Coach K: 2016 Olympics His Last as Coach

[Smashcat]

SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 4m4 minutes ago

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski says the 2016 Olympics will be his last one coaching the USA men's basketball team. http://es.pn/1PBOTrn

 

[MWes11]

Love him or hate him, he has been a hell of a USA basketball coach. Unfair recruiting advantage? Probably. But as a coach he was great. I wonder who will be next? I can think of one individual who would flourish in that role.

 

[WildMoon]

Would be cool HOF coach cal can get the new gig.

 

[.S&C.]

Well, it surely can't go to Beheim now, can it?

Anyway, I'm not going to sit here and slobber over the guy and whatnot. He took a position that was meant to be a position for more than one and wouldn't get the hell out of the chair. Even dean Smith wouldn't keep that seat and gave it up citing "it's not a position for one guy" only to have K come along and make it his second job for his own selfish reasons. He needs to give it up and quit using USA basketball as his personal accomplishment pedistal.

Of it weren't for imitating Cals style, and using team USA basketball for personal reasons, his recruiting would still be in the crapper.

 

[KA4Prez]

I think Calipari would be a very viable candidate. Not only would almost the entire roster be guys he knows, has recruited or played for him, he's got the perfect demeanor and personality to manage the squad.

The biggest question would be...does Cal WANT the job?

 

[.S&C.]

I think Calipari would be a very viable candidate. Not only would almost the entire roster be guys he knows, has recruited or played for him, he's got the perfect demeanor and personality to manage the squad.

The biggest question would be...does Cal WANT the job?

If cal were offered of course he'd take it. The problem is K is probably going to try and hand pick the next guy, and who knows what he's got up his sleeve.

I definitely do not see K leaving and allowing Cal to have it for maybe another 10 years. What K had done to the seat is horrible. Coaches will now just use it for personal gain and not give it up. So the next coach, if young enough, might just stay in the seat and recruit from it for another 20 straight years.

 

[TrustinCal]

Going to be interesting how K uses this to his advantage. Probably find a successor for him at Duke while he's at it.

 

[spotter34]

I've always believed the easiest coaching job in basketball is the coach of the USA Men's Basketball team, ever since they've allowed NBA players to play.

Yeah we had one Olympic team with NBA players fail to win the gold but that was due to poor player selection or poor participation from elite NBA players. They figured just about any team full of any seasoned NBA players would win the gold and they found out the world had caught up close enough for that not to be the case. Now a lot of elite NBA players want to play on this team.

Coach K came along after this humiliating defeat in the Olympics and has benefitted from the renewed commitment from elite players to play on the team. Coach K has struggled having players succeed in the NBA from dUKe. Yes he's had quite a few drafted over the years but the ones who struggled far outweigh the ones who succeeded and stuck around for a while.

I've always believed Coach K was a good coach. His best coaching jobs were in his early years at dUKe, in the mid-to late 80's. After he won his first two National Championships with the Laetner teams, he succeeded Dean Smith as the media darling where he has stayed ever since.

 

[ganner918]

Well, it surely can't go to Beheim now, can it?

Anyway, I'm not going to sit here and slobber over the guy and whatnot. He took a position that was meant to be a position for more than one and wouldn't get the hell out of the chair. Even dean Smith wouldn't keep that seat and gave it up citing "it's not a position for one guy" only to have K come along and make it his second job for his own selfish reasons. He needs to give it up and quit using USA basketball as his personal accomplishment pedistal.

Of it weren't for imitating Cals style, and using team USA basketball for personal reasons, his recruiting would still be in the crapper.

I can't criticize K for keeping the seat. Whatever we'd done in the past is irrelevant - after a 6th place world championship finish and a 3rd place olympic finish, "the way we do things" was out the window and we needed to make whatever changes necessary to get back to winning. We've done that, and continuity has been a huge part of that.

 

[.S&C.]

I can't criticize K for keeping the seat. Whatever we'd done in the past is irrelevant - after a 6th place world championship finish and a 3rd place olympic finish, "the way we do things" was out the window and we needed to make whatever changes necessary to get back to winning. We've done that, and continuity has been a huge part of that.

K

My answer would be the post above this one

 

[.S&C.]

I've always believed the easiest coaching job in basketball is the coach of the USA Men's Basketball team, ever since they've allowed NBA players to play.

Yeah we had one Olympic team with NBA players fail to win the gold but that was due to poor player selection or poor participation from elite NBA players. They figured just about any team full of any seasoned NBA players would win the gold and they found out the world had caught up close enough for that not to be the case. Now a lot of elite NBA players want to play on this team.

Coach K came along after this humiliating defeat in the Olympics and has benefitted from the renewed commitment from elite players to play on the team. Coach K has struggled having players succeed in the NBA from dUKe. Yes he's had quite a few drafted over the years but the ones who struggled far outweigh the ones who succeeded and stuck around for a while.

I've always believed Coach K was a good coach. His best coaching jobs were in his early years at dUKe, in the mid-to late 80's. After he won his first two National Championships with the Laetner teams, he succeeded Dean Smith as the media darling where he has stayed ever since.

Rack

 

[ganner918]

K

My answer would be the post above this one

Look, I don't like Duke any more than any other Kentucky fan, and obviously players are the most important thing about the Olympic team. But Coaching continuity generally has its benefits, and it could contribute to a general continuity in the program. Getting butthurt over K being there too long just looks like petty jealousy, and we have no need for that.

 

[truebluewildcat]

He's getting ready to saddle up and ride off into the sunset...

Should win gold, will be in the hunt for a title the next few years, maybe he'll win another...then it's curtains...there simply isn't anything more he can do for basketball in general and Duke...

Cal is the only candidate as far as I'm concerned to take over USA basketball...

 

[Bigblueforever]

Love him or hate him, he has been a hell of a USA basketball coach. Unfair recruiting advantage? Probably. But as a coach he was great. I wonder who will be next? I can think of one individual who would flourish in that role.

He has done this before, I will believe this when it happen!!

 

[.S&C.]

Look, I don't like Duke any more than any other Kentucky fan, and obviously players are the most important thing about the Olympic team. But Coaching continuity generally has its benefits, and it could contribute to a general continuity in the program. Getting butthurt over K being there too long just looks like petty jealousy, and we have no need for that.

Who the F is butthurt? Maybe You for crying that I don't think K has used the seat as intended?

I dont believe team USA Is for one guy. I wouldn't believe it if cal was doing it. Using TEAM USA for personal gain, and he clearly has, is not how it is supposed to be done. This was made clear by some before him who won with them and left them. K didn't make team USA good, the players did when they decided to become part of it. He's getting credit for work he didn't do. I'm not jealous; envious maybe, but not jealous.

K had made team USA basketball more about "Coach K" than anything even close to what it's supposed to mean, thanks in part to ESPN and his ass kissing followers setting that table. When he's gone we can finally get back to it being about the players and less about his recruiting strategy.

For the record, coach Cal isn't a fan of how he's managed his position as well. I doubt it's jealousy, it's just seeing what's happening.

 

[Wildcat-in-STL]

K wasn't a factor at all in team USA's success. The entire reason was talent came back into the USA program. K would of struggled bad to win gold with a team of average nba talent

 

[BlueBomb]

Two thoughts:

1 -- I'd be astounded if Cal would ever get this gig. Rubs too many the wrong way.
2 -- Like him or not, Coach K will go down as the best coach in college basketball history...and I wouldn't argue against it.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Hopefully it's the first of many signs that his career is coming to an end. Good riddance. And a happy Monday now that he can't use Olympic Basketball to save his recruiting at Duke. 2017 and on will be nice.. Not that it already wasn't going to be.

 

[Pope John Wall II]

He'll pull a Wooden when he is coaching his last game. Zebras will do for him what they did to the Wildcats in that same situation.

 

[king of cali]

K wasn't a factor at all in team USA's success.

The players say something different. Who to believe?

 

[Zakk Wyldcat]

Next coach will most likely come from the NBA, IMO.

 

[Mark Gastineau]

What K had done to the seat is horrible.

You don't like gold medals?

 

[Mark Gastineau]

Yeah we had one Olympic team with NBA players fail to win the gold but that was due to poor player selection or poor participation from elite NBA players.

Multiple All-Stars on that roster, including the reigning MVP Tim Duncan.....

 

[Mark Gastineau]

Getting butthurt over K being there too long just looks like petty jealousy, and we have no need for that.

Rack

 

[Mark Gastineau]

Who the F is butthurt? Maybe You for crying that I don't think K has used the seat as intended?

Pretty sure the intent is to win gold, which he has done.

 

[spotter34]

I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority here but since coach K has been the coach for the USA's men's team I could care less about the gold medals (unless a Kentucky player is on the team). He's a fine coach but I can't stand him or dUKe and that carries over to whatever they are associated with.

 

[Mark Gastineau]

I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority here but since coach K has been the coach for the USA's men's team I could care less about the gold medals

You won't support your country because Coach K is the head coach? Wow.

 

[spotter34]

Multiple All-Stars on that roster, including the reigning MVP Tim Duncan.....

There were no outside shooters on that team.

 

[spotter34]

You won't support your country because Coach K is the head coach? Wow.

We're supposed to win the gold medal in basketball. I'm glad to see the NBA players themselves take a little more pride in wanting to dominate this level of basketball. They were all embarrassed when we got beat and they collectively said not again. Coach K is simply the utter to a monster ship. He gets way too much credit for what those teams achieve. That's not to say he can't coach because he clearly can. But I don't like him and if one of his teams lose in the Olympics I'll hate it for the players and our reputation but I'll laugh my axx off with him being the coach.

 

[Mark Gastineau]

There were no outside shooters on that team.

Good lord, some of you guys will literally find any reason, however ridiculous, to discredit Coach K. Look at the rosters for the teams that played in the 2004 Olympics:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_team_squads

Team USA was the only squad that had all of its players in the NBA at that time. Talent was not an issue. Poor coaching and Larry Brown's inability to manage egos led to our downfall in Athens.

 

[Mark Gastineau]

Very patriotic. I realize you hate Coach K, but you seriously need a reality check. You sound totally ridiculous.

 

[Mark Gastineau]

We're supposed to win the gold medal in basketball.

And yet we have failed to win the gold on multiple occasions.

 

[WildMoon]

Good lord, some of you guys will literally find any reason, however ridiculous, to discredit Coach K. Look at the rosters for the teams that played in the 2004 Olympics:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_team_squads

Team USA was the only squad that had all of its players in the NBA at that time. Talent was not an issue. Poor coaching and Larry Brown's inability to manage egos led to our downfall in Athens.

that team look atrocious. LOL. Are you trying to make your point or other's point?

 

[Mark Gastineau]

that team look atrocious. LOL. Are you trying to make your point or other's point?

Atrocious? Have you seen the other teams we couldn't beat? How many NBA players were on Argentina's squad? How many were on Italy's team? How many All-Stars, not to mention past and future MVP's were on those teams? I'll wait if you actually want to click on the link and look at the rosters.

Some of you need to take off your blinders and accept the reality that Team USA has benefited from having Coach K in charge. As it stands, several of you just sound petty and ridiculous.

 

[WildMoon]

Atrocious? Have you seen the other teams we couldn't beat?

Some of you need to take off your blinders and accept the reality that Team USA has benefited from having Coach K in charge.

i think you are the one with blinders. Your Coach would have picked different players. you kidding me, you have no spacing whatsoever. Your big names are rookies, barely matured yet.

Other team has shooters and players who have played together. Not to mention better understanding of international game. You look at teams now and their experience is complete night/day.

The biggest difference that happened was that USA decided to take it slightly more seriously. Got more right players, and gained international play experience.

 

[spotter34]

Good lord, some of you guys will literally find any reason, however ridiculous, to discredit Coach K. Look at the rosters for the teams that played in the 2004 Olympics:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_team_squads

Team USA was the only squad that had all of its players in the NBA at that time. Talent was not an issue. Poor coaching and Larry Brown's inability to manage egos led to our downfall in Athens.

Good lord, some of you guys can't stand it if someone doesn't agree with you. I know what the roster was and that roster AT THE TIME was not that impressive. There's not a true shooter on that roster. Sure some of them can hit a 3 occasionally but that was a very young and inexperienced team for the most part.

That team's downfall was poor outside shooting and inexperience. I'll give you the poor coaching from Larry Brown but that was not the best team we could have put out there.

 

[Mark Gastineau]

Good lord, some of you guys can't stand it if someone doesn't agree with you.

Pot, kettle, black.

that was not the best team we could have put out there.

By all means, please tell me who should have been on that roster. Also, has it ever occurred to you that Team USA invited many players that declined the invitation, likely due to an attitude such as "We're supposed to win gold medals in basketball."

 

[hotelblue]

he did very well for the USA. probably too demanding a job for a blueblood coach to be doing all the time. this will give him an easier schedule so maybe he can stay at duke another 30-50 years.

 

[WildMoon]

Pot, kettle, black.


By all means, please tell me who should have been on that roster. Also, has it ever occurred to you that Team USA invited many players that declined the invitation, likely due to an attitude such as "We're supposed to win gold medals in basketball."

so..you are saying players not showing up was the problem.

 

[UKDUNK]

I'm sure Cal would love the opportunity, but as a UK fan I think I would rather he focused solely on UK. He doesn't need the boost in recruiting that it might bring and it would put a few more miles on the tires...maybe causing Cal to retire or take a cushy NBA job sooner. From his perspective it would be a great opportunity though.