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03-31-16 01:51 PM - Post#205585
In response to RHunter3
Summing up the Kyle Smith Era at Columbia, I would say that he was an outstanding basketball coach who achieved much more success than his predecessors despite having to overcome adversity in the form of several unfortunate injuries to key players. More than that, Kyle took the program to new heights in a period when the competition in the Ivy League was much more fierce than ever before. And he did that without embarrassing either Columbia or the Ivy League thru recruiting violations and the like. Kyle will be remembered also a superb game coach who rarely made mistakes before, during or after the game. Kyle also understood that basketball is a team sport played by five individuals at a time and whether a team won or loss usually resulted not from the individual performance of one player but all five. Finally, Kyle was a class act, a gentleman, a very good communicator and an all-around nice guy. I thank him for all he has done for Columbia Basketball and wish him and his family well in San Francisco. Good Luck Kyle!
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