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I didn't care what happened in this one until Jim Nantz started with his, "Coach K was saying this week that, no matter what happens, the Duke students and alumni will remember this team for the rest of their lives, the way they kept battling back from so many injuries, how they handled adversity and blah blah blah" routine (I'm paraphrasing). Yeah, what a bunch of courageous underdogs -- instead of relying on players who were top-10 national recruits in their high school classes, they had to rely on some of the guys who were just in the top 30. I feel horrible for them. It's such a chore to play Shavlik Randolph big minutes when he was the No. 1 recruit from that 2002 class. Check out this column from Dick Vitale from October, 2001. Really, I'm supposed to feel bad for Duke? Ever?
--Bill Simmons, espn.com
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Random Duke Quotes!
Simply click on the 'refresh' button and a random ridiculous Dook quote will pop up each time!
In 2002, ESPN reported that recruit Sean Dockery, now a sophomore, did not meet NCAA minimum requirements with grades and test scores through his junior year in high school.
In a special on college athletics and academics that questioned the practice of athletes being herded into certain majors, ESPN also highlighted the number of Duke players who have majored in sociology.
In both cases, Krzyzewski publicly objected to the tone and accuracy of the reports.
--LUCIANA CHAVEZ, newsobserver.com
See all the quotes on one page
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Coach K and the media -
Coach K doesn't think he has to talk to the media. This article gives many examples of his ridiculous and selfish policies.
He regularly declines to participate in events that promote the sport that made him a multimillionaire, got him a lucrative shoe endorsement deal and gave him a forum to become one of college athletics' most recognizable spokesmen. At this point in his career, he turns down TV interviews, radio interviews, print interviews, sideline interviews and the rest.
Coach K also had a famous incident with Duke's student newspaper - the Chronicle:
In 1990, The Chronicle, Duke's student newspaper, published a midseason report card giving the Blue Devils a B-plus on their basketball performance.
In a meeting with Chronicle staff members that was taped and later excerpted in several publications, Krzyzewski occasionally used profanity in berating the students in front of his team, saying the team deserved straight A's. Later he met with the same students and apologized for the profanity but not the message.
NY Times article on incident
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