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[QUOTE="gsmooth, post: 5288711, member: 9355"]
2011's branding was ...
1) Kemba Walker (even though Jeremy Lamb, Oriakhi and company were good that year and get overshadowed)
2) 5 wins in 5 nights (only NC State in 2024 replicated that in ACC tournament)
3) a run for the ages as they were undefeated in tournament games (14-0) which started off in Maui but ended with a 11 game win streak (5 in BET, 6 in NCAAT).

There is a big picture of Kemba up on the wall behind one of the baskets in Maui along with Coach K, Obi Toppin and others and Kemba has another big photo along the stairs within the Lahaina Civic Center-his 2011 year will was legacy defining stuff that will be remembered for a long time basketball circles of fans, analysts, and commentators. Look at Walter Claytion Jr. did. Who was he being compared to? Kemba. Look at our newly recruited Malachi Smith. He grew up idolizing Kemba as he grew up in the Bronx. I would love to know Malachi's thoughts as he saw Kemba's photo on wall behind the basket in Maui (Dayton was in Maui Invitational).
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