Jordan: I'd Take Dean Smith Over Phil Jackson
Posted Aug 10, 2015
At his summer Flight School, Michael Jordan did a Q&A with campers and was asked who he would pick to coach him in one game. His answer: "Dean Smith." Several years ago, we were lucky enough to conduct an interview with Jordan in advance of Roy Williams' induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Most of that interview was about Williams. But Jordan also talks about Dean Smith:
(GoHeels.com)
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