"He reminds me in his attitude—and I think it’s a great attitude—of Randolph Childress,‘’ Krzyzewski said yesterday, two days before the showdown between the Deacons and Blue Devils at Joel Coliseum. "Childress was one of the best players in the 90s in our conference. If there was a starting five, you’d have to consider him being on it. He was that good.

"He just gave his team tremendous confidence. He hit big buckets and you knew he was going to hit a big bucket. You always feel like you have a chance to win when he’s on the court, and I think that’s what Teague has given them in his sophomore year. Really, he’s done that as well as any player in the country, I think.‘’