Bob Knight Returns to Bloomington,IN on March 30th

[TrueHoosier62 1,592]

1 hour ago, RobPoff said:

Check out The General's book, "The Power of Negative Thinking." It is the complete opposite of how Crean goes about being a leader/coach/mentor.

Knight and day difference.

"I once told a kid to stop doing the sign of the church before every free throw. Not because I was offended, but because he was so bad it probably offended the church."


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

LMAO. Classic Bobby!

 

[BGleas 7,880]

Interesting that whoever is putting this on is using an image of Knight at TT, not IU, to promote the event. 

[Stuhoo 79,611]

1 hour ago, TrueHoosier62 said:

I'd take an incandescent Bobby Knight over an incompetent Tom Crean. Any. Day. Of. The. Week.

 

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Okay (and true). Without any conceivable question for on-court performance.

Even better news: Going forward, great results with horrible temperament, or weird with weak results are not our only choices!

 

 

Not that he needs me to defend him, but when TrueHoosier 'likes' that response I gave to his post, it reminds me that TrueHoosier is NOT a blind Knight sycophant, but instead is a fan of textbook on-court basketball.

 Kudos

[Stuhoo 79,611]

1 hour ago, RobPoff said:

Check out The General's book, "The Power of Negative Thinking." It is the complete opposite of how Crean goes about being a leader/coach/mentor.

Knight and day difference.

"I once told a kid to stop doing the sign of the church before every free throw. Not because I was offended, but because he was so bad it probably offended the church."


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

 

At my middle-school team's bball practice last night, after I showed the kids how to "sweep the ball" under a closing defender's arms to get shoulders past them and pass correctly, one of my kids tried to throw the ball underhanded into the post. I told him that may have been the most ridiculous pass in the history of basketball and replaced him in the drill...at which point he doubled over with laughter. And then...I did too.

Still booted him from the drill, though. 

 

[Hoosier DaDa 2,123]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

At my middle-school team's bball practice last night, after I showed the kids how to "sweep the ball" under a closing defender's arms to get shoulders past them and pass correctly, one of my kids tried to throw the ball underhanded into the post. I told him that may have been the most ridiculous pass in the history of basketball and replaced him in the drill...at which point he doubled over with laughter. And then...I did too.

Still booted him from the drill, though. 

 

What you didn't just start uncontrollably clapping?  

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

Can't read this in mobile and the more options web view is blocked now for some reason...


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Just need to log in to web view once and it'll be there.



Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

[Stuhoo 79,611]

10 minutes ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

What you didn't just start uncontrollably clapping?  

 

We have nine kids on the team. When we are doing a drill that needs six kids, the ones "who aren't in" help me to identify who screws it up, and when they do, they get to replace the kid that did something wrong. Accountability.

Also...I considered throwing a Diet Coke at the offender. 

 

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Just need to log in to web view once and it'll be there.



Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Gracias. Didn't realize it had logged me out.


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

[Banksyrules 4,508]

He's trying to profit from die hard fans.  Big cry baby can't go back to the school that gave him his legacy.  Spoiled brat who needs his lollypop (money).  

[WestCoastView 16]

Great historical reference of how not to let emotions and drama ruin a career.  

[Ryno6284 2,560]

9 hours ago, AZ Hoosier said:

If he could only manage to hold himself to the same standard...

Do as I say, not as I do!

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Do as I say, not as I do!

An excuse made for weak leaders


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

[Ryno6284 2,560]

4 minutes ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

An excuse made for weak leaders


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Said tongue in cheek brother!  Excellent coach, ******* human being!    Sorry, BUNGHOLE!

[schoosier 3,451]

2 hours ago, WestCoastView said:

Great historical reference of how not to let emotions and drama ruin a career.  

A career that only our current can dream about. I will say the head bobs and thorax punches against our instate rivals took him to a new sideline low which I feverishly laughed. While we got home cooked on free throws maybe a tech instead of the above should have been in order? But then you realize "It's Crean".

[mdn82 25,510]

Said tongue in cheek brother!  Excellent coach, ******* human being!

Top 3 coach. Came from a different era. Glad we got him when we did. His methods of coaching probably would have been hard for the modern top recruits to latch on to. He wasn't going to cater to handlers or AAU programs.


Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

[Hoosierfan2017 20,835]

Knight is who he is. I don't think it's fair to judge him by today's societal norms. I don't mean that in a "today's generation is full of softies" way, but just that he's from a much different era than the one we're in now. He's a product of his upbringing. I don't blame him for not wanting to come back to IU. He probably feels like the university stabbed him in the back and that's a grudge I imagine he'll take with him to the grave. He delivered 3 banners and made IU a blue blood. He's already done plenty for the fans. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 83,848]

8 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

 

Also...I considered throwing a Diet Coke at the offender. 

 

Should have used a chair.