Dean Smith has a robust record of 879-254, with 20 Sweet Sixteens, leading to 15 Elite Eights, and 1

The Confidential was pondering Mount Rushmore recently.  While it is debatable which four Presidents should be featured on Mount Rushmore, has there been a recent President that would make the short list of should be on its ?  Probably not.  But that got me thinking about who would be on the Mount Rushmore of the ACC.  Of course, it is hard to compare apples and oranges, making the process difficult when dealing with players sticking around for 1-5 years and coaches that are around for 20+.  So we will have to do multiple mountains starting with the ACC Mount Rushmore of Basketball Coaches.
Who is not eligible?  We are going to avoid the coaches for Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Louisville, and Notre Dame.  Jim Boeheim is in the real basketball Hall of Fame and is synonymous with the Big East.  So let s not feel TOO sorry about his ineligibility for this list.  Denny Crum and Rick Pitino certainly have plenty car rentals in uk of awards to fall back on.  We just have to limit it to the 12 schools that were officially part of the ACC as of June 30, 2013.
The first two names are the easiest Dean Smith (North Carolina) car rentals in uk and Mike Krzyzewski (Duke).  Really, did we need the names of the schools in parentheses?  These two coaches are simply icons at their institutions.  You would be hard pressed to find anything overly scandalous about either coach either.  Performance?  Coach K is the all-time wins leader, currently at 957-297, with a few gold medals to add to his national car rentals in uk title collection.
Dean Smith has a robust record of 879-254, with 20 Sweet Sixteens, leading to 15 Elite Eights, and 11 Final Fours.  Smith s ACC championships are in the teens both in terms of regular season and tournament trophies. car rentals in uk And we will use the phrase only when discussing his two national titles.
The third image for the ACC Basketball Coaching Mount Rushmore will be initially controversial from a wins standpoint, but let us explain. car rentals in uk Jim Valvano won a national championship at North Carolina State.  The image of him running around car rentals in uk after that colossal upset is burned in our minds.  While his overall success falls well short of other coaches, his passion is part of the reason that college sports is so popular.  Simply stated, Valvano embodied everything that is great about the college game.  His courageous battle with cancer, leading to the V Foundation is yet another reason why Jim Valvano goes beyond merely wins and deserves a spot.
The fourth and final spot is difficult. car rentals in uk The Confidential considered car rentals in uk Frank McGuire.  Just look up what he did for North Carolina, car rentals in uk and then former-ACC member South Carolina.  But he resigned amid scandal.  The current woes of North Carolina have Roy Williams on shaky ground too.  We need more time.  It is difficult to choose between Lefty Driesell and Gary Williams at Maryland. car rentals in uk One had longevity, the other won a national title.  And Terry Holland simply built Virginia from scratch.  Norm Sloan and Everett Case had impressive results, as older ACC fans can remind us.
But, ultimately, the Confidential went with Bobby Cremins , who also built Georgia Tech from scratch and devoted 20 years of his coaching career to the Yellow Jackets.  He won three coach of the year awards car rentals in uk in the ACC, which matches anyone eligible for the #4 spot.  Georgia Tech went to an impressive nine straight NCAA tournaments under Cremins.  While a good case could be made for several other coaches, the nod goes to Cremins.
Jimmy V running around the court is one of my all time favorite moments in sports, that is what college sports is all about. College sports could use a man like him today. He is a perfect face for this. I became a fan of his, NC State the ACC. I don t think you could pick 4 better candidates for this, well done.
A lot of these are great choices, but I think it s kind of hard to fault Roy for what s going on. He can only control his players so much, and they re the ones making bad decisions. It s not like he s tight with convicted felon Haydn Fats Thomas. If we go by that measure, then we have to take into account Jimmy V s dirty past. Even though history has all but erased it, he probably would have gone to jail, or the program would have gotten shut down by the NCAA if he had not tragically passed car rentals in uk away. Still, a good list. I m looking forward to guys like Boeheim and Pitino being a part of it!
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