That's because the post-Duke tournament is the only time in the entire college basketball season when one gets relief from the incessant Duke-related commentary (particularly from Dick Vitale and Billy Packer) that casts the non-Duke world as an afterthought, and a relatively unimportant one at that. Even if direct observation leads one to think that Salim Stoudamire might be a better shooter than J.J. Redick, or that Andrew Bogut might be a better center than Shelden Williams, those opinions get overwhelmed in the flood of positive Duke propaganda (there's no other word for it).
Coach K helping parents of players get jobs? -
Did Coach K help Chris Duhon's mother and Carlos Boozer's father get a job? Read this article that appeared in the New Orleans Times-Picayune.