Austin Rivers, Harrison Barnes connected on Tobacco Road

Posted Jul 13, 2011
UNC's Harrison Barnes and Duke's Austin Rivers have faced the weight of outside expectation for as long as you've known their names, and probably longer. This fall, both will carry that weight onto the college court. Once there, both will meet all the scrutiny, intensity and intrigue of the promise of a new season -- not to mention a new season in the 11-mile stretch that separates Durham, N.C., from Chapel Hill -- entails. (ESPN.com)

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