Tourney of Champions: `05 vs `82

Well, if you thought this was going to be a “down the line” type of tournament, where we know who is going win each game and by how much, welcome to the unexpected as the first game was a major upset, as the 2009 team went down to the 1991 squad.  Now, it’s time for the second game, with the trio of Felton/McCants/May going up against Jordan/Worthy/Perkins. Who is going to win this one? My pick is with the old timers (probably because I am an old timer myself and those were the players from my time at Chapel Hill) should be in control, but after yesterday’s game who truly knows? Only way to find out is to let the computer do its thing. But before that we have to check in with Johnny Carolina and Ben Heel to see what they think of this match up:

Yikes, a divided duo! Who can blame them though, after the first game of this tourney? Well, you know who I think should win, you know who they do, all that is left to do is to watch what the two squads do. Here is the play by play of the first half:

Well, the 2005 team is leading, but four points aren’t that much, are they? I have no doubt that the 1982 can easily retake the lead in this game and take the win home for their coach Dean Smith.

And that is it, the `05 team takes this one, and takes it pretty easily. I have to say that I am pretty surprised that no one on the old school team was not able to take charge and make a run at the `05 squad. Well, below is the box score for you to see what could have been the difference between the two teams from over two decades apart.

Second game of the TOC and second shocker (at least to me). Maybe I could go along with the 2005 team winning the game due to the 3 point shooting difference. I guess where I am having a hard time with is that no one on that 1982 team, which was full of real time leaders, could not must a couple of stops and try to cut (or even take) the lead from the `05 squad. Well, no matter what I think, the game is over and now both HC Dean Smith and HC Roy Williams are 1-1 in the tournament. See you tomorrow with the match up of `00-`01 vs `94-`95.

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