foobar75
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The reaction shots of Coach K after all those bonehead plays said it all. How he ended up with this years (non)mix of players I don't know, but he paid for it in crunch time. When I found myself gloating I reminded myself that he's given a lot of white players opportunities over the years.
He should have some roster spots open to rectify things when all those "five star recruits" who couldn't properly finish a college game go on to glory (or at least big money) in the NBA.
Duke has been the NE Patriots of College Basketball in terms of being perennially one of the most white friendly teams, but the latest trend is troubling. This is especially true with the lack of players at the semi-taboo positions of PG/SG, of which Duke has had many good ones over years. Maybe Coach K becoming the HC of Team USA has influenced his recruiting decisions to bring in more affletes, but it certainly backfired this year in the tourney.
I'm glad they lost and maybe he'll go back to the way things always were, which made this team one of the best in the history of college bb.