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I have a great deal of respect for Bobby Knight as a Basketball COACH. As a person, he falls a little short. His teams were always very competitive, yet he very seldom had a squad full of "blue chippers" like some of those other schools had. He taught the game well. His players "learned" and "listened".
Unfortunately, IU is still looking for his replacement. Maybe if they hadn't allowed the set-up of Bobby Knight, they would still be looking. Maybe Tom Crean is the answer.... maybe not.
Will IU Ever Find a Knight Replacement..??
Till next time . . . Stay Well, and See You Somewhere, I Hope. . .
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dgm
Will IU Ever Find a Knight Replacement..??
Posted on: April 3, 2008 4:20 pm
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Posted on: April 4, 2008 9:20 am
Will IU Ever Find a Knight Replacement..??I am pretty much sold on the fact that you can never replace a legend. (Wooden, Thompson, Carril, Smith, Rupp) All of their teams fell off until someone came in and brought in a system that the team believed in. Great example is Roy Williams. Long time asst for Dean, leaves develops his own style, comes back, respects the history, but completely different style of play. The coach that comes in will have to convince the fans that while being proud of your teams history in that sport is all well and good, but in order to move on you've got to let go. Hard thing to do especially in state like the Hoosier state where there are so many small towns that don't necessarily keep with the times. Unfortunately it looked like they had that in Kelvin Sampson. That was a different type of IU team with a "New Identity." Those kids played for him and respected him, very evident especially after he was asked to resign. They could have made a good run in the tourney with him there. Now it looks like their stars are going to "exit stage right," and thats just unfortunate. |
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Posted on: April 4, 2008 1:03 pm
Will IU Ever Find a Knight Replacement..??LOOPer = = |