“They’ll probably zig when they should have zagged” - Skip Bayless admits Gonzaga could get upset by a team like like Longwood despite picking them to win it all in the NCAA tournament
“Think Dwight Howard athletically” - Mike Schmitz says he’s excited to watch Jalen Duren in the NCAA Tournament, calls him the best finisher in the upcoming draft class
“It’s been a great run for you, coach, and I’m upset and sad it has to end at the hands of my Spartans” - Draymond Green says he has nothing but love for Coach K, tells him to enjoy his retirement
“There will be a bet of Steph Curry walking into the game with a Sparty costume” - Draymond Green says his Michigan State Spartans are going to destroy Steph Curry’s Davidson Wildcats.
“Mike Krzyzewski can overcome that, because he’s the best coach we’ve ever had” - Jim Boehiem on Duke’s prospects, says having 3 freshman as their best players could be tough to overcome
“I remember being a ball boy at key arena for the 2015 NCAA tournament” - Paolo Banchero on his full-circle moment as he prepares for the NCAA Tournament
"They're not playing at a high level" - Seth Greenberg projects a low ceiling for Duke in March Madness, mentions "they don't have an identity offensively or defensively"
“All the things that Coach K had to adapt to, Wooden didn’t have to really worry about” - Ian O’Connor picks Coach K as the greatest coach in college basketball history
“They have potentially the number one pick in the draft in Chet Holmgren” - Sean Farnham debunks the myth that playing in the WCC is holding Gonzaga back
"I see them as the two legitimate candidates to be taken No. 1 overall at this stage." - The Athletic's Sam Vecenie views Chet Holmgren and Jabari Smith as potential top picks in the 2022 NBA draft
“I kind of see this as Coach K becoming a general manager to a degree” - Jay Williams on the upcoming changes at Duke ahead of Mike Krzyzewski’s last home game
“I think it’s very similar to Tom Brady, every time I hear Tom Brady talk, you always wonder, like, ‘Are you sure, Tom?’” - Jay Williams on ‘Coach K’ Mike Krzyzewski’s retirement ahead of his final home game with Duke
Ian O’Connor reveals coach Mike Krzyzewski came close to leaving Duke to join the LA Lakers at the behest of Kobe Bryant : “I would say that was probably the closest he came to actually leaving Duke”
“He’s like a little kid on Christmas, he’s got so many toys in the box, he doesn’t know which one to use” - Seth Greenberg praises Paolo Banchero, believes he could be the number one pick in the NBA draft
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