The sport Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is leaving is run by an organization he doesn’t much recognize anymore.
Or like at all.
The 75-year-old …
The sport Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is leaving is run by an organization he doesn’t much recognize anymore. Or like at all. The 75-year-old coach, whose career ends after Duke is done at the Final Four, used the opportunity of what could be his last big news conference Friday to spell out issues he feels will haunt college basketball and the NCAA until they’re fixed. Most of his solutions had something to do with blowing up the entire operation and starting over. “This is not the time to look at knits and bits,” Krzyzewski said. “It’s time to look at the whole thing.” The biggest issue is the onslaught of “name, image and likeness” deals that have reshaped college sports since last summer in largely unregulated fashion. The deals give players the long-sought ability to make millions, but the NCAA has not figured out a way to regulate them, leaving that up to schools, state legislatures and, someday, maybe Congress. Other issues include the newly relaxed transfer portal, the inequalities between men’s and women’s basketball, the growingly complex infractions process and the future of “One and Done.
