Congrats! You Hate These Poor, Hardworking Kids Under the Thumb of a Mean Old Man

Chances are, you don't resent the Grant Hills or Elton Brands of Duke history. It's the role players, the overexposed guys of lesser talent, that grate. Specifically, you loathe:

Seeing Lee Melchionni scream (pictured) when he got his layup.
Watching Greg Paulus take a charge when no one touches him.
The leg kicks JJ Redick employed so he could draw fouls.

But come on. Frankly, these young men should enjoy their moment in the limelight, because doom awaits them.

Because the tournament usually ends the same way for the Devils. Down by a basket, Coach K will resist the urge to draw up an actual play, instead asking his point guard du jour to drive downcourt and heave the ball up. K doesn't want to win so much as he wants to put his pupil through one more trial by fire. Usually, the kid cracks under the pressure. (Right at the 4:20 mark in this case).

And after he cracks, there is no great pro career waiting. The absolute best a hated Dookie can hope for is to end up like Redick, an unused, unappreciated NBA player. Do these guys really deserve your hate?

Judgment: You are a Severely Misguided Duke Hater.

You probably blame the guards in the Stanford Prison Experiment, too.

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