There's an interesting thought process that enters when a coach is at or slight above average- as he will get positive feedback from other teams' fans and other coaches. Knight didn't get that. They were ticked. He beat their $%# and they didn't like it. The minnesota governor was livid at Knight. Keady was angry. Michigan hated him. Lou Henson hated him. They didn't go on record and defend him. They piled on when reporters uprooted incidents.
Tony Kornheiser of the Washington Post on Bob Knight:
“[He] has a few guys he lets inside the ropes. I have been one of them. I’m attracted to his intellect and his unexpected charm, and frightened of his combustion.
“I said to him once, ‘I would never play for you.’
“And he grabbed me by the roll of flab around my stomach--and pinched hard--and said, ‘I’d never recruit you.’
Izzo and Isiah both openly defended Woodson and suggested he's doing fine.
But he didn't make the tourney with Reneau, Mgbako and Ware on the frontline and he probably won't make it again this year with Ballo, Tucker, Goode, Carlyle, and Rice. That would have been inexcusable under Knight and it has been preposterous to see just how long it has been since IU could even claim they were a top 32 team 2 seasons in a row.
It is very hard to believe that even though IU still claims Indiana has a strong g basketball program, every single Big Ten team except Rutgers can claim they've had a season as good as Indiana's best of the past 9 seasons. It's true. Every team except Rutgers has had at least a 23 win season in that time.
Tony Kornheiser of the Washington Post on Bob Knight:
“[He] has a few guys he lets inside the ropes. I have been one of them. I’m attracted to his intellect and his unexpected charm, and frightened of his combustion.
“I said to him once, ‘I would never play for you.’
“And he grabbed me by the roll of flab around my stomach--and pinched hard--and said, ‘I’d never recruit you.’
Izzo and Isiah both openly defended Woodson and suggested he's doing fine.
But he didn't make the tourney with Reneau, Mgbako and Ware on the frontline and he probably won't make it again this year with Ballo, Tucker, Goode, Carlyle, and Rice. That would have been inexcusable under Knight and it has been preposterous to see just how long it has been since IU could even claim they were a top 32 team 2 seasons in a row.
It is very hard to believe that even though IU still claims Indiana has a strong g basketball program, every single Big Ten team except Rutgers can claim they've had a season as good as Indiana's best of the past 9 seasons. It's true. Every team except Rutgers has had at least a 23 win season in that time.
