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- It was April 16th, 2011 in Wabash, Indiana at the Honeywell Center!! An Evening with Bob Knight! I filmed 90% of his speech, this is just a special video clip I put together! The whole speech and more will be able to be scene in its entirety through PODCAST on my other TH-cam channel called Basketball Nation! Hope to have them started soon! =)
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Whatever......Other than cursing Coach Knight is a blessing to society....We need more poeple like him in this world...=)
Whatever.... other than having been a good coach, he is nothing but an arrogant asshole. Last thing we need is more people like him!
@Ron Fugle do some research on him then. you are obviously I'll informed on his contribution and legacy in basketball
@@ronfugle2096 90% graduation rate... how exactly is he bad for society?
I’ll take him as is tyvm. Without the cursing and ranting at the press he’s not nearly as lovable. He would only have been The Private as opposed to General.
Now duke has the one and done philosophy
bob "MONTGOMERY" knight is THE reason kentucky basketball never gets the recognition it deserves. People drag Adolph Rupp through the mud because they hated what he did for such a small program and place. He built the greatest basketball program in history on the foundation of hard work, toughness, and teamwork. He might have been boastful, but you have to be when nobody gives you the credit you deserve. Rupp never tried to ear anybody down or make a program look bad. Bob Knight, you sir are a
He should not ridicule those young men for not getting an education or their school for not making sure those young men are in class when in fact everything was as it should have been. Mr. Knight has been a strong advocate for young men getting their education for a long time and for him to do this to those young men who DID do their work and who DID go to class only to be ridiculed by him is a downright shame.
He is THE "gold standard" for not cheating at basketball. Bob Knight was a role model to his players and too thousands of normal people. A role model is someone who every one of his players credit any success theyve ever had to. A role model is someone who graduated nearly 100% of his players. Jeez, I wonder how much respect freshmen can generate in one year for a coach before they leave for the NBA. Calipari is not a role model. "The shadiest coach in sports" is not someone anyone looks up too
How could Patterson graduate in three years in Communications without going to class one time? makes sense to me.
How true Bob's words have turned out to be.
Bob Knight was the greatest of all time and Indiana will always be good because there is no state that cares about basketball like that area. His comment about UK is true. The school and that fan base doesn't care about integrity or academics, rather winning only. If their attitude wasn't like that for so long they wouldn't have the poor reputation they have today. Nobody "hates" the program. It's just the way most non-UK fans view that program and school.
People keep wining about one and done and staying in college and all that. Instead of hating on the sport and coaches like Cal, tell the NCAA to change the rules, u can't tell the #1 pick in the draft to stay another year and then he tears his ACL or gets seriously injured and then his stock goes from 1 to 20 and instead of being a starter your on the bench. The coaches now have to work with the rules and allow the young men to accomplish their dreams.
@hoofhearted4uk "DID NOT" receive any penalties? They had their wins and final fours vacated. May I also point out that last year's UK team recorded a cumulative GPA of 2.025, which was the lowest out of every UK athletic team and the lowest for a UK basketball team since 2002. Even if the players went to class, they sure didn't try that hard.
FYI, the New York Times is the gold standard of journalism left.
It was interesting watching him 'comment' on the NCAA games last March. It looked like he was at home in some dark room, and somebody just woke him up and made him get out of his chair to talk about basketball.
RMK says it well. I agree with his sentiments and people who view him as irrelevent need to rethink that position. His way was to provide the student athlete with a solid foundation - as a player and more importantly as a productive person. That always will be his greatest legacy. That he won more than 900 games - eclipsed only be his protege also speaks to his legacy. He is more relevent now than ever.
As a UK fan I don't mind anyone hating the program or the Coach. The thing the bugged me about this is Coach Knight's assertion that "Kentucky year before last started 5 players in the NCAA tournament games that had not been to class that semester". He said it, as if he knew what he was talking about and he didn't. He just decided to make something up and say it.
@kevinlovesangela Why would he want to coach at a school with a history that is filled with scandals in their history? I am convinced that Kentucky is one of the most scandul filled schools in the country! =)
With no proof. Never saw a ky coach choke or head butt a student.
@agish2002 I think you can look at it from both standpoints when it comes to a coach's legacy. In Cal's case, his record may be tarnished from an outside, media influenced perspective, but in the eyes of the governing body he has done absolutely nothing wrong and frankly that is all that matters regardless of our position. As far as players, I think it takes a hell of a coach to take a Freshman laden team to the Final Four beating the likes of OSU and UNC in the process.
You Kentucky fans sound real badass I'm skeered
im an iu fan but both iu fans and uk if we are going to keep using titles as the our measuring tool... then we prob both should take our hats of to ucla... look it up!. i just think uk and iu should play basketball games against each other... its good for both programs... and very exciting to watch
It's true my cousin graduated in 2010 from Kentucky and had a class with one of the Kentucky basketball player not going to mention any names but and he didn't show up to class, he was able to a take home test, take home exams, and some how ended up 1,000 dollars a month.. every month was a "blow-out" party he held
What a Richard. I remember when in 1975 when UK beat Indiana in the NCAA tournament and Knight earlier that season beat UK and hit Joe Hall during a confrontation, so it was very gratifying to see UK beat them in the tournament. I hate that SOB and think he wouldn't last no time in today's game. Hell, he should have been called out a long time before he was. He showed his true colors eventually with how he treated his players.
True. However, you left out one major fact about Kentucky win (a tournament thriller). The best player in the country, Scott May, was playing with a broken wrist. That would be the equivalent of 1978 Kentucky team playing with Jack Givens having a broken wrist. Had May not been injured, they would have been undefeated and national champions in 75 and 76. Would have been two undefeated seasons. Just because Knight is trash doesn't diminish the dominance of the 75 and 76 teams. Kentucky was not in their class in 75 and 76. Neither was UCLA. They were a powerhouse for two seasons.
@@randallmadison9910 Knight lost Larry Bird.
@@charliec5449 I don't like Bobby Knight, but Larry Bird was a true country boy and IU's student body population was too big for him. Never heard where he was unsatisfied with Knight. Joe Hall transferred over playing time and came back to be Rupp's top assistant.
@@randallmadison9910 I never said Bird had issues with Knight. I said Knight couldn't figure out a way to make him happy at IU and keep what would be one of the greatest to ever play the game.
@@charliec5449 Coaches are miracle workers. IU is a big school like all of those state schools in the Big 10. If you don't like large classes and lots of people, IU is not the right school for you. Not Knight's fault. People in California turn down promotions when the job is located in the South and vice-versa.
He made the speech in april 2011 which means it was probably the 2010-2011 team
@highreich I see you got my point as your reply is much better organized than your initial post, in which you dedicated all of 6 words to our coach. Our coach can defend himself just fine. Especially from such a fine person like yourself that speaks so eloquently. Great to see have said nothing to dispute your own prejudices that you clearly spewed forth. Those will take you a long way in life, assuming that you have one.
The fact of the matter is, only 1 player from that team, Daniel Orton, didn't finish classes, and he was universally blasted by the entire UK fanbase.
Coach Knight is one of a kind it’s too bad his style would never fly in today’s game
Because the world is filled with pussies now
Who is playing that music at the beginning and the end of this video????
A coach can't "push" anyone out the door. The decision is theirs whether they leave or stay. When you consistently recruit NBA lottery picks, it's hard to get them to stay more than 1 year. When they have the option of jumping to the NBA to make millions and continuing their education at a later time if they choose to, of course they will take that option.
I originally disliked this video, but now that this is gaining so much steam in the media and the fire has been lit under Knight, then I switched it to like. Thanks for posting the video that will get him in even more trouble! I am sure that was your intention, right?
"Why would he want to coach at a school with a history that is filled with scandals in their history?"
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Respect bob knight
Also, it's amusing to read so many hostile responses to Knight's behaviour. The irony of it all!
@jcnunnink You can't argue with what the General did for his student-athletes.
The reason so many people are upset is what he said about that team is not factual. As many people have pointed below, one of those players (Patterson) already graduated. Another (Miller) will graduate this year. A third (John Wall) had over a 3.0 GPA. If he had said "only 60% of that team went to class", he may or may not have been accurate (depending on the other two starters).
BTW this was an excellent retort.
One of the other starters, Patrick Patterson, graduated after 3 years. Again, common sense says he was in class. John Wall had a 3.8 GPA. Yet again, common sense says he was in class. If Mr. Knight wants to just flat out say he doesn't like UK basketball that's fine. But, if he going to preach about the lessons of young men getting an education while in college (which we have all heard him do a million times) then he should acknowledge the ones who do.
@wildcats520 Someone got a little too upset. But I was under the impression coaches should monitor their players. Sounds like a good excuse for a fanbase who support their coach until he cheats
The only people who have anything bad to say about Knight are those he beat.
@bgeltmaker1 Isnt cal trying to get the IU game removed from the schedule or moved to a neutral court because hes scared to play at Assembly Hall now...
@xXRainbowzProduction Maybe he was wrong about the 5 players never attending class, but he was right that what Calipari is doing with his one-and-done philosophy along with any other coach that adopts that philosophy is they are undermining the integrity of college basketball. College Basketball is not an NBA minor league. It is meant for student athletes, not athletes who attend class so they can play ball for a year in college and then go to the NBA.
Glad to see this Bob Knight person is as obsessed with the UK basketball program as everyone else is. Go Big Blue.
Oh, and IU fans, give me a break. If you had 9 banners hanging in that barn you wouldn't trot out graduation rates or GPA to defend the program. You probably wouldn't go bananas about winning a regular season game either - you would act like you know how to win a big game or two.
@JOEDCTALK Coach Calipari was never implicated in any of the scandals surrounding his former programs. Coach Knight was convicted for assaulting a police officer, was videotaped assaulting his own players, said that "if rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy it", was eventually fired from IU for assaulting a student, and was forced by ESPN, to apologize for the statements made in this video. Don't know about you, but I sure don't want more people in this world who think assault and rape are okay.
@indyrl Cal is just getting the best recruits he can get. Indiana only has one five star recruit and one other three star recruit for the 2011 class, I wouldn't consider that a great class.
He left UMass cause he was offered a job in the NBA. He left Memphis cause he was offered a job at the winningest college basketball program of all-time. Like you wouldn't take those jobs? Besides, he stayed at Memphis a year after Rose left. Coaches aren't obligated to stay at the same school, you know. I don't understand why people hate Calipari but praise Bob Knight. Calipari has no violations and Knight was fined and/or suspended numerous times for his antics and Cal is somehow worse?
@elvez1231Cal's mother actually passed away this past Decemeber. He went to her funeral. He was very close to his mother.
And how many coaches do you think would have made Camby not take that money? And how any coaches do you think would have declared Derrick Rose ineligible after he was cleared by the NCAA and the athletic department?
ya its not like bob knight is one of the top 5 college coaches of all time watch basketball once in a while
The One...The Only...The Legend...The Proven Liar.
2. year's national championship men's basketball team posted a team grade-point average of 3.12 during spring semester. Mentioning that Kentucky's team GPA included five players who entered this year's NBA draft, Calipari said in a statement Friday, "All this stuff bitter old men say that they don't go to class, it's not true."
That's not just referring to Knight.
One of many reasons why I love coach Knight. I been saying for years the NBA needs adopt the MLB philosophy, either you enter the draft out of high school or committed to college for 3 years, I don’t get why that’s so hard? And let the guys who don’t want commit to college for 3 years go play in the G-League, every team I believe has an affiliate, just stop making a mockery out of college basketball. And college isn’t for everyone, I just think the NCAA needs get on board, or continue expect more scandals like at Arizona, Louisville.
Bob Knight says he quite coaching..... he was fired. He never talked about the temper tantrums he threw.
@moedee1 You have a point. Why do you need a pro team when your players are already being payed.
@JOEDCTALK Actually, if you knew anything about the situation, UMass did not take their 1996 Final Four banner down and Calipari was cleared of any wrongdoing in both cases. But you just go ahead and believe whatever the hell you want. I know you will.
@DWKHoosier Yes he was cleared because if he was named then the NCAA would've caught him. Besides Cal turned in Marcus Camby to the NCAA.
@ukhistorian very sorry to hear that - it was a weak and unfortunate choice of words - intended to illustrate a point about his lack of character. It's just my opinion and nothing more.
I like how you only read part of stuff that is written. If you had kept reading, you would see it says the GPA requirement doesn't take effect until their sophomore season. Maybe you "conveniently" left that out. Here's another part of that article. "Currently, basketball programs risk ineligibility for post-season play if the APR is lower than 0.900 for three straight years.
Kentucky's most recent APR was a 0.979, which Todd and Bell said put the program among the nation's top 10 percent."
Whats Bob Knights thoughts on how he threw a chair across a court during a game, or how he put his hands on a players throat?
Big fucking deal for Christ sake... it’s not like it was a child it was a 19- 20 year old man.
@@TheSands83 How does it feel to get on your knees for a old psychopath?
Mr. Knight should be embarrassed and appologize to those young men and to their families for his remarks and he should appologize to UK because the staff made sure those guys did their work. If Mr. Knight wants to talk and be taken as a credible voice for ESPN then he should, at the very least, know what he is talking about...
@mrbobevans I expect Cal to possibly get a better recruiting class. That's fine because I expect these players Crean has coming in to stick around a build a solid foundation instead of using IU as a stepping stone like some of these UK recruits. I've heard it over and over that these recruits want to play for Cal because he gets them to the NBA. I realize they want to do what is best for them, but I would want someone to come in who is proud to wear that name across their chest.
@crveech No, I don't really watch IU play because they're not even in my team's conference. Only time I ever really watch them play is when they face Kentucky. My team. Until your coach can prove he can avoid a 20-loss season, there is no real reason to believe IU will do well anytime soon.
I wonder how many times the words UK came out of his mouth this day? More than IU probably did.
This just makes me want to throw a chair from Kentucky to Indiana!
The point here is that you seemed to think that Terrence Jones was a hardworking guy who played every game at 100% energy and was loved by every UK fan and coach. ITS FINE TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH PLAYERS. Terrence Jones gave Calipari the most trouble of anyone of this team though, proving MY POINT that he doesnt work as hard as the rest. Did you get it yet? Or do I have to make myself clearer?
@mrbobevans It's been tough. But IU fans knew that this would take time with Crean coming in with only two walk-ons. But we are getting excited for the future talent like Zeller, Ferrell, Hollowell, Perea, Patterson, Hartman, Davis, Lyles, and Blackmon.
I think he is right about the "minor league" for the NBA. Hockey and baseball only have minor leagues and college shouldn't be a minor league. But with football, it is hard enough to watch, so many stoppages and no hitting the QB, but imagine watching that on a minor league level. That's why they don't want a minor league, because there are only a few good players and those would be in the NFL. As for winning, you always learn more by losing than winning. If that was the case he would have won two in a row in the 1970s. Also, look at how many double digit losses he has and how many 8 and 9 loss seasons. For a genius (BTW, He gives that nod to his mentor) that is a lot of losses. But he is correct about this minor league thing. I think sports in general send a bad work ethic message at the D1 &2 levels. It's funny, but the coach of Kentucky said that when his players don't make the NBA they sometimes call him up and want a job or a recommendation. They dont want to work. These are 20 to 25 year old kids that don't want to work, what work ethic is that. I think they see the money, notoriety and respect coaches get along with much time off and walking to work in sweats and regurgitating what they learned while playing and maybe a bit different input and that appeals to them instead of getting up at 5 every morning or 7 every morning and if they own a small business, let's say a pharmacy, they have to go there 7 days a week. Year after year for 20 or 30 years. That's out to them. But that is what makes the country what it was and could be.
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It's ok if you see all those banners in Rupp and feel impotent. It's because every other national college basketball program wish it could have a fraction of the greatness of the University of Kentucky's program. You can lie about us and call us all the petty names you want to feel better about yourselves and your programs. The fact of the matter is our little school here in the heart of the Bluegrass is the pride of Big Blue Nation and will always be the greatest program of all time.
I assume that wasn't meant to be directed at me.
Yes Bob Knight may need to tone it down a bit. That said, he is one of the greatest NCAA basketball coaches ever. Indiana University has great Academic integrity, no question. Look at The team that defeated Michael Jordan in his final game with UNC at the NCAA tournament in 84. That UNC team also had Kenny Smith and Sam Perkins who went on to win NBA championships. Who on that IU team had any success in the NBA? Same with all of Bob Knight's championship teams: they didn't contain great NBA players other than say Isiah Thomas. Who else has been able to do that? Knight mentored Mike Krzyzewski. Knight had an undefeated team. Who was on that team? It's frustrating for programs that have integrity to have to compete with those that do not; though I'm inclined to believe Calipari has integrity. Anyway, just look at your facts on Knight before you judge him. If you like college basketball then you'll inevitably have a weak spot for him.
coach Knight got his facts wrong in these statements. All but one player on the UK team finished out the semester and one actually graduated a year early. As far as bashing coaches and programs how about the IU fans judge their own team and the UK fans can judge their own and let the players settle it on the court. No need for all this hate.
This season we have sophomores and juniors starting, We're 32/0 and everybody's crying cause we are pounding teams into the court.
+Benjamin Wilson how far did Indiana make it in the tournament last season?
+Benjamin Wilson yes I assumed you were some little douche bag sitting in his mom's basement commenting on shit I posted almost a year ago. of course you could be a douche bag somewhere in north carolina or anywhere.
+Benjamin Wilson just find it funny you have time to blow up my phone over something from a year ago. especially not a sports fan. If you're at your desk surely you have something better to do.
I couldn't imagine how depressing it would to be an I.U. fan. Indiana will never be able to compete at the same level as Duke, North Carolina or Kentucky. They're all cutters.
@walka24
Kids have the option of playing professionally in Europe out of high school. As long as they are on a university's dime, they have an obligation to keep up with their school work. I know the culture of amateur athletics is very different now-a-days, but these are schools we're talking about.
You do realize that UK has already released a response saying that they all went to class don't you.
Kentucky fans get over it, This coach said grades were not his problem when most colleges care about kids graduating and well sooner or later it will all catch up with him oh and goodluck next season against the hoosiers your gonna need it in RUPP!!!
In your own words, you said Jones was "not trying hard for a rebound" yet he averages more rebounds than anyone on IU and he's not even our main rebounder. So what does that say about IU?
Coach K brings in some of the best players in the country too. Should he be investigated? Cal should be questioned for being a great recruiter? What about Bill Self? Didn't your coach bring in some good players too? Crean actually has a violation on his record. For the millionth time, Cal has no violations on his record because he had nothing to do with Camby and Rose! The NCAA never investigated him EVER! UMass and Memphis would have had their Final Fours taken away no matter who coached there.
The day you're a Calapari, then come talk to me Knight....-The Kid who shouted "hey Knight" at Indiana
@JOEDCTALK You seem to forget that a couple years ago that IU had recruiting violations. Also, where do you get that Calipari gets people to take the blame for him.
@GreenDay1981 No, but they have come closer than UK has recently. And yes, I think Zeller can make a big difference. Have you seen our team play? Our post players are awful. We finally have a legit big man coming. I don't think he'll be a monster in the paint, but I think he can make others around him better. And I agree that having Bracketology this early is ludicrous. But it shows that there is confidence that IU can succeed next year. That's all.
@Mmorehouse2289 That is AWESOME.....lol Ha! Thank you for that! lol =) Well another thing I bet a lot of them took online courses.......Where they didnt have to go to class...lol =) I went to Indiana University for 4 years...Hung out with the players and still keep in touch with them! =)
Kentucky and Cheatapari pay players to come to UK not a legit college program
Austin, you're an idiot. Camby took money from a sports agent when he was a junior. Rose had someone take his SATs before he came to college and was cleared to play by the NCAA, after the season was over he was declared ineligible.
You're a perfect example of someone who reads the headlines, not the story, then tells everyone the "facts."
I'm not even a Coach Cal defender, but, at least I know what happened unlike yourself.
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That's very true. You should play the hand you're dealt as best you can. With that said, it takes a lot more guts and integrity as a coach to do what is "right" for the player that you've recruited to become part of your family. Cal will never be remembered as a great coach despite his many winning seasons. How can you really be considered a great coach if you only end up coaching a player for a total of about 5 months (the course of the college basketball season - midnight to March madness?)
@akichanz Only one player skipped class from last year. His name his Daniel Orton.
@xXRainbowzProduction hey, what happened in 1976 when the Hoosiers went undefeated? I think they beat UK if my memory serves right...
I hate how people blame Calipari for the lost F4s. Camby deserves blame for the UMASS one, but he was still a 20 y/o who'd never seen the type of money these scumbag agents offered him. Blaming him for Rose is even worse. Every school in the country wanted the kid, and it would have played out the same at every school. If you want to claim he's making a mockery of the "student-athlete" tag that's fine. I see him as doing his job the best he can, but I understand why some people expect more.
The one-and-done rule is an NBA rule, not an NCAA rule. Knight really ought to know that, for somebody who knows so much about college basketball. Knight also wants guys to stay 3 years. Unless you're Patrick Patterson or Kemba Walker, that doesn't get you a degree. If he's so proud of his graduation rate, how does going to school for 3 years do anything?
Seeing everybody graduate, probably the shinning star of Bob Knight's career a certain Isiah Thomas went to school for only two years. Once again the general is showing why its a general good idea for him not to talk. OHHHHH...C-A-T-S CATS CATS CATS!!! And by the way Mr. Knight, its the NBA not the NCAA that has the one and done rule. GO BIG BLUE!!!! Kentucky, where GR8NESS Happens.
Bobby Knight showed NEVER be included in any conversation about John Wooden. Coach Wooden was class personified and Bobby was a bully! There's a reason people called him Bobby instead of Bob! Bobby is what we call little ones that never grow up!
@wetwilly0 When I went to Indiana, I went to EVERY class, not just "very often". That's what a college STUDENT does. And I never had a tutor.
Oh, and you named exactly TWO players who were both "great students". What about the other TEN or so?? I'm sorry, but I've heard Demarcus Cousins speak in public. Not exactly a nuclear physicist we're talking about here, the guy sounds like he couldn't tie his own shoes.
Memphis coaches even told Will Barton that everything was orchestrated by Calipari and they called him a cheater and a liar.
@mrbobevans I guess you haven't seen IU's 2012 class which is already regarded as the No. 1 ranked class. And I never said IU was going to beat UK next season. I just said watch out because Crean is landing some big time recruits for future classes. And good luck getting both Knight and Jones to come back. Calipari will more than likely push them out the door like he did with last year's freshmen.
@BobbyDigital4242 I concede that is relevant in some cases, but when we are talking marquee programs like Kentucky, Kansas, UNC, Duke, and even Indiana, the revenues from the athletic programs cover all athletic expenses, including athletic scholarships, all while pumping millions back into the schools academic budgets. The whole Europe argument is valid, but the exposure from college basketball is almost invaluable, especially when you talk shoe contracts that are based on hype and popularity.
Just heard that two of IU's freshman basketball players have been suspended 9 games for receiving improper benefits. I guess we can blame Crean for it since the IU fans/UK haters like to blame Calipari for stuff that has nothing to do with him.
Does he also realize that Patrick Patterson started on that team... who graduated in 3 years? I also believe that the APR that governs the academic progress of the team would penalize UK if that were anything even close to remotely true. What a true jerk.
John must be really close to breaking his all time win recocd at half his age
@hoofhearted4uk Why was Rose's brother getting free rides with the team at Memphis? Why did one of Cal's assistants make impermissible phone calls to Cousins? Why did he recruit so many players with academic issues like Rose, Dozier, and Bledsoe? Why did Rose have to drive to Detroit to take his SATs, which happens to be the hometown of Worldwide Wes? Why did Calipari take a new job not once but twice when his program was about to be hit by penalties?
Orton was the only one who didnt' attend class that last semester. I agree Calipari doesn't do a good job keeping tabs on the education of his athletes, but telling false information doesn't get you anywhere and especially believing it. I agree with his philosphy of going pro or staying 2-3 years, but really since the 80s there have been no scandals attached to UK Basketball, thats the facts.
I didnt even use the word lying? Rebounds do not equal wins. Points do. Rebounding well helps no doubt about that, but by your measure the team that rebounds more will ALWAYS win... come on, open up your eyes. Teams win games all the time being drastically out rebounded. IU wasnt a big rebounding school last year, may change in the future with more talent, but no were near the level of a school like MSU.
@agish2002 I think you have to look at a coach's success in terms of how his/her teams perform in conference and in the NCAA tournament, not necessarily the players involved. Take Shaka Smart and Brad Stevens for example, they had some experience on their teams, but not much big time talent. UK and UCONN both had little experience but loads of talent. I think it takes a great coach in both scenarios to see success.
NOTE: Mr knight repeats the term kid. these kids, those kids, them kids. Folks were talking about 18-23 year olds. They are considered adults, They must do whats best, for them! 1 year, 2 years what have ya. I could see a mandatory 2 years in college. If they leave after only one year, they must set out 1st hafe of NBA season. Theres your answer, let the kids and their families do whats best....for them, not whats politacaly correct. GO CATS!
What's really sad is that IU fans admire him so much. Then again, they are fucked up in the head. If any of UK's coaches acted that way, I would be pretty damn embarrassed.
@jw870206 How is it Calipari's fault? He doesn't make the rules. If the one-and-done rule is so wrong, write to the NCAA and demand that they change the NBA eligibility rules. Besides, it's not like Calipari is the only coach to have one and done players. He's not. Coach K and Jim Boeheim did. A lot of teams do. College football players aren't allowed to jump to the NFL until after their sophomore season. I wouldn't mind if they made the same rule for college basketball but I doubt they will.
@elvez1231 I know it must be hard being an IU fan. I don't know if I could take losing 20+ games a year either.