So Long Dean Edwards Smith, Rest In Peace ...

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Dean Smith only won two NCAA titles and it easily could have been zero.
If Fred Brown doesn't throw the ball to James Worthy in 1982 and Chris Webber does request an excessive time-out in 1993, history could have a very different take on him.

Originally Posted by westneat

This is the exact same faulty logic that every coach uses when they say a call in the last ten seconds is "deciding the game".

And considering the fact that UNC was already ahead of both games at the time of these boneheaded plays by their opponents, the statement is absent of logic.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

And considering the fact that UNC was already ahead of both games at the time of these boneheaded plays by their opponents, the statement is absent of logic.

What difference does that make? My point was clearly that if either team had scored with the final possession instead of committing a turnover, UNC would most likely have lost.
It's not as if UNC was leading by ten points and these plays didn't have a significant impact on the outcome of the games.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

What difference does that make? My point was clearly that if either team had scored with the final possession instead of committing a turnover, UNC would most likely have lost.
It's not as if UNC was leading by ten points and these plays didn't have a significant impact on the outcome of the games.

And you're a lawyer?

"If" and "most likely" sound like a sore-a$$ Hoya talking.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

What difference does that make? My point was clearly that if either team had scored with the final possession instead of committing a turnover, UNC would most likely have lost.
It's not as if UNC was leading by ten points and these plays didn't have a significant impact on the outcome of the games.

But they didn't score, did they????

Fred Brown felt the pressure of the moment, choked and threw the ball away.

Chris Webber felt the pressure of the moment, choked and called a timeout that everyone else in the SuperDome knew they didn't have.

The fact is YOU HAVE TO FINISH THE GAME! The NCAA Champions of 1982 and 1993 finished the ****ing game. Georgetown and Michigan choked!