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Dean Smith, the former coach of the UNC Tar Heels, has died at age 83. --Bob

He was the man you can credit for the collegiate version of the shot clock being implanted, given his occasional use of the four-corners offense. It was an effective coaching strategy, but it made for bad TV.

SpacemanSpiff wrote:He was the man you can credit for the collegiate version of the shot clock being implanted, given his occasional use of the four-corners offense. It was an effective coaching strategy, but it made for bad TV.

So Dean Smith was the Kati Knudsen of college basketball?

Dean Smith is from my hometown, and grew up in the church I attend. A couple of years ago when we demo'd the old church building we found where he had signed one of the rafters. Wonder whatever happened to that? I expect the demo company took it.

Coach Smith left each former lettermen a check for $200 to "enjoy a dinner out compliments of Dean Smith."

Here's one such letter:





Classy guy!

Vandal wrote:

Better go out and enjoy that dinner before Dean Smith's trust gets revoked!

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Michael Jordan will finally be able to afford a decent meal.

Dinner? That's not enough to cover my bar tab!

That may explain why UNC lost last night.

Wisconsin was hungrier.