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Offline fbWldcat

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Who's the Best?
« on: June 30, 2011, 04:27:51 PM »
Okay, fellas. I need your help. You guys won't have any bias (I hope). Me and my buddy got into an argument (team chest bumping). I say the 1996 Kentucky Wildcats are the best college basketball squad ever put together. He begs to differ, saying that the 1994 Arkansas Razorbacks are the best team ever. Which would you say is more deserving of "Best Collegiate Basketball Team Ever"? (Whether or not you believe they are the best or not, it's who would be more deserving).

1996 Kentucky Wildcats?
1994 Arkansas Razorbacks?

Videos of the two teams (respectively).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDOmz3-ITE4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB5vAINz488

I can't find an Arkansas Video like the UK video, so I found the best one I could.
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2011, 04:31:10 PM »
My vote obviously going to Kentucky. They were a remarkable team from both what I remember as a kid and highlight videos such as the one posted above.
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2011, 04:43:06 PM »
1981-1982 UNC
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2011, 04:46:32 PM »
Quote from: icepac on June 30, 2011, 04:43:06 PM
1981-1982 UNC

Failure is not an option in this thread.  :D

1982 was a helluva team, though.
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Quote from: Shuffler on April 07, 2011, 10:37:33 AM
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2011, 08:20:26 PM »
UNC 1981-1982 went 32-2 with national championship.

These guys were on the roster.

Michael Jordan........Drafted into NBA, first round, pick 3

James Worthy.........Drafted into NBA, first round, pick 1

Sam Perkins............Drafted into NBA, first round, pick 4

Matt Doherty..........Drafted into NBA, sixth round
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2011, 08:38:21 PM »
2002 Terrapins :ahand and if someone says Duke. :mad:
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2011, 09:21:59 PM »
1972 UCLA Bruins

30-0 w/ an Average Margin of Victory of 32 points.    I'm not a UCLA fan, but they are hands down, THE Best NCAA Men's Basketball Team EVER.   
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2011, 09:42:43 PM »
I think we have a winner.
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2011, 03:50:54 AM »
Army Rangers. That's what the recruiter told me. ;)
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2011, 08:20:48 AM »
Okay, let's say that there were only two teams in the history of the sport. Who would be better? UK '96 or Arkansas '94?

Make it a little easier.
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Quote from: Shuffler on April 07, 2011, 10:37:33 AM
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2011, 08:37:25 AM »
It's just basketball :)
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2011, 08:42:11 AM »
1997 Arizona wildcats for the simple fact that nobody expected anything when they won it all.
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2011, 08:49:22 AM »
If the team did not go undefeated then they have zero claim to be the best ever.  By trying to force us into only using two teams (one of which is your favorite school) makes the vote completely biased.  You don't want to include every team in history for the simple fact that Kentucky doesn't hold a candle to the truly great college basketball teams in history.
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2011, 09:08:27 AM »
Quote from: Becinhu on July 01, 2011, 08:49:22 AM
If the team did not go undefeated then they have zero claim to be the best ever.  By trying to force us into only using two teams (one of which is your favorite school) makes the vote completely biased.  You don't want to include every team in history for the simple fact that Kentucky doesn't hold a candle to the truly great college basketball teams in history.

I'm trying to remove bias by asking you guys, which it seems was a useless effort. If the team went undefeated, it doesn't mean they were the best ever. Kentucky is usually regarded as one of the premier basketball programs in the nation (both historically and presently), alongside UNC, Duke, Indiana, Kansas and UCLA. These are the "blue blood" programs. No, I don't want to include every team in history because the argument with me and my buddy was between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Saying UK isn't one of the truly great basketball teams in history is like saying Florida, Alabama, Notre Dame, WVU, Texas and/or Oklahoma aren't truly great football teams.

Quote from: Shuffler on July 01, 2011, 08:37:25 AM
It's just basketball :)

I know, but I just want a decisive answer between the two teams I listed. Me and my bud both have bias, so I'm trying to remove it. Being a UK fan and he an Arkansas fan, basketball is second to breathing, it seems.  :lol
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Quote from: Shuffler on April 07, 2011, 10:37:33 AM
Landing is overrated.
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Re: Who's the Best?
« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2011, 09:14:48 AM »
Quote from: fbWldcat on July 01, 2011, 09:08:27 AM
Saying UK isn't one of the truly great basketball teams in history is like saying Florida, Alabama, Notre Dame, WVU, Texas and/or Oklahoma aren't truly great football teams.
I understand your argument.  However, you said which is THE BEST EVER, not which of these two teams were better.  Of those two teams Kentucky was better in my opinion, but by no means the best ever.  Also, as you see by my icon, I'm a huge WVU fan.  While I consider WVU a great football school, I would never call them the best since they like to choke when it counts.
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