For those of you impressed by this, it's a valid question. You blow someone out by 51 and then have a close game? It's a generic question and you can give a generic answer. Bottom line is you can be a good, even tough coach without being a jerk like Knight was. There have been great coaches who didn't need to be jerks like that, on AND off the court.
And instead of giving him a generic answer, Knight was accommodating enough to give him an in-depth legitimate answer which sailed over the reporter's head because he either wasn't listening, didn't find the answer to be what he was looking for, or is too dumb to understand what Knight was explaining to him. Either way, he had it coming. I'm not the least bit concerned about the feelings of sports reporters. Most of 'em bait coaches like Knight and they all seem to think coaches owe them their time because they see themselves an integral part of the game and they're not. And I'm not one to defend all of Knight's actions. No doubt, he was outta line on many occasions. This isn't one of 'em.
You're illumating your relative lack of knowledge with a comment like that. He answered the question, then the reporter asks him the same exact question.
I never was a sports fan, but I admired Coach Knight, especially for his emphasis on academics and grades, and sticking to the rules, running a clean program.
The crazy part was, he was giving a GREAT answer when the guy interrupted him. I would have loved to hear the rest and to know what advantages home court really does have both in real terms and with the mentality of the players. Most will dismiss this as “Knight is just an ass”. The guy really screwed up an opportunity at some wisdom both for himself and his viewership.
Interesting points he was making that the final score is not indicative of how well you played the rebounding could be even but maybe you just shot well that day...
@@MrRich-rx4iu It’s true. Many things go into winning and losing. That’s why a coach like Knight on the bench is truly rare. indianas current team if playing without the three point line would have a 30+ point margin of victory and would be number one in the nation. With the current rule, not shooting many and not at a high percentage and giving up 24 points a game behind the arc…you have a very average team. Whether coaching can figure this out through motivation, scheme, preparation, scouting, in game strategy or straight up improvement remains to be seen. NIL and transfer portal has changed the game forever and there’s no going back. Thank God I lived to experience the glory of college basketball. It’s now just a farm league and money game:
No, he was full of shit. He outright claimed there's no home court advantage. I don't think he actually believed that, he was just a being contrarian because, as one might reasonably state, Knight was just an ass.
@@shlepmessing8703 Of course I meant every point IN THIS VIDEO... ABOUT BASKETBALL. Someone can be an expert at one thing and also not a great person in every single way... but you know that. You're just virtue signalling. Funny... i see a lot of Democrats and left-wingers excusing r@pe by Hamas now. What do you have to say about that?
The media was trying to bait him into saying something that would be a knock against Northwestern. He answered it and it was a good, solid, and accurate answer.
@@Itsisawnotiseen If the reporter insults his subject by not listening to the answer, then yes. Like I said, he had it coming. And you can syh until it falls off for all I care.
He was also abusive to his players. A very knowledgeable coach who let his temper get the best of him. Unfortunately, that’s what he will be remembered for.
@@Nightsinwhitesatin645he will be remembered for being the best basketball coach of all time. There’s a reason his players love him so dearly. But good try.
Bobby had a knack from going from a calm discussion to angry expletives at the drop of a hat. I'd bet folks in the press were scared to ask him a question.
I know a lot of people are going to take coach Knight’s side in this little clip, but I actually respect the guy in the media for not backing down from the often times bullish Knight especially towards the media just doing their job. I respect Coach Knight and his legacy BTW but he was an extremely flawed man in a number of ways.
Bobby Knight was a very sick man. There was no reason for him to insult and berate the reporter. All the FUs were ridiculous from Knight. Just such an A-hole. The first thing the reporter says is that "It amazes me that you could beat them by 51 points". The first thing Knight says is that "you're stupid if it amazes you". So utterly disrespectful of another human being. So unnecessary to say that. Yes, Bobby Knight had major psych. problems.
Nope, he pointed out he doesn't know enough about basketball if he's amazed. And the reporter wasn't amazed by the 51point win but rather the close game in the rematch. Didn't call him stupid. But apparently you have the same focus as this reporter because that's what you heard and you're reporting false information. Which is probably why Knight and other coaches get frustrated with reporters because they do the same thing. You should go back and listen to Knight's first sentence in this video. It applies to you. In fact, the whole video applies to your comment.
I agree. I agree that the media can be idiots and a burden but Knight should have just walked away without saying anything else if he got annoyed by his questions.
Also, the way that a game is refereed makes a huge difference. I watched a live Division III game last night. There was only one ref. He walked the side of the court where the scorer's table was and the two benches. He never called a foul, travel or carry (no one calls a carry today) on the opposite side of the court. I counted 30 travels and fouls on the home team on that side of the court. The visitors probably had 10 or 15 ridiculously hard fouls on that same side of the court. The ref wasn't cheating for the home team --- on purpose. The home team won by 20. The NBA office used to give the refs rules tips before playoff games. I'm not sure if they still do. The instructions basically were to influence which team the refs favored. Do you think that there was another reason why Shaq could commit a dozen offensive fouls a game and not have them called?
@@peytonlucy5947 You’re one of the few people to point out Shaqs constant no call charging. He’s now going down in history as a top five center. Very unskilled, just huge. I do love him as a person though.
Miss Bobby Knight. I mean he gave a really good and insightful answer and the idiot reporter didn’t seem to think it was good enough? Got exactly what he deserved. Rest in peace General. We all miss ya
You guys that is the way Knight was period, I loved his golf show funny as hell. Knight wasn't angry he was frustrated at having to put up with a moron. Knight was a a fighter striving for perfection. He treated himself as he treated others. Don't confuse anger with frustration or seriousness with being mean. The guy didn't accept Knight"s response and became argumentative, Knight became frustrated and blew the guy off. As far as the profanity that's how he talked like a soldie,, he was the General.
Knight was an asshole to the media. Just because a reporter is a idiot doesn't give someone the right to be a dick to them. Knight could have just walked away instead of blowing up at him.
There's a part of me that envies people like Bobby Knight: the IDGAF approach to any,& all comers. Take a "lil" mustard off the top, but serving the same dish.
That reporter needs to learn how to read the room. It was an ok question, he got an ok answer. But Knight was pissed in the press conference after the Northwestern game that they barely won, Knight was barely holding it together after this dude asked the question, but he gave a good answer. But you could tell Knight was not in the mood for an interview. The reporter should have just taken the answer and hauled ass.
Yes it is but Northwestern was terrible that year as they have been for the most part over history. They went 7-21 while Indiana went 30-4 and won the national championship.
Bobby Knight was like Donald Trump towards the press 30 years before Trump. He basically originated the concept of only respecting interviews where he respected the interviewer.
If my kid were the best high school b-ball in the country & bully Bobby Knight tried to recruit him, I’d get a restraining order. I’m surprised he didn’t run for president
No tears shedded here. He set a terrible example and even reinforced the combative way to communicate. May have reinforced my father’s way of communicating.
Oh noooooz....daddy hurt jr's feelings? Daddy issues?? Tell ya what, when you accomplish 1% of what this great man did in his life,then be sure and come back to tell us more about your father!
@user-sm9mb6ms5j the fact is from his interviews on video is he appears very combative like he isn’t humble he was a role player he never made it to the nba I bet if he coached in the nba like he coached those college players he would’ve been humbled because they wouldn’t have put up with his intimidation.
Did Knight say home court didn't matter? I think he knew that was a lie as the words were exiting his mouth. Knight was allowed to get away with this sort of behavior for so long that he couldn't change even after he was finally put on a zero tolerance policy.
Home court has a LOT to do with it and he probably knows that. College basketball teams are awful in true road games. But you can get away with it since early season games are mostly home games and neutral courts. March is neutral courts. so you really just have to weather January and February road games.
I always loved the raw toughness of Coach Knight and his leadership abilities but there's a sizeable difference in not being politically correct and conducting yourself as he did in this situation with abusive profane language that I would not expect from someone in his position.
He was a bully. This is the result of years having unbalanced power over young men who had to put up with his crap, same for mid-level reporters; when he coached the Olympic team he never dared to speak to those players as he did during his college years. He wasn't tough - he was akin to a senior in high school picking on a freshman.
Not really there tuff-guy. I actually competed in a man's sport - college wrestling. Knight's big mouth wouldn't have lasted too long in the room. @@brianmoore645
For those of you impressed by this, it's a valid question. You blow someone out by 51 and then have a close game? It's a generic question and you can give a generic answer. Bottom line is you can be a good, even tough coach without being a jerk like Knight was. There have been great coaches who didn't need to be jerks like that, on AND off the court.
And instead of giving him a generic answer, Knight was accommodating enough to give him an in-depth legitimate answer which sailed over the reporter's head because he either wasn't listening, didn't find the answer to be what he was looking for, or is too dumb to understand what Knight was explaining to him. Either way, he had it coming. I'm not the least bit concerned about the feelings of sports reporters. Most of 'em bait coaches like Knight and they all seem to think coaches owe them their time because they see themselves an integral part of the game and they're not.
And I'm not one to defend all of Knight's actions. No doubt, he was outta line on many occasions. This isn't one of 'em.
You're illumating your relative lack of knowledge with a comment like that. He answered the question, then the reporter asks him the same exact question.
The legendary patience of Bob Knight once again on full display. He was a cool customer. Nothing ever seemed to upset him.
His strength was his toughness... and his weakness was his toughness.
Well said.
I second that 👌!!
Spot on
Yep
I never was a sports fan, but I admired Coach Knight, especially for his emphasis on academics and grades, and sticking to the rules, running a clean program.
Classic Bob Knight. Rest in peace General.
rest in piss, corpse
Burn in hell bobby
The crazy part was, he was giving a GREAT answer when the guy interrupted him. I would have loved to hear the rest and to know what advantages home court really does have both in real terms and with the mentality of the players. Most will dismiss this as “Knight is just an ass”. The guy really screwed up an opportunity at some wisdom both for himself and his viewership.
Yeah, whatever else he might have done, that was a well thought out answer.
Interesting points he was making that the final score is not indicative of how well you played the rebounding could be even but maybe you just shot well that day...
@@MrRich-rx4iu
It’s true. Many things go into winning and losing. That’s why a coach like Knight on the bench is truly rare. indianas current team if playing without the three point line would have a 30+ point margin of victory and would be number one in the nation. With the current rule, not shooting many and not at a high percentage and giving up 24 points a game behind the arc…you have a very average team. Whether coaching can figure this out through motivation, scheme, preparation, scouting, in game strategy or straight up improvement remains to be seen. NIL and transfer portal has changed the game forever and there’s no going back. Thank God I lived to experience the glory of college basketball. It’s now just a farm league and money game:
I was thinking the same thing, it was a perfect answer and this dumbass continued to press.... for no reason...
No, he was full of shit. He outright claimed there's no home court advantage. I don't think he actually believed that, he was just a being contrarian because, as one might reasonably state, Knight was just an ass.
That interview is legendary Bob Knight in a nutshell. Good thing he didn't have a chair nearby😂
Or a trash can
Bobby was always the same. As an Indiana Hoosier sometimes I loved him and sometimes I didn't lol.
Great coach😂
Coach Knight was correct about every point.
Except when he told women to enjoy rape if it was inevitable. That was a moronic statement.
@@shlepmessing8703 Of course I meant every point IN THIS VIDEO... ABOUT BASKETBALL. Someone can be an expert at one thing and also not a great person in every single way... but you know that. You're just virtue signalling. Funny... i see a lot of Democrats and left-wingers excusing r@pe by Hamas now. What do you have to say about that?
rest in piss bobby
@@shlepmessing8703
He did not say that. If you don’t understand the statement he made and the context maybe, just maybe you are the moron.
The media was trying to bait him into saying something that would be a knock against Northwestern.
He answered it and it was a good, solid, and accurate answer.
RIP LEGEND
I believe that’s a walk off! Had a flashback and thought my dad was talking to someone. That was awesome…
I can relate
That's what is wrong with the world today . Were getting thin on these type of Hard-nosed No BS Men.
I'm not always in Bobby Knight's corner, but love this. The reporter had it coming.
Exactly! I wasn’t a Knight Fan, but that was AWESOME!!! RIP
So insulting a reporter who's asking a question is ok by you? Smh
@@Itsisawnotiseen If the reporter insults his subject by not listening to the answer, then yes. Like I said, he had it coming.
And you can syh until it falls off for all I care.
@@joeseddit it's apparent you didn't watch the same video. Knight was clearly an asshole and he got what was coming to him in the end. BAM!
@@Itsisawnotiseen Bam? Oh no, not Bam. That hurts.
You've said absolutely nothing here. Other than, Bam, as if that means anything.
Rip legend
I agree with Coach's view on this one. He gave the man an articulate answer but the guy wanted to take up Coach's time so he got some smoke.
LOL. Bobby Knight was something and will be missed but not forgotten.
RIP
RIP Bobby Knight
A real man of true grit
A TRUE A$$ HOLE WHO WAS FIRDED FROM HIS JOB, HE THOUGHT HE WAS A GOD..
NOT…………….
A man who knew how to put media in their place
News media is scum anyways 😂fake news
He was rude, and swearing,….the reporter should have smacked that 90IQ thug Knight on the spot.
He was also abusive to his players. A very knowledgeable coach who let his temper get the best of him. Unfortunately, that’s what he will be remembered for.
@@Nightsinwhitesatin645he will be remembered for being the best basketball coach of all time. There’s a reason his players love him so dearly. But good try.
@@chr970does someone need a safe place?
The guy wanted to argue not interview.
Bobby Knight would have made an awesome drill sergeant.
From a KU fan this was the baddest motherfucka to ever coach a basketball 🏀 team! Rest well coach…
Always spoke his mind. I admired him for that. Not politically correct by today's standards. 😮😊
pol. correct = sissies
"Can we try it again, coach?"
Ha! That part got me as well. Did little buddy think that it would go down any differently the next time???
Nope
😂
“Can we try it again, Coach?”
“Nope!”
😂
RIP Coach
He gave all that time an energy to answer a question after a long day. And the reporter then asks the same question.
Bob isn't long for this world. I wonder if they're going to bury him on his stomach so his critics can kiss his ass?
His "nope" after he asks "can we try it again, coach" is classic. Wait for it. 😂
"Will Rogers never met Bobby Knight."🤣
Reporters forever trying to stick their stupid head into the story.
Loved Bobby Knight. You wonder where Coach K got his mouth. 💪💪💪
Remember, if you see Coach Knight in person, walk up and say "What's up, Knight?"
@@elijahscall718 no he's alive, he didn't really die this week, cuz of the New World Order
@@elijahscall718Yep if I see Bobby Knight I am going to really run like hell now! Lol
I doubt there's more to the story than that...
It was disrespectful
Bobby had a knack from going from a calm discussion to angry expletives at the drop of a hat. I'd bet folks in the press were scared to ask him a question.
Good for you Bobby two coaches I respect Bobby Knight and Herb Brooks a different era when men were men
Men, actually, listen
@@nicholasschroeder3678
Nice punctuation. You weren’t listening in grammar class.
Bob Knight is all about Bob Knight
Bob Knight in 1987 in an interview with WRTV’s (Indy) Ed Sorenson.
ed's voice was appalling , that's what did it. I didn't say appealing
Such a gentleman.
I know a lot of people are going to take coach Knight’s side in this little clip, but I actually respect the guy in the media for not backing down from the often times bullish Knight especially towards the media just doing their job. I respect Coach Knight and his legacy BTW but he was an extremely flawed man in a number of ways.
Reporter was a fool. But I am sorry, Bobby Knight acted like a jerk as he often did.
This is true spoken
For bobby knight standards that was actually a very calm interaction lol.
It starts out pretty well!
Bobby Knight was a very sick man. There was no reason for him to insult and berate the reporter. All the FUs were ridiculous from Knight. Just such an A-hole.
The first thing the reporter says is that "It amazes me that you could beat them by 51 points".
The first thing Knight says is that "you're stupid if it amazes you". So utterly disrespectful of another human being. So unnecessary to say that. Yes, Bobby Knight had major psych. problems.
Nope, he pointed out he doesn't know enough about basketball if he's amazed. And the reporter wasn't amazed by the 51point win but rather the close game in the rematch. Didn't call him stupid. But apparently you have the same focus as this reporter because that's what you heard and you're reporting false information. Which is probably why Knight and other coaches get frustrated with reporters because they do the same thing. You should go back and listen to Knight's first sentence in this video. It applies to you. In fact, the whole video applies to your comment.
He didn't need to be such a jerk
I agree. I agree that the media can be idiots and a burden but Knight should have just walked away without saying anything else if he got annoyed by his questions.
Also, the way that a game is refereed makes a huge difference. I watched a live Division III game last night. There was only one ref. He walked the side of the court where the scorer's table was and the two benches. He never called a foul, travel or carry (no one calls a carry today) on the opposite side of the court. I counted 30 travels and fouls on the home team on that side of the court. The visitors probably had 10 or 15 ridiculously hard fouls on that same side of the court. The ref wasn't cheating for the home team --- on purpose. The home team won by 20.
The NBA office used to give the refs rules tips before playoff games. I'm not sure if they still do. The instructions basically were to influence which team the refs favored. Do you think that there was another reason why Shaq could commit a dozen offensive fouls a game and not have them called?
@@peytonlucy5947
You’re one of the few people to point out Shaqs constant no call charging. He’s now going down in history as a top five center. Very unskilled, just huge. I do love him as a person though.
That reporter was picking a fight
TALK ABOUT OLD SCHOOL THIS GUY WAS A NATIONAL TREASURE RIP COACH
That was sooome temper on ol' Bobby.
Can we try again coach lol 😂
I believe this was the same season when they beat Syracuse to win the national championship.
It was. I was waiting for him to rip Alford for “leadership.”😂😂😂😂
Rich and compelling,
What a legend
bob was good ok thanxs
Coach was right. However the reporter wanted to show him up. So..the reporter got what he wanted.
Don’t miss that guy much…
“Wanna try it again coach?” 😂😂😂
Harsh, mean, rough...but he never, ever cheated.
A conversation is not a debate.
With Bobby k you never knew what was coming and when you knew then it was too late.
Classic bk.
"Can we try it again Coach?"
Umm... I think that ship has f*cking sailed
Miss Bobby Knight. I mean he gave a really good and insightful answer and the idiot reporter didn’t seem to think it was good enough? Got exactly what he deserved. Rest in peace General. We all miss ya
It was a poorly way to word the question. Especially to coach Knight.
Ha ha ha ha 😂 😆 I miss those days
CLASSIC!!!!
You guys that is the way Knight was period, I loved his golf show funny as hell. Knight wasn't angry he was frustrated at having to put up with a moron. Knight was a a fighter striving for perfection. He treated himself as he treated others. Don't confuse anger with frustration or seriousness with being mean. The guy didn't accept Knight"s response and became argumentative, Knight became frustrated and blew the guy off. As far as the profanity that's how he talked like a soldie,, he was the General.
Knight was an asshole to the media. Just because a reporter is a idiot doesn't give someone the right to be a dick to them. Knight could have just walked away instead of blowing up at him.
When you don't want to debate, your position is weak. Expletives are a poor substitute for eloquence.
😂 you too are illuminating your relative lack of knowledge with a statement like that! Ironic
He wasn't there to debate. He was trying to answer an interview question but the clown wouldn't let him.
He was a prick but his job was to win games and prepare young men for life. He did both.
A class act.
This was classic
Coach Bob Knight had quite a short fuse and temper🌬️
He was such an angry man. Did he ever get therapy?
There's a part of me that envies people like Bobby Knight: the IDGAF approach to any,& all comers. Take a "lil" mustard off the top, but serving the same dish.
Wow, what an ending
Bobby Knight.
Bobby Fuckin Knight.
That reporter needs to learn how to read the room. It was an ok question, he got an ok answer. But Knight was pissed in the press conference after the Northwestern game that they barely won, Knight was barely holding it together after this dude asked the question, but he gave a good answer. But you could tell Knight was not in the mood for an interview. The reporter should have just taken the answer and hauled ass.
Come on, that was a good answer, what the hell did he want?
Coach Knight was always pissed off.
"Can we try it again, coach?" "Nope"
51 Points is a lot.
Yes it is but Northwestern was terrible that year as they have been for the most part over history. They went 7-21 while Indiana went 30-4 and won the national championship.
Bobby Knight was like Donald Trump towards the press 30 years before Trump. He basically originated the concept of only respecting interviews where he respected the interviewer.
Just telling it like it is
Love it 😀
"Wanna try it again, Coach?"
If my kid were the best high school b-ball in the country & bully Bobby Knight tried to recruit him, I’d get a restraining order. I’m surprised he didn’t run for president
No tears shedded here. He set a terrible example and even reinforced the combative way to communicate. May have reinforced my father’s way of communicating.
Oh noooooz....daddy hurt jr's feelings? Daddy issues?? Tell ya what, when you accomplish 1% of what this great man did in his life,then be sure and come back to tell us more about your father!
@user-sm9mb6ms5j the fact is from his interviews on video is he appears very combative like he isn’t humble he was a role player he never made it to the nba I bet if he coached in the nba like he coached those college players he would’ve been humbled because they wouldn’t have put up with his intimidation.
Shedded? The past tense of shed is still shed, genius. You want to blame your poor grammer on your father, too?
Awesome.
Rest in peace Bob night but the court HomeCourt does Play a big part in the outcome of the game
Did Knight say home court didn't matter? I think he knew that was a lie as the words were exiting his mouth.
Knight was allowed to get away with this sort of behavior for so long that he couldn't change even after he was finally put on a zero tolerance policy.
Armchair reporter..😂
Well the answer he gave was the answer they wanted out of him
What a jag
Bottom line, he did not like stupidity he put people in their place old school, no nonsense commander personality
"Northwestern had their game faces on".
I would have loved to have seen him as White House Press Secretary. 😆
Bobby Knight didn't take no shit from anyone that's for sure.
Home court has a LOT to do with it and he probably knows that. College basketball teams are awful in true road games. But you can get away with it since early season games are mostly home games and neutral courts. March is neutral courts. so you really just have to weather January and February road games.
He's like Santa.
Bob said You clearly don’t know basketball 😂
I always loved the raw toughness of Coach Knight and his leadership abilities but there's a sizeable difference in not being politically correct and conducting yourself as he did in this situation with abusive profane language that I would not expect from someone in his position.
Gotta love the media
He was a bully. This is the result of years having unbalanced power over young men who had to put up with his crap, same for mid-level reporters; when he coached the Olympic team he never dared to speak to those players as he did during his college years. He wasn't tough - he was akin to a senior in high school picking on a freshman.
🤣
I imagine you watching this video from the comfort of your safe space.
Not really there tuff-guy. I actually competed in a man's sport - college wrestling. Knight's big mouth wouldn't have lasted too long in the room. @@brianmoore645
Got to Love him no nonsense!
Classy