One a mat-rat.Interestingly, he shares a birthday (October 25) with Dan Gable. Arguably the two most successful B1G coaches of our lifetime.
Or in West LafayetteMoney says they won't be burying him in Puerto Rico
Knight was a frequent visitor to Gable's wrestling room for his 5:30am practices when the basketball team was in town.One a mat-rat.
The other a gym-rat.
He patterned himself after every college and high school coach that started before 1970, including his own. One by one those coaches died off and there's no way anyone could coach rhat way anymore and keep his job, if not stay out of jail.He has become the poster child of how you are NOT suppose to coach these days. I don’t have children so I can’t get into this debate. I don’t think his legacy is super complicated, but the push back that will likely come…I get it.
I can't see someone coach like this today. Too many prima donnas and mommies that want to keep their little Aiden on their titty as long as possible.He has become the poster child of how you are NOT suppose to coach these days. I don’t have children so I can’t get into this debate. I don’t think his legacy is super complicated, but the push back that will likely come…I get it.
Todd Jadlow was the player who bonked it off Kent Hill's face.I recently talked to a guy who was on Indiana's 1988 team. We laughed and talked about the game where an Indiana player threw the ball off of Kent Hill's face.
He said that during the preceeding week of practice, while they were preparing for Iowa's press, Knight said something to the effect of, "If the clock is running down, throw the "F***ing ball right off the MF***ers face!" He said it was absolutely true and he was right there on the court when Knight said it.
Anyone who is familiar with Bob Knight can quite easily picture him saying that.
That said, I don't know if Kent Hill is the guy I would have picked in that situation. Not exactly someone I would want standing outside my team bus coming out of the arena...
Regarding another famous allegation, he also said it was absolutely true that Knight walked out of the bathroom with a wad of toilet paper in his fingers covered in shit, saying, "This is how you jackasses are playing!"
Last I checked Wooden has a lot more rings than Knight and did it by being kind to his players.I can't see someone coach like this today. Too many prima donnas and mommies that want to keep their little Aiden on their titty as long as possible.
One thing you can say about Bob. If a player needed to get his ass going, he'd tell him to get his fuckin ass going. It seemed to get a lot out of his guys, but he only recruited guys that he thought could take it. I'm just going to go out in a limb and say that he wouldn't have cared much about how many stars a kid had.
One of my all time favorite coach quotes.Are they going to bury him upside down so his critics can kiss his ass?
True. Couldn't find 2 more different coaches, but both were controversial in their own way. People forget about Wooden's dark side, but he didn't win 25 game once in his first 15 seasons. When the illegal recruiting and payments were found to have begun, they all of a sudden won 25-30 games in 11 of 12 years with 10 championships. He was good to his players, never swore, never yelled, and was their coach/mentor until the day he died. Knight was all about himself, but so many that played for him said that he made them grow up and become a man. I'm a huge fan of both of them and love reading about them and watching videos of them and those that talk about them.Last I checked Wooden has a lot more rings than Knight and did it by being kind to his players.
I can't see someone coach like this today. Too many prima donnas and mommies that want to keep their little Aiden on their titty as long as possible.
One thing you can say about Bob. If a player needed to get his ass going, he'd tell him to get his fuckin ass going. It seemed to get a lot out of his guys, but he only recruited guys that he thought could take it. I'm just going to go out in a limb and say that he wouldn't have cared much about how many stars a kid had.
I had a friend who personally knew knight and said that off and away from the court he was very nice as a person. That he put on that tough guy image to get the most out of his players.True. Couldn't find 2 more different coaches, but both were controversial in their own way. People forget about Wooden's dark side, but he didn't win 25 game once in his first 15 seasons. When the illegal recruiting and payments were found to have begun, they all of a sudden won 25-30 games in 11 of 12 years with 10 championships. He was good to his players, never swore, never yelled, and was their coach/mentor until the day he died. Knight was all about himself, but so many that played for him said that he made them grow up and become a man. I'm a huge fan of both of them and love reading about them and watching videos of them and those that talk about them.
I always enjoyed watching him on fishing shows. He seemed like a completely different guy.I had a friend who personally knew knight and said that off and away from the court he was very nice as a person. That he put on that tough guy image to get the most out of his players.