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obsesseddukefan
03-05-2010, 01:59 PM
Says Coach K was close to taking the Lakers job last year??? The only thing I remember about hearing about the Lakers job was a few years ago....am I that clueless that I didn't know about last year? Say it aint so....

Starter
03-05-2010, 02:07 PM
That has to be a mistake. Zen Master wasn't going anywhere last year. He might go next year, but that's most likely irrelevant to this conversation.

cbnaylor
03-05-2010, 02:09 PM
Yeah, please explain?

MulletMan
03-05-2010, 02:10 PM
I think it means before last season... it was in the wording of the way Patrick was asking the question.

obsesseddukefan
03-05-2010, 02:11 PM
I agree. I think by the sound of the audio I listened to from Dan Patrick today, I dont see our Zen Master going anywhere for a long long time. :D

cspan37421
03-05-2010, 02:36 PM
IIRC the context was c. 2004. I'd have to listen again to be sure, but I thought I heard that.

superdave
03-05-2010, 02:44 PM
Phil Jackson left the Lakers after the 2004 Finals loss to Deetroit. Shaq got traded to the Heat that summer, Kobe re-signed then Phil came back a year later.

So Coach K was considered summer 2004. I think the quote was just being casual not specific about the time frame. I dont think K meant to say it was summer 2009 when he thought about it because that does not add up.

pratt '04
03-05-2010, 04:24 PM
There were definitely rumors of Phil Jackson stepping down and Coach K taking the Lakers job in June 2009, so it's possible that Krzyzewski was talking about this past summer.

wral story from June 2009 (http://www.wralsportsfan.com/colleges/blogpost/5383213/)

obsesseddukefan
03-05-2010, 04:56 PM
Well I for one am happy he didnt go to the Lakers. I think he would have great sucess in the NBA but I would like to think that his heart would never let him stray from Duke.