I don’t see the wisdom of pursuing a pointless argument over how strong the support for Knight is on this board, not too complicated. On to the main issue, IMHO College Basketball and College Sports in general need less people who under the guise of building character verbally or physically abuse their players. I know there is no shortage of people who would attest to the virtue of Knights approach but there are an equal or greater number of people who having experienced those methods object to them. Many of us contributing to this board have played or coached competitively and know there are many ways to bring the best out of young athletes. I cannot speak for everyone but I do believe some of the methods Knight employs are detrimental to the very goal he aspires. We need fewer Knights in coaching at every level. -- Fordham Rams Basketball Message Board

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Date Posted: Sun March 20, 2005 23:47:49
Author: SIram
Subject: I don’t see the wisdom of pursuing a pointless argument over how strong the support for Knight is on this board, not too complicated. On to the main issue, IMHO College Basketball and College Sports in general need less people who under the guise of building character verbally or physically abuse their players. I know there is no shortage of people who would attest to the virtue of Knights approach but there are an equal or greater number of people who having experienced those methods object to them. Many of us contributing to this board have played or coached competitively and know there are many ways to bring the best out of young athletes. I cannot speak for everyone but I do believe some of the methods Knight employs are detrimental to the very goal he aspires. We need fewer Knights in coaching at every level.
In reply to: JóDete93 's message, "You are not sure why I make the secondary point? I make it b/c you said you felt the support was strong and I disagreed with that assessment. Not too complicated. College basketball, college sports in general, needs more Bob Knights." on Sun March 20, 2005 22:00:03

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We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one b/c this debate is just as pointless. The great thing about college sports is that you have a choice in where you go and therefore in who you play for. If a kid does not like Coach Knight's style, he can go elsewhere. (NT) -- JóDete93, Sun March 20, 2005 23:58:12

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