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Message: [QUOTE="Tenspro2002, post: 5011881, member: 889"] What play for you most [I]epitomizes[/I] each of our championship runs. This isn't necessarily the most impactful play, situation-wise, or even the "best" play in a vacuum, but the play that most exemplifies that team and that championship. I submit: 1999: El-Amin diving on the floor for the loose ball and shoveling it to Hamilton for a fast break bucket against Duke. We relished the underdog role despite being the better team, and played accordingly. 2004: Boone and Okafor keeping the rebound alive for the go-ahead lay-in against Duke. (This may be the most impactful and the most epitomizing.) 2011: Kemba taking a fast break layup coast to coast to conclude an interminable period of action without a timeout against Kentucky. 2014: Against either Florida or Kentucky, maybe both, Napier bamboozling their guards on D, coming up with a steal, leading to a runout Boatright layup. Grittiness and craftiness on D. 2023: In the second half against Gonzaga, Hawkins misses a dunk, we get the rebound, and Hawkins splashes in a 3. We were toying with people. 2024: Near the end of our 30-0 run against Illinois, Newton half-court pass to Karaban for the dunk where he hangs on the rim, followed by the iconic shot of our fan in complete astonishment. A capstone of total domination. [/QUOTE]