Coach K to the Lakers: I said NO!

Now that we are near the end of NBA season the rumor wire is starting to talk. As we know this the last season for Phil Jackson so the search for a new coach is coming soon. The one rumor that doesn't seem to go away is Coach Krzyzewski leaving Duke to coach the Lakers. The Lakers made a strong push for Coach K's services back in 2004 when Phil decided to retire for a few months.


Coach K said yesterday that his stand has not changed since 2004. He would decline any offer to coach the Lakers. Even though he has a strong connection with Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom from coaching them on the Team USA, his love for Duke is much stronger.

In 2004 when he turned down the offer to coach the Lakers, he said "your heart has to be in whatever you lead. It became apparent that this decision was somewhat easier to make because you have to follow your heart and lead with it and Duke has always taken up my whole heart." That love is still as strong as ever as Coach K again has Duke as one of the top teams to win the National Championship this year. The chances of Coach K coming to Los Angeles are extremely slim but it doesn't mean that we can't wish for it.

Check out a quick peek at what Coach K had to say.

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