Legendary hoops coach Bobby Knight and long time Duke head coach Mike Kzyewk -- Krzysk -- Krzwsk -- damn, no wonder they coach him Coach K, did a TV interview with some reporter lobbing softball, check that, marshmallow questions their way. This was because the younger Coach K had equaled Knight's record of 902 wins, would soon surpass it, and supposedly everybody could hardly wait to get their "take" on it.
The current Dukester was a point guard for Knight way back when he was coaching Army -- before the Indiana years that made him famous. Evidently, they've stayed close over all these years.
And, oh my, what a love fest it turned into. One couldn't have done it without the other's leadership example. The other was beside himself giving out compliments to his finest student.
"You're the only one I ever called Coach".
You quickly grasped the game, stuck to your principles and your success reflects it. On and on it went, ad nauseum.
I couldn't remember being so moved since Ali McGraw kicked the bucket in Love Story. Or maybe James Caan dying off in Brian's Song. Come to think of it, Caan got machine-gunned in The Godfather, trashed in Roller Derby, and kept having his legs broken by Kathy Bates in Misery. Hmmm. Maybe the producers are trying to tell him something -- but I digress.
At any rate, the two K men were falling all over each other dishing out compliments. Perhaps they should have pinned medals on each others' chests and saluted. Truly an "army of one", and all that.
Yours truly is of the opinion they should have just planted a big old wet sloppy kiss on each other and got it over with. Or maybe belly-bumped. Turn around, shake their tushes, and bump those too. Even better, why not get naked and sword-fight with certain other body appendages? How cool would THAT have been? If the TV folks wanted ratings, I dare say that would have made them rise dramatically -- no pun intended.
Turns out Duke went on to knock off Michigan State for K...ski's 903rd win. Knight was on hand to congratulate him (pass the tissues again please), and let the celebration party begin. Hats off to Coach K.
Maybe if he hangs around for enough years he'll have a shot at catching the true record-holder. That would be Coach Summitt at Tennessee. She's the leader, and a long way from being in the clubhouse. Indeed, she's still out there tearing up the course.
Betcha Coach Pat would have got a kick out of the sword-fight, though.
Just a thought.
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