VIDEO: Coach K address K-Ville following Duke's victory at Louisville

Head coach Mike Krzyzewski may be a busy man, but he makes it clear that when it comes to the Cameron Crazies, there is always time.

Following No. 4 Duke's 63-52 road win against No. 6 Louisville Saturday, Krzyzewski stopped by K-Ville to talk to the Cameron Crazies camping out for a spot at the Feb. 18 rivalry contest against North Carolina.

The soon-to-be first head coach to win 1,000 games, Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils suffered two setbacks in the past seven days—first at N.C. State and again at home against Miami. Despite the pair of losses, Duke was able to bounce back today, as it took down the Cardinals Saturday.

It's been a tough week for us, and we're growing as a team. We got a lot of growth out of it today. Our guys did a great job, we beat a really good team on the road.

Krzyewski called Monday's game against Pittsburgh the most important of the season and urged the fans to show out in full force come tip-off at 7 p.m.

I want you to know, we appreciate all the support. Monday will be our most important game. We need to establish a habit of how we're playing. Sometimes when you're young you're habits not as staunch as they should be. Monday will be a huge game for us.

After asking the fans to come out Monday, Krzyzewski thanked them for their commitment then made it clear there was much studying to be done before the Blue Devils go for win No. 999 against the Panthers.

It's really nice of you to be out here. It makes everyone feel great.
The coaching staff, we're going to go in and study for about seven or eight hours and get ready for Pitt. Again, thank you so much for being out here, we'll see you Monday night.

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The Chronicle's Jackson Steger contributed to reporting and filmed the speech.

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