Bobby Knight (1940-2023)

Estil

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Knight

pdoidoi

RIP

thisistheshow

RIP

craig44

I just heard. Great coach. Bully.

LandrysFedora

RIP

doubledragon

RIP. Bobby Knight was a tyrant, but that's what made him so great, you knew you had to play your best or deal with his wrath. I believe his 1976 Hoosiers are still the last team to go unbeaten and win it all.

Brick

Sad news. RIP

erikthredd

Here's one last chair toss in memory of Coach Knight.

Estil

@doubledragon said:
RIP. Bobby Knight was a tyrant, but that's what made him so great, you knew you had to play your best or deal with his wrath. I believe his 1976 Hoosiers are still the last team to go unbeaten and win it all.

In men's D1 b-ball, yes. But in 2015, the Back to the Future year, we came so, so, so, close... But OTOH, Knight (sorry, MR Knight or COACH Knight!!!) said his 1975 team was even better and should've also run the table. Anyone wanna take a guess who it was that crashed his undefeated party?

Estil

@erikthredd said:
Here's one last chair toss in memory of Coach Knight.

I know this is the moment that gets all the attention but this one (#2 on this list) is my personal favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w3HSvjLupI
I don't suppose he ever did figure out which face is the game face?

Steven59

I'll be darn, didn't hear anything about that yesterday. RIP

craig44

It could be a false memory on my part, but weren't Bobby Knight and the Big Tuna friends?

BLUEJAYWAY

@erikthredd said:
Here's one last chair toss in memory of Coach Knight.

Thanks for the video. My first thought when I heard of his passing. His interviews were classic. Like a Belechick,Parcells.

2dueces

@craig44 said:
It could be a false memory on my part, but weren't Bobby Knight and the Big Tuna friends?

Bill Parcells worked as an assistant to Knight at Army. It explains Parcells personality and how he approached his assistants. He berated BB a lot which I found amusing. Then it explains BB’s conduct during press conferences.
The apple doesn’t fall far

craig44

@2dueces said:

@craig44 said:
It could be a false memory on my part, but weren't Bobby Knight and the Big Tuna friends?

Bill Parcells worked as an assistant to Knight at Army. It explains Parcells personality and how he approached his assistants. He berated BB a lot which I found amusing. Then it explains BB’s conduct during press conferences.
The apple doesn’t fall far

That is interesting. I didnt know Parcells worked with Knight. never knew He was ever a basketball guy.

JoeBanzai

RIP

Bullsitter

RIP.

thisistheshow

I just read this article by Knight's friend Jay Bilas. I found it very enjoyable and thought you guys might enjoy it too. https://www.espn.com.au/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/38489269/jay-bilas-liked-bob-knight-knew-died-age-83

GroceryRackPack

there was a pull out section in today's Chicago Sun Times with Bobby; it was too big for me to scan & post...

SanctionII

The NAIA college I played hoops (1974-75 through 1977-78) for had a volunteer assistant coach during my freshman and sophomore years. He was a graduate from the same college that was about 9-10 years older than me. He was also a young attorney who had a small law practice in town. I got to be friends with him and as I got to know him I liked what he did for a living. As a result I also became an attorney.

The assistant coach reached out by mail to Bobby Knight. Surprisingly Knight responded. Both men took a liking to each other and they became good friends. My assistant coach was invited many times to go hunting with Knight. I heard some stories about these hunting trips and what kind of a guy Knight was.

My understanding is that while Knight was controversial and viewed by some as a tyrant and toxic, the basketball players who played for him at Indiana, for the most part, really liked him and responded well to his high demands and expectations both on and off the court.

As an aside, when I was choosing a college to attend, I had been accepted at West Point as a freshman in 1974-1975. I decided to go elsewhere. Had I gone to West Point and played for four years, my coach for my sophomore through senior years would have been Coach K (he coached Army from 1975-1976 through 1979-1980, before he took the job at Duke).

coinkat

RIP

Seems the older fiberglass Herman Miller chairs are no longer subject to discontent on a bb court... that would have made a great commercial similar to those aired for Samsonite.

Estil

@coinkat said:
RIP

Seems the older fiberglass Herman Miller chairs are no longer subject to discontent on a bb court... that would have made a great commercial similar to those aired for Samsonite.

I remember a Marathon convenience store commercial that Knight (I know, I know, that's MR Knight or COACH Knight!!!) did where he says at the end, "Hey Newt!(?) Throw me a chair, will ya?"