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Page 24 The Chronicle • October 23 1998
The Chronicle SportsS
ection
Duke Will Re-establish It’s Dynasty
B y : B r i e n B o u y e a
Assistant Editor
With the NBA lockout still
in full effect, it is time to
now shift our attention to
the college game. The 1998-99 college
hoops season will soon be upon
us. There are many quality teams that
have a shot at cutting down the nets
once March madness arrives. There
are also many teams that face some
tough questions this season. Will this
finally be the year that eternal powers
North Carolina and Kahsas fall from
elite status? It is a very good possibility.
When you look at national championship
contenders, three teams seem
to stand out. Duke, Stanford and Connecticut
all seem poised for great seasons.
Duke appears to have the best
team on paper. Coach K’s Blue Devils
will be led by All-American Trajan
Langdon. The “Alaskan Assassin” is
one of the deadliest long-range shooters
in the college game. He will be
complimented by the inside muscle of
sophomores Elton Brand and Chris
Burgess.
The supporting cast is also excellent.
Shane Battier, Chris Carrawell,
William Avery and Corey Maggette
can match up with anyone in the nation.
The Devils talent and unmatched
depth should make them the odds on
favorite to win it all.
Stanford had a storybook season last
year. The Cardinal came up just short
of winning it all. Stanford boasts one
of the biggest and most physical front
lines in the country. 7' 1" center Tim
Young and 6' 10" power forward Mark
“Mad Dog” Madsen cause nightmares
B r ien ’s P r e sea so n Top 25
1. Duke 15. Clemson
2. Stanford 16. Utah
3. Connecticut 17. North
4. Michigan State Carolina
5. Kentucky 18. Xavier
6. Massachusetts 19. Florida
7. Maryland 20. North
8. Indiana Carolina State
9. Temple 21. Texas
10. Washington Christian
11. Rhode Island 22. Tennessee
12. UCLA 23. New Mexico
13. Syracuse 24. Minnesota
14. Kansas 25. Georgia
for opposing coaches with their imposing
inside games. With the other
powers in the Pac-IO being slightly
down this year, Stanford should cruise
to the conference title and make a great
deal of noise in the NCAA tournament.
UConn is once again the beast of the
east With returning stars Richard
Hamilton and Khalid El-Amin, the
Huskies stand above the crowd in the
Big East. The key to how far they will
go will depend on the improvement of
Jake Voskull. The Huskies need him
to provide a presence underncsath with
solid defense and rebounding if they
are going to take it to the next level.
Unless the Huskies are beset with injuries,
they should be strong enough
to win the Big East.
This season could also see a slip in
the ranks for such dominant programs
like North Carolina and Kansas. The
Tar Heels are not re am in g the level of
talent that they are used to having.
With Antawn Jamison and Vince
Carter both bolting for the big bucks
and NBA glory, Carolina is left with
an untested roster that does not have
the talent usually associated with this
legendary program. If Jamison and
Carter had returned, we would probably
be favoring UNC to win it all.
The Kansas Jayhawks face a similar
situation. Their big guns Raef LaFrentz
and Paul Pierce have also moved on to
the NBA. The Jayhawks still have a
talented roster, but to compete with
the big boys they will need to be able
to find a consistent go to guy in clutch
situations. Both of these proud programs
will not be doormats. They are
still top 2S caliber teams. They just
won’t be around for the duration in
March like they usually are. Fans of
these two teams should not despair. It
isn’t likely that these programs will be
down for very long.
On a local note, the Siena Saints
finally appear to be headed in the right
direction. Coach Paul Hewitt has managed
to get the Saints out of the basement
of the M AAC and transform them
into a solid and constantly improving
unit. While it is very unlikely that
Siena will challenge powerhouse Iona
for the MAAC title, a second place
finish is not out of the question.
When th^ dust finally settles on this
college hoops, season fans will be left
with the memory of Coach K, Langdon,
Brand, and the rest of the Duke Blue
Devils cutting down the nets for their
third championship this decade. The
Devils will secure their place as the
team of the 90’s and as one of the
biggest dynasties an college hoops history.
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| Title | The Chronicle, Vol. LXIV, Issue 3 |
| Date, Original | 1998-10-23 |
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| Transcript | Page 24 The Chronicle • October 23 1998 The Chronicle SportsS ection Duke Will Re-establish It’s Dynasty B y : B r i e n B o u y e a Assistant Editor With the NBA lockout still in full effect, it is time to now shift our attention to the college game. The 1998-99 college hoops season will soon be upon us. There are many quality teams that have a shot at cutting down the nets once March madness arrives. There are also many teams that face some tough questions this season. Will this finally be the year that eternal powers North Carolina and Kahsas fall from elite status? It is a very good possibility. When you look at national championship contenders, three teams seem to stand out. Duke, Stanford and Connecticut all seem poised for great seasons. Duke appears to have the best team on paper. Coach K’s Blue Devils will be led by All-American Trajan Langdon. The “Alaskan Assassin” is one of the deadliest long-range shooters in the college game. He will be complimented by the inside muscle of sophomores Elton Brand and Chris Burgess. The supporting cast is also excellent. Shane Battier, Chris Carrawell, William Avery and Corey Maggette can match up with anyone in the nation. The Devils talent and unmatched depth should make them the odds on favorite to win it all. Stanford had a storybook season last year. The Cardinal came up just short of winning it all. Stanford boasts one of the biggest and most physical front lines in the country. 7' 1" center Tim Young and 6' 10" power forward Mark “Mad Dog” Madsen cause nightmares B r ien ’s P r e sea so n Top 25 1. Duke 15. Clemson 2. Stanford 16. Utah 3. Connecticut 17. North 4. Michigan State Carolina 5. Kentucky 18. Xavier 6. Massachusetts 19. Florida 7. Maryland 20. North 8. Indiana Carolina State 9. Temple 21. Texas 10. Washington Christian 11. Rhode Island 22. Tennessee 12. UCLA 23. New Mexico 13. Syracuse 24. Minnesota 14. Kansas 25. Georgia for opposing coaches with their imposing inside games. With the other powers in the Pac-IO being slightly down this year, Stanford should cruise to the conference title and make a great deal of noise in the NCAA tournament. UConn is once again the beast of the east With returning stars Richard Hamilton and Khalid El-Amin, the Huskies stand above the crowd in the Big East. The key to how far they will go will depend on the improvement of Jake Voskull. The Huskies need him to provide a presence underncsath with solid defense and rebounding if they are going to take it to the next level. Unless the Huskies are beset with injuries, they should be strong enough to win the Big East. This season could also see a slip in the ranks for such dominant programs like North Carolina and Kansas. The Tar Heels are not re am in g the level of talent that they are used to having. With Antawn Jamison and Vince Carter both bolting for the big bucks and NBA glory, Carolina is left with an untested roster that does not have the talent usually associated with this legendary program. If Jamison and Carter had returned, we would probably be favoring UNC to win it all. The Kansas Jayhawks face a similar situation. Their big guns Raef LaFrentz and Paul Pierce have also moved on to the NBA. The Jayhawks still have a talented roster, but to compete with the big boys they will need to be able to find a consistent go to guy in clutch situations. Both of these proud programs will not be doormats. They are still top 2S caliber teams. They just won’t be around for the duration in March like they usually are. Fans of these two teams should not despair. It isn’t likely that these programs will be down for very long. On a local note, the Siena Saints finally appear to be headed in the right direction. Coach Paul Hewitt has managed to get the Saints out of the basement of the M AAC and transform them into a solid and constantly improving unit. While it is very unlikely that Siena will challenge powerhouse Iona for the MAAC title, a second place finish is not out of the question. When th^ dust finally settles on this college hoops, season fans will be left with the memory of Coach K, Langdon, Brand, and the rest of the Duke Blue Devils cutting down the nets for their third championship this decade. The Devils will secure their place as the team of the 90’s and as one of the biggest dynasties an college hoops history. |