I’ll countdown my top ten Dean Smith wins at UNC, leaving out only two types of games, national championship wins, (as obviously those are my favorites) and any game against Duke, which almost demand their own category. #10: UNC-Maryland, 1976, at Maryland, UNC won 81-69. UNC and Maryland were two of the very best teams in the nation that year, in the January game in … [Read more...] about My Top Ten Dean Smith Wins
Hero & Zero of the Week
For the HERO and ZERO of the week, we’ll go with 3 local Women’s Coaches! When the Women’s bracket was announced, Duke coach Joanne McCallie quickly voiced her displeasure with the parings, which I believe had Duke as the #2 seed in the same region where UConn was #1. She said they must not want Duke in the Final Four at all, to put them in UConn’s region. I realize all … [Read more...] about Hero & Zero of the Week
Hero & Zero of the Week
SO for this week’s ZERO, we’ll go with Saints receiver Marques Colston. I’m sure all of you saw the absurd play to end their playoff loss to Seattle. ALL he has to do is step out of bounds, at about the Seattle 35 yard line, and the Saints have at least one more play to tie the game. Instead he not only tries to throw a lateral, the ball goes about 4 yard forward, so with … [Read more...] about Hero & Zero of the Week
Hero & Zero of the Week
FORMER NBAer Chuck Person, on his shot selection: “When I step into the building, you’ve got to get me the ball. When I step off the bus, I’m open.” Reminds me of when Serge Zwikker fired up a 20 footer, which missed badly. Dean Smith told him, ‘There is a reason you’re open.’ FROM the other calendar, Horse Racing announcer Willie Carson: “He’s drawn right in the middle. In … [Read more...] about Hero & Zero of the Week
Hero and Zero of the Week
For the ZERO of the week, how about Dwight Howard? In what has become commonplace, once more he’s deciding where he wants to play next season. He does not like playing in LA, because he wants to be ‘the main guy’, but he also wants there to be other really good players on his team so he can win a title. When he got traded to LA last year, many picked them to make a … [Read more...] about Hero and Zero of the Week
