Bobby Knight dead at 83
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It was commonplace back then. My football coach in high school was a tyrant. It was all about deploying the standard military tactic of fear and intimidation because, well, humans are humans. They tend to respond to it with outperformance. The rest is history. It's a major no-no now.
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I always thought most of his demeanor was an act. Every over the top action was carefully designed to invoke the reaction he wanted. A master manipulator.
Heard Jordan once credit Knight for teaching him HOW to really play defense on that Olympic team.
HIs problem was being 100% loud and intense all the time. After time, your point doesn't resonate and when you need to go 100%, no one knows because you are there all the time.
He wanted the best for his players and I think took it personally when they didn't develop to be THEIR best and short changed themselves and considered that HIS own failure. Definitely one of the old school ones.
Heard Jordan once credit Knight for teaching him HOW to really play defense on that Olympic team.
HIs problem was being 100% loud and intense all the time. After time, your point doesn't resonate and when you need to go 100%, no one knows because you are there all the time.
He wanted the best for his players and I think took it personally when they didn't develop to be THEIR best and short changed themselves and considered that HIS own failure. Definitely one of the old school ones.
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Conformity, compliance and performance. That's what Knight sought with his tactics. He was going to break you down, make you surrender to the team concept, then mold you into something. You can't argue with the result. Three national titles and 902 career wins.
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Leach proved over a decade ago that that approach leaves you with a Scarlett Letter. Knight wouldn't even get hired.
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Wake me when we fix this mess
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His style was not for the feint of heart...suck it up buttercup...RIP Coach
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This sounds pussiferous.
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Gimme Billy 7 days of the week and twice on Sunday. You can have the lunatic Neanderthal.
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So, in MJMland, Billy>Bobby Knight?
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Absofuchinglutely
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Billy D or Billy N?
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They coached at Texas Tech at the same time and had the same pussy faculty on their assess the whole time.
I liked watching him, but mostly to see the circus - like watching wrestling. I had coaches like that growing up and never thought much about it as being too hard (maybe choking Reed was a bit much).
An icon who was loved and hated, but went about his business his way and never apologized for the success it brought.
