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Message: [QUOTE="Crank, post: 3107159, member: 9692"] Some interesting takes in this thread. I think people are answering different questions. Like the three blind guys feeling the elephant's trunk, body, and tail. Is Coach K a great coach? I'm more sure that the answer to that is "yes" than most answers I'll give this week. Guy has won the most, won the most championships in the modern era, has run a clean program, as near as can be told, perennially brings in high character talent, routinely has kids do well academically, and leads a non-salacious life off the court. That's a great coach. In fact, a tremendous coach. That answers one question. Some people appear to be answering a different question - how good of a coach is Coach K from buzzer to buzzer? I think the answer to that question is plainly - open for vigorous debate. Fact is, he's got the recruitment and motivation nailed. Development used to be top notch. Something happened on the way to the HOF, however. Problem with 1andD is that you can't, necessarily, develop like you would at UConn or WV. Somebody on the Duke board asked tonight, "why did coach K let Zion shoot ANY threes? The guy was unstoppable inside, and ridiculously efficient." Well the answer to that question answers both. If Zion did not shoot a 3 during the few months he was at Duke, that would potentially have hurt his draft stock. The NBA is drive or gun. That's it. He's got the drive down. But a drive with no gun is not going to be nearly as dominant. So, of course, Zion had the green light to shoot the 3, when open. Even at his fairly low percent, and even with many other better options, including him inside. K can't bring a guy like Zion in and then NOT showcase his NBA skills. It's that simple. And everybody else on the team took a back seat to that, at their expense, and it got them to E8. And it got Coach K the next Zion, or, some lesser version of him, because that next guy will come to Durham and know that he can showcase his NBA game. A large % of guys on the Duke board believe that K has given up, substantially, on bringing in guys to develop, and has, instead, sacrificed that for the 1andD model. I suppose it's a great problem to have, but, nonetheless, I'm glad we don't have it. [/QUOTE]

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