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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Will Draft Jahlil Okafor or Karl-Anthony Towns
The genius coaching of Byron Scott has led another team to a high draft pick. The Los Angeles Lakers will be the second team picking in the 2015 NBA draft, which means taking one of the two big men the Minnesota Timberwolves don’t choose: Jahlil Okafor or Karl-Anthony Towns.
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Duke Blue Devils: Jahlil Okafor Has a Tough One-and-Done Tradition to Follow
It’s rare to see Duke players go one-and-done, or at least it used to be. Jahlil Okafor was never going to stick around for long, and he has a mostly impressive list of players to follow in that regard.
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16 Best Memes of Duke & Referees Beating Wisconsin in NCAA Tournament Final
Outplayed and outcoached, Duke somehow walked away with a win over Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament final. The memes hardly have one good thing to say about the Blue Devils, and for good reason
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Teams With the Most NCAA Tournament Championships
With a fifth NCAA Tournament championship, Duke join an elite group of college basketball programs with at least five titles, including North Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky and UCLA.
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Duke Beat Wisconsin – Too Bad Referees Decide the Fate of Championships
Some games leave you with a bad taste in your mouth, and Duke beating Wisconsin 68-63 to win their fifth NCAA Tournament and college basketball championship was certainly one of them, due to the referees making almost every possible mistake at critical juncture to help out the Blue Devils come away with the trophy.
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NCAA Tournament – Wisconsin vs Duke Final Predictions
After a rather easy road to the final game, Duke are slight favorites to win a fifth NCAA Tournament under Mike Krzyzewski. Wisconsin and Bo Ryan have been consistent, but rarely great over the last 15 years. Their achievement this season and their performance in the first game of the Final Four suggests it’s different this time.
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Duke Over Michigan State: Anti-Climatic as it Gets
The “evil empire” final isn’t going to happen, but Duke do kick off the Final Four with an impressive 81-61 win over Michigan State, showing the full range of offensive and defensive abilities players like Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow have to offer.
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NCAA Tournament – Duke vs Kentucky is the Final Everyone Wants (and Doesn’t)
The most hated college basketball team in the nation? Duke, who are in the Final Four. The most hated college basketball coaches? John Calipari of Kentucky and Mike Krzyzewski, Duke again. So with all this hate, why is this the final everyone wants to see?
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Duke Over Gonzaga – Freshmen Keep Paving the Way
Everyone is against one-and-done’s at least on the outside, but no one minds when they take you into the Final Four, and Duke are riding the wave of freshman success, beating Gonzaga 66-52, led by Justise Winslow, Jahlil Okafor and Tyus Jones.
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Duke Over North Carolina – About the Rivalry, Nothing Else
With Virginia already clinching the ACC title for a second straight season, the only thing Duke and North Carolina had to play for was the meaning of their rivalry, which is quite a lot, even when isolated from other implications. For the second time this season and third in a row, the Blue Devils came out on top, winning 84-77.