Duke Is a One-and-Done School Now, and Its Coaching Succession Plan Is Suddenly Murky
Posted Aug 18, 2017
Anyone who has a personal relationship with Krzyzewski will tell you that the coach has no plans of hanging up his whistle soon, which makes sense given that all of these surgeries are surely his attempt to transform into a cyborg and live forever. History suggests that a different reality is coming, however, as college basketball coaches have rarely remained on the bench into their 70s.
(The Ringer)
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