On Saturday, Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final game in Cameron. It’s been a really long run that you can break down by decades.
The first one was pretty amazing. As everyone knows, Coach K was under some pressure in his second and third year, at least from some fans.
He never was from AD Tom Butters, who believed in his hired and not only kept him, but tore up his contract and gave him a better one.
Small point to illustrate K’s longevity: he’s worked for four different AD’s at Duke - Butters, Joe Alleva, Kevin White and at the end, Nina King.