The News & Observer’s Andrew Carter has a piece up on the relationship between Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and the late Dean Smith who coached UNC for 19 years before Coach K came to Durham.
They had a complex relationship for a long time before they became close friends. This piece sort of traces that development.
There are a couple of points that we wanted to focus on here.
First, there is a bit in here from their first meeting, in the Big Four Tournament when Smith said this: “I’m worried about Duke. They’ve got a great young coach.