Dean Smith’s influence on Duckett was big John Dell/Winston-Salem Journal Feb 9, 2015 Feb 9, 2015 Updated Sep 20, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rick Duckett is still a busy man as a basketball coach, father and a husband.kAmqFE H96? 96 962C5 23@FE E96 562E9 @7 9:D >6?E@C[ s62? $>:E9[ E96 =686?52CJ 7@C>6C 4@249 2E }@CE9 r2C@=:?2[ :E >256 9:> A2FD6 2?5 C67=64E]k^AmkAm“%96C6’D ?@ BF6DE:@? — :7 ?@E 7@C r@249 $>:E9[ x 5@?’E <?@H H96C6 x’5 36 :? =:76[” sF4<6EE D2:5 3J E6=6A9@?6 7C@> ~9:@ @? $F?52J 27E6C?@@?]k^AmkAmsF4<6EE[ H9@ :D E96 2DD@4:2E6 9625 4@249 2E |:2>: W~9:@X[ :D 2 (:?DE@?\$2=6> ?2E:G6 H9@ DA6?E E9C66 D62D@?D 4@249:?8 2E (:?DE@?\$2=6> $E2E6 :? E96 =2E6 `hh_D 2?5 62C=J a___D[ 96=A:?8 E96 #2>D H:? 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