DURHAM, N.C. -- Mike Krzyzewski is trying to find the right words to describe where his star-studded Duke team is still lacking, the little things that continue to be a problem 10 games into the season. Krzyzewski stammers and gesticulates wildly with his hands in one direction, then does the same in the other.
"They go a little bit ..." he offers, in a sentence that lacks an ending. Finally, he smiles and blames the nebulous critique on his low verbal score on the SAT.
Instead, the reality is more likely a product of Krzyzewski's immeasurably high understanding of basketball, and what it takes to not just win, but to blossom into something historically good, something special.