Art’s Angle: Building A Program

Posted Jan 22, 2024
Old-timers will watch these Tar Heels and remember Dean Smith’s teams. They are showing trust and teamwork; roles for up to ten men and having the reserves find their moments, all Smith traits and looking more like Dean’s players as UNC's schedule unfolds. As Smith said early in his career, "We not trying to build a team, we’re building a program." (Chapelboro.com)

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