The Dean Smith System
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Got spoiled having so many guys who would throw it down anytime they got it within spitting distance of the rim. When was the last time we had that many dunks in one game (and one glorious missed one)?
RIP to a man I never met whom I view as a true role model. You are missed.
I met Coach Smith once on the team bus outside Cole Field House in College Park. My brother was a
sports columnist for his college newspaper who had finagled two press passes for the game
and had briefly chatted with Coach Smith several hours prior to tip off as l stood nearby.
l mentioned to Coach Smith that l had graduated from Carolina in ‘77. A ten second exchange, if that.
But then, on the bus, l shook his hand and congratulated him on the Heels’ victory over the Terps.
He thanked me and asked, “Was Paul (my brother) able to get his interviews in the locker room?”
l said that he had. “That’s good, l’m glad we could accommodate him.”
In the years since, l have always been amazed that he remembered Paul’s name and that l was his brother.
RIP, Coach Smith.
sports columnist for his college newspaper who had finagled two press passes for the game
and had briefly chatted with Coach Smith several hours prior to tip off as l stood nearby.
l mentioned to Coach Smith that l had graduated from Carolina in ‘77. A ten second exchange, if that.
But then, on the bus, l shook his hand and congratulated him on the Heels’ victory over the Terps.
He thanked me and asked, “Was Paul (my brother) able to get his interviews in the locker room?”
l said that he had. “That’s good, l’m glad we could accommodate him.”
In the years since, l have always been amazed that he remembered Paul’s name and that l was his brother.
RIP, Coach Smith.
The Greatest Teacher, innovator and coach of all time!!! How there isn’t a big award named after him in college basketball is astounding to me
Same here...never met him but he has had a big impact on my life and what I aspire to be, and regularly fall short of!
In regards to UVA's shot at the end, It's amazing how much more worry there can be in today's game allowing an uncontested 44' jumperEd Cota drive and kickout to Ademola Okulaja for the win!
what I like is the way they don't just hurry back on defense, they flat out plain haul ass.
Super70’sSports is the best reason to have X (Twitter). Another amazing MJ stat:
Only four times in NBA history has a player led the league in scoring, won the MVP, led the playoffs in scoring, won playoff MVP, and was 1st Team All-Defensive.
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Michael Jordan: 4
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