Learning to Love the Hateful Bob Knight

I like Bob Knight, too bad he is a Republican.

Sorry mottram, I like your stuff (usually), but the evidence is in, and it’s indisputable. Bob Knight, was, is, and always shall be, an a—hole.

However, I’m sure your dad is a wonderful human being. My father also has a military background, demanded my best at all times, and was a strict disciplinarian. But, he never called me into the bathroom to show me soiled toilet paper, while explaining that "this is what I think of you."

"This piece by Will Leitch appears in the latest issue of Sporting News Magazine."

Sorry. I should learn to read more carefully. My mistake, as usual.

Most parents don’t like the idea of a millionaire basketball coach choking their sons.

i would let my son play for him too, except i would hide in the bleachers until knight applied his choke move. i would then step in and drive knights teeth out through the back of his head.

Interesting.  Most sports folks care more about winning that personality, but I agree with most of these comments.  Mr. Knight is a sad case.

There are people who spend their lives studying personality development, and one interesting theory is Spiral Dynamics.  I think, according to SD, Mr. Knight would be considered Red / Blue (order, structure, and rules are most important).  It is very important to go through this stage stage, learning how to follow the good rules and do your duty.  But being stuck at Blue would render one unable to make important, subtle ethical judgements.  Being stuck at Red could mean being unable to regulate violent outbursts. This occasionally is tolerated in the sports or business world, but will never make for a satisfying life.  It will usually get you into a lot of trouble.

At any rate, being stuck is never something to brag about.  Change, in the right direction, is where it is at.

I am an ex-military man, I am a father, and I am a Republican, and I still detest Knight.   The man gets his kicks out of berating people who cannot fight back, or who won’t fight back because they are subservient to him.
Knight needed a good arse whupping when he was about 19 years old, and another when he was about 30.   He’s the most arrogant, pompous arse in the sports world.   And the stupid things he says on TV make you want to laugh, and then you realize that this moron is being serious.   Here’s just a few recent ones:   "Duke is up 78 to 68.  Folks, that’s a 10 point lead."
"It’s a travesty that Roger Maris is not in the Hall of Fame." 
"Gatorade can be considered a performance-enhancing drug."
No one will call Knight out on TV when he makes asinine statements and Mike and Mike are the absolute worst!   Greenberg and Golic fall all over themselves kissing Knight’s butt, and will laugh at the slightest hint of humor from Knight like they just heard the funniest joke in the world.  I now change channels when Knight appears on screen.   If I want to see and hear a f#$%@#g idiot I can watch Keith Olbermann.

A good article not a tabloid trash garbage piece so many sportswriters are writing today.  I like Knight for a couple of reasons:  His kids went to class-His kids were taught the game from a disciple point of view, and they won (how is Indiana doing now?) He is not politically correctness he is honest correctness.
To RWRJJDuke go ahead and you give knight an ass whipping but don’t let fear and common since stop you.
He demands respect, but before I would have ever played for him I would have asked his former players what they think of him.
He not only kept the NCAA rules he made sure his assistants kept the rules.  Hows Indiana doing with the NCAA now?

He’s a republican… now I like him even MORE!   Look up Knight’s relationship with Landon Turner.  While it is impossible to condone several of Knights actions you could probably name 10 events in his life where you say "over the line."  Out of 70 years there are about 10… you libs like Clemente (above) give Clinton a pass on everything, let Obama make us a socialist country, want to forgive detainees and can’t forgive 10 things in Knights life?  Come on!  I know everyone on here that hates Knight have never, ever done anything wrong or over the line.  And you probably don’t have hundreds of kids you worked with over 30+ years claiming you have changed their lives.  Hyppocrites!

Idiot!

This is a forum where people can discuss a topic, in this case it Bob Knight.  If you don’t like him, that’s fine.  My only request from the people who ridicule Knight look at his not just W-L but graduation rate and contributions to the IU library.  #10 above said it better than me. This man was good,  if you don’t think so, fine but you’ll get more than a little argument.

I always thought that being lactose intolerant was a bad thing. In this case it is a good thing. :)  I love all the Knight bashing from people who have never met him, know nothing about him except what a handful of sportswriters have written and a few other idiots like to call their opinions. I for one gauge a coach as much by the people that come out of his program as the w/l ratio. No one in college basketball has graduated a higher percentage of his players and one anywhere near as many games.  And he did not do it with a mountain of Parade All-Americans. He developed great players and good human beings. For that I respect him and could care less if he had an occasional meltdown. And that is coming from a long term basketball official.