Although Rudy Tomjanovich seemed to be the leading candidate to replace Phil Jackson, Duke's long-time Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski has come from nowhere to take the headlines.

Commitment and loyalty have eroded in the world of sports, says this article, and this saga illustrates the point well.  And this effect may be the driving force that moves a man that has been the face of college basketball to take on the Lakers' job.  

College players are leaving early (or skipping college altogether) to make big money in the NBA.

Former player Grant Hill commented:  "I hope he stays," Hill said. "There are problems and issues he has to deal with at the college level. Knowing him and considering him a friend, I'd rather have him deal with those issues than the issues he's going to have to deal with in the N.B.A. He's college basketball."