2010 still trumps for me. I remember being in high school and CONSTANTLY getting slammed for Zoubek, Jon, Lance and just how pathetic our teams were and how embarrassing our early NCAAT losses were. All those tough losses to UNC. Those boys absorbed an unreal amount of criticism, just UNREAL. So to watch them go out on top of the world and prove everybody wrong was truly one of the best feelings. Plus it was the first national (for duke) I watched. That team also had Kyle and Kyle is probably my second favorite Duke player of all time behind Duhon. Duhon is the reason I became a duke fan.
Gosh what I would give for one more year of Kyle.
Yeah, the crowning glory for 3 seniors in 2010 represents more obstacles overcome and hardships endured than what Quinn experienced as the lone senior this year. It is also the least likely of title teams wrt the ready-made NBA talent, and somewhat of a last hurrah (owing part to Butler, too) for old-fashioned, stick-around-and-develop seniors in an increasingly OAD environment. No other year can touch 2010 for that.
What makes 2015 an extension from that is that it's make-up is so very, very different, dominated by freshman NBA talent. 2010 was its own story w/ its own narrative arc and happy ending, but 5 years removed it's now prelude to 2015's story, the incredible contrast that shows K's brilliance and adaptability. Like flavor combinations -- sweet and sour, salted caramel, etc -- the addition of the second elevates the whole.
