North Carolina Tar Heels: 1977 vs 1998, Bracket Challenge

1977 Rotation

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Starters

C Tom LaGarde

F Mike O’Koren

F Walter Davis

G John Kuester

G Phil Ford

Key Reserves

G Tom Zaligaris

F Rich Yonakor

F Steve Krafcisin

F Bruce Buckley

F Dudley Bradley

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1998 Rotation

Starters

C Makhtar Ndiaye

F Antawn Jamison

F Vince Carter

G Shammond Williams

G Ed Cota

Key Reserves

F Ademola Okulaja

C Brendan Haywood

Comments

The 1998 team had a very tight rotation, with only seven guys seeing key action. There was a fair amount of flexibility in those seven since Carter could play guard and Williams could play point. Guthridge even used a big lineup against Utah where Okulaja started.

That would have made the 1977 deeper. The Jamison-Carter-Williams trio were major scoring portion but the 1977 team played four scorers in the starting lineup with Kuester not much worse off at about nine per game. We’ll just have to see if the simulation reflects this.

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