January 26, 20179 yr Coach K is on the war path Coach K is not happy! He has banned Duke players from the locker room and from wearing Blue Devils apparel: Frustrated Mike Krzyzewski Bans Duke Players from the Locker Room and Wearing Blue Devils Apparel | Nation of Blue
January 26, 20179 yr Right out of the bobby knight school of 1960's approach to handling an athlete . You think a guy getting ready to cash in on 10-50 million bucks cares about his dukie tee shirt ? Couldnt happen to better guy who allowed some punk to tarnish his team and his school and be a threat to injure his opponents . Whatever bad comes their way -- Karma is a you know what .
January 27, 20179 yr Oh No, they can't wear a Duke t-shirt. Oh how will they survive?!?!? Puhhhllleeeeeaaaazzzzzeeee. Coach K you failed with your handling of Grayson. You're a joke.
January 27, 20179 yr Author The issue is only one player. Why punish the entire team? He's punishing them for playing crappy non-Duke basketball. It doesn't have anything to do with Grayson Allen.
January 27, 20179 yr Allen isn't the problem. They have some selfish kids that don't fit in with Allen, Kennard, and Jefferson.
January 27, 20179 yr Giles is understandable because he was injured coming in, but man Tatum and Bolden have extremely underwhelmed.
January 27, 20179 yr Allen isn't the problem. They have some selfish kids that don't fit in with Allen, Kennard, and Jefferson. Allen is a big part of the problem - and it's not the tripping and associated distractions, it's his dominating the ball, poor shot selection, and total disdain for defense that are hurting the team. Tatum? He gets the "I'm going to the league" look in his eye every time he receives a pass - and he doesn't play a lick of defense, either. Giles? A shadow of his former self - lost at both ends. Jefferson - glue guy, but appears damaged. Jones? He is Matt Jones - will give you effort and occasionally hit shots. A role player. Kennard is their best facilitator and he and Allen don't co-exist well. Kennard is also an indifferent defender - BUT - he is the closest thing they have to a point guard. This team has talent, but the pieces aren't working and no one is sacrificing offense for defense to help the team gel and get stops (including Allen). Personally I play Allen until I get a feel for his game - if he is making shots he plays. If he is missing shots I pull him before he takes 10 in a row. A lot of chemistry issues - if Jefferson doesn't heal up they are one hot mess from here out.
January 27, 20179 yr Right out of the bobby knight school of 1960's approach to handling an athlete . You think a guy getting ready to cash in on 10-50 million bucks cares about his dukie tee shirt ? Couldnt happen to better guy who allowed some punk to tarnish his team and his school and be a threat to injure his opponents . Whatever bad comes their way -- Karma is a you know what . I'm no Duke fan, but good grief. If the jersey name were changed you guys would be freaking out about them not respecting the UK brand. C'mon, man.
January 27, 20179 yr I think its a bigger deal to not allow them in the lockeroom. I feel like if I was a player, that would just annoy me. I won't be like some others, I like the move by Coach K, even if it doesn't sink in for all. You gotta earn it back.
January 27, 20179 yr I think its a bigger deal to not allow them in the lockeroom. I feel like if I was a player, that would just annoy me. I won't be like some others, I like the move by Coach K, even if it doesn't sink in for all. You gotta earn it back. If I'm not mistaken he's done this in the past, and it's always seemed to work well. No issues with it from my end either.
January 27, 20179 yr If I'm not mistaken he's done this in the past, and it's always seemed to work well. I am pretty sure you are right. I know that I've heard it before at a bigger program in college bball and I think it was Duke that did it.
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