"It's awesome, Baby! With a Capital A!" The words and expressions of Dick Vitale are nothing short of broadcasting genius and an overzealous attitude towards the game of college hoops, but when the man talks sports one has to stop and listen to the wisdom that is DickieV. In his weekly Podcast, which typically appears on his site dickvitaleonline.com every Monday, Vitale addressed the recent successes of USA Basketball in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, its gold medal finish, and opens up the debate as to "Who is the Best Leader in All of Sports!" (Dickie Speaks: Monday, Sept. 13th, 2010).
Having followed Vitale on Twitter (@DickieV) and exchanging a few Tweets with the man himself last week, I was able to chime in and state my case. Regardless of my opinion, Vitale brought the issue to rest yesterday morning in his brief 1:28 Podcast, and again this morning on ESPN Radio: Best of Mike and Mike (9/14 - 22:55 minute mark). Who else to lead your team than Coach K! Yeah, yeah, yeah I know what your saying, Dick Vitale has a man crush on the Dukies, Cameron Crazies and Coach K. I mean lets be honesty, if given the chance Vitale would probably camp out in Krzyzewskiville all week to snag a pair of tickets to UNC vs. Duke at Cameron once a year. At least its a better seat than sitting in the rafters sweating yourself to death every year trying to call a game.
But lets face it, he's right! A graduate of West Point and protege of Bob Knight, Coach K has a basketball IQ of a madman and the personal touch of an high school teacher. The stats speak for itself: 4 NCAA Championships, 11 Final Fours, 12 ACC regular season titles, and 12 ACC championships over 30 seasons at Duke. Krzyzewski has also amassed an NCAA-record 77 NCAA tournament wins and led U.S.A Basketiball to Gold Medal victories in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2010 FIBA World Championship, all while graduating an astonishing 98% of his four-year players from Duke University.
So while many of us agree that Dickie Vitale does have an incredible amount of respect for the Blue Devils program, Coach K and College Hoops, I guess it comes down to the simple fact that until someone dethrones the mighty Coach K (or Dick Vitale loses his voice) we have to accept the fact that he is in fact the "Best Leader in All of Sports." A true competitor, motivator, mentor, teacher and service man, Coach K is the epitome of coaching success and is the model with which all others will be measured.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Podcast: Dick Vitale on "Who is the Best Leader in All of Sports"
"It's awesome, Baby! With a Capital A!" The words and expressions of Dick Vitale are nothing short of broadcasting genius and an overzealous attitude towards the game of college hoops, but when the man talks sports one has to stop and listen to the wisdom that is DickieV. In his weekly Podcast, which typically appears on his site dickvitaleonline.com every Monday, Vitale addressed the recent successes of USA Basketball in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, its gold medal finish, and opens up the debate as to "Who is the Best Leader in All of Sports!" (Dickie Speaks: Monday, Sept. 13th, 2010).
Having followed Vitale on Twitter (@DickieV) and exchanging a few Tweets with the man himself last week, I was able to chime in and state my case. Regardless of my opinion, Vitale brought the issue to rest yesterday morning in his brief 1:28 Podcast, and again this morning on ESPN Radio: Best of Mike and Mike (9/14 - 22:55 minute mark). Who else to lead your team than Coach K! Yeah, yeah, yeah I know what your saying, Dick Vitale has a man crush on the Dukies, Cameron Crazies and Coach K. I mean lets be honesty, if given the chance Vitale would probably camp out in Krzyzewskiville all week to snag a pair of tickets to UNC vs. Duke at Cameron once a year. At least its a better seat than sitting in the rafters sweating yourself to death every year trying to call a game.
But lets face it, he's right! A graduate of West Point and protege of Bob Knight, Coach K has a basketball IQ of a madman and the personal touch of an high school teacher. The stats speak for itself: 4 NCAA Championships, 11 Final Fours, 12 ACC regular season titles, and 12 ACC championships over 30 seasons at Duke. Krzyzewski has also amassed an NCAA-record 77 NCAA tournament wins and led U.S.A Basketiball to Gold Medal victories in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2010 FIBA World Championship, all while graduating an astonishing 98% of his four-year players from Duke University.
So while many of us agree that Dickie Vitale does have an incredible amount of respect for the Blue Devils program, Coach K and College Hoops, I guess it comes down to the simple fact that until someone dethrones the mighty Coach K (or Dick Vitale loses his voice) we have to accept the fact that he is in fact the "Best Leader in All of Sports." A true competitor, motivator, mentor, teacher and service man, Coach K is the epitome of coaching success and is the model with which all others will be measured.
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