Comments on: Bobby Knight wants Integrity in College Athletics http://larrybrownsports.com/college-basketball/bob-knight-anti-high-school-rule/143 Brown Bag it, Baby Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Brandon Jennings Making a Euro Trip | Larry Brown Sports http://larrybrownsports.com/college-basketball/bob-knight-anti-high-school-rule/143#comment-206782 Brandon Jennings Making a Euro Trip | Larry Brown Sports Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:58:54 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/2007/02/20/bob-knight-anti-high-school-rule/#comment-206782 [...] colleges, I don’t think Jennings is making a bad move. I also have to say that this does help keep integrity in the college game instead of having another jock mock the student-athlete system. I really wonder how many other [...] [...] colleges, I don’t think Jennings is making a bad move. I also have to say that this does help keep integrity in the college game instead of having another jock mock the student-athlete system. I really wonder how many other [...]

]]> By: Bob Knight Will Be Missed | Larry Brown Sports http://larrybrownsports.com/college-basketball/bob-knight-anti-high-school-rule/143#comment-82145 Bob Knight Will Be Missed | Larry Brown Sports Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:33:42 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/2007/02/20/bob-knight-anti-high-school-rule/#comment-82145 [...] I’m not a Bob Knight supporter, nor am I a Bob Knight enabler. But I can fairly say that Bob Knight will definitely be missed. He had many negative moments while coaching college basketball, both with his players and with the press. But Bob Knight also represented a lot of good about college basketball. He had no recruiting violations on his record, and his players were student-athletes, not merely athletes. I won’t pat him on the back, but I do recognize how amazing his career was. 900 wins is absurd. A 32-0 season is perfection. He wore out his welcome at Indiana and quite simply was a jerkoff, but at least he had values. And most importantly, he had integrity and he cared about the integrity of the game. [...] [...] I’m not a Bob Knight supporter, nor am I a Bob Knight enabler. But I can fairly say that Bob Knight will definitely be missed. He had many negative moments while coaching college basketball, both with his players and with the press. But Bob Knight also represented a lot of good about college basketball. He had no recruiting violations on his record, and his players were student-athletes, not merely athletes. I won’t pat him on the back, but I do recognize how amazing his career was. 900 wins is absurd. A 32-0 season is perfection. He wore out his welcome at Indiana and quite simply was a jerkoff, but at least he had values. And most importantly, he had integrity and he cared about the integrity of the game. [...]

]]> By: Marc http://larrybrownsports.com/college-basketball/bob-knight-anti-high-school-rule/143#comment-140 Marc Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:23:20 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/2007/02/20/bob-knight-anti-high-school-rule/#comment-140 Thanks for the link. Just wanted to clarify a minor point: When wondered whether Knight is out of touch I was referring to the new norms established in college sports that apparently places little, if any, value on academic integrity. It's too bad that comments like Knight's regarding the one-and-done players aren't shared by more college basketball coaches, but that's reality. I thought my comments about Knight were more tongue-in-cheek than any kind of criticism of the views he holds on this issue. Thanks for the link.

Just wanted to clarify a minor point: When wondered whether Knight is out of touch I was referring to the new norms established in college sports that apparently places little, if any, value on academic integrity. It’s too bad that comments like Knight’s regarding the one-and-done players aren’t shared by more college basketball coaches, but that’s reality. I thought my comments about Knight were more tongue-in-cheek than any kind of criticism of the views he holds on this issue.

]]> By: Gene http://larrybrownsports.com/college-basketball/bob-knight-anti-high-school-rule/143#comment-131 Gene Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:54:22 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/2007/02/20/bob-knight-anti-high-school-rule/#comment-131 I wouldn't want my son to play for Bob Knight because of the abuses you mentioned, but I certainly respect his values when it comes to running a clean program, insisting his players attend classes and do well, and his coaching abilities. Unlike Steve Lavin, Knight can actually coach, and knows how to set individual and multiple screens to get players open shots. If Knight had Jason Kapono, he would have been an all-American for at least two years. Look what he did for Steve Alford as a player, and Kapono is a much better shooter. I wouldn’t want my son to play for Bob Knight because of the abuses you mentioned, but I certainly respect his values when it comes to running a clean program, insisting his players attend classes and do well, and his coaching abilities. Unlike Steve Lavin, Knight can actually coach, and knows how to set individual and multiple screens to get players open shots. If Knight had Jason Kapono, he would have been an all-American for at least two years. Look what he did for Steve Alford as a player, and Kapono is a much better shooter.

]]> By: gpjohn http://larrybrownsports.com/college-basketball/bob-knight-anti-high-school-rule/143#comment-124 gpjohn Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:30:16 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/2007/02/20/bob-knight-anti-high-school-rule/#comment-124 viva la general viva la general

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