Mike Krzyzewski has won plenty of hardware in his 28 seasons at Duke, including three national championships. Now he can add an Olympic gold medal to his already-shiny resume.
Team USA, dubbed with the identity of the Redeem Team after the national team's failure to win an international competition since 2000, survived its toughest test of the Olympics and edged Spain, 118-107, Sunday in Beijing.
Even if he didn't score a single point, Krzyzewski was at the center of the revival, from ridding the team of its perceived arrogance to instilling a sense of defensive discipline that proved lethal with its unstoppable offensive firepower. And with the rise back to the top, the old Army point guard cemented a U.S. basketball legacy few, if any, can match.
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