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Something about Duke basketball drives some to concoct conspiracy theories.
Last week, in the aftermath of the Duke basketball team falling to 2-2 via an 83-68 home loss to Illinois, one windbag after another cast doubt on the good-guy intentions from the postgame comments of Mike Krzyzewski.
Yes, all the Hall of Fame head coach did was voice concerns about the season amid escalating numbers on the pandemic front. Regardless, media members and other coaches alike were lining up to basically call Krzyzewski a coward.
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This week, now that the Blue Devils are 3-2 (1-0 ACC), thanks to an encouraging 75-65 bounce-back win at Notre Dame on Wednesday night, it seems at least one analyst is grasping at straws to find a new reason to again poke the hoops giant.