Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Krzyzewski to meet with Duke students

Coach Mike Krzyzewski has a message for Duke's students.

He has invited them to a meeting Wednesday night at the basketball practice gym in preparation for the Blue Devils' home game Thursday with Tulsa.

No. 5-ranked Duke (23-4, 11-2 ACC) is the only ACC team ranked in The Associated Press' poll. The Blue Devils hold a one-game lead in the loss column over second-place Maryland (19-7, 9-3), heading into the Terrapins' Wednesday night home game against Clemson.

"I'd like to show you a few things on how we get prepared, a couple things that we've done during the year, so that we can be prepared on Thursday," Krzyzewski said in a video blog directed at the student body.

Duke's nonconference game Thursday is its last home game until the regular season finale on March 6 against North Carolina.

"The last game of the season is a long way off," Krzyzewski said. "You don't get better just by preparing for that game. You get ready to be at your best by preparing for this game on Thursday night."

Krzyzewski said the meeting will last about an hour.

"You guys are doing a great job," he said. "We appreciate the support. We want to get hungrier. We want to play better. And you can help us do that."

Ken Tysiac

4 comments:

Bill said...

What a historic moment! The highest paid employee of Duke University is actually going to spend an hour with the very people who pay his salary. Gosh, his generosity knows no limits. I can't understand why the media hasn't picked up on this groundbreaking moment!

Anonymous said...

You make it sound like Duke students are something other than overpriveleged, underdisciplined, spoiled brats.

Anonymous said...

Let's hope one of the stupid doesn't have a conch shell in the meeting.....

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
You make it sound like Duke students are something other than overpriveleged, underdisciplined, spoiled brats.

FEBRUARY 24, 2010 12:34 PM

Couldn't get in, huh?