Krzyzewski: Journalists run afoul
This from reporter Rob Daniels in Durham today:
Mike Krzyzewski was in top form Friday in analyzing media coverage of his team, which he said hasn't received sufficient credit for winning the ACC's regular-season championship with two weeks of games to go.
Specifically, the coach said he is disturbed about implications that Duke wins because of preferential treatment from referees.
"Over the last month, this has swept the nation," he said. "It's like a new dance. 'Oh man, let's talk about The Foul.' I hope when ESPN does their game, they can acatually show something that says, 'Hey, that Duke player was fouled and nothing was called.' It gets old. It hurts Shelden specifically. Besides hurting the game and everything we're doing."
With various facial expressions, he played the role of sleuth-journalist seeking to explain the Blue Devils' triumph.
" 'Why did they win it? Let's uncover this. I got it. I got the reason. Of course they're gonna win.' And that type of thing. It's been sad. And I think it has been orchestrated. I know it has been," he said.
The orchestration, he said, comes from, among others, ESPN producers whose editorial decisions focused disproportionately on the issue of fouls and not on the excellence of, for example, Shelden Williams' shot-blocking skills.
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..Coach K not receiving enough credit in the media? That's like saying Danny Ford was never revered in Clemson or S. Carolina doesn't have loyal fans.
Posted on March 3, 2006 5:08 PM
So K is trying to be a clown, right?
There has been general knowledge of the disproportionate number of fouls called on Duke's opponents for a decade.
Posted on March 4, 2006 12:33 PM
I think K. has a good point. Most of the gripers are UNC fans. Duke gets less fouls because they play excellent defence-- not an organized mugging. As to fouls called when Duke has the ball-- they can't keep Redick and co. from scoring without fouling them- I might be a bit prejudiced, I admit.
Posted on March 6, 2006 9:54 PM