Dutch Boyd
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The 04 team was slightly better but the 99 team was more consistent. The 99 team would of won that matchup at UNC in 04 witch still pisses me off!
One thing clear cut, in my view, is the 99 team was a better defensive team.What you said in the bold is true and the 99 team, although very talented in terms of college talent and pro talent (3 players drafted to NBA), it was greater than the sum of the individual players. I don't think there is a clear cut answer per se, both the 99 and 04 teams were excellent teams that produced banner years.
I remember hearing that also.Supposedly, there was a huge collison in practice between Boone and Hilton. So neither was 100% for the Mason game.
The ‘99 team beat a top 5 at the time Stamford team, on the road rather handily without Rip. Just saying.04 team, if healthy, wins.
With Okafor limited they lost a few games. Imagine 99 without Rip for several games. Do they win as many as they won?
As for the F4 game against Duke and falling behind, 2 quick fouls made Okafor sit.
Okafor really was POY over Jameer Nelson that year, and although they had many other good players on the team, Okafor was the dominant factor.