Shaka Smart lost his way by abandoning what made him successful

It's the equivalent of Tony Bennett suddenly embracing a freewheeling, up-tempo approach or Jim Boeheim ditching his 2-3 zone to play exclusively man-to-man. Shaka Smart, the promising coach who made HAVOC his trademark over six highly successful seasons at VCU, has all but abandoned that chaotic, swarming full-court press since coming to Texas almost five years ago. Texas hired a coach who deployed a mixture of traps and presses to lead the nation in turnovers forced three straight years.