Posted by: AX July 6, 2004
NBA 04 contd....
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Coach K is the best in the league now and I believe he made the right decision. But I wonder why it took him 2 weeks, if he knew he was going to stick with Duke. May be he learned the lesson from Coach Brown from Detroit Pistons. He is the only coach to win both championship and it took him 21 years. I feel that you are disrespecting Coach Wooden, when you take his name with Coach K and coach Dean Smith. Coach Wooden is a legend by himself, I am sure Coach K will tell you same. Coach Wooden won unprecedented 10 NCAA championships (seven consecutive) You can compare Coach K to Dean Smith though. They battled each other many times. Coach K have won 3 titles(?) and Dean Smith only won twice. The surprising record to me is that Duke never produced great NBA players like UNC did. In regard producing great NBA players, UNC leaves Duke far behind. Christian Lattener, greatest player to wear the Blue Devils, is a big flop in NBA and same with Shane Battier. UNC produced NBA players like Michael Jordan, Sam Perkins, James Worthy, Antwan Jamison, R. Wallace and Vince Carter to name a few. I believe UNC still leads the NBA with as many players in the league. Personally I put Coach Dean ahead Coach K.
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