Knight, back in Indiana criticizes Calipari :)

• centralbucksfan

  The General...by far my favorite coach of all time. Well, Knight was back in Indiana for a fund raiser for Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and to call the Butler/Xavier game, get his jabs in on Calipari and others. I think its great!
  
  ""We've gotten into this situation where integrity is really lacking and that's why I'm glad I'm not coaching," he said. "You see we've got a coach at Kentucky (John Calipari), who put two schools on probation and he's still coaching. I really don't understand that."
  
  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/ncaa/12/17/knight.indiana.ap/index.html
• cbus4life

  Haha, well said Knight. I agree, my favorite of all-time, by far.
• thedynasty1998

  

  But he wins, and that's what college athletics are all about. And when I say win, I mean brings in revenue.
• se-alum

  

  Yes, Bobby Knight always acted w/ tons of integrity! :rolleyes:
• Prescott

  Knight may have been boorish, rude, and out of control, but his integrity is intact.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  thedynasty1998 wrote: But he wins, and that's what college athletics are all about. And when I say win, I mean brings in revenue.

  Because Bobby Knight had integrity and couldn't win any basketball games......................................................
• SQ_Crazies

  

  se-alum wrote: Yes, Bobby Knight always acted w/ tons of integrity! :rolleyes:

  You're kidding right?
• Darkon

  

  Knight is great. He doesn't beat around the bush he just lets it fly.
• se-alum

  

  SQ_Crazies wrote:You're kidding right?

  If the way Knight treated some people is morally acceptable to some, then I guess he did have alot of integrity.
• hoops23

  

  se-alum wrote:

  SQ_Crazies wrote:You're kidding right?

  If the way Knight treated some people is morally acceptable to some, then I guess he did have alot of integrity.

  Integrity 1. adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
  
  I'd say that fits Knight. He was a great person, who was saddled with a short temper, but never did anything to bring harm to the University..
• newarkcatholicfan

  

  Calipari will have Kentucky in trouble with the N.C.A.A. in a few years.
• cats gone wild

  Cal's response to Knight
  http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ap-knight-calipari&prov=ap&type=lgns
  
  
  
  I like one of the comments at the bottom of the article.............HOW TRUE!!!!!!!
  
  "1970s --Knight choked and punched IU's longtime sports information director, Kit Klingelhofer
  
  1979-During the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Knight was accused of assaulting a police officer while coaching the US Basketball team before a practice session
  
  In 1985, Knight threw a chair across the court 2 game suspension
  
  1987 --slammed his fist down on a telephone at the scorer's table while complaining to the head referee. After the tournament, Indiana University was fined $10,000, and Knight received a reprimand
  
  
  1987, Knight ended the game by pulling his team off the floor half way through regulation. Knight had received two technical fouls for leaving the coach's box
  
  Women's groups nationwide were outraged by Knight's comments during an April, 1988 interview with Connie Chung in which he said, "I think that if rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy it
  
  Former IU player Neil Reed alleged that Knight had grabbed him by the neck in a choking manner during a 1997 practice. A videotape of the incident was shown on CNN
  
  kicked his son after a bad play
  
  On February 19, 2000, Clarence Doninger, Knight's boss, alleged to have been physically threatened by the coach during a confrontation after a game.
  
  An IU investigation inquired about an allegation in which Knight berated and physically intimidated a university secretary, once throwing a potted plant in anger, showering her with glass and debris. The University later asked the coach to issue an apology to the secretary.
  
  It was alleged that Knight attacked assistant coach Ron Felling, throwing him out of a chair after overhearing him criticizing the basketball program in a phone conversation.
  
  On September 8, 2000, IU freshman Kent Harvey told campus police Knight grabbed him roughly by the arm and berated him for speaking to the coach disrespectfully. Knight admitted putting his hand on the student's arm and lecturing him on civility, but denied that he was rough or raised his voice. The coach was fired from IU two days later.
  
  Two days after Knight was fired from Indiana University, Jeremy Schaap of ESPN interviewed him and discussed his time at Indiana. Towards the end of the interview, Knight talked about his son, Patrick, who had also been dismissed by the university, wanting an opportunity to be a head coach. Schaap, thinking that Knight was finished, attempted to move on to another subject, but Knight insisted on continuing about his son. Schaap repeatedly tried to ask another question when Knight shifted the conversation to Schaap's style of interviewing, notably chastising him about interruptions. Knight then commented, "You've got a long way to go to be as good as your dad (referring to Schaap's father, Dick Schaap)!"
  
  In March 2006, a student's heckling at Baylor University resulted in Knight having to be restrained by a police officer. The incident was not severe enough to warrant any action from the Big 12 Conference.
  
  On November 13, 2006, Knight was shown allegedly hitting player Michael Prince under the chin to get him to make eye contact. Although Knight didn't comment on the incident afterwards and as of yet hasn't done so, Prince, his parents, and Texas Tech Athletic Director Gerald Myers insisted that Knight did nothing wrong and that he merely lifted Prince's chin and told him "Hold your head up and don't worry about mistakes. Just play the game." Prince commented, "He was trying to teach me and I had my head down so he raised my chin up. He was telling me to go out there and don't be afraid to make mistakes. He said I was being too hard on myself.
  
  On October 21, 2007, James Simpson of Lubbock, Texas, accused Knight of firing a shotgun in his direction after he yelled at Knight and another man for hunting too close to his home.[37] Knight denied the allegations. An argument between the two men was recorded via camera phone and aired later on television"
• SQ_Crazies

  

  LMAO--he's got a short fuse, doesn't mean his program didn't have any integrity. Say what you want about him--but he's right.
• thedynasty1998

  

  Do I think Calipari is dirty? Probably.
  
  But I don't blame him for the Derrick Rose situation, I blame the NCAA Clearinghouse for telling Memphis and Calipari he was cleared to play, and then coming back and saying he wasn't. I just don't get how you can blame Memphis when the NCAA has said they didn't have any fault in the actual test taking.
  
  As for the comments. If it came from Coach K or someone else who has never been the face of controversy I think the comments would hold more credibility.
  
  I actually think it's disgraceful that an ESPN college basketball analyst, someone on payroll, is making these comments. ESPN shouldn't allow their employees to make these kinds of comments. But hey, maybe they are scared Knight will physically hurt them if they do indeed fire him.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  The fact that people don't think these comments hold credibility because they were made by Bob Knight is humorous.
• thedynasty1998

  

  And after reading Calipari's response, you have to respect him taking the high road.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Of course he is going to take the high road--LOL, his response was by the book, period. It's not like he's going to call himself out.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  I don't think Knight meant any personal harm to Cal--he was just using him as the example...and he is the example. I agree with Knight--it has lost some integrity. It's not so much the coaches as it is the rules IMO, but the coaches are still the ones who find the ways around them.
  
  Cal is a great coach--doesn't mean he isn't a little shady. Urban Meyer is a great coach too. There have been a lot of examples like this through the years.
  
  It's just funny that people think Bob Knight has no right to say this--he has EVERY right to say this. He was the complete opposite.
• thedynasty1998

  

  I don't think he has the right. Bob Knights ego is bigger than anyone elses and he needs to accept that he got ran out of Indiana and basically basketball in general.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  LOL, clueless.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  I have a question about credibility.
  
  In an investigation, does the criminal have more credibility because he committed the crime, or does the witness have more credibility because he was an unbiased witness--even if the witness had committed crimes in the past? Basically you've already said the criminal would.
  
  And this is not a direct analogy because Bob Knight ran about as clean a program as anyone ever has--you absolutely can not debate that with me. I mean you can try, but I won't waste my time because if you don't agree you'd be wrong before you started.
• thedynasty1998

  

  I understand that Knight ran a clean program, and I actually liked him as a coach.
  
  But I began to dislike him when he started showing up on ESPN. He seems so arrogant and refused to wear a tie. I understand that ESPN wanted him, but come on. How arrogant can you be that you refuse to wear a tie to work when it's the dress code.
  
  He always gets on his high horse and I just don't enjoy it. But that's just me.
  
  Like I said in my earlier post, Calipari probably is dirty. But why the personal attack?
• SQ_Crazies

  

  He doesn't get on his high horse--he's earned his own respect. He just doesn't change who he is for some bullshit reason--which is something we should all respect him for in the world we live in today. What difference does it make if they wear a tie or not--they're getting paid to talk, not to dress.
• Azubuike24

  

  The only issue I have is that with Cal and Memphis, you have to wonder exactly how much he is really to blame. Now, I believe Calipari and many, many other coaches live on the very edge of acceptability in terms of the NCAA by-laws and are willing to bend everything to win. With that said, in this case, I think he's really gotten a bad rep. by many who simply don't like the Kentucky/Calipari combo.
  
  The Kentucky program has been known in the past to be arrogant and is generally a love/hate scenario with most people. It's the same with Calipari, and this goes all the way back to his general attitude and way of doing things. Put the two together and you have a powerhouse combination that's either going to be loved or hated. Those who love it will always spin things positively, root blindly and always believe the best. Those who hate it will usually spin the truth to fit their agenda and constantly point out only the negatives. (See most Louisville fans and many other random fans in this case).
  
  In the end, all we can do is take it one day at a time. Until Cal gets in trouble at UK, I'm not sure why there is even an issue. I guess we all have differing beliefs on what is going to go down there.
• thedynasty1998

  

  Completely agree with Calipari at Memphis with the whole Rose fiasco.
  
  As for Knight, I don't care about him not wearing a tie. He has earned respect and obviously knows basketball. I just didn't like his comments and don't really like him on TV. I understand your perspective on this though.