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LOVERRO: Lefty Driesell is a long-overdue Naismith selection

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Lefty Driesell is a big man, with a big heart, a big ego and a big legacy.

A big man like him belongs in a place where they honor big legacies.

Finally, the University of Maryland’s larger-than-life basketball coach from 1969 to 1986 will take his place where he belongs — the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

The official announcement will come Saturday, and the reaction, once everyone is reminded of the greatness of Driesell, should be twofold — why did it take so long and do we have enough room in the building for the man everyone knew as Lefty?