DURHAM - Add Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski to the voices questioning the ACC basketball schedule this season.
The imbalance in teams' schedules puzzles Krzyzewski. Duke played Clemson twice in its first six ACC games and will play Maryland twice in 18 days later on.
Georgia Tech and Florida State had met twice by Jan. 24.
"There are a number of teams in our league that we haven't played yet, but this is our 10th game," Krzyzewski said. "There should be more balance, because teams change positively from January to February. So everybody in the league - and I'm not saying it benefits us or doesn't benefit us - but overall you have more equity involved if you play a team in January and you play a team in February."
N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe also has said he would prefer to play at least eight ACC games before facing any opponent for a second time.
ACC associate commissioner Karl Hicks, who creates the schedule, told the News & Observer last week that he prioritizes the scheduling concerns coaches have communicated to him in the past while trying to get all of the league's TV partners premier games.
That means minimizing instances when teams play twice in three days; trying to balance 9 p.m. tipoffs among the teams in the league; and balancing Sunday night games among all teams. Hicks has a rule where he won't schedule two ACC teams to play each other twice in a two-week period.
Beyond that, there's nothing preventing teams from playing twice in a three-week period. Krzyzewski doesn't like the current format.
"How we've done it this year, I just think it's not very good, for everybody," he said. "To play in a condensed manner is not an equitable way of doing the league."
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duke
Wed, 02/10/2010 - 11:36 — tarheelyankSay what you want but K is always whining about something... thats him. He always looks like "why is everybody always picking on me" Has a ref EVER made a good call against a duke player, EVER!!!
If you don't like it
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 22:57 — foreverdukeIf you don't like what Coach K has to say don't comment on the site. He has a very valid point in fairness to all the ACC teams. Calling him names just proves how immature you are. I think he has made a statement that most coaches will agree the scheduling is terrible. I don't think you should play someone twice before you play someone first, dosen't make sense. Just because you hate Duke don't disrespect Coach K. I think most coaches will agree there needs to be a different format. Go Duke!
foreverduke, don't try to
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 23:46 — duke_blueforeverduke, don't try to reason with them.....they can't make constructive remarks about their team, so they have to make unconstructive remarks about Duke and Coach K!!
duke-blue and forever-duke
Tue, 02/09/2010 - 11:15 — bluecat69bluecat69both of you duke fellows are 100% correct, but as u know when u are dealing with unc REDNECKS , better known as carawhiners , we musent be to critical of them, ok, go DUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
schedule
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 21:54 — saltydawg1it appears that the beaver is not handling his schedule very well!!!
take a look at the
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 23:24 — duke_bluetake a look at the records...i believe he is handling it better than others!!
which makes you wonder
Tue, 02/09/2010 - 09:53 — gvillegatrwhy he even bitches at all? Hes not happy unless he is miserable. He talks and acts like it (miserable) more than not.
I was beginning to wonder
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 19:42 — gvillegatrThe Rat complains about the schedule at least once a year every year.
Maybe Huckleberry Hound
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 21:52 — JamesinWillowSpringsMaybe Huckleberry Hound should start b****ing about the schedule some, too, instead of throwing his lousy team under the bus.
Just because you hate K doesn't make his argument wrong. It is stupid to have to play two teams within a span of a few weeks before never seeing another team once.
And we all know the ACC offices love to pimp the Duke/UNC matchup at the expense of the other teams in the league, but in this case doing so is a detriment to those two teams, as well.
says the classic
Tue, 02/09/2010 - 09:52 — gvillegatrstate football/DUIke basketball fan.
Coach Williams doesn't lay blame to anyone but himself and the team he coaches just like it should be.
Krusheckov annualy lays blame to the ACC offices in GSO as well as anything else he can conjure up.
G-ALLIGATOR!!
Tue, 02/09/2010 - 11:20 — bluecat69bluecat69WHERE IS ALL OF THE OTHER WHINERS ? LIKE UNC98-- HEELS 20, AND HEELS -1, THEY HAVE LEFT U ALONE TO TAKE THIS ABUSE BY YOURSELF, FUN AINT IT, GO DUKE!!!!!