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Something that I always think has helped Coach K is that Duke has such strict academic standards. He may not get a starting 5 full of first rounders - but he has kids that follow directions, won't make the mental mistakes and will most likely stay to get their degree.

You bring up an extremely great point. He must coach intelligent athletes that come for 1) School then 2) Basketball. That makes his resume even deeper. Taking players that are truly dedicated to a GPA number versus a Draft number takes a whole different type of coach. Not many of his players move on to be great NBA players, which is point and fact that his is not recruiting talent alone! His ability to take a group of academics and then turn them into Top 5 NCAA talent is as great a testament to his coaching ability than the wins on his record.