brianstl Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUMS81 Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 A very successful old school coach. Not sure he would be as successful given the current recruiting and coaching climate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Sad to hear , a legendary old school coach, not sure how he would do with today’s players, but he was great in his time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted November 2, 2023 Author Share Posted November 2, 2023 TheA_Bomb, Slu let the dogs out? and Box and Won like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 I didn’t like his approach, but u can’t argue with the results. I do recall one presser he held after an NCAA tournament loss where he said bad D loses more games than good O will ever win. And I always thought that was pretty insightful. Good D is there night after night. Good O can come and go so it’s nothing you should count on to win games. I think Majerus felt the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 I must admit that when I saw the thread here (the first I had heard of his passing), I wondered if someone somewhere would throw a chair in his memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 How are you people in Evansville handling this? brianstl and White Pelican like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 TheA_Bomb, Bills By 40, brianstl and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Knight was a prodigy, Winning 2 NCAA titles and a gold medal by the time he was 43. The classic old school coach. You can say a lot about him, but you can never say he was a cheater, something you can't say about any of the other coaches near the top of the all time wins list. As a Billikens fan his memory will be tarnished because of his protege, Jim Crews' performance as our head coach. We only played him once at Assembly Hall in 96 as part of the preseason NIT. I skipped school to go. I remember their bigs killed us. I don't remember why Rasheed Malik took 10 shots. JMM28 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 You people in Evansville are grieving right now. brianstl, JMM28 and TheA_Bomb like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 10 hours ago, White Pelican said: I must admit that when I saw the thread here (the first I had heard of his passing), I wondered if someone somewhere would throw a chair in his memory. The chair is on the right, set up at a memorial to Coach Knight. https://x.com/IndyStarSports/status/1720038870648053831?s=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy II Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 -he had his own way of going about things including this quote: When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want them to bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Society excludes high achievers from conforming to social norms. Always has, always will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 College Basketball's greatest anti-hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimelistenerfirsttimec Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 coach kinght at commissioners tournament at the arena in st.louis in 1974 is one of my favorite memories he did not want to be there got thrown out of second game after indiana won when he accepted the trophy he told them what they could do with it he wanted to be in new york at the NIT the look on their faces was priceless that tournament was a bad idea lasted one more year we were in the vallay than and Bradley played here wonder if any of you were there Soderball and MusicCityBilliken like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGB91 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 5 minutes ago, longtimelistenerfirsttimec said: coach kinght at commissioners tournament at the arena in st.louis in 1974 is one of my favorite memories he did not want to be there got thrown out of second game after indiana won when he accepted the trophy he told them what they could do with it he wanted to be in new york at the NIT the look on their faces was priceless that tournament was a bad idea lasted one more year we were in the vallay than and Bradley played here wonder if any of you were there I was one of the dozens that attended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimelistenerfirsttimec Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Yes because the final four in st.louis was so successful they thought st.louis was a hot bed they were wrong but the games were fun with some really good players but no one showed up AGB91 and Soderball like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papal Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 I attended the pre-season NIT game. My son was a student at IU at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Light Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 12 hours ago, thetorch said: As a Billikens fan his memory will be tarnished because of his protege, Jim Crews' performance as our head coach. Yeah, Knight had some former players that built programs--like Coach K. And he had some that wrecked programs--like Crews, Steve Alford, and Isaiah Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 I had forgotten that Jim Crews was a Bobby Knight guy. In my defense, I have tried to forget that the Jim Crews era existed, and just think of those years as having been sucked into a black hole… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 57 minutes ago, Matty Light said: Yeah, Knight had some former players that built programs--like Coach K. And he had some that wrecked programs--like Crews, Steve Alford, and Isaiah Thomas. I don't really like the guy, but lumping in Alford with Crews and Isiah Thomas is harsh. Alford flamed out at UCLA (as have a bunch of other pretty good coaches), had middling results at Iowa, but was really successful at New Mexico. He got Nevada to the NCAA last season, but jury is still out on him there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted November 2, 2023 Author Share Posted November 2, 2023 55 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said: I don't really like the guy, but lumping in Alford with Crews and Isiah Thomas is harsh. Alford flamed out at UCLA (as have a bunch of other pretty good coaches), had middling results at Iowa, but was really successful at New Mexico. He got Nevada to the NCAA last season, but jury is still out on him there. Yeah, Alford isn't a bad coach. Took MO State to their last NCAA tournament appearance and only Sweet Sixteen in 1999. Alford's winning percentage at Iowa (58%) is basically the same as Fran McCaffery (59%). The only two guys that were able somewhat consistently deliver big NCAA results at Iowa were Davis and Olson. He was unfortunate in having to follow Tom Davis at Iowa who was sent packing because they thought Davis's 9 NCAA tournaments, 2 Sweet Sixteens and one Elite Eight in 13 seasons wasn't enough. Davis was a really good coach. Even at UCLA Alford delivered 3 Sweet Sixteen appearances in the 5 seasons he finished. Side note: Has there been a MVC program that has underperformed more over the last 24 years than MO St? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Light Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 49 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said: I don't really like the guy, but lumping in Alford with Crews and Isiah Thomas is harsh. Alford flamed out at UCLA (as have a bunch of other pretty good coaches), had middling results at Iowa, but was really successful at New Mexico. He got Nevada to the NCAA last season, but jury is still out on him there. Alford left Iowa a dumpster fire. If you think Situation 1 and 2 at SLU were embarrassing, you might be surprised at the off court happenings of the Alford era in Iowa City. Yes, he didn't ruin every program he took over, he absolutely gets credit for ruining the Hawkeyes. thatskablamo likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatskablamo Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Matty Light said: Alford left Iowa a dumpster fire. If you think Situation 1 and 2 at SLU were embarrassing, you might be surprised at the off court happenings of the Alford era in Iowa City. Yes, he didn't ruin every program he took over, he absolutely gets credit for ruining the Hawkeyes. Man, I almost forgot about Pierre Pierce. Lord have mercy. What a $hitshow. Alford is a Title IX admin’s worst nightmare. Matty Light and JMM28 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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