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Syracuse's Boeheim: I could 'handle' Coach K in a shooting contest

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Jim Boeheim is supremely confident that he could beat Mike Krzyzewski in a shooting contest.

The 73-year-old Syracuse coach, whose squad will face Krzyzewski's Duke Blue Devils in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament this week, joined "The Dan Patrick Show" on Monday, and was asked how he thinks he would stack up against Coach K.

"No contest. Easy, easy win for me. Easy win," Boeheim said. "He was a defensive player at (Army). Coach (Bob) Knight wouldn't even let him shoot a foul. He actually was a good shooter in college, but Coach Knight didn't let him shoot too much. He made him pass to the other guard. … I think I could still handle him in a shooting contest."

Krzyzewski had an opportunity to respond on Tuesday's episode of the show.

"Yeah, I agree with him. It's using your personnel right. He would have hit more, though, if I had passed it to him because I'd know the exact spot to hit him. But no, I'm OK with him being a better shooter," Krzyzewski, who coached with Boeheim for Team USA, said. "He's a better poker player, too. He's pretty damn good, and the two of us together were a really good team for (the) U.S. Those were days that both the two of us will cherish."

- With h/t to For The Win

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