Bobby Knight... at it again... wrong?

Good ol’ Coach Knight, nothing new here to see. At one time I would have thought he was well on his way coaching a Special Olympics wheelchair basketball team, but then there is a risk of him throwing chairs with the kids still in them.

 

Right or wrong, that is one guy who should count to ten before doing ANYTHING questionable to a student.

 

Come on guys, even the player said it was no big deal. You know when you hire him that there is gonna be a melt down in the immediate future...you only hope it is the Three Mile Island kind, not the Chernobyl type.

 

My father-in-law was one of Knight's assistant coaches at Indiana. He said that Knight's players and staff are usually some of the most loyal in all of college basketball. He liked Knight and had a great deal of respect for the man. He understands the game of basketball better than anyone.

 

He's old school, and I love him for that. Perhaps hitting a player is a bit over the line, but most of the other things he does I feel are good. Keeps players disciplined.

 

If I was the slappee - Knight would be in the third-fourth row, unconscious.

 

Hardly a slap, just reminding him to keep his head up. If the athlete's own MOTHER says it was no big deal, people have got to realize this is being way over-inflated.

 

In my eyes, the Pope posesses a lower degree of infallibility than Coach Knight.

 

Example: Two years ago, Coach Knight threw a salad at David Smith, Chancellor of Texas Tech University.

Today, guess which one of them is still employed by the University.

Coincidence? I think not.
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He didn't do anything wrong. That wasn't even a "slap". I'm old school anyway. My coaches used to shove us around all the time. It was an attention getter and it worked. NONE of us grew up to be ax murderers or wife beaters because of it. At home if I screwed up my dad beat my ass too.
I learned respect and "healthy" fear. Everyone I grew up with did as well. We all turned out just fine and I still love my folks and all my old hardass coaches. They were good people then and still are.

I am NOT impressed with the way kids behave today now that we have new "time out" rules and "don't yell at my little darling baby, Mr Mean Coach" rules. When kids don't get their way now they shoot up the school or sue their parents. Give me a break.

 

He's just an ass plain and simple. I don't care how well he knows the game he is just disrespectful to people. How would any of you feel if you had to work with or for someone with that kind of temper?

Being good at what you do is no excuse for not being able to control your temper.

 

This college athlete is in no way whatsoever defenseless, and Knight never slapped him. If he did he would obviously be gone yesterday. Christ, even the kid's own mother said Knight did nothing wrong.

 

Nobody is forcing these young men to come and play for Knight. THEY WANT TO. Because they know how great a coach he is. They knew what he is like before they signed on to play for him. He has a temper sure. But if he is so terrible how do you explain the loyality he gets from his former players. Anyway read the article again the player and parents said they didn't see anything wrong. He pushed his head up and probably told him in one form or the other too get his head in the game. I see nothing wrong with that. My coaches did the same thing.

Then don't play for him you won't have anything to worry about.

 

So would any of you guys that don't see a problem like to be treated that way by your boss? I'm not saying that the "slap" was a big deal, to me it's his behavior over all that pisses me off.

Yes I understand that sports are not the same as work, but he has conistently shown a propensity towards blowing up and not being able to control his temper.

Winning at any cost is a sad way to win.

 

Doesnt want him off the team, he's probably there on a scholarship. Momma doesnt want to pay that tuition! "kid take one for the team!!"

 

How much do you actually KNOW about Knight? I'm guessing absolutely nothing more than what is depicted in the media. Knight can (and does) take it just as well as he dishes it out. Kids come to play for Knight because they know that he will make them better basketball players. He demands respect from those around him, but he fully commits himself to the success of those players and his program.

 

Lets flip this scenario around a bit. Lets say you are having a meeting with one of your employees to discuss ways in which he can improve his performance in your organization. How would you feel if the employee wasn't giving you his full attention? You'd be upset and do something to get his attention, wouldn't you?

 

I definitely don't think that it's ok for an employer to put his or her hands on an employee. I don't mean to make a correlation between Knight and employers laying hands on people. My intent was to say that he wanted to get the attention of one of his players who may not have been paying attention to him.

Knight is not a saint. The guy has a temper and everyone knows that. I'm saying that, while Knight may be more "old-school" or physical than many would like, he takes it just as well as he gives it out in practice with his players and coaching staff. He may be a hard-ass, but he's the same hard-ass on both sides of the ball.

 

There are two camps:

Ex-athletes, jocks, etc. have no problem with Knight's behavior.

Folks who have never made a little league all-star team or their high school basketball team find him at fault.

 

Are you kidding me? EVERY OTHER college and EVERY OTHER pro coach is respected by their players these days? You actually believe this?

You must not be into sports at all. You should try watching some one of these days.