It's a scenario he vehemently rejects by saying that "This whole thing has been great for everything I am associated with, including Duke basketball."
The results don't exactly bear that out, though. After a decade of Sweet 16 appearances, the Blue Devils have failed to make it out of the second round of the NCAA tournament in the two seasons since Krzyzewski began devoting his summers to his Olympic duties.
More telling is that he has still yet to address his team's most glaring shortcoming by recruiting and signing a dominant inside presence.
Dook's "deep" backcourt will miss Nolan Smith for the first two games of the season. He has been suspended for playing in unsanctioned games this summer.
