Fil_Dunfie Posted January 6, 2017 Posted January 6, 2017 Speaking of old (not as old as '66 OF though), I grew up in North Jersey and was an Army fan when Knight was the coach and Krzyzewski was the star. They were on TV quite a bit and my friends brother played football for them so it was natural to follow them. I couldn't believe how Knight got so much out of his team ... the discipline, toughness, and grit is what stood out and made them successful. When BK moved to Indiana my fandom had no choice but to move along with him. Then during the 70s my friend's old college roomie was BK's assistant and I got to hear a lot of what was happening behind closed doors which at times was absolutely crazy while at the same time so honorable and dedicated to his current and ex-players vis-a-vis Landon Turner. There have been many great moments and some big disappointments but this is IU and I have no choice but to believe eventually things will return to what it meant to be an IU fan in the days of Branch McCracken and Robert Montgomery Knight. HoosierAloha, theriverpilot, hsrtxp and 3 others 6 Quote
HoosierAloha Posted January 6, 2017 Posted January 6, 2017 Yeah, that's just the major consensus that he gets too much playing time. But when he has played, I've never seen him take a play off or not hustle every minute (everything everyone is asking for) but still complain when he's in. I can definitely see why he plays so much, he's one of the few players who actually tries. I wouldn't say he's the only one who tries. I would say he's one of very few that stays within his means. I get that there are longer leashes for certain players but when they're killing you they need yanked regardless of who they are. Quote
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