With the exception of Arkansas interim head coach John L. Smith, we gave first-year coaches a pass.

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L.A. basketball coach John Wooden, at the first squad meeting each season, even had his players practice putting their socks on.

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When he met with the Los Angeles Lakers before that, he noted that while coach Phil Jackson won his fifth title in L.A., it was still one fewer than he won in Chicago.

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