Comments on: THF Countdown #2: 2005

By: DeanForever

DeanForever — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:37:07 +0000

Heels Perspective:

#3 might have to qualify for a two-way tie with #1.

By: Heels Perspective

Heels Perspective — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:28:27 +0000

The best parts of the championship for me:

1. Roy getting a championship

2. Jawad, Jackie and Melvin achieving a championship after going through the 8-20 season as frosh.

3. Billy Packer having to congratulate the Heels.

By: robuck

robuck — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:58:46 +0000

A really interesting part about the Santa Clara loss is that we basically got a free pass from the national media on that game. The infamous NBA brawl in Detroit was the same night, relegating a major college hoops upset to the back burners of the sporting universe for the entire weekend. By the time we got to Maui, the loss was old news.

By: C. Michael

C. Michael — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:42:02 +0000

This is #1 for me. I don’t really recall ’82 (I was 3) and I was at the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games (and the team hotel), so I have an extra feeling of pride in the tourney run.

By: Tar Heel Fan

Tar Heel Fan — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:30:35 +0000

Because the countdown starts with 1981-82 which is the first team I can remember seeing play. I am sure Daddy was watching the first six years of my life and I probably watched some games with him but I just don’t remember them.

By: keithunc

keithunc — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:21:16 +0000

THF,
How did the 80-81 team not make this list?

By: keithunc

keithunc — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:07:57 +0000

The only time I think of Santa Clara is while I’m drinking out of my National Championship coffee mug.

Marvin Williams…Marvin Williams…..Marvin Williams. WOW. Could you imagine two more years of him. Him and Tyler together.

Felton was pure magic. May had the best hands in the business. McCants was special, (mopey) but special, he always seemed to hit the jumper, pop the three or drive and slash. LOVED THIS TEAM. (but then again I love them all)

By: JBowling

JBowling — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:19:31 +0000

Same here Wilf. This team should take so much pride in what they have accomplished. I am sure there will never be another team with the same nucleus that goes 8-20 to win a national title 2 years later. This group of guys single handedly brought us back from the “dark ages” back to national prominence. Going forward, I see gifted high schoolers coming to UNC, thanks in part to what they grew up watching wich is UNC winning the championship and going to elite 8′s and final 4′s. We may be on another string of sweet 16′s and better like we once was. We owe some of that to the success of the 8-20 team that won the championship.

Thanks Guys!!!

By: Wilf

Wilf — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:20:37 +0000

I can’t tell you how upset I was about the Santa Clara game. My thoughts were “here we go again”. Luckily my spoiled brat attitude only lasted until the next game.

This was a fantastic team, and Sean May was an inspiration. The final was classic Carolina Basketball.

I don’t think I’ve thought about Santa Clara since.