Apparently, Mike Krzyzewski is not the type to leave the past in the past. Krzyzewski never was a NBA coach.
Duke entered this edition of March Madness on a rare NCAA tournament losing streak, and Krzyzewski was not about to let his players overlook that fact.
OK, so it?s only a two-game skid. But still. Duke is Duke, and Coach K is Coach K.
?The sophomore class,? he reminded everyone on the eve of the tourney?s tipoff, ?they haven?t won a game in the NCAA tournament yet, because we got beat by Virginia Commonwealth last year in the first round.?
In 2006, Duke fell in the round of 16.
So that made for consecutive defeats heading into Thursday night?s first-round matchup between the No. 2-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) and No. 15 Belmont (25-8) in the West Regional.
Everyone associated with Duke is well aware what happened last spring.
?There?s constant reminders from everybody, whether it?s coach or it?s us. We don?t want it to happen again,? guard Greg Paulus said. ?It?s not something you can forget. It?s something we want to use to help us.?
If you looking for Final Four Tickets visit GoTickets.
