Coach K says FU to the Russians
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 12:50 pm
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Clearly perturbed by Russia coach David Blatt's comment that the Soviet Union was the rightful winner of the gold medal game at the 1972 Munich Olympics, coach Mike Krzyzewski launched his own counterattack Wednesday.
"He's a Russian," Krzyzewski said of Blatt, who actually holds dual American and Israeli citizenship.
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"And we've addressed that that game was played 38 years ago, and five of these guys are 21. So I don't think they remember it as well. It is what it is. It'll be a negative from the way the U.S. looks at it forever, and should be. And it'll be in some ways a positive for those who believe in fairy tales," Krzyzewski said.
Clearly perturbed by Russia coach David Blatt's comment that the Soviet Union was the rightful winner of the gold medal game at the 1972 Munich Olympics, coach Mike Krzyzewski launched his own counterattack Wednesday.
"He's a Russian," Krzyzewski said of Blatt, who actually holds dual American and Israeli citizenship.
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"And we've addressed that that game was played 38 years ago, and five of these guys are 21. So I don't think they remember it as well. It is what it is. It'll be a negative from the way the U.S. looks at it forever, and should be. And it'll be in some ways a positive for those who believe in fairy tales," Krzyzewski said.
about the multiple "do-overs" at the end of that game.