Dean Smith was a master at playful sparring with reporters

Posted Jul 24, 2010
Dean Smith loved to tip an interviewer off balance with his encyclopedic recall of something the reporter had written long ago. He kept dossiers on sportswriters for just that purpose. When Smith was publicizing a new book several years ago, I called the UNC men's basketball coach on the dot, at the precise moment we were to start talking. Smith hates tardiness. He thinks it means the late-comer values his own time more than that of everyone else. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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