Congrats to Rashad McCants, Raymond Felton, and Sean May for getting your Jersey at Carolina honored and put up in the rafters at the Dean E. Smith Center (Dean Dome) They have joined the likes of Jordan, Worthy, Perkins, Jamison, Cater, Ford, and Stackhouse (just to name a few).  The champs had persevere during the dark times and help restore glory back to North Carolina basketball.  They won the title back in 2005 (A game I still watch) against a great Illinois team.  A combined 7 players from both teams are current playing in the NBA to include the the three I mentioned and Marvin Williams who by the way left Carolina after his freshman year and would a Junior at Carolina if he stayed.  

Congrats to the Champs

Go Heels

(Credit InsideCarolina.com for photo)

Love him or hate Coach Bob Knight knows his stuff and he can flat out coach and teach the game of basketball. Now he has pass Coach Dean Smith as the all time winning coach in division one basketball.  As a diehard Tar Heel fan it was all about Coach Dean Smith and what he has meant to Carolina basketball.  Both coaches approaches to game are stark in contrast, nicknamed the General, coach Robert Knight uses a militaristic approach to coaching his young men. Coach Smith on the other hand took the low key method.  The only time I can recall seeing Coach Smith upset during a game was when he was ejected against Kansas in the 1991 final four semi finals.  Coach Knight on the other hand outbursts were legendary.  Coach Knight was Pattonesque and his players loved him for and remain loyal to him. Coach Smith, if I had to compare him to a General, I would use Omar Bradley. Gen Bradley was the soldiers soldier his leadership style was much different than Patton but just as effective. If I had any ounce of basketball talent to play at the collegiate level, Coach Smith would have been my first choice and Coach Knight would have been my second. Although coaches win games, it is the players that make it happen. Congrats to Coach Knight.