(02-21-2021 09:45 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(02-20-2021 04:03 PM)Wahoowa84 Wrote:  

(02-20-2021 02:49 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(02-20-2021 12:00 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(02-19-2021 08:54 PM)esayem Wrote:  Oooh. BD was a little before my memory can recall. I know him more as a Cleveland Cav.

Montross I remember vividly, bloody in all his glory. I also remember the frustration he gave my father as we watched together. I seem to remember it was the free throw line particularly.

BD might be my all-time favorite Tar Heel.

Daugherty was the best big man ever to play at UNC, and that's saying something.

I decided that Bobby Knight was the best basketball coach ever when his 1984 team, with absolutely nobody, beat Dean Smith's UNC team with Jordan, Perkins, Kenny Smith and Daugherty in the NCAA tournament. And two other guys who played in the NBA.

Daugherty was special...fundamentally sound (like Tim Duncan). The talent on those UNC teams was amazing. It’s hard to believe that he never won a championship, because those Tar Heels were always ranked at the top.

That's a great comparison there between Daugherty and Duncan. It's sad that Daugherty basically only had half of a career. He was still a 19/10 guy in the NBA when back issues forced a premature retirement after just eight seasons. Should have played in to the early 2000s.

Yes, while Dean won two national titles, he probably had the talent to win 10. He arguably coached more talent during his time than even John Wooden.

A decade after Daugherty, in the mid-1990s, he had players like Jerry Stackhouse, Rashad Wallace, Vince Carter, Jeff Macinnis and Antawn Jamison at his disposal. The talent stream was never-ending, but the titles were few and far between.

Agree. I hate to write too much positive about Dean Smith. Even when UVA or Maryland had a power team, the Tar Heels would win more than their fair share. Nevertheless...If the NCAA tournament would have changed from win-or-go-home to best-of-3/5, then Dean Smith teams probably would have won a half-dozen championships.

I believe that the back-up to Brad Daugherty was Warren Martin. A seven footer from Virginia that Terry Holland sought. Smith was just an amazing recruiter.