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UNC star Phil Ford on Dean Smith, overcoming addiction, and the Four Corners

Phil Ford was the 1978 National Player of the Year as well as a longtime assistant basketball coach at UNC and the point guard who made the Four Corners famous. He still ranks No. 2 all-time on UNC’s scoring list. When I think of Ford, now 66, I also think of something Dean Smith said: "There has never been a guy more loyal to Carolina than Phil." (MSN.com) UNC Basketball Shutting Out The Positive Noise, Too
"It's the same approach this year compared to last year," Hubert Davis said about reminding his players to block out what is said and written.