Source: blacksportsonline.com - Saturday, April 04, 2015
The legendary Bob Knight is a polarizing figure through out much of the country. Chances are you either love him or you hate him based off of his tendency to lose his temper, and the way he always speaks his mind. If you’re a die hard Kentucky fan, you probably hate him. With good reason, too. It was just a few years back when the man refused to say their name, instead referring to them as “that team from the SEC” when speaking on who was heading to the National Championship. Mind you Knight was a broadcaster at the time, not a coach. That means he was getting PAID to say their name and give his honest opinion on their chances, but still wouldn’t. Knight, instead, chose to employ the “if you don’t have anything nice to say…” mantra. USA Today later reported, While Knight last spring eventually went back to using the K word, the animosity wasn’t just a passing whim — especially when it comes to Kentucky coach John Calipari and the subject of Wildcat players leaving early for the pros. In 2009, Knight cited Calipari as not being a good influence in college basketball. And last year he apologized to Calipari after erroneously claiming several Wildcat players hadn’t attended spring semester classes the previous year. But in that apology, Knight said his “overall point is that ‘one-and-dones’ are not healthy for college basketball.” Needless to say, blatant disrespect such as this has led to an icy relationship between two very succes
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The legendary Bob Knight is a polarizing figure through out much of the country. Chances are you either love him or you hate him based off of his tendency to lose his temper, and the way he always speaks his mind. If you’re a die hard Kentucky fan, you probably hate him. With good reason, too. It was just a few years back when the man refused to say their name, instead referring to them as “that team from the SEC” when speaking on who was heading to the National Championship. Mind you Knight was a broadcaster at the time, not a coach. That means he was getting PAID to say their name and give his honest opinion on their chances, but still wouldn’t. Knight, instead, chose to employ the “if you don’t have anything nice to say…” mantra. USA Today later reported, While Knight last spring eventually went back to using the K word, the animosity wasn’t just a passing whim — especially when it comes to Kentucky coach John Calipari and the subject of Wildcat players leaving early for the pros. In 2009, Knight cited Calipari as not being a good influence in college basketball. And last year he apologized to Calipari after erroneously claiming several Wildcat players hadn’t attended spring semester classes the previous year. But in that apology, Knight said his “overall point is that ‘one-and-dones’ are not healthy for college basketball.” Needless to say, blatant disrespect such as this has led to an icy relationship between two very succesfrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/1GV47DD
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