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New College Basketball Rule Irks Coach K

Lyndsey D'Arcangelo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:33:40 +0000

I’ll be the first one to admit that deciding between a charge and a block is probably the hardest call to make on the basketball court. There’s no consistency. Big time players and schools always seem to come away with the charges (can anyone say … Duke?). Perhaps that is why the NCAA decided to institute a new rule for the 2009-2010 college basketball season.

Ironically enough, Duke Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski isn’t a fan. The new rule specifies an unmarked zone under the basket where referees can call only blocks and not charges on offensive players.

Coach K is probably arguing against a block call at this very moment.

“It’ll be a joke, because it will become a joke,” Krzyzewski said, according to SI.com.

Coach K agrees with the purpose of the rule, because he believes that players shouldn’t be called for charging underneath the basket. But he said the no-charging zone — which extends from the backboard to the front of the rim — should be marked on the floor. Otherwise, it’s a guessing game.

I think the new rule is silly. Offensive players shouldn’t have the right to run over the defense on the way to the basket, no matter where they are on the court. Look for more coaches to come forward and complain about this rule during the season.

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New College Basketball Rule Irks Coach K

Coach K Will Lead Team USA In 2012

Lyndsey D'Arcangelo — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:37:14 +0000

According to ESPN, Mike Krzyzewski (a.k.a. Coach K) will return as the head coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team for the 2012 Olympics. He will also remain as coach of the national team at the 2010 world championship in Turkey.

First reported by The Boston Globe, USA basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo convinced Coach K to stay in the job after he led the U.S.A. to the gold medal in Beijing last summer.

“With the success that we had, I would do everything in my power to keep everything intact,” Colangelo told The Associated Press without confirming the decision.

Aside from his busy coaching schedule for Duke University, Coach K also travels frequently around the country giving speeches on leadership and holding success-based workshops for many companies. After looking at his basketball resume, it’s quite obvious he knows a thing or two about being a leader.

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Roy Williams Is Hilarious When Irritated

Albert Bianchi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:17:39 +0000

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski got all passive-aggressive about the fact that North Carolina has a lot of injured players and that people know that North Carolina has a lot of injured players. So, naturally, when talking about his own injured player, Coach K said his team didn’t discuss injuries “unlike other schools.” This apparent slight towards the Tar Heels made UNC coach Roy Williams hopping mad. Hopping mad like Yosemite Sam.

“It’s not like I’m getting a dadgum plane and flying it around to say, ‘Roy fell against a wall and banged his nose’ or anything,” Williams said in a news conference. “We have to do those things (talk about injuries) and everybody’s hurt. But there’s different stages of being hurt.

I’m still not sure what Roy’s point is, exactly, but he said “dadgum.” It is a well-known fact that anytime some one says dadgum, they are right. Either that or they’ve discover gold. Gold in them thar hills! Gold, consarnit!

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Roy Williams Is Hilarious When Irritated