Greatest coach - Dean Smith or Mike Krzyzewski?

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• Thor Apr 5, 2010
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  Coach K is light years ahead of smith, and 1-0 against roy in title game action...roy couldn't even get it done in the nit...pathetic...and all i'm going to hear from unc fans is wait until next year...which Duke should be pretty good again, and unc might make the ncaa tourney this time around

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• Tizu Apr 5, 2010
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  Especially if they expand to 96 teams.

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• clc72 Apr 5, 2010
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  Both are hall of fame coaches. Both are legends. Both are excellent representatives of both their institutions and the of the ACC, unlike many of the petty, ugly, and childish "fans" posting in this forum.
  
  

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• rsherrod2 Apr 5, 2010
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  Both are great coaches theres no denying either. What people don't seem to understand is that "who is the greatest coach" is more than just wins and losses. I think Dean wins because anyone who has ever played for him remains loyal to this day, right down to the managers. Times were different, you say Dean was lucky in his two well if K had to win the ACC tournament like Dean did for a while he'd only have one so it's not even fair to compare numbers.Dean always put his players interest first when it came to going pro early I don't think that is the case with the Duke players ask Corey Maggette or Elton Brand. The great John Wooden whom everyone considers the greatest of all-time even said that Dean was the greatest mind the college game had ever known. Well I'll just have to take his word for it.

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• kennywalters Apr 5, 2010
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  Your lack of class is......
  
  pretty much par for the course where your posts are concerned.

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• BeastOnTheHill Apr 5, 2010
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  I stopped reading anything this tool (Thor) types long long ago. he/she sounds like a 10 year old. "he is 1-0 against Roy in title game action."
  
  "k is light years ahead of Smith."
  
  wow, not the sharpest knife in the drawer are ya?
  
  so I guess in your dark blue world "title game action" is all that matters. How convienient~!
  
  Dean Smith owns records that K will never reach.
  
  

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• Tizu Apr 5, 2010
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  Which are? Careful, now...

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• BeastOnTheHill Apr 5, 2010
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  35 consecutive seasons at .500 or better. Smith's only losing season was his first, 1961-62, when the Tar Heels finished 8-9.
  
  so in 2013 lil k will make it to 30 years of .500 or better if he doesn't have a losing season and then only 5 more years to go.
  
  1 other coach who has played on and coached an NCAA championship team. Knight was a guard on Ohio State's 1960 title team and then coached Indiana to championships in 1981 and '87. Smith was a reserve guard on Phog Allen's 1952 title team at Kansas.
  
  this is my favorite one
  33 straight years finishing in the conference's top three and 20 years in the top two~!
  
  so then if lil k can finish in the top 3 in the acc until 2028 he can tie Dean on this one.
  
  careful enough for ya?

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• tommybrownnc Apr 5, 2010
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  Agreed!

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• tommybrownnc Apr 5, 2010
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  Well said.

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• milissaelliott Apr 5, 2010
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  WE must remember this is a "TOUCHY" time to be asking such a question to the UNC FANS
  since DUKE is about to WIN the NCAA !!!! (& where is Carolina with their GREAT
  COACH & TREMENDOUS talent ?) LOL :) :) KRZYZEWSKI ROCKS !!! BLUE DEVILS #1!!!

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• dmarley2 Apr 6, 2010
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  Those are all impressive records, no doubt - but for all of the trash heels fans talk about Duke's yearly regular season successes not mattering because they've been followed by them "flaming out" or "failing to meet expectations", or how K can't get his team to win the big ones anymore, there is a certain irony in a list of fairly meaningless regular season stats versus National Championships when comparing Dean and K. Typical.
  
  1.Wooden
  2.Rupp, Kryzyzewski
  3.Knight
  
  4. everybody else
  
  

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• Zelda Apr 6, 2010
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  I think Coach K does a remarkable job melding his teams and bringing out everyone's best. That's how he has done his job coaching the Olympics with all those big time egos. He has my vote.

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• keeter Apr 6, 2010
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  I think that Coach K just locked this one up
  
  and i am an unbiased NC STATE fan

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• droberts95 Apr 6, 2010
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  How 'bout the most gracious? Great or not, I don't recall Roy saying that, "the best team won."

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• jrj6950 Apr 6, 2010
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  Coach K again showed us this year how to get the most out of what you've got. There are no elite NBA talents on this years National Championship team, but there are guys that play with heart and passion for the game. You make the most with what you have, and you put your players in positions where they can excel, and that is exactly what Coach K was able to do this year and it paid off with the ultimate dividend....A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!! WWWWWWWOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  

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• Tizu Apr 6, 2010
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  Nothing, in my book.

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• Bassin731 Apr 6, 2010
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  there was nothing to discuss to start with, they`re both great coaches of their time, different eras. if the tourney was selected back when dean started coaching as it is today, he would have atleast 8 more trips to the dance and who`s to say they wouldnt have won 1 or 2 NC then??? you cant really compare the greatest between 2 coaches who coached different eras..

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• Brackettville Apr 6, 2010
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  Mike 4
  Dean 2
  Roy 2
  
  OUCH!!!!

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• Dreamchaser Apr 6, 2010
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  Please stop twisting that knife, I'm bleeding to death already.

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• 4tarheels Apr 6, 2010
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  5>4

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• Tizu Apr 6, 2010
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  Dean + Roy = K
  
  K > DeRoy.

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• bigmelons2004 Apr 7, 2010
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  Enough said

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• Living Sacrifice Apr 7, 2010
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  This isn't even a question any longer. Coach K is in the conversation with only one other coach: Wooden. Dean and Roy are officially in the dust and will never catch up.

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• BeastOnTheHill Apr 7, 2010
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  FIXED
  Mike 4
  Dean 2
  Roy 2
  Frank 1
  UNC 5 - d00k 4
  
  you're right, enough said.
  
  you beat a mid major for the title but I guess it still counts. Really a down year for college basketball. (yawn)

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• jrj6950 Apr 7, 2010
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  bitterness is a disease.
  
  i love how carolina fans talk as if we had any choice BUT to play Butler for the NT. THEY WERE THE OPPONENT AND THEY GOT BEAT, END OF STORY. I mean its not like they didn't earn their right to be in that game by beating Syracuse, Kansas St, Michigan State.....no not all all. what a joke.

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• Tizu Apr 7, 2010
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  Yeah, a mid major that would wipe the floor with your UNC boys any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

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• Living Sacrifice Apr 7, 2010
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  Ligg, so how did UNC do in this "down" year? Hey, have you ordered your NIT runner-up shirt yet????

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• Bassin731 Apr 7, 2010
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  i got the shirt, car flags and a banner for my front yard.....lol

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• BeastOnTheHill Apr 7, 2010
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  we didn't do well after winning two titles in 5 years. no t shirt needed. I have plenty from 2005 and 2009. I said it still counts and congrats. what else do you want?
  
  its funny how all the d00k fans can only compare k and another unc coach. the d00k program as a whole is close behind UNC's. ( but not quite there ) BTW Dean retired 13 years ago.

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• boheath Apr 7, 2010
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  If God is a Tarheel, why is Carolina blue???????????
  Coach K is the greatest coach in the history of the ACC.
  Enough said!!!!!!!!!!!

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• robster Apr 9, 2010
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  Well, Coach K has more NCAA titles..that's easy...I think he's won more games, too, right? Then it's obvious that Coach K is the greatest of the two....no brainer:)

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• Dreamchaser Apr 9, 2010
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  Smith - 879 wins
  Coach K - 867

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• Brackettville Apr 9, 2010
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  Coach K has 868 wins.
  http://www.wralsportsfan.com/voices/blog/5192119/#blogpost_id_7381190

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• BeastOnTheHill Apr 9, 2010
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  it is a no brainer, Dean is the better coach. he has been retired for 13 years and k hasn't caught up yet. (except in the loss column.) he will catch up next year unless he has a back problem.

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• Dreamchaser Apr 9, 2010
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  Sorry, I looked at Wikipedia and it said 867.

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• Brackettville Apr 9, 2010
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  Mike 4
  Dean 2
  
  Dean will never catch up. If Dean was the better coach, then why does K have twice the NT's that Dean has? (whip sound)
  (crickets)
  That's what I thought.

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• toler46 Apr 9, 2010
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  You never saw Coach Smith screaming profanities at the players or refs, or relentless intimidation of the officials. Integrity wins therefore Coach K loses.

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• jrj6950 Apr 9, 2010
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  After winning his 4th title, I gotta go with Coach K. Both are legends and tremendous coaches, but I am biased so I'm going with K and his 4 titles. We can sit here and play the "What if?" game all day, but thats my opinion and i'm sticking to it.

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• jrj6950 Apr 9, 2010
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  what about when him and Rick Barnes almost threw down in the middle of a game? Ever seen Coach K do that? Didn't think so.

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• Dreamchaser Apr 9, 2010
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  The one thing Dean would never stand for was someone messing with his players. He would defend them to the end. Barnes should feel relieved, because Dean would have mopped the floor with him :)

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• Dreamchaser Apr 9, 2010
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  That's true. It's called a/the right angle

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• jrj6950 Apr 9, 2010
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  working the officials is something every basketball coach does, its just that some are better than others, and few are better at it than coach k.

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• jrj6950 Apr 9, 2010
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  im not going to lie, i would have liked to have seen them brawl.

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• Brackettville Apr 9, 2010
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  I got 20 on Collins over Doherty. That would have been a good one. They were both pretty worked up.

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• Dreamchaser Apr 9, 2010
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  40 on Doherty if its a cursing contest

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• heelman73 Apr 9, 2010
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  I think I'd have to go with the younger Barnes, too, but Collins over Doherty only happens in a floor-slapping contest.

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• Brackettville Apr 9, 2010
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  You are confusing Collins with Wojo.

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• masontom56 Apr 9, 2010
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  Dean was a drunk and only won 2 NCAA titles in entire career despite all that talent?
  He also had a negative impact on the ACC and strove to "put-down" other coaches with his off-court antics.
  
  Real story has yet to come out.

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• Dreamchaser Apr 9, 2010
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  Well I must say that you reeled me in on this one. I'm not sure how old you are so I will call you no names, but you obviously no nothing about Dean, basketball, or anything else.

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