{"id":425687,"date":"2022-04-03T00:52:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T21:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mike-krzyzewski-paolo-banchero-were-perfect-match\/"},"modified":"2022-04-03T00:52:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T21:52:36","slug":"mike-krzyzewski-paolo-banchero-were-perfect-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mike-krzyzewski-paolo-banchero-were-perfect-match\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mike Krzyzewski, Paolo Banchero were perfect match"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3225f8af867\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3225f8af867\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mike-krzyzewski-paolo-banchero-were-perfect-match\/#%E2%80%9CMike_Krzyzewski_Paolo_Banchero_were_perfect_match%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mike Krzyzewski, Paolo Banchero were perfect match&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMike_Krzyzewski_Paolo_Banchero_were_perfect_match%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mike Krzyzewski, Paolo Banchero were perfect match&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-serby-02.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Steve Serby\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-serby-02.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-serby-02.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>       <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>More than anyone or anything, it was the recruitment of Paolo Banchero that carried Coach K on his magical Farewell Tour to Saturday night\u2019s historic Final Four showdown with North Carolina.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Banchero, who has a chance to be the first-overall pick in the NBA draft, visited Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, Gonzaga and Tennessee before he cast his lot with Coach K \u2026 with the help of Breakfast at Coach K\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou walk into Coach K\u2019s house and it\u2019s a little surreal \u2026 He\u2019s an icon,\u201d Banchero\u2019s father Mario told The Post. \u201cBut then you sit down and you start talking, and he\u2019s a real guy. It\u2019s been great. He\u2019s been great. He\u2019s been fun to talk to. My wife [Rhonda] is really the basketball aficionado in our house \u2014 she played at a very high level, coached at a high level \u2014 and so they connected on that. There was just a connection. He\u2019s about as solid as a guy that you can hope your son to play for.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Paolo took his father\u2019s advice and was thorough during the entire process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c \u2018You have these five incredible coaches,\u2019 \u201d Mario told him. \u201c \u2018So during this process, utilize that. Talk to \u2019em about basketball. Have \u2019em break down your film. Really take advantage of that.\u2019 And he did. And in addition to that, he would jump on Synergy [Sports] and watch for hours. He would watch film of Duke going back 10 years. He would watch film of Coach [Roy] Williams at North Carolina all the way back to Kansas and Coach Cal [John Calipari at Kentucky].\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so, all the way through the process what these guys were telling him, he was matching it up with what they actually did, what they actually ran. \u2026 Paolo dove into that and really, really looked at who is going to play me which kinda way, like how am I gonna fit, how\u2019s this gonna work, and at the end of the day, he settled on what Coach K was telling him. He saw that in the film, and it fell true. Our experience here at Duke has been incredible, and everything Coach K said he was gonna do he\u2019s done.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/BASKETBALL-NCAA_-56.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Paolo Banchero (left) and Mike Krzyzewski (right) speak during practice ahead of the Final Four. \" class=\"wp-image-21758189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/BASKETBALL-NCAA_-56.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/BASKETBALL-NCAA_-56.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/BASKETBALL-NCAA_-56.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/BASKETBALL-NCAA_-56.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Paolo Banchero (left) and Mike Krzyzewski (right) speak during practice ahead of the Final Four. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Coach K and Paolo Banchero \u2014 one-and-done partners in crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s always been a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>r,\u201d Mario said. \u201cWhen the chips were down, he always came through.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over the first four games of the Tournament, Paolo averaged 18.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.8 assists. During the season, he was 17.1\/7.7\/3.2.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Rhonda played basketball at the University of Washington and was drafted into the WNBA and played in the ABL and overseas. Mario was a tight end at Washington.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he has a great deal of love for his family,\u201d Mario said. \u201cI think he has a great deal of affinity for the city of Seattle. He understands that those two things have given a lot to him. And so he wants to give back to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wants to be great, and he understands what that takes. He understands the work it takes, both mentally and physically. Ultimately, he wants to be great, he wants to be the best, and he wants to win above all else.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a 6-foot-10, 250-pound shot creator with versatility, Paolo would love to be the belle of the NBA ball over Jabari Smith and Chet Holmgren.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1387916817.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Paolo Banchero shoots during Duke's Elite Eight win over Arkansas. \" class=\"wp-image-21758196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1387916817.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1387916817.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1387916817.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1387916817.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Paolo Banchero shoots during Duke\u2019s Elite Eight win over Arkansas. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think to a degree,\u201d Mario said. \u201cHe wants to win. When he went into college, he wanted to be Player of the Year, he wanted to be All-American, he wanted to be the No. 1 pick, all of these things. And he believes he is those things. He has a high level of confidence. They all sit just under winning a national championship. \u2019Cause at the end of the day, he wants to win first. He understands that winning takes a lot of hard work, and then a byproduct of that hard work, then comes kind of the individual accolades as a secondary deal. So he\u2019s always been a kid who, if he focuses on the work and focuses on winning, the rest of the stuff will come.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Paolo was a 6-foot-7 schoolboy quarterback in ninth grade until a final growth spurt pushed him once and for all to the hardcourt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe probably would tell you he thought he was gonna be a football player,\u201d Mario said, \u201cbecause he was electric on the football field. He really was at the top of football for his age group before he was at the top of basketball for his age group. I used to tell him: \u20186-7 or under, you gotta play both. You get over 6-7, OK. At that point, you can move to basketball exclusively.\u2019 \u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mario \u2014 who is president of Mondo &amp; Sons Inc., a meat processor and distributor in Seattle \u2014 sent gift boxes to all the head coaches involved in Paolo\u2019s recruitment as <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciation. Coach K, of course, wound up with the real filet mignon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel an immense pride in watching Paolo play,\u201d Rhonda said. \u201cI\u2019m watching him grow up on the court as the games progress! All of his work and hours in the gym are showing up in his game and in his quiet leadership. He\u2019s a great teammate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes you\u2019ll watch a game and it can be in San Francisco versus Texas Tech, and you might as well pull me out of that Chase Center and plop me back in a gym in the seventh grade,\u201d Mario said. \u201cEven if it\u2019s just a game at UNC at the Dean Dome, or if it\u2019s a first-round game NCAA Tournament game, or a game that punches your ticket to the Final Four, you do have those moments too, and it\u2019s just incredible to see him sort of mature and grow into this role and have success, you see all the hard work that he\u2019s put in pay off. \u2026 Proud is an understatement.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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