Duke basketball: Five reasons Chris Carrawell should coach women

Why Duke basketball’s Chris Carrawell should lead the women: MERGING FORCES

5. MERGING FORCES

First, if Chris Carrawell was to become the head coach of the ladies in blue, the ensuing deepened connection with the men’s program would almost certainly work to the advantage of the women’s program (due to the noted reasons in previous slides). Also, though, from the other perspective, the men’s program could, as a result, find itself in a better position to withstand the retirement of Mike Krzyzewski, whenever that day should come for the 73-year-old.

By having Krzyzewski’s fingerprints on both programs, essentially merging the programs into one powerhouse force in the college hoops world, all of his principles and whatnot would further spread within the Duke athletics department and thereby have a greater shot at surviving in Durham for generations to come.

Furthermore, by having a shot to prove himself as a head coach of a women’s program that is in dire need of a positive reboot at the moment, it stands to reason that Carrawell could rocket up the list of candidates to become the legend’s successor. Yet even if the hire as women’s head honcho happened and failed, the Blue Devil would likely always have a home, in some capacity, inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.

All in all, Kevin White would be wise to at least schedule an interview with Carrawell for the women’s job.

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