Will Coach K Leave?

Reports are surfacing that the new owner of the New Jersey Nets is going to offer Mike Krzyzewski anywhere from $12-$15 million a year to become the head coach/GM. This won’t be the first time Coach K has been aggressively pursued by the NBA because six years ago he turned down a five-year $40 million offer from the Los Angeles Lakers. Krzyzewski openly admitted he thought long and hard about accepting the Lakers offer, but in the end it was too hard for him to leave Duke University. Would it be a little easier for Coach K to leave now if he wins his fourth National Championship tonight against Butler? Prokhorov is filthy rich and if he is willing to throw that sort of money at Krzyzewski isn’t it reasonable to think he will also make a huge play at LeBron James or other high profile free agents? I fully realize the Nets have only won 11 games this year, but this is not a bad job if you recognize what they actually have going for them. The Nets have a new billionaire owner, they are more than likely moving to Brooklyn, they have young stars in Devin Harris, Brook Lopez, Terrence Williams, and Courtney Lee plus they have three draft picks in this year’s draft. It will be extremely difficult to pull Mike Krzyzewski away from the dynasty he has created at Duke, but I think it’s reasonable to think if he was ever going to make the move this would be the best opportunity for him to make the jump.