Even in retirement, Coach K is still angry at the officials that worked Duke’s Final four loss to North Carolina in 2022.
Krzyzewski talked about the loss to North Carolina in a recent interview. He was asked if he would have changed anything about his coaching in the 81-77 loss.
“Probably one of the officials I would’ve changed,” Krzyzewski replied while laughing.
Check out his comments:
Krzyzewski discussed the loss to North Carolina in the Final Four.
“I’m glad people [care] a lot about [the] North Carolina and Duke rivalry, but the biggest disappointment for me is not playing a national championship game,” Krzyzewski said. “Whoever we would’ve lost to would’ve been a disappointment.”
When asked if he would have changed anything about his coaching in the 81-77 loss to the Tar Heels, Krzyzewski didn’t miss a beat.
“Probably one of the officials I would’ve changed,” Krzyzewski said while laughing.
WRAL News also asked Krzyzewski about Duke’s loss in the regular season finale against North Carolina during his final game coaching at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Specifically, WRAL News asked Krzyzewski whether he thinks Duke still would have made the Final Four had the Blue Devils had won the March 5, 2022, game.
“It’s a good point because we had a crushing defeat and then we responded,” Krzyzewski said. “It took us a while, and it made us better for the tournament.”
