scene.’” the 33-31 victory.
After the final player was in- Game Two came down to the
troduced (Jon Scheyer), the team wire with a last-second play de-
huddled up around center court and the lights were turned termining the outcome. With under six seconds left, Casey
up. The players divided into a white team and a blue squad, Peters corralled the ball off a blocked Kyle Singler shot and
but the scrimmage couldn’t begin until the respective raced down the court in the waning seconds. His attempt
coaching staffs were complete. rolled off the front of the rim, but Nolan was there to draw a
At this point, the first Crazies Choice was awarded and foul on his putback attempt with .8 seconds remaining. The
the honor for Duke’s Best Dynamic Duo of the Past 30 Years junior brought the crowd to a frenzy on the charity stripe,
went to college hoops legends Bobby Hurley and Christian sealing the victory by hitting both attempts. On the night,
Laettner. The dynamic duo, winners of two NCAA titles to- guards Nolan and Scheyer combined to score 43 points and
gether and in the building to accept the award, then headed dish out 19 assists with zero turnovers.
to a bench to serve as coaches for the game. During breaks in the action at the scrimmage, videos
Our players played a pair of 12-minute scrimmages as were shown on the scoreboard with messages from former
the CTC crowd saw the 2009-10 in action on the court for players, contests took place on Coach K Court, and the final
first time. “It was amazing, a great atmosphere,” said Nolan. three Crazies Choice Awards were presented. Jason Wil-
“The team was very excited and the coaches were too, and liams accepted the award for Best Comeback of the Past 30
I think we went out and played a great game. Both teams Years (”Miracle Minute” at Maryland in 2001), Nate James
played hard.” and Chris Carrawell accepted the award for Best Cameron
The White Team won Game One 40-17 with Jon, Kyle, Chaos of the Past 30 Years (UNC 2000) and Christian
Mason, Miles, Nolan, Jordan and Steve sporting the home Laettner took home his second Crazies Award for Best
whites. Nolan led the way for the White squad with 15 Buzzer-Beater of the Past 30 Years (”The Shot” in 1992).
points on 6-of-7 shooting. The Blue Team took the second Noted the NCAA Tournament’s all-time wins leader, “I have
scrimmage, once again led by Nolan who scored 10 points in to say, after my wife and children, that’s the best thing that’s
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