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When I found out what happened to that student he assaulted, I thought it was ridiculous a kid had to switch colleges because he was getting death threats from morons who thought the kid had gotten Bobby Knight fired.
But that is just morons being morons- not Knight's fault.
As for his antics on the court- his employers and the organizations that control college basketball let him get away with it. So if they were okay with it, who am I to complain. I can watch or tune out.
But Knight also had the reputation for being fanatical about keeping his players up with their academics, and it is said in many circles he fought hard against changes in game times and other alterations that were made to college programs to enable turning college basketball into the big money mess it is today. He saw what was coming and fought hard against it.
That changes things for me, and I have to respect the guy. I also like how he went out. He just worked his ass off until he, for whatever reason, knew he could not do it anymore- and then he quietly left the court, so to speak, without any fanfare or big retirement speeches etc.
I have to respect someone like that.
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