Best Bob Knight quote ever

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By Eamonn | September 11, 2008

The closest we got to juicy was when Maurer asked a general question — not a Sampson-related question — about cheating in recruiting. “If you get caught cheating, they should shoot you,” Knight said. “Because you’re too dumb to be alive.”

RMK, for the win.

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Hoosiergirl 4 months ago 1 point
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Sounds just like him! Too bad they were not able to get into the juicy stuff, considering his answer to this cheating question, it would have been very interesting to hear what he thinks. Unless he wouldn't answer the Q's.

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tberry 4 months ago 1 point
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Bobby Knight for AD!!!

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Alex 4 months ago 1 point
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So basically, Kelvin Sampson should be shot? No?

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TheMiz 3 months ago 1 point
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I like it, but I think shooting him is almost too easy of an out for Sampson. There has to be some way to punish him before he gets killed off...I'm thinking scrubbing toilets in the dorms at IU every weekend and at Assembly Hall and Memorial stadium after game days?

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jgongora86 3 months ago 1 point
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Not bad from Knight I still like his " I hope they bury me upside down so the critics can kiss my a*#" speach but this is not bad.

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wolfer 3 months ago 1 point
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IU had to let him go 8 yrs ago, but the best BK quote, IMHO, came in '87 during NCAA tourney, LSU lead IU with about 5-7 minutes remaining in the game, BK was asked if he was at all worried at that time, trailing a hot LSU team, to which BK said, something to the effect that ..."Yes, I was worried. Then I looked down and saw that LSU was being coached by Dale Brown and I knew we had it in the bag." Little wonder Brown and Knight didn't get along.

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MikeinNC 3 months ago 1 point
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that's my boy....

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jgongora86 3 months ago 1 point
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I could imagine that when night turns 85 that everything is going to come out about everybody. Those will be interesting times.

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TheMiz 3 months ago 1 point
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i dont mean to nitpick, but in these parts, night???

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jgongora86 3 months ago 1 point
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give me a break I'm at work here. You try avoiding my boss (-:

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TheMiz 3 months ago 1 point
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haha no problemo..just a friendly ribbing

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DJW 3 months ago 1 point
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This is the unfortunate part of Coach Knight's legacy...his poor attitude and disposition.

Anybody who has followed his early career can attest to his greatness. Knight's latter years were distorted by his bitterness with the press and a defensive posture towards everyone who challenged him. I stll consider Coach an I.U. legend and prefer to remember his accomplishments during his early and more docile years. Coach Knight's various contibutions will never be fully appreciated due to the tarnished image of his latter years.

The true travesty remains that Coach Knight had to end his oustanding coaching career with out the banner of I.U. in his backround.

His I.U. legacy somewhat diminished...I will always remember Coach Knight for this basketball coaching genius and the many charitable contibutions he initiated or funded for the Univerversity and I try to dimiss his latter personality flaws.

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JerryCT 3 months ago 1 point
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Are you too angling to be buried upside down ..........so your critics can .................?

You might get some critics but I think you are right...........part of him you love...........part of him reflected poorly on IU and the program.

I would have fired him for losing however ( also related to his demeanor) and would not have fired him for choking Neil Reed or asking to be called Mr Knight.

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Taskmaster75 3 months ago 1 point
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This is my favorite Bob Knight quote anyway,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q30BZhJJuuk

Knight was a very good coach. He knew the game very well, including the rule book. Im not saying I agree with everything he did, but we still owe alot of our legacy to him

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DJW 3 months ago 1 point
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JerryCT:

I would have choked Neal Reed also. However, Coach Knight should have put him over his knee and spanked him which, from what I understand, should have happened when he was in Jr.High. There are stories about Reed and his personality on and off the court that would have been an embarrasment to any basketball program. His foul mouth and arrogance around young kids and other adults would put even knight's language to shame. He was not in the typical mold of most of the players Knight recruited and made no effort to comply to any of the standards knight expected of his players

I would never had fired Coach Knight striclky on his last years won/loss records. I think the I.U. administration may have been able to overlook his arrogance toward the press but his finall demise was due to his disrespect for Indiana University authority and and his fellow co-workers.

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JerryCT 3 months ago 1 point
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Off subject but I just read the Demling link and he states that TC will not quit recruiting the 2009 class until he lands a big and projects it to be Muniru. If this pans out Demling says IU should have a top5 class for 2009.

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Taskmaster75 3 months ago 1 point
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I'm relatively sure we already have a top 5 class if i am not mistaken

If we happen to get Cheek, that might even vault us to 2nd at least. If we get one of the center's we want, then that would probably put us at 3rd

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JerryCT 3 months ago 1 point
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Probably right

but Cheek does not necessarily make us a better team while a 7ft Muniru probably does. Either way TC has been amazing so far and I was not a fan when we were discussing new coaches.

I am now a converted, born again, evangelical, holy rolling and snake handling supporter of TC

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Taskmaster75 3 months ago 1 point
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Kinda funny how a Bob knight chat turned into a recruiting chat :)

I do agree, TC is the best possible coach we could have gotten for this situation.

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Best Bob Knight quote ever

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