(11-03-2016 07:02 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  Why was Duke so miserable (13-18, 2-14) in '95 anyway? It's especially bizarre when considering they played in the National Title game 4 of the previous 5 years and Final Four 6 of 7.

Coach K was in pain and needed the medical attention (surgery). The loss of one of the all-time greats Grant Hill hurt. He put Duke on his back and took them all the way to 94 title game. After he left, they weren't nearly as talented. Loss of leadership from Grant to NBA and Coach K out was too much for that Parks, Meeks, and Blakeney led 95 team. Not to mention the schedule was pretty strong...Wake had Duncan, Georgia Tech was top 25, North Carolina was great, Virginia and Maryland were really good. UConn and Michigan were top 25 and UCLA was ranked number 2 when Duke played at UCLA