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Dan Wolken in The Daily wrote a piece about Mike Krzyzewski
and his more relaxed and casual attitude as the head coach of U.S.A. Basketball…Here’s
an excerpt:
Krzyzewski
proponents — mainly Duke fans and Dick Vitale — often wonder why anti-Duke
sentiment is so pervasive. But it’s really not hard to figure out. It’s the
winning, yes, but it’s also the floor-slapping and the flopping and the belief
that no visiting team has gotten a call in Cameron since 1981. It’s the fact
that everything about Duke’s program screams “We’re better than you!” That
starts with Coach K, and it’s very real.
But the USA Basketball version of Coach K almost seems like a different person. He’s not trying to intimidate or control everything, he’s just coaching, and he seems happy to do it. He’s chatty, unpretentious, accessible. He’s as likeable in this setting as he is often unlikeable at Duke.
After talking to two sources who know Krzyzewski well, a couple theories have emerged. At Duke, everything revolves around Krzyzewski, and the mystique creates order in his universe. But what works in his favor on a college campus doesn’t resonate in this setting, especially coaching a team full of NBA All-Stars. This experience is so much bigger than he is, something he understands.
But the USA Basketball version of Coach K almost seems like a different person. He’s not trying to intimidate or control everything, he’s just coaching, and he seems happy to do it. He’s chatty, unpretentious, accessible. He’s as likeable in this setting as he is often unlikeable at Duke.
After talking to two sources who know Krzyzewski well, a couple theories have emerged. At Duke, everything revolves around Krzyzewski, and the mystique creates order in his universe. But what works in his favor on a college campus doesn’t resonate in this setting, especially coaching a team full of NBA All-Stars. This experience is so much bigger than he is, something he understands.
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