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UNC Basketball: Top five John Calipari teams vs top five Roy Williams teams

By Brandon Griffin

Dec 13, 2014; Lexington, KY, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels coach Roy Williams and Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari at Rupp Arena. The Kentucky Wildcats defeated North Carolina Tar Heels 84-70. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 13, 2014; Lexington, KY, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels coach Roy Williams and Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari at Rupp Arena. The Kentucky Wildcats defeated North Carolina Tar Heels 84-70. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 8, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) battles for the ball with Philadelphia 76ers guard Gerald Henderson (12) during the second quarter at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 8, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) battles for the ball with Philadelphia 76ers guard Gerald Henderson (12) during the second quarter at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
Nov 23, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Ty Lawson (10) dribbles the ball past Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jerami Grant (9) during the second half at Golden 1 Center. The Kings beat the Thunder 116-101. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 23, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Ty Lawson (10) dribbles the ball past Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jerami Grant (9) during the second half at Golden 1 Center. The Kings beat the Thunder 116-101. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports /

So who wins? Both teams won a National title. Both teams had All-Americans and National Player of the Year players. However, only one team was considered an all-time great team. Plus this same Kentucky team needed an Anthony Davis block to beat the No. 5 team on this list by one point in Lexington.

As usual, the Kentucky team had more future stars. However, the Tar Heels that season beat a lot of future NBA players. In addition to Griffin and Green, they also beat a Virginia team with Mike Scott, a Georgia Tech team with Iman Shumpert, and a Duke team with Gerald Henderson, twice.

This Carolina team was loaded with juniors and seniors who were motivated to win it all. Davis was special, but the core of the Tar Heels was something that no Kentucky team has ever had under Coach Cal. UNC is the pick here and honestly, the game would probably not even be close.

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