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Tubbs' death hits coaching peers hard

By Andy Katz

Monday, May 11, 2009

The fast talking made him hard to understand sometimes. The seemingly always scratchy voice made you concentrate on his every word. And when you did, what you heard from Jimmy Tubbs was his passion for basketball, and through his devotion to the game, his passion for life. This man loved hoops and didn't hesitate to spend a few minutes on the phone, or in person, discussing his devotion. A former head coach at SMU and assistant at Oklahoma and at SMU, who won a state championship at Dall ...

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