Well this is going to be fun around here: former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is the 2022-23 recipient of the Dean Smith Award.
This is given to the coach who “embodies the spirit and values of the late Coach Smith.“
Heads are exploding across Chapel Capel Hill as we write this: “K? Embody Dean Smith’s values? But he curses!”
Well f*** yeah he curses. He also considerably out-achieved Smith in the end.
Jokes aside though, we’re sure this means a lot to Coach K. Early in his career, he was chasing Smith and it publicly frustrated him.