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Sunday, March 1, 2009
Greatest decades ever: Wheeler, Norcross court history
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The big game this week is Walton at Norcross on Wednesday, with the winner to face Wheeler, if Wheeler can beat Peachtree Ridge.
Do you pull for the underdogs, or do you want to see Wheeler vs. Norcross in the quarterfinals? Wouldn’t the winner of that game, which would be Saturday at West Georgia College in Carrollton, be the team of the decade?
That’s boys team of the decade. I guess those girls teams at Collins Hill and Wesleyan are in a category that can’t be touched.
But staying with boys for a minute, does Wheeler or Norcross have any chance at claiming the best decade in boys basketball history?
Below is a list of six of the best ”teams of the decade.” It’s hard to top Southwest Macon, which had two sets of super teams, one led by Norm Nixon, the other by Jeff Malone, in the 1970s. Some tell me those weren’t the best players on those teams, but they’re the most famous.
If Wheeler wins the title this year, the Wildcats would match SW Macon’s four titles in a decade in the highest class. SW still would have one more Final Four appearance, although they’d be tied in making eight quarterfinals.
The most titles in a decade was Westover’s five in the 1990s. Does playing below the highest class discount that accomplishment?
Best decades:
SW Macon (1970s) - Four titles, seven Final Fours
Savannah (1970s) - Three titles, five Final Fours
Mitchell-Baker (1990s) - Four titles, six Final Fours
Westover (1990s) - Five titles, six Final Fours
Norcross (2000s) - Three titles, four Final Fours
Wheeler (2000s) - Three titles, five Final Fours
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