K Is Tops

There has never been a coach in college basketball's so called division one level to win as many games As Michael William Krzyzewski.  Tonight Duke beat Michigan State on the so called mecca of all basketball courts Madison Square Gardens.  Victory number 903 puts Coach K ahead of Bobby Knight who was there to see himself fall to #2 on the list.

There have been two things that happened to Coach K which may have made 903 occur before the night.  He spent five years in the US Army after graduating from the U S Military Academy.  You may also remember in 1995 K was having back  problems and wife "Mickie" said you get well now or quit coaching basketball so after a 9-3 start to the season K stepped aside to get well and without him the team finished the season winning only three times and losing 12.  Duke later announced that the 3-12 record would not be put on K coaching record.

Duke win makes them 3-0 on the season but I think all the talk about the record wins Duke is maybe not yet a top caliber team yet this year.  Belmont the team that almost took Duke out Friday night at home lost big to Memphis tonight.  It is however still November and a long ways to the NCAA tournament.

Tonight I was at Faith Christian as Rocky Mount Academy and Faith opened the high school basketball season.RMA took care of Faith in both games by 20 or more.  The girl's game will be seen Sunday night on the Stretchlon Sports Show and the boys will be seen on Sunday after Thanksgiving.

High school football ending a week earlier this year that leaves the 3rd round to be played this Friday instead of the Friday after Thanksgiving.  This is still the week that any team playing win or lose this week making it to the third round is very special for all teams.

All the attention that has been paid to coach K here the first week of the season but lost in all the specter is the ACC is 22-0 so far in basketball.  Last year the lower level teams were losing to teams you have never heard of but not this year.