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Nolan Smith On What Coach K Said About His Move To Louisville

Another example of Mike Krzyzewski’s emotional intelligence

UofL assistant basketball coach Nolan Smith during his introductory press conference Monday afternoon. Smith came from Duke University, where he was noted as a strong recruiter and up-and-coming coach. April 11, 2022

When Mike Krzyzewski was recruiting Tommy Amaker, his future point guard wanted to make one thing very clear: he was not interested in playing for a Bobby Knight clone.

Krzyzewski gave assurances, not for the last time, that he was not a clone of his old coach Knight but that he would always be his own man.