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Dean Smith was born February 28, 1931 in Emporia, Kansas.
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One manager cannot handle everything, they must hire assistants. Bill Guthridge was an assistant coach with Dean Smith from year 1957-1960.
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Had 77.6% winning percentage, which puts him 9th on highest winning percentage.
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Dean Smith expresses his characteristic of being a figurehead by being a head coach of a basketball team that won two national championships.
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Dean Smith monitors everyone that contributes to his team. He makes sure the assistant coaches are doing their job, and the players are doing the things they are told.
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Dean Smith is a spokesperson because during interviews, he speaks for his team as one, as they are a family.
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In 1976, Smith coached the United States team to a gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Montreal.
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Dean Smith communicates well with his players in order to have them cooperate and perform well on the court.
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In preparation of the play offs, Dean Smith organized all of his successful basketball plays that the players can run on the court to win games.
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In order for Dean Smith and his team to be successful, they must listen to their coach. Dean Smith controls the players to run certain plays and listen to his every word, and as a their coach, they listen without hesitation.
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Dean Smith won his second national championship in 1993 with the help of his planning. The way he did this was by planning certain plays to run on the court and by planning the preparations to help the players be ready for the championship game.
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When Smith's team is not doing very well during late-game, he will develop a plan to catch back up, as seen in many games in his career.
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Dean Smith is a leader among his players and his assistant coaches. The assistant coaches go to him for help and Dean Smith guides them where they need to be.
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Smith is one of only three coaches to have coached teams to an Olympic gold medal, an NIT championship and an NCAA championship.