Only the stunned, disbelieving faces of the Pistons. The Knicks whooped and ... Langdon played his college basketball under Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, whose teams always were built on relentless ...

According to Silver, Krzyzewski — the highly decorated coach who has won a host of NCAA titles and Olympic gold medals — pointed out to the league that "fans like defense, too." In Silver's view, this ...

Silver credits Joe Dumars and Mike Krzyzewski for playing a role in improving the quality of basketball in the NBA.