ISTANBUL -- If there's a guy who knows about inflated expectations, it's Mike Krzyzewski.
"I'm accustomed to that,'' said Krzyzewski, who has led Duke to four national titles in the past 20 years, including one last April. "No matter who you put out for Duke, it should be win every game and not let anybody score. Other than that, you'll be all right.''
So the Team USA coach just shrugs when a foreign journalist asks after the team scored 100-plus points in a lopsided win why it didn't score more.
This is new for some of American players at the World Championship. With Team USA undefeated but still hearing plenty of nitpicking, they're learning the expectations that come with wearing red, white and blue in international competition.
"You've got to win every game by 60,'' said forward Kevin Durant, whose Americans face out-manned Angola in a round-of-16 game Monday at the Sinan Erdem Dome. "Fifty is not good enough.'' Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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