pretty sick team too that year. Too bad the far inferior to Arizona that season Illini lucked out in the final minutes of that tourney game, otherwise we obv would have crushed the fuck out of Louisville in the final four and then the game between us an UNC would have been totally sfsick, though we probably would have lost.

    I definitely do not think any of the 2006-2008 teams were the best of the teams on that list. I think the best was either 04 UCONN or 05 UNC. I'll take UNC.
  3. triggathree triggathree is offline

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    Jan 13th, 2009 (1/13/2009 7:04pm) in reply to bertminatti

    My heart is with the 03 Orange - long live g-mac

    most "talented" team prob 05 tarheels

    "best" team - Gator Bait
     
  4. dacrazesta dacrazesta is offline

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    Jan 13th, 2009 (1/13/2009 7:04pm) in reply to bertminatti

    I went to high school and graduated with Lee Humphrey so im biased.
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