Go back to the first time. Theo Pinson was ostensibly a Duke fan, but even his family wasn't sure they believed it. In the fall of 2004, his father had friends who weren't using their tickets for Carolina's season-opening exhibition game against Winston-Salem State. The game was on young Theo's ninth birthday, and father and son went together for little Theo's first time in the Smith Center.
As you might remember, that 2004-05 Tar Heel team was a high-flying club. Jawad Williams had 21 points in that game, and Raymond Felton handed out 11 assists, and the Tar Heels won, 113-54.