Then there’s the other Snyder reputation, one that actually has followed him from the college coaching ranks to the current era: He’s known to be brilliant. “I mean, he has a J.D. and an MBA from Duke,” Zanik said with a chuckle when asked about his coach’s intellect. That an unusual resume wrinkle among clipboard carriers, to be sure. “He’s a deep thinker,” Krzyzewski said when I reached out to him to ask about Snyder. “His attention to detail is amazing.”