02/01/2009 - Duke Sports Information

Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski

On game:
"Well, Clemson played great. They have a great team, a great crowd and great coaching. We were the opposite. My hat goes off to them." "We just didn't compete. Clemson out played us for 40 minutes. It was 40 minutes of them dominating. They just kicked our butt." "I'm not surprised about anything tonight, Clemson is a great team." "We had no chance of winning this game."

On Clemson's defense:
"They didn't win because we played poorly. They played better and made us not play well. I'm not going to make excuses. "At no point did I think it was over. At any time, if you think its over, then it is."

On loss:
"Our players shouldn't forget this loss. This is as bad as you can play. You can't say `oh that's okay'. Not if you're wearing a Duke uniform. "

On depth of league:
"I've been the most outspoken in the league. Tonight was a vivid example and a good reference point of this great league. It's a great league with lots of veteran players. "

On Clemson in the league:
"Rivers and Booker are two of the best players in the country. Purnell is one of the best coaches. They have other players that show up every night. Clemson's program has a lot of pride."

Take from the game:
"This was a 27 point loss. You have to take responsibility of what you've done. What you do with the responsibility determines where you are. Don't make any excuses."