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One was that even with all the emotional buildup (maybe too much), 96 former players and all kinds of dignitaries on hand, being favored to win and being 4th ranked , etc, Duke got their butt kicked by NC. The others thing that jumps out to me is that 4 NC players scored 20 or more points. That’s got to be really rare. I listened to Sirius radio yesterday morning as I drove to Denver, and there was a lot of discussion about Coach K’s place among the greatest men’s basketball coaches of all time. The names mostly mentioned were K, Knight and Wooden. What do you guys think? Last Edited: 3/6/2022 8:54:18 AM by colobobcat66 Back to Top giacomo General User Member Since: 11/20/2007 Post Count: 2,734 Status: Offline     RE: Coach K’s Last Home Game    Posted: 3/6/2022 9:49:40 AM  He’s certainly in the discussion. Not sure you can name the greatest, as eras change. Back to Top Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame General User Member Since: 7/30/2010 Post Count: 4,006 Status: Offline     RE: Coach K’s Last Home Game    Posted: 3/6/2022 9:53:16 AM  I think it's Wooden and Coach K, in that order. Knight doesn't really belong in the conversation, honestly. The career wins total is nice, obviously. But all of his national championships came in a single decade, and there were none after 1990. Considering he coached for another 18 years, that's not ideal. Based on numbers alone, Roy Williams should probably be ahead of Knight. More championships and final fours. Back to Top colobobcat66 General User Member Since: 9/1/2006 Location: Watching the bobcats run outside my window., CO Post Count: 4,530 Status: Offline     RE: Coach K’s Last Home Game    Posted: 3/6/2022 10:09:39 AM  Dean Smith was another one mentioned as I recall. A reason Knight was mentioned was because the show was hosted by Dan Dakich who coached under Knight for a long time. Dakich claimed that Knight never did cheat but that Wooden was a total cheat, but most probably may be one way or the other depending on how you define cheating. He made lots of aspersions (?) about K as well, but never came out and claimed he cheated. Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,357 Status: Offline     RE: Coach K’s Last Home Game    Posted: 3/6/2022 1:41:38 PM  I'm sure that over 42 years of coaching he probably looked the other way or stretched some rules to get or keep some players on the team. There probably isn't a coach who's never done that sort of thing. But I don't recall there ever being a story about him abusing players, or degrading them, and I've never seen him throw a temper tantrum in the middle of a game. So I'd rate him high on the list. On a somewhat personal note, I have a nephew in northwest Ohio who's a great Duke fan. One summer he and his family were going to the NC shore for a vacation and he wrote Coach K to ask about stopping in for a short visit. Coach K said sure, come on by. Not only did they get a personal tour of Cameron, they each got a really nice swag bag. I don't recall if Coach K was actually there (I think it was an Olympic year), but my nephew was incredibly impressed with the treatment they got. As for yesterday, I thought ESPN really blew it by scheduling games as tightly as they did. They had this big buildup for the ceremonies surrounding Coach K, then the Texas-Kansas game went into OT and wiped out their live coverage of it. As for Dakich, if he's a Knight suck-up then he might have some ill-feelings toward Coach K. There was a story about how Knight and Coach K were at some function and the Coach went over to Knight's table to say hello. Knight totally ignored him, and the two haven't spoken since. Not sure what the issue was, but Coach K just stopped reaching out to Knight after that. Last Edited: 3/6/2022 1:44:57 PM by Pataskala We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top colobobcat66 General User Member Since: 9/1/2006 Location: Watching the bobcats run outside my window., CO Post Count: 4,530 Status: Offline     RE: Coach K’s Last Home Game    Posted: 3/6/2022 2:29:35 PM  Pataskala wrote: I'm sure that over 42 years of coaching he probably looked the other way or stretched some rules to get or keep some players on the team. There probably isn't a coach who's never done that sort of thing. But I don't recall there ever being a story about him abusing players, or degrading them, and I've never seen him throw a temper tantrum in the middle of a game. So I'd rate him high on the list. On a somewhat personal note, I have a nephew in northwest Ohio who's a great Duke fan. One summer he and his family were going to the NC shore for a vacation and he wrote Coach K to ask about stopping in for a short visit. Coach K said sure, come on by. Not only did they get a personal tour of Cameron, they each got a really nice swag bag. I don't recall if Coach K was actually there (I think it was an Olympic year), but my nephew was incredibly impressed with the treatment they got. As for yesterday, I thought ESPN really blew it by scheduling games as tightly as they did. They had this big buildup for the ceremonies surrounding Coach K, then the Texas-Kansas game went into OT and wiped out their live coverage of it. As for Dakich, if he's a Knight suck-up then he might have some ill-feelings toward Coach K. There was a story about how Knight and Coach K were at some function and the Coach went over to Knight's table to say hello. Knight totally ignored him, and the two haven't spoken since. Not sure what the issue was, but Coach K just stopped reaching out to Knight after that. Dakich says Knight is a great coach but they’ve since fallen out and he doesn’t like him now he says. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,671 Status: Offline     RE: Coach K’s Last Home Game    Posted: 3/6/2022 2:53:03 PM  colobobcat66 wrote: Pataskala wrote: I'm sure that over 42 years of coaching he probably looked the other way or stretched some rules to get or keep some players on the team. There probably isn't a coach who's never done that sort of thing. But I don't recall there ever being a story about him abusing players, or degrading them, and I've never seen him throw a temper tantrum in the middle of a game. So I'd rate him high on the list. On a somewhat personal note, I have a nephew in northwest Ohio who's a great Duke fan. One summer he and his family were going to the NC shore for a vacation and he wrote Coach K to ask about stopping in for a short visit. Coach K said sure, come on by. Not only did they get a personal tour of Cameron, they each got a really nice swag bag. I don't recall if Coach K was actually there (I think it was an Olympic year), but my nephew was incredibly impressed with the treatment they got. As for yesterday, I thought ESPN really blew it by scheduling games as tightly as they did. They had this big buildup for the ceremonies surrounding Coach K, then the Texas-Kansas game went into OT and wiped out their live coverage of it. As for Dakich, if he's a Knight suck-up then he might have some ill-feelings toward Coach K. There was a story about how Knight and Coach K were at some function and the Coach went over to Knight's table to say hello. Knight totally ignored him, and the two haven't spoken since. Not sure what the issue was, but Coach K just stopped reaching out to Knight after that. Dakich says Knight is a great coach but they’ve since fallen out and he doesn’t like him now he says. From what I´ve heard, Knight is now sadly suffering from some type of dementia. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top Jeff McKinney Moderator Member Since: 11/12/2004 Post Count: 6,155 Status: Offline     RE: Coach K’s Last Home Game    Posted: 3/6/2022 5:49:48 PM  This crap about Wooden being a "total cheat" is ridiculous. Read the definitive biography on Wooden by Seth Davis. It's not a hagiography and he portrays Wooden's faults along with his strong points. Davis gives a clear explanation of what was going on with Sam Gilbert. Things were allowed that shouldn't have been, but Wooden wasn't a "total cheat". One false claim by Knight was that Gilbert "did all Wooden's recruiting". Not true. Gilbert gave some of the players gifts such as clothing and connected them with discounts after they got to UCLA. Not direct cash payments during the Wooden era. Not acceptable and Wooden should have stopped it, but Gilbert didn't recruit players to UCLA. I think Knight got the exaggerations about Wooden from Pete Newell, the great Cal coach. He never liked Wooden and he told tales about him. I suspect Dakich got his view of Wooden from Knight. I think the greatest coach of the former era was Wooden, while Coach K is the greatest in the contemporary era. Back to Top GraffZ06 General User Member Since: 1/5/2005 Location: Dayton, OH Post Count: 2,248 Status: Offline     RE: Coach K’s Last Home Game    Posted: 3/6/2022 10:59:38 PM  Pataskala wrote: On a somewhat personal note, I have a nephew in northwest Ohio who's a great Duke fan. One summer he and his family were going to the NC shore for a vacation and he wrote Coach K to ask about stopping in for a short visit. Coach K said sure, come on by. Not only did they get a personal tour of Cameron, they each got a really nice swag bag. I don't recall if Coach K was actually there (I think it was an Olympic year), but my nephew was incredibly impressed with the treatment they got. I can vouch for this. I had a very similar story happen back in 2000. I was heading to outer banks for spring break and, being a lifelong Duke fan, decided to stop by Durham and get some pictures in Cameron. When I went in I actually found the team in the middle of a practice in preparation for that weekends Sweet 16 NCAA tournament game in Syracuse. My parents and I watched a bit, walked around the concourse admiring national champ trophies etc and eventually made our way down to court level. After practice, not wanting to be a pest but also not wanting to miss the opportunity I asked Coach K for a quick autograph. He asked who we were and we explained we were huge fans just stopping through. He admitted he was in a hurry because the team was going from practice straight to a team meal and then they were loading the bus for the airport. But he said if we were willing to wait about an hour he'd be back and sign whatever I wanted and he'd have some time. At this point leaving was no longer an option. After about 30 minutes people, fans and family started showing up to see the team off for the NCAAs. Coach K returned to see us, signed about 3 things but better actually sat and talked to us for a good 10 minutes about sports, school, being a fan from Ohio etc before introducing us to his wife Mickie (she and my mom got along great lol) and then even calling some of the players and staff over to chat with us. Met Wojo and Johnny Dawkins who were on the staff at the time. Both great guys. Even got a brief shake of hands, and wishing good luck with Chris Carrawell, Shane Battier and Carlos Boozer. Saw them all off to the bus where Coach K turned and waved to me and said something like "Thanks for always rooting for us from Ohio. We'll need it this weekend" One of the nicest, most genuine and totally unexpected and cool experiences of my life to that point. I was legitimately a nobody who shouldn't have even been there and yet in the midst of being busy and preparing a team for an NCAA trip and game he made time for me and my family. I'll never forget it. He's the GOAT for a reason. Back to Top GroverBall General User Member Since: 12/3/2012 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,277 Status: Offline     RE: Coach K’s Last Home Game    Posted: 3/7/2022 11:22:30 AM  GraffZ06 wrote: Pataskala wrote: On a somewhat personal note, I have a nephew in northwest Ohio who's a great Duke fan. One summer he and his family were going to the NC shore for a vacation and he wrote Coach K to ask about stopping in for a short visit. Coach K said sure, come on by. Not only did they get a personal tour of Cameron, they each got a really nice swag bag. I don't recall if Coach K was actually there (I think it was an Olympic year), but my nephew was incredibly impressed with the treatment they got. I can vouch for this. I had a very similar story happen back in 2000. I was heading to outer banks for spring break and, being a lifelong Duke fan, decided to stop by Durham and get some pictures in Cameron. When I went in I actually found the team in the middle of a practice in preparation for that weekends Sweet 16 NCAA tournament game in Syracuse. My parents and I watched a bit, walked around the concourse admiring national champ trophies etc and eventually made our way down to court level. After practice, not wanting to be a pest but also not wanting to miss the opportunity I asked Coach K for a quick autograph. He asked who we were and we explained we were huge fans just stopping through. He admitted he was in a hurry because the team was going from practice straight to a team meal and then they were loading the bus for the airport. But he said if we were willing to wait about an hour he'd be back and sign whatever I wanted and he'd have some time. At this point leaving was no longer an option. After about 30 minutes people, fans and family started showing up to see the team off for the NCAAs. Coach K returned to see us, signed about 3 things but better actually sat and talked to us for a good 10 minutes about sports, school, being a fan from Ohio etc before introducing us to his wife Mickie (she and my mom got along great lol) and then even calling some of the players and staff over to chat with us. Met Wojo and Johnny Dawkins who were on the staff at the time. Both great guys. Even got a brief shake of hands, and wishing good luck with Chris Carrawell, Shane Battier and Carlos Boozer. Saw them all off to the bus where Coach K turned and waved to me and said something like "Thanks for always rooting for us from Ohio. We'll need it this weekend" One of the nicest, most genuine and totally unexpected and cool experiences of my life to that point. I was legitimately a nobody who shouldn't have even been there and yet in the midst of being busy and preparing a team for an NCAA trip and game he made time for me and my family. I'll never forget it. He's the GOAT for a reason. Great story, thanks for sharing. I feel like that experience might happen in the Convo with Boals or even some other OHIO coaches over the past 40 years, but to hear it with Cameron and Coach K is especially fantastic -- how often did he go out of his way like that for fans? Back to Top Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame General User Member Since: 7/30/2010 Post Count: 4,006 Status: Offline     RE: Coach K’s Last Home Game    Posted: 3/7/2022 7:36:02 PM  I have a similar story about Coach K's generosity. My dad and Coach K were classmates at West Point. They knew each other, but weren't super close or anything, but back when Coach K was coaching at Army, the K family and my folks were neighbors. Because of that connection, we watched a lot of Duke basketball and as a kid I became a big fan. Prior to the 1991 tournament, I drew a picture of Bobby Hurley playing against UNLV, and the scoreboard showed Duke winning at the buzzer. My dad mailed it to Coach K along with a short note wishing him luck in the tournament. Coach K used to come up to West Point quite a bit during offseasons. He remained a sort of unofficial advisor to Army basketball, and usually played an unofficial role in selecting coaches, etc. That summer they had some sort of event honoring him for his first national championship, and my Dad took me along. Coach K was in this sort of receiving line, and when I shook his hand and introduced myself he said "Oh, you're [name]? I have something for you!" and walked over and handed me a photograph and a poster. The photograph was of my picture I'd drawn, showing that it had been hanging in Cameron Indoor Stadium outside the locker room. There was also a poster of the team, signed by Coach K, Christian Laettner, Bobby Hurley, Grant Hill, and a whole bunch of others. Back to Top GraffZ06 General User Member Since: 1/5/2005 Location: Dayton, OH Post Count: 2,248 Status: Offline     RE: Coach K’s Last Home Game    Posted: 3/7/2022 9:26:17 PM  Oh wow, what a cool story! To know your picture hung there for the team. Who knows, might have even provided some level of inspiration that year. Very cool. I'll add Coach K is sharp when it comes to basketball history or remembering people and facts. When I mentioned I was attending Wright State at the time his comment was "Oh yeah in Dayton" then corrected himself and said "Well actually Fairborn" and said "Boy they had some good teams back in Division II" and told me to say hi to Ed Schilling who was the WSU coach at the time. Not much gets passed him. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,671 Status: Offline     RE: Coach K’s Last Home Game    Posted: 3/7/2022 10:40:10 PM  These are really neat stories about Coach K. Thanks for sharing them. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame General User Member Since: 7/30/2010 Post Count: 4,006 Status: Offline     RE: Coach K’s Last Home Game    Posted: 3/8/2022 7:23:06 PM  GraffZ06 wrote: Oh wow, what a cool story! To know your picture hung there for the team. Who knows, might have even provided some level of inspiration that year. Very cool. I'll add Coach K is sharp when it comes to basketball history or remembering people and facts. When I mentioned I was attending Wright State at the time his comment was "Oh yeah in Dayton" then corrected himself and said "Well actually Fairborn" and said "Boy they had some good teams back in Division II" and told me to say hi to Ed Schilling who was the WSU coach at the time. Not much gets passed him. Just to be clear, it was one of many pictures hanging. But still cool. But yeah, I was always impressed by his memory. Years later, Duke played at Army. It was Elton Brand's Freshman year, and I think the fact that Duke played at Army was a dual gift, partially so Elton's family would get an easy game to see him (he grew up across the river from West Point) and partially as a recruiting gift to Army's coach at the time. My family had season tickets at center court, first row for Army she when he was coming onto the floor Coack K greeted my dad and I by name. He also referenced the picture from a decade earlier. Crazy memory. 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