Potential fallout from coaching change

[BenzOrBeamer 351]

I'd rather have Crean than Knight in 2015, all that would do is drag us back in to a past that will never be replicated. We are a program that should be contending/winning national titles. Bob Knight is not the man to do that in 2015.

[BenzOrBeamer 351]

I think who ever the next coach is, they need to have Bob Knight's approval. I think Stevens could get his approval and bring Bobby back.

Bob doesn't care enough to give that the time of day.

[JSHoosier 19,568]

I'd rather have Crean than Knight in 2015, all that would do is drag us back in to a past that will never be replicated. We are a program that should be contending/winning national titles. Bob Knight is not the man to do that in 2015.

Sad thing is I'd have more faith in 74 year old Bob Knight than Tom Crean.  Knight has forgotten more about the game than Crean will ever know.

[OliviaPope40 6,297]

Bob Knight doesn't care because we took away the one thing he had and he holds that against us. 

[BenzOrBeamer 351]

Bob Knight doesn't care because we took away the one thing he had and he holds that against us.

I'm of the belief that he took it away from himself. But that doesn't matter because he sees it the way you do.

[OliviaPope40 6,297]

I'm of the belief that he took it away from himself. But that doesn't matter because he sees it the way you do.

And now we know why a zero tolerance policy will never work.

[BenzOrBeamer 351]

And now we know why a zero tolerance policy will never work.

It was silly and ill conceived

[LazOffTheBench 3,638]

Knight cares deeply about IU but he's a bitter, proud, and stubborn man.

[seanmm1971 1,437]

Not taking a side here,and let me preface this by saying I am a huge RMKfan. However, there is a reason why he's not coaching now, in today's PC world he would last 5 min. before being fired. IMO.

[KingPG21 6,512]

Crean will find a way to beat MSU. Watch. We arent lucky enough for him to suck to the point of being fired. I wish Zeller had gone to UNC.

Some of you guys seriously have a few screws loose upstairs

[LazOffTheBench 3,638]

A zero tolerance policy might work with some coaches; it was never going to work with RMK. A nice, amicable break with IU was never going to happen either, no matter how IU handled it. That's not how Knight operates in the world.

[KingPG21 6,512]

Paraphrasing here, Dakish said nobody is gonna make indiana fans happy unless it's Bobby Knight.

For some fans that is absolutely true. They could go out get Popovich as head coach, coach K, Self, Pitino as his assistants, and Sean Miller as the lead recruiter and some of the fans would still be mad it wasn't Knight.

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,747]

For some fans that is absolutely true. They could go out get Popovich as head coach, coach K, Self, Pitino as his assistants, and Sean Miller as the lead recruiter and some of the fans would still be mad it wasn't Knight.

people 50-60 and over. People 50 are under are connected to the real world as it relates to IUBB. I fall in the 2nd category.

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,747]

people 50-60 and over. People 50 are under are connected to the real world as it relates to IUBB. I fall in the 2nd category.

Also, I notice, the 20 yo fans think every fan that is unhappy is a Bob Knight lover. So completely untrue.

[biteoftheapple 4,115]

I was a RMK fan. I hated to see him go that way. But, I understood he had lost his enthusiasm for recruiting. I do not want his return, but would like to have someone with his knowledge of the game in that position.

[LazOffTheBench 3,638]

Speaking only for myself, I have some very good and some very bad memories of Knight. He is/was a brilliant basketball mind and teacher. He's also a deeply flawed person. Knight gave me the pleasure of watching the best IU basketball I've seen in my 50+ years as a fan. I'm extremely grateful to have been around to see his teams play. But he crossed the line too many times and he needed to go. I wouldn't want him back as IU's coach even if he were 20 years younger. His era is over. We need a fresh new start. That may be Brad Stevens ( my first choice ) or Archie Miller ( my choice if we go with a "hot" young guy ) or somebody else. But, hey, let me enjoy my good memories of Knight without implying that I can't be happy with anyone else.

[KingPG21 6,512]

Also, I notice, the 20 yo fans think every fan that is unhappy is a Bob Knight lover. So completely untrue.

Eh, I'm 22 and I think that mostly just applies to the older fans..... usually because they have some RMK spin to their posting style. I appreciate what he did, but some have much rosier views of the guy than I do.

Edit: noticed Laz posted above me. This doesn't really apply to him nearly as much as some of the other older fans who post here

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,747]

Speaking only for myself, I have some very good and some very bad memories of Knight. He is/was a brilliant basketball mind and teacher. He's also a deeply flawed person. Knight gave me the pleasure of watching the best IU basketball I've seen in my 50+ years as a fan. I'm extremely grateful to have been around to see his teams play. But he crossed the line too many times and he needed to go. I wouldn't want him back as IU's coach even if he were 20 years younger. His era is over. We need a fresh new start. That may be Brad Stevens ( my first choice ) or Archie Miller ( my choice if we go with a "hot" young guy ) or somebody else. But, hey, let me enjoy my good memories of Knight without implying that I can't be happy with anyone else.

sums it up really, really well. I respect what he accomplished too, but his time had passed. He was getting more and more crotchety. Haha.

[Naturalhoosier 15,353]

Bob Knight wants nothing to do w/IU. He's an old stubborn goat who can go pound pavement. Thanks for the past, but you're no demigod Mr Knight.

[LazOffTheBench 3,638]

Something I would like to retain from the Knight era is the tradition of IU teams playing tough DEFENSE!!! Please give us a coach who understands that.