Can Florida match up with Duke and possibly upset the Blue Devils?
Len Elmore: There is no question in my mind they are capable — they are deep, athletic, strong inside (which is one of Duke’s major weaknessess) and the Gators are well coached. But to beat Duke, you have to stay away from those open floor turnovers that allow them easy baskets and those offensive sprints that push them out ahead of their opponents. I think Florida’s advantage will be the pressure — if applied with the goal of wearing Duke down rather than constantly creating turnovers. Goheels: With all the athletic ability Tennessee has, how do you think North Carolina will match up with them? Elmore, a 10-year NBA veteran, returned to ESPN for the 1997 season as a men’s college basketball analyst. He previously was with the network for the 1991 and ’92 campaigns. A 1974 Maryland graduate, where he was a three-time All-ACC performer — and is still generally regarded as one of the best players ever in the ACC’s fabled history — Elmore was the recipient of the school’s Citizenship
