Jacobs: Dean Smith’s lessons still reverberate at UNC
Posted Dec 21, 2014
After Kentucky defeated UNC this month, a reporter asked Tar Heels coach Roy Williams how the absence of an injured Wildcats starter had affected top-ranked UK. “Coach (Dean) Smith used to always think that if you lose a guy, at that next game you’re going to be so much better because everybody’s going to try to pull for him, give a little more effort and play even better,” Williams said.
(Charlotte Observer)
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