This article at KeepingItHeel.com ties together some things we’ve talked about for a while, although unintentionally.
First, the comparison between Roy Williams and Dean Smith. Ol’ Roy has won three championships at UNC, even if two of them are possibly tainted by the academic scandal, and has done that in 17 years. It took Smith 21 years to win his first.
On the other hand, for most of the first 13 years of his career, like everyone else Smith had to deal with John Wooden and UCLA, so he gets something of a pass.
On the other hand though, Smith recruited brilliantly and for years his players dotted NBA rosters and All-Star teams.