Mike Krzyzewski had a chance to assist with the legendary 1992 Dream Team, the first U.S. Olympic Team to feature NBA players. That team was coached by former Vic Bubas assistant Chuck Daly. Daly told Krzyzewski that there was one word that would be key to his coaching career, a word he should embrace. That word was “ignore.” As in ignore all the noise, all the sidebars, all the distractions and concentrate on the task at hand.
“As long as it’s done, it’s done,” Krzyzewski said Tuesday. “Let’s talk about that some more? Why are we doing that?