You know, one of the things I've seen Duke do in the past in situations like this is try for the quick pass to half port and call a quick time out so they can get in better shooting range.

There's the pass to Leitner.

puts it up.

Yes! Christian Leitner, the spectrum in Philadelphia, March of 192, Duke 104, Kentucky 103 in overtime.

Simply put one of the greatest games in the history of the sport.

And a game and a reaction that followed that seemed to either start or cement the process

of Duke becoming or being the polarizing team that it's become the most polarizing team

in college basketball over now easily a 30-plus year period.

On par, by the way, in sports with the Yankees, the Cowboys,

I guess Notre Dame football is still polarizing, maybe not as much

as it used to be. So why is Duke so despised? You know, as a lifelong Maryland fan, I can

take a shot at this one. You know, number one is they win a lot. If they didn't win a lot,

they wouldn't be polarizing. You know, number one is they win a lot. If they didn't win a lot, they wouldn't be polarizing.

You know, no super polarizing sports entity becomes polarizing without winning a lot.

Number two is they've done all of their damage with all of those, with this feeling of entitlement, of, that comes from, you know, a very wealthy and affluent student body.

You know, there's been a condescension that's gone along with it, especially, you know, a condescension that's been off-putting to most notably Duke's biggest rivals that have had to deal with it for a long period of time.

You know, North Carolina, all of the ACC schools, and I'm talking about going back to the,

you know, the original ACC schools, you know, when Duke was becoming this team. You know, the players were in many

ways polarizing themselves. Christian Leitner was dirty. Bobby Hurley was too scrappy. You know,

JJ Reddick became kind of a manifestation of everything that was either loved about Duke or hated about Duke.

Back to the condescension, Coach K was a great coach, one of the greatest that's ever lived.

No doubt.

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