Bob Knight done @ ESPN

[ccgeneral 38,084]

When Bob Knight took a job with ESPN as a college basketball analyst in 2008, the career shift reminded one of the Groucho Marx line about not wanting to belong to any club that would have him as a member. The Hall of Fame basketball coach joined the same group of people he once described as "one or two steps above prostitution." He became one of the "damn people from television" he famously critiqued.

 

On Thursday night, his run as one of the "damn people from television"—at least as far as being a damn person from ESPN—is officially over. SI.com has learned ESPN will not renew its contract with Knight. His last broadcast for the network will be Thursday night's NIT's championship between Stanford and Miami, which tips at 8 p.m. ET.

 

http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/04/02/bob-knight-not-renewed-espn

[Bryan Medema 1,488]

So he's available is what you're saying...

[MikeRoberts 6,920]

He's one of the biggest hypocrites I've ever seen.

[BenzOrBeamer 351]

He's one of the biggest hypocrites I've ever seen.

It's true

[Josh 12,567]

Dang, Coach is getting old too.  I hope he has something else lined up to keep him "young"

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

So, you're saying if some guy hates corrupt police, he can't become a police office?

 

If you think what passes as commentators and reporters suck, you can't become a commentator or reporter?

 

If you think politicians are lying scumbags, you can't be a politician?

 

etc, etc, etc

[Magnanimous 4,488]

He was a terrible color commentator. I remember a year or two ago he got confused trying to differentiate the shot clock from the game clock. He really seems out of it these days as well.

[MikeRoberts 6,920]

Great coach but did and said things that he wouldn't tolerate out of others.

[theriverpilot 5,589]

I actually enjoyed listening to him do games.  He obviously knows what he's talking about; however, he was too stubborn to get out of his own way at times.

[PointBlank 116]

I actually enjoyed listening to him do games.  He obviously knows what he's talking about; however, he was too stubborn to get out of his own way at times.

Agreed, at times Knight was great to listen to, and other times it appeared his telecast partner had to wake him up. Like the way he delivers the message.

[seanmm1971 1,437]

Can we expect to see him on BTN?

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

So, you're saying if some guy hates corrupt police, he can't become a police office?

 

If you think what passes as commentators and reporters suck, you can't become a commentator or reporter?

 

If you think politicians are lying scumbags, you can't be a politician?

 

etc, etc, etc

 

 

If you think other IU message boards are garbage, you can't start your own to make it better???   :lol:

[Alford Bailey 12,350]

Put Vitale out in the same pasture as RMK.

[bnkepner 1,509]

I honestly thought Knight was one of the best commentators out there. He knows basketball better than any other commentator out there and usually left the other host in the dust with basketball theory. I would've liked to have seen him and Dakich call a game together

[FortWayneHoosier 5,919]

Put Vitale out in the same pasture as RMK.

[colonel06 1,913]

Can we expect to see him on BTN?

 

Can we expect to see him on BTN?

LOL!  Would he even come to the City anyway.:)?

[biteoftheapple 4,115]

He was in for a book signing last year.

[BlueDevil 8,655]

Knight sounds like he's got a cold

[ou812dude 3,326]

I'm curious as to how many BTB posters have actually watched (live or other) a Bob Knight coached IU team...

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

I'm curious as to how many BTB posters have actually watched (live or other) a Bob Knight coached IU team...

Live. Television, Internet, DVD & VHS. I've seen him coach Indiana, Texas Tech.