Dean Smith
Dean Smith
Dean Edwards Smithwas an American head coach of men's college basketball. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Smith coached from 1961 to 1997 and retired with 879 victories, which was the NCAA Division I men's basketball record at that time. Smith had the 9th highest winning percentage of any men's college basketball coach. During his tenure as head coach, North Carolina won...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 February 1931
CityEmporia, KS
CountryUnited States of America
You should sub a player out when you see a player not going full-speed or playing selfish basketball.
The coach's job is to be part servant in helping each player reach his goals within the team concept.
Over coaching is the worst thing you can do to a player.
You should just do the right thing.
Good people are happy when something good happens to someone else.
A lion never roars after a kill.
You should never be proud of doing the right thing. You should just do it.
Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat.
Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots.
I always mean what I say, but I don't always say what I'm thinking.
What do do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.
If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot.
I think Duke should be the favorite. And Gonzaga will be a tough out.
What he wants to show more than anything else is the fact that they won the game. I think he's really excited about being part of a real good team like the Nets are this year.