Williams wondered aloud if Nolan Smith’s exit would potentially open the door for Krzyzewski to return for one more year to fortify the Blue Devils’ transition.
It’s only been three days since Mike Krzyzewski’s final game at Duke, but speculation is already rampant that he could return to the program.that top Duke assistant Nolan Smith, responsible for recruiting much of the school’s No. 1-ranked recruiting class for Coach K’s successor Jon Scheyer, is leaving to become associate head coach at Louisville under Kenny Payne.if this would potentially open the door for Krzyzewski to return for one more year to fortify the Blue Devils’ transition.
Jay Williams thinks there’s a ‘legit chance’ Coach K un-retires and coaches Duke next year after assistant coach Nolan Smith left the program.“But I think it leaves a huge gap at Duke. And the question is, who fills that void from a recruiting perspective? And it leads me to think, which I’ve been thinking a lot about since I heard this news , does Coach K come back for another season? One more final season.
“Now, I’m not saying I know this,” he said. “I’m just throwing it out there because these kids are coming in expecting to win a championship. They were recruited [by] and have close relationships with Nolan Smith. It’s like, if I recruit Key, and I’m one of the main reasons he’s coming to my school, and now I’m leaving the school — even though the school has a great footprint — that creates a different dynamic between all these players.
“That’s a legit question,” Williams said. “If you’re Dereck Lively II, who’s a top-three rated player in the class, if you’re Tarik Whitehead, who’s the No. 1-rated player in the class as a guard — do you want to come to a first-year head coach where the relatability you had with the assistant is no longer there?”
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