So...What Does Coach K Drink????

Post #1 by **TomHill** » February 18th 2012, 1:23pm

Saw an interview in one of those newspaper magazines last week (Athalon Sports) that had an interview w/ Duke's Coach K. One of the questions was "What is your greatest indulgence"? He responded..."My wine collection".
So....anybody knows what Coach K likes to drink??
Tom

Chris Blum wrote:
Bob Wood wrote:Seriously, and I don't mean to rain on your parade, but who really gives two shits?

Then why go to the trouble of commenting? Why piss in somebody's cornflakes for no other reason than to add another notch in your thread count?

I clicked, it wasn't what I thought and I clicked away. The world does not need to know what I think about every thread.

But the world desperately needs to know what I think. newhere

Look, I don't care what Shshshshshsheffshee drinks. Neither does Howard, who hates everything DOOK and who called him Ratface. Go bust his balls for a while.

Post **#22** by **Glenn L e v i n e** » February 19th 2012, 1:51pm

I think K is a remarkable coach with an even more impressive program @ Duke. Very few celebrities I'd rather pull corks with.

Post **#23** by **Bob Wood** » February 19th 2012, 1:54pm

Glenn L e v i n e wrote:I think K is a remarkable coach with an even more impressive program @ Duke. Very few celebrities I'd rather pull corks with.

Agree 100% with all his accomplishments. I just don't care in general what celebrities drink whether it's wine or hemlock. I make an exception for you because you're so tall and I dig your Stetson. [berserker.gif]

Post **#24** by **M. Dildine** » February 19th 2012, 2:10pm

Glenn L e v i n e wrote:I think K is a remarkable coach with an even more impressive program @ Duke. Very few celebrities I'd rather pull corks with.

I'd rather pull a cork with Harbaugh. [wink.gif]

Post **#25** by **Glenn L e v i n e** » February 19th 2012, 2:48pm

He'd be fun to drink with. We could probably clear out a bar!

Post **#26** by **Jane Crabill** » February 19th 2012, 2:50pm

Jim Clary has it right unless his tastes have changed--Silver Oak, Caymus Special Selection, Duckhorn and Robert Mondavi from the original winery.
I'm a Duke fan as two of my nephews are graduates (one was captain of the wrestling team) and I listed Duke as one of my choices when I took the National Merit Scholarship Exam eons ago. Got to give Duke credit for their recent comebacks against UNC and NC State!

Post **#27** by **Jeff Linenger** » February 19th 2012, 9:15pm

Wasn't there a Wine Spectator article a few years back where he said that one of his favorites from his cellar was Silver Oak?

Post **#28** by **jbray23** » February 19th 2012, 9:49pm

M. Dildine wrote:
Glenn L e v i n e wrote:I think K is a remarkable coach with an even more impressive program @ Duke. Very few celebrities I'd rather pull corks with.

I'd rather pull a cork with Harbaugh.

I'd be careful with harbaugh, just don't piss him off or you would find a cork in a most uncomfortable place!

Post **#29** by **J a y H a c k** » February 20th 2012, 7:24am

As a Michigan alum, Coach K has done more to make my life miserable in the winter than Jim Tressle did to make it miserable in the Fall, but I can't seem to hate the guy. I appreciate the fact that he seems to run a relatively clean program and likes to have his players finish an education at a quality academic institution. I'm sure he's got plenty of flaws (other than me, who doesn't), but I would gladly bring a nice bottle of Cali Cab to share with him over dinner. My guess is that the conversation would not be dull and boring.

Post **#30** by **Mike Heyse** » February 20th 2012, 7:43am

J a y H a c k wrote:As a Michigan alum, Coach K has done more to make my life miserable in the winter than Jim Tressle did to make it miserable in the Fall, but I can't seem to hate the guy. I appreciate the fact that he seems to run a relatively clean program and likes to have his players finish an education at a quality academic institution. I'm sure he's got plenty of flaws (other than me, who doesn't), but I would gladly bring a nice bottle of Cali Cab to share with him over dinner. My guess is that the conversation would not be dull and boring.

hijack.... "Relatively" is critical... Maggette should have been declared ineligible for the 1999 season after the fact, stripping DOOK of its wins and final four banner for the year. Plus Boozer's papa got a nice no show gig at Glaxo when Carlos signed on; pop's boss was a big dookie booster. Pops quit when Carlos went pro. Chris Duhon's whole family got some curious bennies, like cars and houses, when he signed on. Is every program pristine? No. Is DOOK? Absolutely not.

And they graduate about 83% of their players. Unc... 88%.

Would I have a glass with K? Sure, if he could contain the f bombs.

Post **#31** by **Howard Cooper** » February 20th 2012, 8:03am

J a y H a c k wrote:As a Michigan alum, Coach K has done more to make my life miserable in the winter than Jim Tressle did to make it miserable in the Fall, but I can't seem to hate the guy.

Would you like lessons? [berserker.gif]

Post **#32** by **Trip B.** » February 20th 2012, 11:22am

He's a HUGE Jacky Truchot fan.

Post **#33** by **K John Joseph** » February 20th 2012, 12:39pm

Trip B. wrote:He's a HUGE Jacky Truchot fan.

I prefer Jacky Treehorn.

Post **#34** by **Howard Cooper** » February 20th 2012, 2:38pm

Trip B. wrote:He's a HUGE Jacky Truchot fan.

good one.

Post **#35** by **Stephen Faulkner** » February 20th 2012, 4:27pm

Mike Heyse wrote:And they graduate about 83% of their players. Unc... 88%.

But they do know how to rally from 20 points down!

Nice try, Mike, but that was just one cohort, 2003, that I am sure you chose randomly. I can cherry-pick as well: 2004 - Duke 100 UNC 89; 2002 - Duke 92 UNC 75; 2001 - Duke 89 UNC 86. And they do pretty well across the athletic spectrum according to the NCAA's latest GSR: Duke's 97 percent Graduation Success Rate is tops in the ACC, equaled by Boston College (97) and followed by Wake Forest (94), Virginia Tech (91), Miami (89), North Carolina (88), Virginia (87), Clemson (82), Maryland (82), Florida State (79), Georgia Tech (77) and N.C. State (74). Even Miami beats UNC!

I'm always amazed by the Duke hate and will never understand where it comes from. Laetner's piss? baby seal blood? It is the epitome of the American story: hard work, discipline, and a tribute to K's abilities to have built the program from nothing at a small school when no one thought much of him or Duke. Hard to believe those are things to hate. There is no perfection in this life, so there are faults, but who among us doesn't have them (except for Jay, of course!).

I'm a Duke grad, obviously a fan, always love to see them win, and especially BEAT CAROLINA. But I respect the quality of the other programs and coaches and I have no problem recognizing that Roy Williams is also a great coach with a great program.