Word: krzyzewski
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Celtics had an embarrassing summer. First, they were snubbed by Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski, and were forced to hire Chris Ford instead. Then they found themselves in a bizarre courtroom battle with guard Brian Shaw and his rebellious agent, Jerome Stanley. Finally, Reggie Lewis announced to the media that he was planning to leave Boston, at the same moment that his agent (You guessed it--Jerome Stanley) was hammering out a contract with Celtic management. The Green Mystique is dead...
Many participants welcomed the new absence of political tension. Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University said, "I've coached several times against the Soviets and never used the good-guy-vs.-bad-g uy approach. These kids of mine have nothing to do with politics. They get up to play the Soviets because they're good on a basketball floor, not because of some political evil. And that's how it should be." But when his squad met the Soviets in a sold-out first-round game at the Seattle Coliseum, the favored Americans fell, 92-85. Some fans...