European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and Stripe wednesday april 3, 1991ncaa championship poor i turns Kansas out Adonis Iordan 30 and Terry Brown wrestle Bill Mccaffrey for the Ball monday. Indianapolis a the Short stuff proved to be the Tough stuff for Kansas and that proved to be the Jay Hawks undoing. A pathetic inside shooting night turned the National title game against Duke into an evening of missed opportunities a literally a for Kansas. _ _ time after time Kansas took the Ball to the Basket Only to see it Bounce off the rim glance off the backboard or Roll Quot off into the hands of a waiting Duke player. A a. A a a a a Kansas missed nine layups and 12 other shots under 10 feet stunningly mis Erable statistics that told the Story of monday nights game. A a a in be never seen the Basket seem like it had a lid on it like it did tonight for Kansas a Jay Hawks coach Roy Williams said. A we missed so Many close shots. We had so Many chances inside that did no to go  Kansas shot the Ball half again As much As Duke but Only 27 of the 65 attempts went in. Of the 65 shots 38 were inside 10 feet and 21 of them did no to drop. V Duke meanwhile hit All 10 of its layups and missed Only sue shots inside 10  a  a a a a a a a a a a a a a a �?o1 Don t know what it was. I May never know a said guard Terry Brown. A you have to give Dukes defense a lot of credit but we still should have shot better. I guess it just was one of those nights just one of those  Kansas missed six layups in the first half and any thoughts it was going to get. Any  quickly when Alo. No Jamison missed a wide open Layup to open the second half. A Jamison who was 1 for 10. On the night capped the game with a missed tip in As Kansas fought desperately to get Back in the contest. Apr a a i think the last Possession was truly indicative of the whole game a Williams key to the game said. A we miss a Layup get the rebound and miss again. Then All of a sudden it goes out of Bounds off of us with eight seconds to play a the poor inside shooting was a team Effort which had six different players miss either layups or tip ins. Even Kansas Forward Mark Randall who hit 7 of 9 shots Wasny to immune. Both of Randall a misses were on layups this on a night he hit his Only 3-Pointer of the season. A a we had a lot of shots a lot of tips and second Chance shots we  hit a Randall said. A i can to remember our Ever having such a bad night on easy shots 3-footers and tap ins. You just can to do  the offensive futility under the Basket was Only magnified by the inability of the Jay Hawks to draw critical shooting fouls inside. Kansas went to the foul line Only eight times All night making four of them while Duke attempted 28 free throws and made 20. A a lot of it Haklo do with just not attacking the Basket a Randall said. A we _ were just kind of laying Back and not attacking when we should have  fellow Forward Mike Maddox who had a missed tip in in his four shots gave some credit to Dukes defense and some to Kansas impatience. In the end though Maddox said it May have just been one of those nights. A sometimes they just  fall a Maddox said. A they just   and with that Kansas prepared to head Home without a National title. A it seemed to be that kind of night a Williams said. A i thought we had some Good shots but we did no to put them Down. That a Why Duke is celebrating tonight and we re  coaches take Pride in title game by Steve wilste1n the associated press Indianapolis a scissors in hand Mike Krzyzewski climbed the ladder to c u t t h e i n a 1 St ring o f t he n e to t he n h e id i t aloft for Dukes players and screaming fans r the a precious Symbol of Victory. Coach a a loser four times at the final tour Savoured All the Small moments after the Blue devils at last exorcised the Devil of defeat. A a it a never been a Monkey on my Back. I always tried to keep it in perspective. Did you see my players the look on their faces did you see my three girls crying a Krzyzewski said leaving unfinished his feeling that those were the things he really cared about. _. A i thought we were a lot More mature than the previous teams Quot he said. �?o1 told them a you re not playing for anybody but yourselves. Done to worry about  a Kansas Couch Roy Williams choked with emotion his eyes holding Back tears left his first Mcaa championship game saying he was proud of his players and their accomplishment. A. A the Only Guy in America happier than i am is Mike Krzyzewski a Williams said though in truth no one could look sadder than Quot Williams a Mike and his staff got something off heir Back that never should have been there1 in the first place a. A i mean winning tonight after not win a Ning the so called big game  they Are. Self effacing men who Are disciples of of her notable coaches a Krzyzewski played for Bobby Knight at army and worked with him at Indiana Williams Learned at the Side of North Carolinas Dean Smith yet neither is a Carbon copy of his Mentor either in style or personality. Krzyzewski s and Williams different coaching lineage and personalities produced similar teams in Duke and Kansas both emphasizing Man to Man defense Quot balanced inside outside. Offence Crisp passing and a penchant for running. Krzyzewski is careful to say that among the things he Learned to do from Knight he Learned some things not to do. Like Knight he runs one of the clean programs his players graduate. Krzyzewski is As controlled As Knight is volatile instead of storming in front of his players or throwing chairs Krzyzewski. Sat on the Edge of his seat most of this gum i hands clasped in his Lap or right hand demurely on his Cheek. At times he popped up hands on hips of his staid dark suit and shouted or signalled to his players in the first half but there was Little need for histrionics As Duke stayed comfortably in front. Only in the last five minutes when the championship he has pursued through. Five final four appearances in the past six years seemed finally within his grasp did Krzyzewski a emotions show he Knelt on the court clenching his jaw the sex army Captain waving his hands. In some Blue Devil semaphore signalling plays and barring orders. Again it All seemed unnecessary As his court coach Point guard Bobby Hurley kept the team running smoothly. Near the end the tall trim Chicago bom son of polish immigrants stood drained on the court his face paler than Ever the Bony line of his jaw Sotie cd As. He bowed his head in Relief and disbelief. Finally he lifted his face and smiled. As the last Kansas shot soared astray _ coach k swung around and hugged his coaches his players then Williams. In a Loving emotional scene at Center court he embraced his wife and three daughters who shared his struggle his doubts and now his glory. A a a a a a a a a ,. Finally after losses in the Quot title games in 1986 and 1990, after falling in the semis in 1988 and 1989 Krzyzewski could grab and stroke the championship plaque More precious than Gold. He thanked Dukes fans congratulated. Kansas said All the right words Back in control now while his players hoisted the award Over their Heads. A a _ Williams left soaked and _ dejected though not Likely to be gone for Many years trom these College championships. J he burned up All his Energy in defeat nervously prowling the sideline in his yellow Leopard spot tie and Gray Tweed jacket. He crouched jumped twirled playing the game from his confined space with All a the vigor he could Muster. But he  do what his team really needed. He  Stop  a v Ltd or amp a a f Vij Dukes Mike  in prospective