It’s no secret that Duke basketball is the phoniest sports program in America led by the phoniest coach in the world. When Gerald Henderson went Blue Devil - common translation: acted like a baby - over North Carolina putting another pounding on Coach K’s mob squad - and smashed Tar Heel star Tyler Hansbrough in the face with an elbow of whine, more people just woke up to the truth.

As usual, Coach K went into his usual holier-than-thou fraud routine that’s fooled so many over the years. Mike Krzyzewski’s basic defense was that WE’RE DUKE AND WE DON’T DO THAT AT DUKE.

He must have been absolutely shocked when the only person who bought it this time was Billy Packer - and maybe Dick Vitale.

Look, it was a dirty play made in frustration. Just admit it, say you’re sorry and move on. If Coach K does that, the whole incident dies down. And he probably even secures a few more real fans - as opposed to Duke’s current blind cult-like followers - for his honesty.

But no. Coach Fraud cannot stand to see a little tarnish on his program of false good. So he gets a huge black eye instead.

You can bet there were a ton of new Duke despisers who cheered as North Carolina State took them down in the first round of the ACC Tournament. Those sports fans turned off by Coach K’s reign of arrogance will no doubt be pulling just as hard for whoever plays the Dirty Squad in the NCAA Tournament.

If any program deserves a John Daly flameout in the tournament, it’s Duke. Then again, even Daly does not spend most of his time screaming swear words at college kids and refs like Coach K.

Again, Mike Krzyzewski is Bobby Knight with a good publicist. The mask on Hansbrough’s face is just more proof.

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