In 1994, Purdue was riding high with Glenn “Big Dog” Robinson and came into the NCAA tournament as the #1 seed in the Southwest.
Duke, with Grant Hill as a senior, was the #2 seed in that regional. And there was no doubt that Robinson presented a major challenge for Duke’s defense.
So it was a bit of a surprise when Hill stood up and said he wanted to guard him. At 6-7 and 240, Robinson was a load who had averaged around 30 ppg and 10 rpg. Hill was a better player, but, relatively speaking, he was wispy compared to Robinson and his stats weren’t nearly as gaudy.