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 For Fordham coach Tom Pecora, life is about making a difference in the lives you touch.
By Michael J. Pallerino
A few years ago, Tom Pecora heard an expression that moved him beyond words – “Living your dash.” It’s okay – at first mention I asked aloud what it meant, too. Admittedly, so did Pecora. Pecora goes on to explain that when we pass on, everybody’s gravestone has at least two things on it that we all have in common: the day you are born, and the day you die. It’s what lies within that dash between birth and death that defines each of us. “It’s all about how many lives you’ve touched,” he says. “This is what defines you as a person. I tell my team all the time – it’s all about the dash.”
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 Wofford Coach Mike Young on fundamentals, recruiting and making the Big Dance
By Michael J. Pallerino
Mike Young knows. He knows all about how bigger schools land higher rated recruits and play in larger arenas. He knows that a small school in South Carolina playing in a small conference doesn’t get the Dick Vitale treatment when it comes to division games. No baby, there’s not much “PT” in Spartanburg. Mike Young knows all this. And as the final seconds ticked off the clock, he knew it didn’t want to be anyplace else. After 21 years as a coach, his team was part of one of the biggest prizes in the collegiate game. The Wofford Terriers – owners of a 26-9 record and the Southern Conference South Division title – were heading to the Big Dance. Just like that, they were in.
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 Dominique Wilkins on what it was like to be one of the game’s most dynamic players
By Michael J. Pallerino
They are moments that define you – snapshots in time that can take you from a good place to a greater one. For some, these moments aren’t about who wins or loses. They don’t have to be. Just ask Dominique Wilkins. In the epic Eastern Conference semifinal series that was the Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston Celtics (circa 1988), NBA fans would be treated to one of the greatest games – and series – the league has ever seen. With the Hawks winning three straight to force a Game 7, the Celtics, led by an uncharacteristically rattled Larry Bird, had their backs to the wall. Bird, who had slammed the ball down in disgust at the end of Game 5, vowed vengeance. But Wilkins was ready.
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The iHoops Generation - Kevin Weiberg |
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CEO Kevin Weiberg on how the organization is helping change the way kids play basketball
By Michael J. Pallerino
The goal is simple: Fix the sport of basketball and all the challenges it faces across its many levels. The thought, as overwhelming as it may seem, isn’t a new one. Several years ago, the late NCAA President Myles Brand approached NBA Commissioner David Stern after several groups, working at the NCAA level, began evaluating the state of the game and its future.
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Top of her game - Pat Summit |
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On Court sits down and talks basketball with coaching legend Pat Summitt
Story & Photos By Dave Ford
It’s never an accident when a milestone comes to fruition. It takes time, planning and consistent execution. For Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt, she’s done all of the above, and done them repeatedly for nearly four decades. The 2009-10 season marks her 36th on the bench as the head coach for the Lady Vols. Summitt’s first win came on Jan. 10, 1975, over Middle Tennessee State. Want an interesting fact? There were only 53 people in the stands to see the 22-year-old’s first step toward building a college basketball dynasty. Fifty-three people.
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