CAMPUS HARD COURT...FRANKLIN Street LORE...Chapel Hill, N.C...Who was a better DUO?...SHEED and STACK or VINcanity and A.J....HOOP HEADS want to know

I could talk about UNC Tar Heel Men's Hoops until the Year 2100 and every year I am talking about them they are adding to the ledger. First Off the Legend Coach Dean Smith then a Host of Great Players like Phil Ford, Big Game James the Original, Air Jordan, Psycho T, the Jet of Arch Bishop Malloy HS, J.R., Jimmy Black, and so on and so forth. Today though the Bluedude has come to discuss the Top Two Duo's of the 90s for the 'Heels.

Who was better the 1993-95 Duo of Rasheed Wallace (Philadelphia Simon Gratz HS) and Jerry Stackhouse (Kinston, N.C./Oak Hill Academy VA) or the likes of Vince Carter (Daytona Beach, Fla Mainland HS) and Antawn Jamison (Charlotte, N.C. Providence HS).

Sheed and Stack were rated consensus #1 and #3 Overall in their 1993 Class by most Recruiting Services. Carter and A.J. were both Consensus Top 15 Players with Vince being a Consensus Top 5 Nationally in their 1995 Class.

Sheed was the best Center out of Philly since Philadelphia Overbrook HS's the Late Great Wilt Chamberlain. Was so good in HS Sheed was they used to play him a half because they were blowing out Teams and his Stats were watered Down because of that and not his Ability. Sheed had all the Tools to be a Dominant Big in the Logo as Sheed could block shots, face-up, back to the basket, an Array of Post Moves, and could step out and Knockdown Money Balls and did it on the Regular in the Logo from 23'9". Not Knocking Sheed but if he had Kevin Garnett's Motor he would be headed to the Naismith Basketball Hall of fame..That Good. His Rival in the ACC was Wake Forest's Tim Duncan.

Stack was the Next in Line of Great Tar Heel High-Flyers from Small Town USA Kinston, NC (2010  Big Mac and UNC Sniper Reggie Bullock from Kinston, NC) He dominated as Physically he was a Pro at UNC with a Unique Skill Set to play Bigger than what he was. Stack didn't have the Best Handle or Shot but what he had was the Knack for Being a All-Around Basketball Player. At times His Sophomore Year Stack would play the 4 with Sheed at the 5 and they would dominate the paint.

Right after they left, Stack and Sheed to enter the 1995 NBA Draft, the hosted Two Recruits that UNC picked up in the 1995 Class in Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison.

Carter was like Stack the Next in Line to be another Stack-Like Jordan-Like High-Flyer to lead UNC to a Chip. Vince was  Jack -of-All-Trades Player as he was Wing Forward and not a Shooting Guard like Stack but unlike Jordan. A Lead Band Major at Mainland HS in Daytona Beach, Florida Vince interest were all over the Place and like Stack and Jordan you saw glimpses as what they might be in the Logo but played under the Radar at UNC. Arguably the Best In-Game Dunker and Dunk Contest Dunker I have ever seen....It's Ova talking Half Man/Half Amazing.

A.J. was Blue-Collar hidden in a Unique Skill set built on Quick Hops, Runners, Sneaky Game off the Bounce, High Basketball IQ, and a Work Ethic 2nd to None. He played perfectly off of Vince because of his Ability to play the 4 at UNC and Rebound with the best of them. A.J. also had a Better Mid-Range Game than both Stack and Vince off a Set Shot. He just a had a Nose for getting Buckets and many of them.

Now who was the Best Duo on Franklin Street....it is a Tie. Stack and Sheed only played 2 Seasons and A.J. and Vince played 3 Seasons, Accomplished a little more at UNC, but combining Both Duo's they Both were as Similar as they were Different from Skill Set and Productivity on Franklin Street.

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