YouTube Gold: Coach K And Duke In The 1980’s

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 31: Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski talks with Tommy Amaker #4 of the Duke Blue Devils against the Louisville Cardinals during the 1986 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship held at Reunion Arena on March 31, 1986 in Dallas, Texas. Louisville defeated Duke 72-69 to win the national title.On Saturday, Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final game in Cameron. It’s been a really long run that you can break down by decades.

The first one was pretty amazing. As everyone knows, Coach K was under some pressure in his second and third year, at least from some fans.

He never was from AD Tom Butters, who believed in his hired and not only kept him, but tore up his contract and gave him a better…