Can you imagine Michael Jordan being held to just 20 points per game? Hard to believe, but Dean Smith managed it, whom Jordan also respected: “Dean Smith gave me the knowledge to score 37 points a game and that’s something people don’t understand.” Still, there was another thorn in Jordan’s side during his three years at UNC: NC State. Against the Wolfpack, he averaged only 16 points, though Carolina still won six of those meetings, but there’s a catch.

The exception came in the 1983 ACC Tournament semifinals in Atlanta, where NC State had the last laugh with a 91-84 upset, a victory one former Wolfpack guard still savors. Former Wolfpack guard turned NBA reporter Terry Gannon didn’t hold back on Saturday during NBC’s Ryder Cup coverage, where he noted that Jordan was at Bethpage Bla

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