So now it’s over. Mike Krzyzewski, who experienced his first loss at Duke to Dean Smith in the old Big Four tournament, suffered his final loss to Hubert Davis in the Final Four Saturday.
In between those two games, he did astonishing things. He came to Duke as an unproven 33-year-old who had to teach people how to spell his name and who soon came under immense pressure for not winning enough.
The infamous loss to Virginia in 1983’s ACC Tournament - a 43 point loss if you can believe it - was a major turning point.