Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski should take blame for loss

Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski (Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports)

Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski should shoulder the blame for loss to Louisville.

When Duke basketball players struggle in a game, we criticize them.

It’s not an attack on their character or how they are as a person, it just comes with the territory of playing for one of the most storied programs in college basketball.

When those players play well, we praise them.

In Duke’s loss to Louisville, Matthew Hurt was sensational and the trio of Jordan Goldwire, DJ Steward, and Jeremy Roach did not play well.

There’s no rhyme or reason to the argument. If you watched the game, you know those things are true.

But just as we…