Player survey mixed on Coach K
Nov 23, 2009
The Nov. 30 issue of ESPN The Magazine surveyed 100 college basketball players from 23 Division I conferences to come clean on topics from agents to coaches and cheerleaders. For instance, 9% of those questioned said they were offered money as a recruit. 8 of those respondents came from the power conferences. 20% say they have "hooked up" at their home arena, which means more than we care to know is getting wiped off the floor during timeouts.
The survey gets Tobacco Road centric when the players were asked about coaches and programs. What is the best program in college basketball? North Carolina was the overwhelming answer, beating Duke 62% to 9%. The most overrated? Duke with 43%.
The respondents have mixed feelings about Mike Krzyzewski. According to the survey, 43% say Coach K was the smartest coach in college basketball, a wide margin over Roy Williams. However, 8% said he would be the last coach they'd want to play for. Which means 8 players don't want actual basketball acumen guiding them to success on the court. Let me know when that makes sense.
