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Woj detonates a bomb on Coach K for using USA Basketball and its players
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:21 am
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:21 am
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When Team USA goes to the U.S. Military Academy to practice on its pre-tournament tour, guess what the stories are: Krzyzewski returns to his West Point roots. There's Coach K with the cadets. There's Coach K in the mess hall. There's Coach K teaching those rich NBA players about sacrifice and selflessness. People call Calipari the greatest self-promoting coach of his time, but Krzyzewski doesn't get nearly the credit due him. USA Basketball is a machine with its tentacles deep into every level of basketball, and Krzyzewski taps into every element.
Krzyzewski never violated an NCAA rule when he climbed aboard a flight, flew cross-country and addressed the 2013 under-19 USA Basketball national team at its Colorado Springs training camp. He addressed players in a group, and talked to them individually, sources told Yahoo Sports. For the record, Krzyzewski is USA Basketball's senior national coach and the visit gave him an opportunity to personally welcome those young men into the program's feeder system.
Well, the trip did something else, too: It gave the Duke coach unfiltered access to two of the best high school players in the nation. Florida's Billy Donovan was the under-19 head coach. Virginia's Tony Bennett and VCU's Shaka Smart were his assistants. They probably didn't need Krzyzewski's voice, but he probably didn't ask their permission, either.
When Team USA goes to the U.S. Military Academy to practice on its pre-tournament tour, guess what the stories are: Krzyzewski returns to his West Point roots. There's Coach K with the cadets. There's Coach K in the mess hall. There's Coach K teaching those rich NBA players about sacrifice and selflessness. People call Calipari the greatest self-promoting coach of his time, but Krzyzewski doesn't get nearly the credit due him. USA Basketball is a machine with its tentacles deep into every level of basketball, and Krzyzewski taps into every element.
Krzyzewski never violated an NCAA rule when he climbed aboard a flight, flew cross-country and addressed the 2013 under-19 USA Basketball national team at its Colorado Springs training camp. He addressed players in a group, and talked to them individually, sources told Yahoo Sports. For the record, Krzyzewski is USA Basketball's senior national coach and the visit gave him an opportunity to personally welcome those young men into the program's feeder system.
Well, the trip did something else, too: It gave the Duke coach unfiltered access to two of the best high school players in the nation. Florida's Billy Donovan was the under-19 head coach. Virginia's Tony Bennett and VCU's Shaka Smart were his assistants. They probably didn't need Krzyzewski's voice, but he probably didn't ask their permission, either.
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Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:22 am to RedRifle
Damn...
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:23 am to RedRifle
K knew what he was doing when he took this job. Seems smart.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:24 am to RedRifle
What a BS article.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:25 am to RedRifle
Cliff's notes?
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:25 am to RedRifle
I guess Coach K pissed in Woj's cereal this morning with his gold medal around his neck.
And Calipari didn't break any rules coaching Karl Towns' national team.
Woj just needs to stick to making un-based NBA rumors and hope they stick because articles just aren't his forte apparently
And Calipari didn't break any rules coaching Karl Towns' national team.
Woj just needs to stick to making un-based NBA rumors and hope they stick because articles just aren't his forte apparently
This post was edited on 9/15/14 at 10:26 am
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:27 am to RedRifle
lame
IDGAF if Coach K was able to increase his brand. USA Basketball needed to get their shite together and he has done an excellent job righting the ship. That is really all I care about regarding this.
IDGAF if Coach K was able to increase his brand. USA Basketball needed to get their shite together and he has done an excellent job righting the ship. That is really all I care about regarding this.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:29 am to RedRifle
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There is a USA Basketball storefront selling patriotism and duty with a backroom reality that peddles the Blue Devils and Nike swooshes.
shots fired
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:31 am to GeauxAggie972
So, Coach K is justifying his multi-million dollar salary by using every resource available to him within the rules to make his team better? Got it.
Hell, I guess he could just sit on his arse or go duck hunting instead of recruiting.
Hell, I guess he could just sit on his arse or go duck hunting instead of recruiting.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:31 am to GeauxAggie972
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un-based
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:32 am to RedRifle
Woj is good at breaking basketball news. But personally, he's a self-righteous moron.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:33 am to PrimeTime Money
Woj is carrying so much water for his sources aka NBA GMs who don't want their players playing for anyone but their teams.
It is so unbelievably fricking transparent.
It is so unbelievably fricking transparent.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:35 am to NawlinsTiger9
It's a fair point that he's trying to make about Coach K benefiting the most from Team USA's success, but he buried it beneath about 5,000 words of bitterness.
Why is Woj so angry about this anyway?
Why is Woj so angry about this anyway?
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:39 am to Keys Open Doors
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Woj is carrying so much water for his sources aka NBA GMs who don't want their players playing for anyone but their teams.
Woj is to the NBA what Peter King is to the NFL, a mouthpiece for GMs and owners
This post was edited on 9/15/14 at 10:40 am
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:39 am to RedRifle
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Florida's Billy Donovan was the under-19 head coach. Virginia's Tony Bennett and VCU's Shaka Smart were his assistants. They probably didn't need Krzyzewski's voice, but he probably didn't ask their permission, either.
ETA: Double speculation on woj's part.
This post was edited on 9/15/14 at 10:42 am
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:40 am to GeauxAggie972
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Woj is to the NBA what Peter King is to the NFL, a mouthpiece for GMs and owners
he's nowhere near the level of King, but he's getting there slowly. this is an awful article.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:41 am to RedRifle
Red rifle called it
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:44 am to RedRifle
He and Peter King should get together and drink brandy while discussing how pretentious they both are.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 10:55 am to Jcorye1
63-1
Posted on 9/15/14 at 11:06 am to RedRifle
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The image was startling, and it'll stay with people for a long, long time. It'll be one of the catalysts to get NBA stars out of FIBA basketball. As the hours passed that August night, Krzyzewski changed the conversation about his involvement in the NBA losing a $100 million star in a worthless scrimmage. At the foot of George's hospital bed, someone had been waiting to snap the photo of the U.S. national coach reaching down and embracing his stricken player.
Suddenly, this most private and personal moment turned out to be anything but that. Within minutes, that image would be flying through Twitter and Instagram for all those moms and dads to see the compassion and caring of Duke's coach.
damn, this is some sort of personal vendetta
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