Kristopher J. Mason

Thank you Coach K

Reviewed: 03-13-22

As a fan of the Duke Basketball program for the past 20 or so years, I found the story of Coach Ks rise to be outstanding. Ian does a good job capturing the emotion around all of the parts of Krzyzewski's life. I learned a lot, nothing more sensational than the story behind the Black uniforms that every fan loves. The one excerpt I found that appears to have caused a stir us that of Amaker being the University's choice to replace K. I found it odd that the University wouldn't consult with K instead of forming a committee to choose a replacement. It seems like an overreach by people who were looking to get credit for hiring the new coach instead of doing what was best for the program. Duke Basketball is its own entity. Thank you Ian. for bringing us stories that most of us didn't have the privilege of hearing before.

As for the reader, I think someone should have gone over the appropriate pronunciation of the names of people in the book. It was odd hearing mispronounced names that are very familiar to everyday fans.

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