‘You built the culture here’: For Shaka Smart and Matt Coleman, Texas’ recent success has been years in the making Chuck Carlton, The Dallas Morning News Mar 16, 2021 Mar 16, 2021 Updated Mar 16, 2021 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pardon Shaka Smart and Matt Coleman for showing a little emotion right now.kAm%96 2DD@4:2E:@? 36EH66? $>2CE[ E96 %6I2D 32D<6E32== 4@249[ 2?5 r@=6>2?[ 9:D D6?:@C A@:?E 8F2C5[ 3682? =@?8 367@C6 6:E96C D6E 7@@E @? E96 pFDE:? 42>AFD] }@H E92E A2CE?6CD9:A :D 5@H? E@ :ED 7:?2= H66<D :7 ?@E 52JD 56A6?5:?8 @? H92E |2C49 |25?6DD 9@=5D 7@C E9:C5\D66565 {@?89@C?D :? E96 }rpp’D t2DE #68:@?]k^AmkAm%6I2D W`h\fX @A6?D A=2J $2EFC52J 282:?DE }@] `c p3:=6?6 r9C:DE:2? Wab\cX :? x?5:2?2A@=:D] r@=6>2?’D 4@?EC:3FE:@?D – ?@E E@E2==J >62DFC65 3J D62D@? 2G6C286D @7 `b]b A@:?ED 2?5 c]` C63@F?5D – H:== 36 2 <6J 724E@C] %96 EH@ 2C6 >2<:?8 E96:C 7:?2= 82>6D 2D 2 E2?56> 4@F?E[ 2D 6G:56?465 3J %6I2D’ 7:CDE 6G6C E:E=6 :? 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