Dean Smith was ahead of the curve...he had a math background. Everything we did was measured up against an efficiency rating. Everyone talks about Bill James in baseball or "Moneyball," but Coach Smith was way ahead. If you go back and read his books today, he was using statistical data and different metrics to measure the efficiency of any offense or defense that we were running...
Big Ten commissioner and former UNC player Jim Delany reminisces about his days in Chapel Hill.
I remember hearing "points per possession" and "assists the way we count them" early and often. I miss that guy.
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