The Dagger has a great video from a speech by Bobby Knight. Knight talks about different things from the "One and Done" players, Calipari, high school players should be able to go pro, and how he coached basketball. Before going into detail I just have to say I love Bobby Knight. The guy says whatever is on his mind and doesn't care what anyone else thinks (see Sports Center video below). I think Knight is an unbelievable college game analyst with ESPN, him and Jay Bilas are the two best in my opinion. I love how Knight refuses to rock the suit jacket. This must have been his first conversation with Myles Brand.
Brand: Bobby are you going to start wearing suit jackets?
Knight: Myles are going to start sitting on your thumb? ... I didn't think so.
His argument about high school players couldn't be more dead on. Let the players play. You wanna go pro go pro, but if you go to school you should have to stay for at least three years to be eligible for the draft. I think this "One and Done" is ridiculous. Sure Kentucky with John Wall stole college basketball's attention, but imagine if these high profile players were there for three years. Obviously John Wall would have gone straight to the NBA if he had the option, but I think viewing would go up if there was more team continuity. It's tougher to root for a team that has three to four brand new starters every single year compared to watching guys grow from freshmen to seniors like recent players Kyle Singler, Nolan Smith, Tyler Hansbrough, Sherron Collins, or an older guy like Tim Duncan.
There is nothing better than the end of the first video when Knight talks about coaching his way and says, "Not because it was the best way, but I just thought I knew about it more than anybody else." Typical Knight. You think you have a better coaching style, sweet bro I coach my way. I'll beat you by 30 next week.
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