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.. The Tar Heel Tuesday, July 21, 19873 Lefty "Driesell's Smith Certerreta It's great to see Lefty Driesell back on the sidelines, even if it's just for a few days. Driesell, the former University of Maryland coach who still owns the distinc tion as the only coach to beat Dean Smith in his Dome, is coaching the East team at the Olympic Festival. After watching his team get pounded by the heavily-favored North in Saturday's men's opener, Lefty came back with a win on Sunday over the disjointed West team. Though the patented stomp was missing, Driesell's sideline antics were still entertaining. It was in the post-game inter view room, though, where the oF Left-hander really shined. I never got out of the swing of things," Lefty said, dismissing a questioner's implication that he might be uncomfortable calling the shots. "I coached for 32 years, so one year out of coaching isn't going to affect my attitude. "Besides, I did (television) commentary for five or six games last season, and I was coaching both teams then." Mike Berardino Out of Bounds Driesell also downplayed the significance of his first coaching victory since Maryland beat Pep perdine in the first round of the 1986 NCAA Tournament. "Winning or losing isn't what this thing (the Festival) is all about," he said. "It's more impor tant to let the kids play so they can improve and you can see who's got a chance for the Olympics next year." Because the Festival is played under international rules which, among other things, features a 30 second shot clock, a wider key area, and more physical play Lefty was asked for his impres sions of the unfamiliar rules. "I like the international rules better than ours. I like how on fouls at the end of the game, you can either take the ball out of bounds or shoot the free throws, and I like the fact you only have two timeouts a half. "Those two rules stop all that winning-by-fouling that goes on in the States. I don't like to see people win basketball games by violating the rules and intentionally fouling at the end of the game. I also like the 30-second clock more than the 45-second clock." Driesell didn't stop there, how ever. Unsolicited were his ensuing jabs at the NCAA rules commit tee, which Lefty said "didnt want to go to a shot clock for many years because the NBA had one. That's ridiculous. Most of the things I do as a coach are copied from someone else. It's not like I make up my own drills or anything. "Most car manufacturers do the same thing. They're always cop ying some other company's design.". a West coach Andy Russo, of the University of Washington, was the only coach, men's or women's, whose team was still winless after Sunday. 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