Many times after just getting a pass off, he was smashed by a Miami player.
He's got eight former Miami players on the roster, but he'd cut them in a second if they couldn't play.
No other Miami player made more than one basket in the half.
All the Miami players suddenly can't make free throws.
Smith's unselfish play has made him extremely popular with the other Miami players, the fans and the team's management.
Three other Miami players have died in the last 10 years.
But he conceded that it was "hard to get away from" the image Miami players put forth in previous decades.
Just before the game, things got nasty when Miami players were leaving the field after warm-ups.
Toward the end of the 1980 game, which had turned into a rout, Miami players began celebrating on the sideline.
He feels that past problems with Miami players caused his punishment to be more serious than the offense.