Tommy LaGarde. Walter Davis. Phil Ford. What do all these guys have in common? For one, they were all featured in an article about Carolina's greatest players in the 1979-80 Carolina Basketball publication. ...
Another great coach passed this week. Coach Pat Summitt, the former head coach for the women’s basketball team at the University of Tennessee. I know the pain and sorrow her former players are feeling. Losing someone who pushed and expected great things from you creates...
I don’t normally watch NBA basketball, but the NBA Finals game capped off a great Father’s Day, watching the best players in the world perform on the biggest stage. Anyone who has ever coached knows the importance of having great players....
Last week, we finished our travel season, and I could not be happier with the effort and performance of the 12u Charlotte Warriors. Ten young men bought into this old guy’s belief in team basketball. They played hard, smart and together!...
Though Walter Davis is most often remembered for his last second shot to tie Duke in the famous comeback, I remember him as a great teammate and one of the hardest workers of that basketball era....
I had the opportunity to speak to an outstanding business group a few weeks ago. First Easy Pass is a message for many different groups. Businesses and their owners have benefited from hearing and learning the principles Coach Smith taught....
In a time when the ACC was blessed with many great guards, one of the all-time best was Simpson "Skip" Brown of Wake Forest University. ...
Tournament time is here again. Brackets are complete and hopes are alive! Watching the ACC tournament brought back great memories from the late seventies. My freshman year (1976), the NCAA allowed more than one team to qualify for the tournament for the first time. ...
“So who is the best player you ever played against?” is one of the most frequent questions I hear. Having played against guys like Magic Johnson, Sidney Moncrief, Mike Gminski, Skip Brown and many other All-Americans, the competition is steep, but I can honestly say...
The recent Duke-Carolina game created quite a bit of discussion regarding the end-of-game decision by Coach Williams to not call a timeout before their last possession. Most Duke-Carolina games create a lot of discussion, especially for the losing fans!...