Rest In Peace Bob Knight

[youngman42]

This is sad for me.

I was a sort of Duke fan from the 78 team. But what really made me a diehard fan was when Coach K went there and that was because I had so much respect for the way Knight coached basketball - man to man defense, motion offense, discipline, didn't need the best players to win.

I know Knight went haywire in many ways but I still had a fondness for him in spite of his flaws. He did a lot of good for a lot of people and players. And he was such a huge influence on our great coach who made Duke what it is today. I'm sure Coach is saddened as well. (I have faith in these kinds of things - I have my own personal views of eternal life that I won't go into).

Rest in Peace, Coach Knight. You were a legend and huge influence.

 

[pisgah101]

Always been a big knight fan RIP

 

[christophero]

RIP. A complex guy, I will leave it at that. Great coach though.

 

[Willcampbell]

Always been a big knight fan RIP

Ditto
OFC

 

[sheyduke]

Rip coach Knight !

 

[Tik Tok]

He belongs on the Mount Rushmore of basketball coaches! RIP indeed!

 

[jeffrey236]

I remember reading “A Season on the Brink”, by our fellow alum, John Feinstein. It did a great job of portraying both his very compassionate and manic sides. As several have said, a very complex man. i assume Coach K will be there for the funeral, and perhaps give a eulogy. But as one of my comic friends said, there will be no chairs at the service….

 

[Liftee]

There are other coaches that were, let's say, prone to bad behavior. Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, Huggins to name a few.

 

[bmbritt]

RIP. A complex guy, I will leave it at that. Great coach though.

Very complex, as his relationship with Coach K became over the last 10 years. K got to a point where he was done with Knight after a really bad argument that came up during an anniversary for one of Knights Army teams around 2015.

 

[youngman42]

I remember reading “A Season on the Brink”, by our fellow alum, John Feinstein. It did a great job of portraying both his very compassionate and manic sides. As several have said, a very complex man. i assume Coach K will be there for the funeral, and perhaps give a eulogy. But as one of my comic friends said, there will be no chairs at the service….

Read that as well when it came out. Loved it.

 

[youngman42]

Bilas who wrote that he could tell when the on again off again relationship between Knight and K was good or bad - based on his friendship with Knight. If Knight said, “How is Mike doing?” He knew it was in a good place. If he said, “How’s Krzyzewski?” He knew they weren’t getting along. Knight had a temper he just could not control. But amazing coach.

 

[christophero]

A Texas Tech reporter wrote that Knight was fired from Indiana. Knight did not answer his questions all year, and told his team to do the same. He was a character.