Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
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With Syracuse and Duke set to face off Saturday at Cameron Indoor, it will mark the second meeting this season between two of the top freshmen in America and the two top rookies in the ACC: Syracuse’s Tyler Ennis and Duke’s Jabari Parker.
No. 1 Syracuse is 25-1, 12-1 in the ACC and is coming off Wednesday’s shocking OT loss to Boston College.
No. 5 Duke is 21-6, 10-4 and is coming off Thursday’s loss to arch-rival North Carolina in which the Tar Heel fans stormed the court after the win.
Whoever loses Saturday’s game will suddenly be riding a two-game losing streak.
With that in mind, we ask:
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