The Duke Blue Devils have been one of the better programs of all time under the leadership of head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Krzyzewski, who is in his final season, is the winningest head coach in Division I men's basketball history and has taken home five national championships. The legendary Duke head coach has also recruited many talents and has sent many of them on to the NBA to enjoy careers as professional players. One such player is Philadelphia Sixers guard Seth Curry. Curry, former star at Duke, spoke about the Blue Devils ‘brotherhood' and what it's like to play for Krzyzewski.

Sixers guard Seth Curry spoke about the high standards at Duke under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. As Curry said, Krzyzewski brought in five-star recruits to the Blue Devils left and right, but the brotherhood remained the same.

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Every single player was coached the same and held to that same standard of excellence by the Duke legend, according to the Sixers sharpshooter.

Curry also spoke of that standard every player was held to when they put on the Duke jersey. It's no wonder that Krzyzewski has won over 1,000 college basketball games in his career.

Judging by the words of Sixers guard Seth Curry, Mike Krzyzewski coached each and every player at Duke to ensure that excellence would always be the goal. That's why Krzyzewski's teams were consistently excellent.