Episode 87: Keith Smart Talks About The Big Shot, Coaching and Life.

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Grant Napear

Football, Basketball, Sports

4.7 • 944 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Keith is one of my favorites! Got to know him very well when he coached the Sacramento Kings. Keith made one of the great shots in NCAA history giving Indiana the National Championship over Syracuse. We talk about playing for Bobby Knight and what it was like being around Don Nelson when he was worked for the Golden State Warriors. Keith took over for Paul Westphal when he became the Kings Head Coach. I asked him about coaching DeMarcus Cousins and later about his arduous battle with skin cancer. His stories about being in the cancer ward are incredible! Keith is now an assistant coach on Eric Musselman's staff with the Arkansas Razorbacks and he shared what it's like being around such an energetic coach. I hope you enjoy listening to one of the classiest guys in the business! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.2	My guest today really when you look at his career it really became to the forefront when he hit one of the biggest shots in NCAA history
0:57.3	playing for Bobby Knight in the Indiana Hoosiers back in 1987 giving them a 74-73 win over the Syracuse Orange Men.
1:06.0	He had a very interesting playing career.
1:08.6	We'll get into that in a little bit and of course a long time coach he began with the Fort Wayne Fury went on to Cleveland
1:15.9	head coach with the Cavaliers the warriors the Kings long time assistant with several
1:20.9	other franchises and now he ends up with the energetic Eric
1:26.0	Muscleman and the amazing program that they are developing down in Arkansas
1:30.6	with the razorbacks it is an absolute pleasure to welcome to the
1:33.7	podcast Keith smart. Keith how are you? Hey I'm great man I tell you I'm
1:39.0	I'm going to put you on my payroll with those kind of introductions. That's great.
1:44.0	And it's great talking to you again,
1:45.0	and you know, I'm only my time that I had a chance to spend with you out there,
1:49.0	you know, on day-to-day basis,
1:51.0	you know, following me around the Kings and
1:52.8	interview me and things like that.
1:54.1	So I'm glad to connect what you want to get.
1:55.9	I am very happy to connect.
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