Friday, January 22, 2010

Bob Knight a Hypocrite?

Bob Knight is a great coach. There is no doubt about that. He has 902 career wins, tops all time. He has 3 National Championships from his time at Indiana including a undefeated season, which no team has ever matched. He even had a winning record at Army which isn't easy and even made Texas Tech relevant. Throughout his career, he had a lot of negative issues. Slapping players, throwing a chair across the court, and many more issues. He also hate dthe media, and often ridiculed, and made fun of them (videos below). He ended up retiring in 2008, in a controversial way. He had gotten to 900 wins which is quite an accomplishment, won 2 more games, then decided to retire. His son Pat Knight, said "He's just too tired and wore down." So he was never tired or wore down all the other years he coached? My opinion is he knew he had a team that was not going to be a NCAA tournament team. His son, Pat, was in line for the Texas Tech job and when Bob retired, Pat got it. I really think that was not fair, is Pat a division 1 coach? I feel nhe isn't especially for school in the Big 12. After he retired Bob ended up as a anylast for ESPN. This was not a suprise as ESPN was always a fan of Knight. Dick Vitale acted like they were BFF. Bob Knight as a analyst? The same guy who throughout his career would go off on the media? I don't like it or agree with it. Though Knight is a great coach, one of the best of all time, he is without a doubt a hypocrite.









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