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Originally Posted by SniperSB23
That is all overstated by a few things that became public. I was a Bobby Knight hater until I read "A Season on the Brink" and realized how much he cares about those kids and how all of the "negative" stuff he does is truly for a positive reason. There are so many coaches out there in college basketball that will allow the kids to do whatever they want and aren't really there to coach them or to make them men. It is that combined with the same attitudes in the AAU programs that have led to the NBA becoming a virtually unwatchable brand of basketball.
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I agree with you on that point 100%.
..and I don't doubt that he cares for his kids and it's his version of tough love
but, still not sure he'd by
my choice as my son's coach, although I wouldn't say you were wrong if he was yours.
There..I have succesfully avoided taking a true side here