Basketball's Tarnished Knight

He's the polar opposite of the great man who taught me about life and sport

The anger. Why is he so angry? It's a question that springs to mind when I look at an image of Bobby Knight in full fury. Apparently it's one that Indiana University's officials didn't bother to ask themselves before they allowed this dinosaur to remain as the school's basketball coach despite a well-documented history of abusing players, coaches, administrators and anyone else who just happened to be there. Oh, yeah, he's a successful coach. He deserves another chance, they say, based on his record and his promise to control his temper. But do we really expect Bob Knight to change? He...

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