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Tagged Carolina, Dean Smith, hobby, Tar Heels, UNC Tar Heel Basketball, winter
It has been quite a while since October 9, 1997. I’ll never forget being told that Dean Smith was retiring and immediately telling the messenger he wasn’t funny and to quit lying about something like that. He finally convinced me that it might not be a joke, so I investigated a bit and quickly found it definitely was no joke. Surprisingly, I couldn’t fight back the tears. I felt like there had been a death in my immediate family. And then I concluded I must really be crazy to have such strong emotions over a person whom I had never met and who was still alive.
Dean Smith came to Carolina 6 months before I was born. HE was the reason I became such a fan of Carolina basketball and by association, a fan of the university itself. Words cannot express how much I respect and love that man. But after over 13 years, I thought I could finally watch his retirement press conference without crying. That turned out to be inaccurate, but as I watched, I was reminded of many of the reasons I respect Coach Smith as much as I do.
Here, if you haven’t seen it in a while, it’s definitely worth a few minutes of your time:
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Tagged Carolina, Dean Smith, press conference, retirement, Tar Heels, UNC, UNC Tar Heel Basketball, University of North Carolina
All four annual editions of “Tar Heel Tip-Off” (2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011) should arrive any day now providing the snow doesn’t prevent the UPS and USPS drivers from making the trek up my drive. I’m looking forward to diving right in as soon as the packages are plunked down on my front porch.
Little did I know that I’ve been reading and admiring the work of the THTO author, Adrian Atkinson, for many years now — except that I knew him by another name and as a very intelligent Inside Carolina message board poster. (Yes, such a creature does exist!)
Also included in one of my orders is Dean Smith’s “Basketball: Multiple Offenses and Defenses” — one of best X’s and O’s basketball books out there and written by one of the most brilliant basketball minds of my lifetime. It should be a real treat!
Basketball: Multiple Offenses and Defenses
Tar Heel Tip-Off 2007-2008 -- It should be a real treat!
Have any of you read any issue of “Tar Heel Tip-Off” or “Basketball: Multiple Offenses and Defenses”? If so, feel free to share your thoughts.
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Tagged Adrian Atkinson, Dean Smith, Multiple Offenses and Defenses, Tar Heel Tip-Off, Tar Heels, UNC, UNC Tar Heel Basketball, University of North Carolina
YouTube Game Highlights (2:03)
http://vault.ncaa.com/ “Michigan’s Fab Five earned another shot at the National Title in 1993. In one of the most bizzarre endings in tournament history, Michigan’s Chris Webber called a timeout with 20 seconds remaining with the intention of setting up a potential game-winner against North Carolina. It backfired, however, when he learned that his team had zero timeouts remaining. Tournament MVP Donald Williams sank free throws to seal the win.”
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Tagged 1993, Carolina, championship, Chris Webber, Dean Smith, Donald Williams, Eric Montross, Fab Five, George Lynch, Jalen Rose, Kevin Salvadori, Michigan, NCAA, North Carolina, Phelps, Tar Heels, time out, travel, UNC, UNC Tar Heel Basketball, walk
YouTube Game Highlights (2:13)
http://vault.ncaa.com/ “Michael Jordan hits the game winning shot as North Carolina defeats Georgetown to win the national championship. James Worthy was named Most Outstanding Player as he scored 28 points and had the game clinching steal. This was coach Dean Smith’s first national championship.”
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Tagged 1982, Carolina, championship, Georgetown, James Worthy, Jimmy Black, John Thompson, Matt Doherty, Michael Jordan, NCAA, Patrick Ewing, Sam Perkins, Tar Heels, UNC, UNC Tar Heel Basketball, University of North Carolina
Dean E. Smith -- a genius and a gentleman
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