{"id":71,"date":"2010-07-14T21:04:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T04:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsports.us\/?p=71"},"modified":"2011-01-15T15:08:44","modified_gmt":"2011-01-15T20:08:44","slug":"feinstein-book-with-dean-smith-canceled-due-to-coach%e2%80%99s-memory-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=71","title":{"rendered":"Feinstein book with Dean Smith canceled due to coach\u2019s memory issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, Capital Sports\u2019 Dane Huffman talked about former UNC coach Dean Smith\u2019s fading memory and the poignant story<\/a> about it that appeared in the Fayetteville Observer.<\/p>\n

After the story broke, author John Feinstein wrote a column about how he didn\u2019t want to break that story but now he gives his insight into Coach Smith\u2019s health issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feinstein was working on a book with and about Coach Smith. \u201cThe agreement Dean and I had was to work together on the book,\u201d Feinstein wrote. \u201cIt was what I had always wanted to do. Going forward with him only being peripherally involved felt wrong. So, regretfully, I decided not to go forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because Coach Smith had not been very visible during the Centennial Celebration of UNC basketball, I suspected something was up. During last season, I heard the rumors. It wasn\u2019t until an April conversation I had with Woody Durham, the voice of the Tar Heels, that the fears were confirmed and I found out about the extent of Coach Smith\u2019s health problems.<\/p>\n

Because I was interviewing Woody Durham about something else and I considered that part of the conversation personal, I didn\u2019t really think about trying to \u201cbreak\u201d the story. Plus, while my nature was always to break stories, this is one story I hoped that Dean Smith\u2019s family and the basketball family would break when they felt it was time.<\/p>\n

To read more of my thoughts on the topic, please go to the comments section of this entry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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