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Phil Ford talks about working as an assistant coach at North Carolina. Hear what he learned from Roy Williams and how it prepared him to be an NBA coach.

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" We'll -- when I retire from professional basketball. You know I remember of course both Smith again. I took some tests I can remember the test. And Northcutt without being obstinate and always wanted to -- I can in new. You know what I got my degree in business administration from North Carolina and -- uses a lot of and I'm not graduate Romo that was Q. I had an opportunity to work as a banker. It worked for and CNB."

" I've just been training. Good commercial loan officer. When Roy Williams except your coaching position."

" My name is."

" The American July."

" It's well. State. I have a philosophy approach."

" Carlo SS. North Carolina's system I looked around and doesn't have a system we have a philosophy today. A system doesn't being an assistant doesn't break philosophy bands and breaks. It's kind of like you know you have no idea I'd want to play and that's what we. Hard and smart. You know that that's the philosophy. The fundamentals of."

" New off philosophy. You know how we wanted to play this philosophy that -- Is six he started doing this isn't dumpster. That's the philosophy that I have as well."

" I talked to my important. Few years earlier about the opportunity presented itself I would like to be an important part of the staff here and and because of in my home safe and to be back here and mobile home plan. -- Fargo what we're trying to do here with this basketball team and you know developers to. Did I felt about sports. People put -- being from the state of north you can be proud of this this has been great."

" I've learned so much of the programs as a pro coach you know from coach brown -- really eerie sometimes regardless. You know sometimes like him -- my. They're probably about facing coach brown and I just hear him talk and some things that he -- I think it's Grossman you know because -- standing back saying. The Colts that you can use the exact same way. Today we'll this post coaching pro basketball. --"

" Proves successful head coach when they hope. I think our young coaches."

" Coaching careers you know as far as careers and I think every coach is more important life and head coaching. OW you present yourself. There will be a lot of I do like the pro game. You know the bright college. You know but the opportunity presented so presented itself the right college in. The situation was worse what I thought was one -- I could be successful are definitely."

" Tyler Hansbrough. Broke the school record North Carolina was despondent. Roy Coach Roy Williams and vitamin. For me to deal part of it was really an instant most wrenching story. Power and I was standing in the tall just four with the press conference and I remembered the one of the first things he said. -- and I felt the same way you know it's really amazing because you think about it. You know doing next game you know as the North Carolina where it goes against everything too tall but for everybody you know shoot. And scored the account number the count full count them out loud in the you may think of reds shot zero bad shot they'll let you know when you win is over then you can get back into the way you're supposed to play. But our -- felt the same way. Was have you given over the -- this will."

" Portsmouth till this. Very one time about. Two people. Being interviewed for the job. The way that it was decided that person's gonna get the job because we're both -- Both resonates World -- and told us that you. The way they've done. Or. Decide which ones don't choose which one of going through some tough to. They blew themselves up. And I just believe that you just can't put one foot in front of the not just thank -- trial heart you know you never give up. They're always trying to do the best you can do. And if you can actually look yourself in the mirror and said that track. --"

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