He simply wasn't that good. With his patented "Four Corners" offense, and no shot clock throughout almost all of his career, he played not to win, but not to lose. He would go to the "Four Corners", it seemed, anytime his team was ahead in the second half, and the game became a boring one of keepaway, passing the ball around the outer perimeter, with no goal other than to take time off the clock. In his only NCAA Championship win, I believe, it took a "buzzer beater" shot, by none other than Michael Jordan himself, for his team to overcome Georgetown. This team also had James Worthy andSam Perkins on it, and Smith could only muster a last second win? It's said only Dean Smith could keep Michael Jordan under 15 points a game. Growing up on the East Coast, I got tired every year of hearing how great Dean Smith was, when, to be honest, with all the talent that went through his program, he should have won many more Championships.
2007-11-09
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