Evening of Hoops Improv with Bob Knight and friends
Posted Mar 15, 2011
Phil Ford said then-North Carolina coach Dean Smith advised him to go pro after his junior year and Ford replied: "Who's going to tell my mama?" Bob Knight said he thought the Tar Heels' NCAA situation had actually improved by losing to Duke in Sunday's ACC tournament final. "That will wake 'em up a little," Knight said of the Tar Heels.
(Charlotte Observer)
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