HBO Sports: Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. Carolina - Coach K & Roy Williams (HBO)

[MrGodismysavior]

I am from Montana but I am a die-hard Tar Heel fan. But I have to say, I agree with Coach K. These two teams dominate college ball and have for the past 4-5 decades. I hate dook with a passion and can't wait for the Heels to run all over them!!

[airpro869]

@michaeldean88. haha in light of the NBA lockout crap I feel you.

but a lot of carolina+duke players go to these great schools for the exposure, in hope of eventually making it to the NBA. why else would they spend all that time working on their game?

i have a lot of respect for Duke. Coach K is one of the best of all-time (waddup all-time wins record), I just like Coach Roy's approach to coaching and Carolina much better...

(we flop a LOT less)

[airpro869]

@BeaglesRuleTheRoost Okay..lets talk about former Dukies, NBA role players/busts: Christian Laettner Jason Williams Jay Williams Shelden Williams Mike Dunleavy Chris Duhon JJ Reddick Gerald Henderson Danny Ferry Josh McRoberts ...need i go on?

[ImSoPeeved]

@airpro869 Really? First of all, Jason williams and Jay Williams are the same person. And he is by no means a bust. He was a fantastic rookie with all kinds of potential, but got in a car accident and was unable to play again. By definition, that is NOT a bust. And Gerald Henderson has played two seasons. Last season he showed great improvement. If this lock out ends any time soon Henderson could definitely be the leader of his team and continue improving over the years.

[Michaeldean88]

@airpro869 Who gives a shit about the NBA? This is college basketball son, the real shit! You need to get you stuff straitened out. We Carolinians don't give a damn about the NBA. Need I go on?

[makeitrain47]

that's why Williams brings in these ridiculous freshman classes every year, because for him its necessary in order to compete at a high level. Coach K can live without having a monster class every season because knows how to get players to buy into his system.

Not saying Williams just rolls the balls out and lets his guys play, but because he has superior talent, he doesn't focus as much on team chemistry and fitting his players into roles.

[makeitrain47]

Yes, Coach K does try and get the best talent he can, but even with just decent talent he still wins because he has a basic system in place.

Williams, on the other hand, is more of a "personnel-athlete" coach, AKA a "player's coach". he has kind of an uptempo system, and he emphasizes defense, but he's more reliant on having talent and depth than Coach K is. whereas Coach K tends to slot players into roles, Williams relies more on the players' talents.

[makeitrain47]

I used to compare Coach K and Roy Williams by their records and titles, but their styles are also very different, not just in terms of strategy but their overall philosophy.

To steal from a book titled "Blindsided" by KC Joyner (actually about football but still applies) Coach K is more of a "scheme-hitter" coach, meaning his philosophy is more based on strategy and being tougher than the other team.

[BeaglesRuleTheRoost]

Marvin williams, raymond felton, danny green, wayne ellington, hansborough are all garbage nba players

[makeitrain47]

@BeaglesRuleTheRoost I'm a Duke fan, but even I have to disagree with this. Felton is, IMHO, a solid starting point guard. Williams is at the very least a rotation player, as is Hansbrough. Only Green and Ellington aren't that good on this list.

[BeaglesRuleTheRoost]

@makeitrain47 raymond felton is a bust. he's a below average starting nba point guard, who's now being eclipsed by ty lawson in denver. as for marvin williams...well hes a HUGE bust. a second pick as a rotation player? that is unacceptable. the guy hasn't averaged over 15 ppg once in his career. he excels at absolutely nothing other than mediocrity. he's garbage. hansbrough will be discarded like a used condom once indiana realizes he has not potential left. the only thing he offers is hustle

[froggerspawn]

Duke>UNC 

[throwdini2525]

@froggerspawn Go suck yourself

[Uriah1223]

lol heels fans....SUCK ASSSSSSSSSES.....DUKE #1 FOREVER

[DCdorian]

I have always respected Roy Williams, I think the best Roy Williams' teams were the last 3 years at Kansas, players like Wayne Simien, Kirk Heinrich, Nick Collison, Drew Gooden, Aaron Miles, Keith Langford, Jeff Graves, Christian Moody, Jeff Hawkins, even Bryant Nash. Plus JR Giddens ended up choosing KU, those were some good days

[deepriv123]

19,000th view!

[TheSabrinalynn]

@makeitrain47 Read Coach Williams' book "Hard Work" It's a good read.

[makeitrain47]

one issue i have, though: how in the hell could Roy Williams have Tyler Hansbrough with Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington for 3 years and only win 1 freaking championship?

[arshort2]

@makeitrain47 Well the first year Florida was busy winning it's 2nd title with it's entire starting 5 back. UNC was damn good but young, choked against Georgetown. Roy can make shots for them. The next year, Kansas was just better. The third year they won it.

[makeitrain47]

Coach K is like Jay-Z, the Rolling Stones or Eric Clapton; after all these years, he's still an industry standard.

despite what Jim Calhoun, Jim Boeheim, Bill Self, Billy Donovan, John Calipari or Roy Williams have done over the past decade, K is the standard, and everyone knows it.

i have a lot of respect for Roy Williams, but anyone who considers him the equal of Coach K is just fooling themselves.

[apanuisoldier]

Can someone please upload the entire programme..i love watch UNC and Duke go at it!!!

[microflex22]

51AreaGoon Wow, bad timing on that one mate.

[Teddyboh9]

Tonight...*KEVIN HART VOICE" ITS ABOUT TO GO DOWN

[TheEaglesfanindc]

coach k is god got rings ?? go champs

[12tarhills]

it dont happen often but its very good when duke and carolina get along im a tarheel fan, but duke is always good and always fun to watch a duke a carolina game,

[Infamousbnh]

Memphis????

Who is that???

Sorry Basketball country never heard of them.

football for them is good tho

[redd7188]

duke and unc are boring thank goodness for teams like Memphis

[Flatbanjo92]

yea...ok.....whatever.......wh­os memphis? hahahaha...u dumbass haha

[kerobinsonii]

@redd7188 Because you like having an entire season vacated?

[redd7188]

@kerobinsonii no because they play an exiting style of basketball

[paulisawesome3]

@redd7188 I'm sorry, nobody is familiar with that university.

[aepril11]

is there anyway to watch this without hbo on demand i cant find the full documentary anywhere =/

[tidalwave399]

If Duke and UNC were merged, we would be KICK ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[King23Jr]

@tidalwave399 That coul NEVER happen. HATE DUKE 4EVER!!!

[makeitrain47]

@tidalwave399 i'd be on hell freezing over first. =)

[makeitrain47]

@tidalwave399 i meant "i'd bet on hell freezing over first".

[cbears32]

Duke to the FINAL 4 again. beat unc twice and they didnt make the tourney? yeah thats what im talking about.

[ncstatemaniac]

both suck

[agFinder2]

K doesn't know the stats? He's lying through his ratty little nose. The stats are: UNC rules, period.

[1923forlife]

If Miami beats maryland unc is last in the acc...I know duke hasn't won one since 01 but everyone has their spurts...I just don't understand how anyone would like a team that's baby blue and Carolina written on their butts that just has gay written all over it

[MSmallzz15]

Well looks like 1923forlife is a little bit jealous, maybe instead of staring at our players' butts you should look up a little bit to the banner that says 2009 national champions! Let me know when the Dookies make it to the Sweet 16.

[F110mech]

@MSmallzz15 Maybe you should leave 2009 and step foward to this year and take a look at the 2010 DUKE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BANNER... let me know when UNC can beat dayton for the NIT LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kashaud17]

@F110mech duke one one championship in 10 years and UNC won 2 in 4 years and duke is all of a sudden better than Carolina?

[makeitrain47]

@kashaud17 Duke's never had a bad season in the past decade; in fact, they'v even exceeded expectations, like in 2003 (after Jay Williams and Co. left) and 2005 (after Luol Deng left and Shaun Livingston never came). however, Carolina last year had that monumental collapse after every publication had them in the preseason top 10, and let's not forget that 2002 20 loss debacle.

[meowmixforever]

john henson. LOL

[51AreaGoon]

All y'all duke fans always talking shit. When was y'all last championship? I believe in 01. We've won 2 since then and yall have been on the downspiral. Get another ring then there's something to talk about until then y'all have nothing to say.

[southernbells]

Didn't the Tarholes just get their butts beat by the College of Charleston is what could be considered a humilating loss. Oh and I am from the South and my blood runs DUKE BLUE.

[billabonghewett]

GO Coach K, what the hell is Roy Williams talking about enthusiasm. I'm not sayin that UNC fans are the worst, but in my opinion they are far far from enthusiastic.

[pimp6900]

F**k carolina

[cribb]

The best rivalry in all of sports. Period. Even if UNC is ranked #1 in the country and Duke is dead last, or vice versa, it will always be a competitive game because it means so much to the players, and the fans. As a Heels fan this season was bittersweet, with 2 wins over Duke and a national championship but having to watch so much talent leave. Next year should be interesting.

[lefthooklacey]

Coach K is a fake. Duke university basketball has fallen off the map. Carolina owns them. It's not even rivalry any more. Both teams have to be competitive for it to be a rivalry. In the 80's it was Carolina-State rivalry. But then Carolina started owning State, and Duke got better. So most Duke fans now-a-days are closet State fans that jumped on the bandwagon. Oh yeah, and Duke is a southern haven for yankee pricks. If you're from the South and you cheer for Duke, then you're an idiot.

[lasvegascrook]

You are one of the dumbest fans on either side of the fence if you think that's true. Duke made more Final Four appearances in the 80's than the heels did you moron. Maybe you should watch the documentary doucheface. You could learn something besides what your daddy who went to UNC Pembroke has told you. Let me gues, you went to App State? Knew it.

[dukeblueforever]

30 wins, the ACC Tournament title, and a Sweet 16 is falling off the map?

What the hell map do you read?

Bitch.

[tcs4duke]

this could possibly be the stupidest comment i have ever read. every team has there good streaks and bad streaks i dont think a 30 win season, acc title, sweet 16 is falling off any map 99.9% of the programs would kill for that season, just cz unc had a better season doesnt mean duke fell of the map atleast we didnt have a season like unc did in 02 going 8-20 you stupid piece of crap

[smokeykevin]

@lefthooklacey - Go ahead and talk that shit while you can. Carolina has got the better of Duke recently, but Coach K will get them back where they belong, Which is final four after final four, after final four, after final four, Count on it....PRICK!!!

[qukarlz]

ya just like he has the past 5 seasons? try to beat unc at home this year and then talk some shit.

[dukebluesawyer]

~DUKE~

[GCHeels]

Heels baby! The best rivalry in all of sports (f the BoSoxs and Yanks, even moreso Mich/Ohio St), Nothing comes close to the battle of Tobacco Road. Take any other rivalry and see if the level of play, intensity comes even close to that of a UNC/Dook matchup. 90% of the time when they hit the court, you're watching the game played at a level unknown to most of college basketball at the time.

[jamariomenesmith]

duke kicks all ass!

[ekcostley]

DUKE!!!

[cameroncrazie101]

Lets go Duke

[UNClax990]

lets go tar heels!!!!