Everyone remembers MJ’s shot.
— Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness (@coachajkings) June 19, 2025
But the timeout before it - that's when Dean Smith won the game.
Roy Williams called it the "greatest timeout in the history of sports."
Here’s exactly what Dean Smith told his team and why it matters:🧵 pic.twitter.com/Hs3AWTE5W3
Timeouts have an abundance of value:
- Momentum change (stopping runs)
- Refocusing, clearing heads
- Strategy changes
- Rest
- Substitution
This thread addresses a sequence of possibilities leading to a UNC national title.
Coaches have a lot of concerns during timeouts, having the full attention of players, avoiding transmitting too much information, and maintaining intense play without being 'emotional casualties'.
Lagniappe. Timeouts. "Run your own race."
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