And that's where the Bobby Knight Special was born. At furniture stores all over Indiana they said, Buy a couch and we will throw in a chair. - True Story
@APFla82 ur a moron. hes arguably the greatest coach of all time and is still extremely relevant in the world of college basketball. If you knew anything about the game you would know that. washed up? why bc hes older than you? what a dumb comment
@bootsythornton how is bobby knight still relevant lol? He's a bitter old man who wouldn't even go support his son coaching @ lamar vs kentucky because he doesn't like UK wah wah.
He sits around dissing current coaches for their ethical behavior meanwhile he can choke out and throw chairs and he is viewed as a saint.
greatest coach of all time? now there's a truely dumb comment
Read the book "Loose Balls" it was about life in the American Basketball Association, You can read how Julius Erving chucked a chair across the court after a no-call at the hoop. That was pre-Knight too. :)
knight was one hell of a coach,sure he was an asshole,thats what made him great! i followed indiana university from 1974 until 9-11-2000 the day they fired him.and i never looked back!!
Bad moment for BK, but he put IU on the MAP, 29 years, 20+ avg. wins per season. 3 national titles!!! Smacked a few cry-baby players, so what! America has become so soft when it comes to discipline. Those were the good old days. And the shit on the toilet paper comment: Awesome, more coaches should do the same. Toughen up these little smart-ass punks. God Bless BK. Thank you sir. You were Great!
Sadly, a great coach is defined by this incident. It went too far and I don't know if he ever apologized for it. I doubt it. When Bob Knight had to prepare for a game, most of the time he was going to beat you. Always got the most out of his players and the think that I can see that makes me admire him the most is his good graduation rate. At least it was good at UI. He was certainly one of my favorite characters. Red Auerbach loved him and speculation was at one time he was going to C;s
There is no excuse for that type of behavior. I don't care how unfair those referees may have been. That type of behavior is childish! Knight is such an ass.
@springjo1 Coach K is a jerk (one of the foulest mouths you will ever hear), and Pitino just screws around on his wife with some whore on a restaurant table. Class guys. K's mouth doesn't bother me (tons of cussing jerks are great coaches), but Pitino is a jerk in his personal life, much worse than being a jerk on the court.
Coming from a Purdue fan, I wish there were more Bobby Knights in the big ten.. He was an incredible coach and gave everyone something to talk about. Now, it's just the ohio state conference lmao.
@ThinkOutsideTheCube I'd feel the same way if I was a Purdue fan, with its campus that literally smells like sh**, their bell tower that needs numerous repairs to keep it from falling down (engineering school), and fine Ag program that attracts the fattest farm daughters and jumbo belt buckle wearin douches in the state. Painter will get a Title, and with it, PU fans will lose their inferiority complex, and maybe cease chanting 'IU Sucks' at the Oaken Bucket, only to lose to a team that 'sucks'.
@ThinkOutsideTheCube Uh oh, a fan suffering an inferiority complex to the Hoosiers is loose! Maybe his jumbo belt buckle isn't big enough, or his Boilers need a national title to stop the nonsensical 'IU sucks' on Youtube. I agree the Hoosiers really do suck this year compared with Purdue. I love the FB statuses that say 'good day, IU lost'....its funny, but I don't understand it, perhaps its because I don't suffer the same afflictions that Purdue fans do.
@dointhat420 i'll be the first to admit that watching the oaken bucket over the past few years is like watching a pillow fight, but at least Purdue fans have basketball season to look forward to. your last tournament championship was nearly a quarter of a century ago. please continue to pride yourself on the accomplishments of this degenerate coach, because Hoosiers have nothing to look forward to but mens' soccer and womens' field hockey. in West Lafayette, we play real sports.
Say what you want about Bob Knight, his number of wins speaks for itself. Yeah, he may not have been the best at public relations, but by the same token, the media egged him on, too. They were either ill prepared for Bob Knight, or they deliberately would put him in a situation that would create juicy and controversial sound bytes that would make people who were none the wiser as to what kind of a man Knight is to say, "There goes Bob Knight again. He's such an asshole!" Bob Knight = Greatness.
i dont understand why people get so mad at someone showing emotion?
thefriendsociety 1 month ago
throwing a chair is not showing emotion its being a 50 year old who still behaves like a little kid, he was a great coach tho, but it is not on indiana at all im suprised they kept him around so long
Make no doubt Bob Knight will go down as one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time with three National Championships...but what will forever kill his image are stupid incidents like this one from back in 1985. If that chair had hit me I would of sued Mr. Knight and the University of Indiana.
Holy shit! haha My dad told me about this the other day and I had to check it out. Let it out coach. Don't hold back. Sometimes you just have to throw a few chairs =]
i wouldv done the same thing...the call was bogus and even Reid admits it shouldv been a jump ball and not a free throw. Way to stand up for the team, coach Knight.
@derspenc We don't chant IU sucks for nothing, the ONLY winning record you have against Purdue is baseball, 135-123-2. IU doesn't even come close to that in other sports.
@567hurricane Yesterday is history, the futures a mystery. We just beat you in football and your sports program overall had been going downhill for years. You used to be a descent football program now your terrible. Basketball team is prett good because they were all young.
I used to work with Steve Reid. First day on the job I told him I remembered when he was on the line when Knight threw the chair. He seemed disgusted at his claim to fame.
I love all you pussy bobby knight haters we need more Americans like bobby knight. I mean look at America today more pussys out there. Look at the rich kids that cry there eyes out because coach is to rough on them give me a break its sports take the heat or get the fuck out.
Never really understood why people call him the greatest coach in college basketball I mean Adolf Rupp never throw chairs across a gym floor and he won more championships then Bobby Knight. To be great coach you have to show on and off the court which he didn't by any means. When you abuse your players like he did which is the reason why he got fired from IU you don't deserve to coach again.
Never really understood why people call him the greatest coach in college basketball I mean Adolf Rupp never throw chairs across a gym floor and he won more championships then Bobby Knight. To be great coach you have to show on and off the court which he didn't by any means. When you abuse your players like he did which is the reason why he got fired from IU you don't deserve to coach again
A ton of coaches get away with murder in the NCAA, it's just when they quit winning championships AD's don't want to deal with them anymore.
Knight was inarguably one of the best basketball coaches of all time. However, he wasn't fit to coach everybody. I've been pretty lucky in the fact that Steve Green (Knight's first recruit in the early 70s) is a close family friend of ours. He gives Knight credit for his draft into the NBA, but also has said that Knight's style ruined a few talented guys.
Great coach, great leader! Liberal school adminstrations hated him! He made his players lives better! Those who did not have the intestinal fortitude fell by the wayside, just like life!
I can understand that his player may have looked up to him, but his actions on and off the court were at times completely unprofessional. "Do as I say, not as I do" isnt always a valid statement. Knight was a hypocrite.
hey, for anyone who has something negative to say about Bobby Knight, ask yourself, "did YOU throw a chair into a basketball game"....if not, how dare you critique this brilliant coach
he had his issues. his issues had issues. however, don't use these incidents to judge the whole person. former players have said he was like a father figure to them. his firing only divided one of the most passionate fanbases in the country, and caused a riot that police couldn't control. he had his issues, yes, but he was also loved by many people.
@TransAmManIU exactly, i'm not an indiana fan, sorry i went to fsu. but bobby knight kept his players out of trouble, his players graduated, the one player of his who was in a car accident and was paralysed, he kept his scholarship open, so he could graduate from college. that meant the hoosiers had one less player. did he have a bad temper? oh yeah, but he loved his players.
@tranurse he taught his players how to be better men, not just better players. they came out of the program not only disciplined but completely loyal to the university. his firing spurned the former players and they just recently started coming back. the players that could handle him would run through a brick wall for the word "INDIANA" on their jersey. despite what people see on court, Knight was/is a very philanthropic person.
Knight was a great coach; IU did him wrong, especially with Myles Brand firing him. Knight had done so much for that school, he did make sure his players did what they were made to do: get an education. I didn't like his mouth or behavior, but he's one of the best coaches in college hoops.
Obama is a theif as all those other fucking chicago numb nuts that just fuck up the planet. Obama created a new fucking constitution. health care for all. fuck off. Health care is not a natural right its a privledge. why should we spread the wealth. People who have money have it for a fucking reason. working hard, and i'm not giving money someday to some crack smoking rap listening welfare recipient. they can fuck off and go to hell,. Bobby knight has fired me up baby.
@captainkill1 same here..... i am in high school right now and I wark so hard to get my 3.8 GPA, i dont want to give my money to someone who drops out of high school who is lazy, who wants me to pick the berries make tha crust from scratch and bake the pie, and he gets some of it? he did not help (metaphor) the only people who should get money are those who work, or those who cant due to a mental illness. (i.e. severe autism, mental retardation, downs syndrome, etc.)
god....you guys are spending too much time with these long-winded responses....FACT- Bob Knight won more games than anyone ever. He has 3 National Championships, 11 BigTen titles, 3 Coach of the year awards, a PanAm Gold, and an Olympic Gold medal (only coach ever to do that btw). And yes, he was an asshole. What is with the debate? He was a great coach, possibly the greatest (considering the lack of NBA talent). Great coach, Great asshole. Period. Move on. Sheesh.
@syntaxburn actually he has 4 Coach of the Year awards. although, don't assume he never had great talent. his most successful teams were loaded with talent, even the team with Henderson/Cheaney/Bailey while it didn't win the title (Henderson was injured or they would have) had a few McD's All-Americans on it.
Beyond confused by your comments. Hang your hat on the fact he had a temper but not too many coaches have done more for his players and universities than Robert Montgomery Knight! Do your research before you run your mouth buddy! How about the library built at IU with his own money? Maybe his graduation rate matched by few? Or for being such an "asshole" the three championship banners he put up?! Sounds like someone has a personal problem!! BITCH
Have you looked at any videos of this asshole going off at press conferences or individual interviews? What a credit to IU! It was there where he became famous for his profane-laced half-time rant because the players weren't playing to his standards. It was there where he choked a player at practice. It was there where he assaulted his own son on the sideline. It there where he assaulted a non-athlete student for being "disrespectful". Yea, he was really something to be proud of.
criticize him all you want but he won 3 national championships. that is more than can be said for 99% of all other coaches. Neal Reed was a prick and deserved to be choked
@hoobie06 - Okay, we'll do it your way. You imply that 3 national championships trumps his shortcomings, right? I mean you don't question his shortcomings, you're just saying the results speak for themselves, right? Well, gee, I guess we could say the same thing about OJ Simpson. Never mind he murdered two people, never mind he committed an armed robbery for which he is now serving time, the man won the Heisman Trophy for crying out loud! Interesting path to sainthood.
@WarmUpTheDiesel - My opinion is that I think he is an asshole. However, that opinion is based on the FACTS that I listed above. You can argue my opinion but you can't argue facts. To prove the facts all you have to do is view the videos of the incidents I described. Those videos are not opinions, they are facts. Unless, that is, you are prepared to make the ridiculous argument that what one sees on a video tape is not really what one sees. Can't wait to hear that argument!
@rwalden2007 How about this - his graduation rates were consistently the highest in the country, he was adored by everyone involved besides Miles Brand, who had it for him as evidenced by the zero tolerance policy, and he was more passionate about the game than anyone who is coaching today except Coach K, who is Knight's protege. Dickie V thinks Knight should still be at IU, Neil Reid was a rich mama's boy with a silver spoon who brought down the best coach in NCAA history besides Wooden.
WarmUpTheDiesel - LOL - Now you've turned the discussion completely around. You claimed, falsely, that my earlier post was my opinion. I laid out the FACTS for you back-to-back-to-back. Now, you are the one expressing an opinion. It is your "opinion" that Knight was adored by everyone. It is your "opinion" Knight was more passionate than others. It is your "opinion" that Neil Reid was a rich mama's boy. Thanks for proving my point -- i.e., you can't argue with facts.
It is sad to think of what the Hoosiers have become. Knight was the greatest coach in getting peak performance out of non NBA talent. Its easy to win championships when your team is loaded with first and second round draft picks. KNight won with people who were never great NBA talent with exception of Isaiah Thomas. He taught team basketball. Its to bad his ego got in his way and its to bad IU leadership didn't have the courage to real him in when it first started.
1998 was a long time ago and it was all Pitino. Cal aint did shit yet. he went undefeated all year at memphis then lose in title game.Thats what uk is gonna do.
Once Bobby Knight went over the top and became a hot-head, the talent didn't want to play for him. Plain and Simple. From the 90's onward, how many NBA players did IU produce compared to UNC, UK, KU, DUke, et al. There you go.
Frank Martin (KSU) will go the same route if he's not careful.
bobby knight and his son are both crazy and have scary tempers. after firing him they got sampson which was good...until he ruined their program. i guess it sucks if you're and iu fan!
The President of IU thought he would make a name of himself by firing legendary Coach Bob Knight. Funny, I don't even remember the assholes name but as the other posters have pointed out, the program has sucked since then.
If you don't like knight, fine. There are many things to criticize him for. But please, please know your stuff before you go opening your mouth on youtube. In the 80's, IU won two championships in 81 and 87 and were routinely in the top 10. In the 90's, IU went to the final four in 92. Thats just getting started. Thats not including the Big Ten Championships. Your comment shows an obvious ignorance about Indiana basketball and a bias against Knight.
I think I made my point well enough. I grew up only an hour from Bloomington and am IU fan. With that said, there were things Knight did that were embarrassing and there were times I wish he would have just shut his mouth and do what he did best and that was coach. His public exploits overshadowed his personal graciousness to people in community, namely my grandmother. Knight was a god to my grandmother and she faithfully sent him b-day cards. He once called her and gave her tickets.
You know, you are right. I have watched Kentucky pound Indiana year in and year out all my life. That makes me realize that they suck. And Big Ten Championships don't mean shit. Hoosiers AND Robert Montgomery Knight belong together in their big old pool of SUCK.
Ok so you are a Kentucky fan. Kentucky has been one of the best programs in the country. I agree with you that Big Ten Championships don't mean as much today as they did back in 70's and 80's when the conference was better. I'm curious why you conveniently left out the two national titles in the 80s when you said they sucked after the 70's. You show no objectivity in your arguement and will do like most people who can't win arguements on their merits. You resort to potty mouth and name call
Oh by the way, if you remove Kentucky from the SEC what do you have in basketball? YOu have one minor blip with Florida a few years back, but thats it. How many SEC teams have reached the final four over the last 30 years. Outside of Kentucky and Florida, I cannot think of any. How many SEC teams have won national titles in last 30 years outside Kentucky and Florida? If you put KU in Big Ten right now, they own it. But over last 30 years, they would not have had same success as in SEC.
Kentucky is indeed one of the top programs in the country. They don't suck just because I 'm not a fan of them. I can't stand the Boston Red Sox, but I don't think they suck. I can't stand Dallas Cowboys, but that doesn't mean they suck. WHat defines a teams success is what they do on the field or court. Its hard to have an intelligent conversation with people who can't see beyond their own biases. You make irrational comments.
OHHH my friend ,,,,Kentucky is NOT the fucking Red Sox....They are the fucking YANKEES!! They are the top of the peak, they are what others hope to become.....remember that bitch!!!
Dude, at least make rational comments. The only college team that could claim to be on par with the Yankees would be UCLA and I can't stand UCLA. With their 11 national titles, they have won the most. At least I can be objective. Don't even put KU in same breath with my Yankees man. Like I said, KU is a great program and they would be my favorite to win the title this year. I will likely root for them in the tournament. YOu must be about 13 years old with your potty mouth.
You are a fucking fool! Kentucky is the first school to top 2000 wins and obviously are only concerned with what has happened in the past few years. Learn what true tradition is FOOL!!
Do you not read my comments in their entirety. I have said all along that Kentucky is one of the top programs and traditions in the country. Yes, I'm aware of their 2000 wins and that is impressive. I'm not bad mouthing Kentucky and I agree with many comments that have been made. My issue is with people that just want to bad mouth any other program that isn't their favorite. I am a college basketball fan and appreciate many programs, even KU.
Look, read all my comments and I think you will see that I have stated that KU is a great tradition. I'm not sure how you are missing that. That theme is all over my comments.
In terms of National titles, KU has won either 5 or 6 titles I believe. Indiana has won 5 for sure. Over the decades most serious college fans would list the top five programs in the country (Not in any particular order) as Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana and UCLA. Of the 5, my Hoosiers have been the weekest over the past 15 years. Just remember, Calipari will eventually cause embarrassment for the KU program as he has a tendency to break NCAA rules.
KU/UK my mistake. At least I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong. But wow, I give a bunch of correct information and you pick on two letters out of order. AGAIN!!!! I do believe UK is a great program as I have stated all along. What is your problem with what I have shared the past few days. I don't get it. Its not like I have been some blowhard Louisville fan ranting about how the Cardinals are better than Wildcats and talking bunch of stupidity. You need to lighten up.
I'm an IU grad, attending the school when Knight was coach. He was a great coach in the sense he knew how to lead winning teams and inspire loyalty from the players and fans alike. But it was also marred by his series of misbehaving incidents which were tolerated over the years. Chair throwing is nothing compared to the other incidents. I wasn't too happy when it came to his getting fired in 2000, but I have to say his behavior finally caught up with him - he was almost fired months before.
bobby knight should have taken that chair and beaten the ref over the head with it. the big ten has consistently produced the worst referees in all of division one college basketball...
Great, ballsy coach, I'll give him that. But goddamn, he's an asshole and a terrible person. Back in 2000, he gave some IU student shit about not showing him proper respect when he simply said "Hey, Knight, what's up?"
That would be Mr. Knight or Coach Knight, and just so happens that that kid's father was a big news guy in the Indy Star i believe. Go figure Knight's favorite type of people, and you put Bob Knight on zero tolerance and that's what you get. It takes nothing away from the great coach he is and what an amazing person he is as well.
And that's where the Bobby Knight Special was born. At furniture stores all over Indiana they said, Buy a couch and we will throw in a chair. - True Story
duanea1969 3 weeks ago
And this is why I love Bob Knight.
mellocello94 1 month ago
what a washed up loser
APFla82 1 month ago
@APFla82 ur a moron. hes arguably the greatest coach of all time and is still extremely relevant in the world of college basketball. If you knew anything about the game you would know that. washed up? why bc hes older than you? what a dumb comment
bootsythornton 2 weeks ago
@bootsythornton how is bobby knight still relevant lol? He's a bitter old man who wouldn't even go support his son coaching @ lamar vs kentucky because he doesn't like UK wah wah.
He sits around dissing current coaches for their ethical behavior meanwhile he can choke out and throw chairs and he is viewed as a saint.
greatest coach of all time? now there's a truely dumb comment
APFla82 2 weeks ago
Read the book "Loose Balls" it was about life in the American Basketball Association, You can read how Julius Erving chucked a chair across the court after a no-call at the hoop. That was pre-Knight too. :)
Survivor87 1 month ago
Drink?
AaBeRRtyLop 2 months ago
if the refs had anything hanging between their legs, they would have ejected knight from the game.
nissansentraglx 2 months ago
@nissansentraglx They did.
arenasnow 2 months ago
not my chair, not my problem.
keithwalmart 2 months ago
CHAIR ABUSE!
itsamybrah 3 months ago
The man looked calm as ever as he threw that chair. We here at IU throw fits with class.
TheRadnessQueen 3 months ago
Ron Swanson!
scchrisdavidson 4 months ago 4
Lady Gaga would have thrown that fuckin chair 50 more feet than bob knight
Scottliveson2 5 months ago
Chair throwing? So Bobby Knight is the basketball version of Steve Ballmer.
dmuth 5 months ago
knight was one hell of a coach,sure he was an asshole,thats what made him great! i followed indiana university from 1974 until 9-11-2000 the day they fired him.and i never looked back!!
MrCatmandew2 5 months ago
@iujock1974 didn't your wife tell you to do something???
1967cbd 5 months ago
That POS should have been fired that night. No questions asked. PERIOD. Miserable POS. Yes I graduated in 1998. The school matters, not the coach.
iujock1974 5 months ago
@iujock1974
"Yes I graduated in 1998"
From where? Purdue?
dericdesmond 3 months ago
Bob Knight was a hypocrite, held his players to a higher standard than he held himself to. Makes me sick.
barkofhinkle 6 months ago
He saw someone over there standing, he was just giving them a chair.
FortuneSquires 7 months ago 12
Indiana we're all for YOUUUUUU!!!!! Da da da da da DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA "IU"
For those who know.
EricRyanConstantine 8 months ago
Bad moment for BK, but he put IU on the MAP, 29 years, 20+ avg. wins per season. 3 national titles!!! Smacked a few cry-baby players, so what! America has become so soft when it comes to discipline. Those were the good old days. And the shit on the toilet paper comment: Awesome, more coaches should do the same. Toughen up these little smart-ass punks. God Bless BK. Thank you sir. You were Great!
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lol takin it out on the chair
TheTboss77 9 months ago
lol taakin it out on the chair
TheTboss77 9 months ago
Remember this one Bob? What a fine way to represent your former University.
catfan609 9 months ago
my high school baseball coach threw a metal chair onto the baseball field when he was mad maybe its an indiana thing
MrAlfonsosoriano 9 months ago
Sadly, a great coach is defined by this incident. It went too far and I don't know if he ever apologized for it. I doubt it. When Bob Knight had to prepare for a game, most of the time he was going to beat you. Always got the most out of his players and the think that I can see that makes me admire him the most is his good graduation rate. At least it was good at UI. He was certainly one of my favorite characters. Red Auerbach loved him and speculation was at one time he was going to C;s
tacikcim 10 months ago
I remember this happening. Awesome :-)
christiantjr 10 months ago
i dont even give a shit thats funny
Bobedy444 10 months ago
Should've been done for the year - what a POS he really was and what apologists the IU fans have been for Knight and Sampson.
zzremington 11 months ago
There is no excuse for that type of behavior. I don't care how unfair those referees may have been. That type of behavior is childish! Knight is such an ass.
springjo1 10 months ago
@springjo1 Who would you rather have as a coach? Ned Flanders?
espnjason 10 months ago
@espnjason Coach K, Rick Pitinoe, Roy Williams, Billy Donovan, Tubby Smith, or anybody else who can win National Championships without being a jerk.
springjo1 10 months ago
@springjo1 not a jerk. a great coach with the passion to win.
MrAlfonsosoriano 9 months ago
@springjo1 Coach K is a jerk (one of the foulest mouths you will ever hear), and Pitino just screws around on his wife with some whore on a restaurant table. Class guys. K's mouth doesn't bother me (tons of cussing jerks are great coaches), but Pitino is a jerk in his personal life, much worse than being a jerk on the court.
drgonzo767 8 months ago
in 49 states, it's just basketball. But this is INDIANA!!!!!
unreal513 11 months ago
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FLOOD504 11 months ago
guess he had a temper tantrum
poopybooyah 11 months ago
Greatest moment ever.
ffairlane57 11 months ago
Coming from a Purdue fan, I wish there were more Bobby Knights in the big ten.. He was an incredible coach and gave everyone something to talk about. Now, it's just the ohio state conference lmao.
unreal513 11 months ago
IU lost this game 72-63 to Purdue. Boiler Up! It seems that even a chair tossing episode isn't enough to wake up that group of Hoosier rejects.
ThinkOutsideTheCube 11 months ago
@ThinkOutsideTheCube I'd feel the same way if I was a Purdue fan, with its campus that literally smells like sh**, their bell tower that needs numerous repairs to keep it from falling down (engineering school), and fine Ag program that attracts the fattest farm daughters and jumbo belt buckle wearin douches in the state. Painter will get a Title, and with it, PU fans will lose their inferiority complex, and maybe cease chanting 'IU Sucks' at the Oaken Bucket, only to lose to a team that 'sucks'.
dointhat420 11 months ago
@ThinkOutsideTheCube Uh oh, a fan suffering an inferiority complex to the Hoosiers is loose! Maybe his jumbo belt buckle isn't big enough, or his Boilers need a national title to stop the nonsensical 'IU sucks' on Youtube. I agree the Hoosiers really do suck this year compared with Purdue. I love the FB statuses that say 'good day, IU lost'....its funny, but I don't understand it, perhaps its because I don't suffer the same afflictions that Purdue fans do.
dointhat420 11 months ago
@dointhat420 i'll be the first to admit that watching the oaken bucket over the past few years is like watching a pillow fight, but at least Purdue fans have basketball season to look forward to. your last tournament championship was nearly a quarter of a century ago. please continue to pride yourself on the accomplishments of this degenerate coach, because Hoosiers have nothing to look forward to but mens' soccer and womens' field hockey. in West Lafayette, we play real sports.
cheers.
ThinkOutsideTheCube 11 months ago
Say what you want about Bob Knight, his number of wins speaks for itself. Yeah, he may not have been the best at public relations, but by the same token, the media egged him on, too. They were either ill prepared for Bob Knight, or they deliberately would put him in a situation that would create juicy and controversial sound bytes that would make people who were none the wiser as to what kind of a man Knight is to say, "There goes Bob Knight again. He's such an asshole!" Bob Knight = Greatness.
jw870206 11 months ago
OMG poor chair
shthd84 11 months ago
@CountofMC LOL my thoughts exactly!
Ronald3570 1 year ago
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i dont understand why people get so mad at someone showing emotion?
thefriendsociety 1 month ago
throwing a chair is not showing emotion its being a 50 year old who still behaves like a little kid, he was a great coach tho, but it is not on indiana at all im suprised they kept him around so long
yograndma821 1 year ago
Bobby Knight = Theory X
Zoiros85 1 year ago
Only great men give up the chair they sit on to strangers.
scotter420wigb 1 year ago
He's a role model for his players and he represents the university. You can't behave like a 5 year old. Absolutely unacceptable.
sonofsarek 1 year ago
Bobby Knight.....the ultimate chair person.
randomvideowatcher 1 year ago
Punkass, no-class, spoiled jock asshole. Anyone who apologizes for tantrum-throwing babies like this like this is a moron.
tombotucker 1 year ago
Make no doubt Bob Knight will go down as one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time with three National Championships...but what will forever kill his image are stupid incidents like this one from back in 1985. If that chair had hit me I would of sued Mr. Knight and the University of Indiana.
mrdestiny2011 1 year ago
i dont understand why people get so mad at someone showing emotion?
thefriendsociety 1 year ago
Holy shit! haha My dad told me about this the other day and I had to check it out. Let it out coach. Don't hold back. Sometimes you just have to throw a few chairs =]
nayners 1 year ago
lmao i wish bobby never retired
TheEaglesfanindc 1 year ago
That's what I call coaching
ConfortinDEADHORSE 1 year ago
22 people got chairs thrown on their heads by Coach Knight
Me4678 1 year ago
what's the T for? He just doesn't like cheerleaders.
Baseball5030 1 year ago
i wouldv done the same thing...the call was bogus and even Reid admits it shouldv been a jump ball and not a free throw. Way to stand up for the team, coach Knight.
hmg789 1 year ago
damn! it just slid across the court. nice form coach knight.
underlinedbluetext 1 year ago
Few of Knight's players save Isiah Thomas (and he stayed just two years before Knight could mess up his game) succeeded in the NBA.
dpeterk 1 year ago
When he retires, he's gonna own his own furniture store.Every time he sells a couch, he can throw in a chair!
bonehead757 1 year ago
Haha.. Boiler Up!
pacers1755 1 year ago
@pacers1755 Purdon't
derspenc 1 year ago
@derspenc We don't chant IU sucks for nothing, the ONLY winning record you have against Purdue is baseball, 135-123-2. IU doesn't even come close to that in other sports.
567hurricane 1 year ago
@567hurricane Yesterday is history, the futures a mystery. We just beat you in football and your sports program overall had been going downhill for years. You used to be a descent football program now your terrible. Basketball team is prett good because they were all young.
derspenc 1 year ago
@derspenc I firmly blame almost everything on our football coach. But I must admit IU is pretty young and Cody Zeller will change it.
567hurricane 1 year ago
That chair had it coming!
sdgdsgs 1 year ago
Epic.
alilipgloss77 1 year ago
I used to work with Steve Reid. First day on the job I told him I remembered when he was on the line when Knight threw the chair. He seemed disgusted at his claim to fame.
MrExcitement33 1 year ago
don't worry he's a very good coach good choice as role model mine 2 by the way
bWildcat1 1 year ago
My parents were at that game lol.
Iheartjustinsane 1 year ago
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I love all you pussy bobby knight haters we need more Americans like bobby knight. I mean look at America today more pussys out there. Look at the rich kids that cry there eyes out because coach is to rough on them give me a break its sports take the heat or get the fuck out.
patsman191 1 year ago
I love all you fuckin pussys crying because Boddy Knight was tough on his players thats what America needs not the pussys that hate knight.
patsman191 1 year ago
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Never really understood why people call him the greatest coach in college basketball I mean Adolf Rupp never throw chairs across a gym floor and he won more championships then Bobby Knight. To be great coach you have to show on and off the court which he didn't by any means. When you abuse your players like he did which is the reason why he got fired from IU you don't deserve to coach again.
apurcell09 1 year ago
Never really understood why people call him the greatest coach in college basketball I mean Adolf Rupp never throw chairs across a gym floor and he won more championships then Bobby Knight. To be great coach you have to show on and off the court which he didn't by any means. When you abuse your players like he did which is the reason why he got fired from IU you don't deserve to coach again
apurcell09 1 year ago
HE'S JUST A BITCHY LITTLE GIRL WHEN HE DOESNT GET HIS WAY!!!! MORON!!
courtsavy 1 year ago
Looky here.
neosmndrew 1 year ago
A ton of coaches get away with murder in the NCAA, it's just when they quit winning championships AD's don't want to deal with them anymore.
Knight was inarguably one of the best basketball coaches of all time. However, he wasn't fit to coach everybody. I've been pretty lucky in the fact that Steve Green (Knight's first recruit in the early 70s) is a close family friend of ours. He gives Knight credit for his draft into the NBA, but also has said that Knight's style ruined a few talented guys.
swburton316 1 year ago
He was a brilliant coach for his time but refused to change and adapt and like a dinosaur his methods and he became extinct.
mythic89 1 year ago
Great coach, great leader! Liberal school adminstrations hated him! He made his players lives better! Those who did not have the intestinal fortitude fell by the wayside, just like life!
buckeyepete02 1 year ago
I can understand that his player may have looked up to him, but his actions on and off the court were at times completely unprofessional. "Do as I say, not as I do" isnt always a valid statement. Knight was a hypocrite.
fullnelson9999 1 year ago
Man he is mad
645AK 1 year ago
I saw the title and I laughed immediately!
TheMechanic11 1 year ago
IM MAD!!!
spanishdude2010 1 year ago
hey, for anyone who has something negative to say about Bobby Knight, ask yourself, "did YOU throw a chair into a basketball game"....if not, how dare you critique this brilliant coach
hmg789 1 year ago
he reminds me of woodcock
Tribesmackavich 1 year ago
he had his issues. his issues had issues. however, don't use these incidents to judge the whole person. former players have said he was like a father figure to them. his firing only divided one of the most passionate fanbases in the country, and caused a riot that police couldn't control. he had his issues, yes, but he was also loved by many people.
TransAmManIU 1 year ago
@TransAmManIU exactly, i'm not an indiana fan, sorry i went to fsu. but bobby knight kept his players out of trouble, his players graduated, the one player of his who was in a car accident and was paralysed, he kept his scholarship open, so he could graduate from college. that meant the hoosiers had one less player. did he have a bad temper? oh yeah, but he loved his players.
tranurse 1 year ago
@tranurse he taught his players how to be better men, not just better players. they came out of the program not only disciplined but completely loyal to the university. his firing spurned the former players and they just recently started coming back. the players that could handle him would run through a brick wall for the word "INDIANA" on their jersey. despite what people see on court, Knight was/is a very philanthropic person.
TransAmManIU 1 year ago
@TransAmManIU exactly, i'm a 'noles fan, but you could always see that he loved his players and they loved him.
tranurse 1 year ago
Knight was a great coach; IU did him wrong, especially with Myles Brand firing him. Knight had done so much for that school, he did make sure his players did what they were made to do: get an education. I didn't like his mouth or behavior, but he's one of the best coaches in college hoops.
carwrtr1 1 year ago
But he really is a lovable guy
nvbluejay 1 year ago
fucking crybaby
olbigdik 1 year ago
Classic!
Scoclamor 1 year ago
Classy
felldownonce1 1 year ago
Why is he your role model?
wilsondylanmccartney 1 year ago
Obama is a theif as all those other fucking chicago numb nuts that just fuck up the planet. Obama created a new fucking constitution. health care for all. fuck off. Health care is not a natural right its a privledge. why should we spread the wealth. People who have money have it for a fucking reason. working hard, and i'm not giving money someday to some crack smoking rap listening welfare recipient. they can fuck off and go to hell,. Bobby knight has fired me up baby.
captainkill1 1 year ago
@captainkill1 Well said. Keep up the intensity and we'll get rid of him soon enough.
gregvs3 1 year ago
@captainkill1 same here..... i am in high school right now and I wark so hard to get my 3.8 GPA, i dont want to give my money to someone who drops out of high school who is lazy, who wants me to pick the berries make tha crust from scratch and bake the pie, and he gets some of it? he did not help (metaphor) the only people who should get money are those who work, or those who cant due to a mental illness. (i.e. severe autism, mental retardation, downs syndrome, etc.)
bucknut248 1 year ago
god....you guys are spending too much time with these long-winded responses....FACT- Bob Knight won more games than anyone ever. He has 3 National Championships, 11 BigTen titles, 3 Coach of the year awards, a PanAm Gold, and an Olympic Gold medal (only coach ever to do that btw). And yes, he was an asshole. What is with the debate? He was a great coach, possibly the greatest (considering the lack of NBA talent). Great coach, Great asshole. Period. Move on. Sheesh.
syntaxburn 1 year ago 2
@syntaxburn actually he has 4 Coach of the Year awards. although, don't assume he never had great talent. his most successful teams were loaded with talent, even the team with Henderson/Cheaney/Bailey while it didn't win the title (Henderson was injured or they would have) had a few McD's All-Americans on it.
TransAmManIU 1 year ago
of course bobby knight is an ass hole. What good coach isn't? you don't hire someone to be nice you hire them to win games.
hogzilla22 1 year ago
I can't believe this asshole got away with so much for so long. College basketball is so much better without him. Good fucking riddance Bobby Boy!
rwalden2007 1 year ago
Beyond confused by your comments. Hang your hat on the fact he had a temper but not too many coaches have done more for his players and universities than Robert Montgomery Knight! Do your research before you run your mouth buddy! How about the library built at IU with his own money? Maybe his graduation rate matched by few? Or for being such an "asshole" the three championship banners he put up?! Sounds like someone has a personal problem!! BITCH
tbrobert1 1 year ago
Have you looked at any videos of this asshole going off at press conferences or individual interviews? What a credit to IU! It was there where he became famous for his profane-laced half-time rant because the players weren't playing to his standards. It was there where he choked a player at practice. It was there where he assaulted his own son on the sideline. It there where he assaulted a non-athlete student for being "disrespectful". Yea, he was really something to be proud of.
rwalden2007 1 year ago
criticize him all you want but he won 3 national championships. that is more than can be said for 99% of all other coaches. Neal Reed was a prick and deserved to be choked
hoobie06 1 year ago
@hoobie06 - Okay, we'll do it your way. You imply that 3 national championships trumps his shortcomings, right? I mean you don't question his shortcomings, you're just saying the results speak for themselves, right? Well, gee, I guess we could say the same thing about OJ Simpson. Never mind he murdered two people, never mind he committed an armed robbery for which he is now serving time, the man won the Heisman Trophy for crying out loud! Interesting path to sainthood.
rwalden2007 1 year ago
@rwalden2007 That's your opinion, and it is wrong.
WarmUpTheDiesel 1 year ago
@WarmUpTheDiesel - My opinion is that I think he is an asshole. However, that opinion is based on the FACTS that I listed above. You can argue my opinion but you can't argue facts. To prove the facts all you have to do is view the videos of the incidents I described. Those videos are not opinions, they are facts. Unless, that is, you are prepared to make the ridiculous argument that what one sees on a video tape is not really what one sees. Can't wait to hear that argument!
rwalden2007 1 year ago
@rwalden2007 How about this - his graduation rates were consistently the highest in the country, he was adored by everyone involved besides Miles Brand, who had it for him as evidenced by the zero tolerance policy, and he was more passionate about the game than anyone who is coaching today except Coach K, who is Knight's protege. Dickie V thinks Knight should still be at IU, Neil Reid was a rich mama's boy with a silver spoon who brought down the best coach in NCAA history besides Wooden.
WarmUpTheDiesel 1 year ago
WarmUpTheDiesel - LOL - Now you've turned the discussion completely around. You claimed, falsely, that my earlier post was my opinion. I laid out the FACTS for you back-to-back-to-back. Now, you are the one expressing an opinion. It is your "opinion" that Knight was adored by everyone. It is your "opinion" Knight was more passionate than others. It is your "opinion" that Neil Reid was a rich mama's boy. Thanks for proving my point -- i.e., you can't argue with facts.
rwalden2007 1 year ago
that doesn't make any sense lol, you can't say it's someones opinion and then it's wrong. foolish child...
JohnBrody23 1 year ago
Yeah, get rid of coaches who know how to win. Let the losers in, like the president
DoctorScrumpy 1 year ago
Happy 25th birthday, chair throw!
leczorn 1 year ago 3
Good effort! Good effort!
Well done! Well done!
Thank you! Thank you!
LynchMob42 1 year ago
It is sad to think of what the Hoosiers have become. Knight was the greatest coach in getting peak performance out of non NBA talent. Its easy to win championships when your team is loaded with first and second round draft picks. KNight won with people who were never great NBA talent with exception of Isaiah Thomas. He taught team basketball. Its to bad his ego got in his way and its to bad IU leadership didn't have the courage to real him in when it first started.
x001m69 1 year ago 38
Most importantly, Purdue wins the game 72-63.
bigskyboiler 2 years ago
Most importantly, IU wins its 5th national title two years later, and Purdue......I forget what Purdue did....Oh yeah, nothing.
syntaxburn 1 year ago 2
Nothing like a no life-moonshine swilling-Kentucky in-bred talking shit about how great UK is when they are still sniffing UCLA''s ass. Hahahahaha
DickChoke 2 years ago
@DickChoke rofl dumbass
bunchanumbers4192207 2 years ago
1998 was a long time ago and it was all Pitino. Cal aint did shit yet. he went undefeated all year at memphis then lose in title game.Thats what uk is gonna do.
mrhoosierboy812 2 years ago
Talk some more shit you indiana dicksucker!
1310monster 2 years ago
why the arguements, just a waste of time
sumosally12 2 years ago
Once Bobby Knight went over the top and became a hot-head, the talent didn't want to play for him. Plain and Simple. From the 90's onward, how many NBA players did IU produce compared to UNC, UK, KU, DUke, et al. There you go.
Frank Martin (KSU) will go the same route if he's not careful.
surferaw949 2 years ago
Bob Knight says K-State fans are classless for chanting, "Over-rated." Hmmmm
LynchMob42 2 years ago
Coach saw someone wandering around over on that side without a chair. He was just trying to help.
believeinbeer 2 years ago 80
yea bobby!!!!
lilwizz200 2 years ago
I hate IU but would want my son to play for Knight cause his kids went to class and didnt get into trouble with the law
miller7236 2 years ago
bobby knight and his son are both crazy and have scary tempers. after firing him they got sampson which was good...until he ruined their program. i guess it sucks if you're and iu fan!
eastucla159 2 years ago
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He is such a humble adult. Fuck him.
lastwaltz41 2 years ago
The President of IU thought he would make a name of himself by firing legendary Coach Bob Knight. Funny, I don't even remember the assholes name but as the other posters have pointed out, the program has sucked since then.
duganfry 2 years ago
@duganfry The program sucked before they got rid of this piece of shit too, what's your point?? Since like the 70s, Bobby Knight has done NOTHING.
Blueford1979 2 years ago
If you don't like knight, fine. There are many things to criticize him for. But please, please know your stuff before you go opening your mouth on youtube. In the 80's, IU won two championships in 81 and 87 and were routinely in the top 10. In the 90's, IU went to the final four in 92. Thats just getting started. Thats not including the Big Ten Championships. Your comment shows an obvious ignorance about Indiana basketball and a bias against Knight.
x001m69 2 years ago 2
@x001m69
You didn't iclude : winningest college coach of All Time ; Pan-AM Games Gold Medal winning coach: OR 1984 Olympic Games Gold Medal winning coach.....
bamadon 2 years ago
I think I made my point well enough. I grew up only an hour from Bloomington and am IU fan. With that said, there were things Knight did that were embarrassing and there were times I wish he would have just shut his mouth and do what he did best and that was coach. His public exploits overshadowed his personal graciousness to people in community, namely my grandmother. Knight was a god to my grandmother and she faithfully sent him b-day cards. He once called her and gave her tickets.
x001m69 2 years ago
@x001m69
You know, you are right. I have watched Kentucky pound Indiana year in and year out all my life. That makes me realize that they suck. And Big Ten Championships don't mean shit. Hoosiers AND Robert Montgomery Knight belong together in their big old pool of SUCK.
Blueford1979 2 years ago
Ok so you are a Kentucky fan. Kentucky has been one of the best programs in the country. I agree with you that Big Ten Championships don't mean as much today as they did back in 70's and 80's when the conference was better. I'm curious why you conveniently left out the two national titles in the 80s when you said they sucked after the 70's. You show no objectivity in your arguement and will do like most people who can't win arguements on their merits. You resort to potty mouth and name call
x001m69 2 years ago
Oh by the way, if you remove Kentucky from the SEC what do you have in basketball? YOu have one minor blip with Florida a few years back, but thats it. How many SEC teams have reached the final four over the last 30 years. Outside of Kentucky and Florida, I cannot think of any. How many SEC teams have won national titles in last 30 years outside Kentucky and Florida? If you put KU in Big Ten right now, they own it. But over last 30 years, they would not have had same success as in SEC.
x001m69 2 years ago
Kentucky is indeed one of the top programs in the country. They don't suck just because I 'm not a fan of them. I can't stand the Boston Red Sox, but I don't think they suck. I can't stand Dallas Cowboys, but that doesn't mean they suck. WHat defines a teams success is what they do on the field or court. Its hard to have an intelligent conversation with people who can't see beyond their own biases. You make irrational comments.
x001m69 2 years ago
OHHH my friend ,,,,Kentucky is NOT the fucking Red Sox....They are the fucking YANKEES!! They are the top of the peak, they are what others hope to become.....remember that bitch!!!
1310monster 2 years ago
Dude, at least make rational comments. The only college team that could claim to be on par with the Yankees would be UCLA and I can't stand UCLA. With their 11 national titles, they have won the most. At least I can be objective. Don't even put KU in same breath with my Yankees man. Like I said, KU is a great program and they would be my favorite to win the title this year. I will likely root for them in the tournament. YOu must be about 13 years old with your potty mouth.
x001m69 2 years ago
You are a fucking fool! Kentucky is the first school to top 2000 wins and obviously are only concerned with what has happened in the past few years. Learn what true tradition is FOOL!!
1310monster 2 years ago
Do you not read my comments in their entirety. I have said all along that Kentucky is one of the top programs and traditions in the country. Yes, I'm aware of their 2000 wins and that is impressive. I'm not bad mouthing Kentucky and I agree with many comments that have been made. My issue is with people that just want to bad mouth any other program that isn't their favorite. I am a college basketball fan and appreciate many programs, even KU.
x001m69 2 years ago
Look, read all my comments and I think you will see that I have stated that KU is a great tradition. I'm not sure how you are missing that. That theme is all over my comments.
x001m69 2 years ago
In terms of National titles, KU has won either 5 or 6 titles I believe. Indiana has won 5 for sure. Over the decades most serious college fans would list the top five programs in the country (Not in any particular order) as Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana and UCLA. Of the 5, my Hoosiers have been the weekest over the past 15 years. Just remember, Calipari will eventually cause embarrassment for the KU program as he has a tendency to break NCAA rules.
x001m69 2 years ago
KU is Kansas you dumbass
Kentucky is UK, get it right or stop preaching about how much you know about college basketball when in reality you are fucking clueless!!!!
DJconfetti 2 years ago
KU/UK my mistake. At least I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong. But wow, I give a bunch of correct information and you pick on two letters out of order. AGAIN!!!! I do believe UK is a great program as I have stated all along. What is your problem with what I have shared the past few days. I don't get it. Its not like I have been some blowhard Louisville fan ranting about how the Cardinals are better than Wildcats and talking bunch of stupidity. You need to lighten up.
x001m69 2 years ago
What about the TWO national championships ( '81 and '87) and the Olympics in '84? Did you forget about those?
Bonesy4444 2 years ago
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tHIS GUYS A DUMB ASS!!!!!!!!
T82486 2 years ago
Miles Davis
xcgrammer 2 years ago
mike
akcampbell 2 years ago
I meant Miles Brand, Davis? Brain lapse
xcgrammer 2 years ago
I'm an IU grad, attending the school when Knight was coach. He was a great coach in the sense he knew how to lead winning teams and inspire loyalty from the players and fans alike. But it was also marred by his series of misbehaving incidents which were tolerated over the years. Chair throwing is nothing compared to the other incidents. I wasn't too happy when it came to his getting fired in 2000, but I have to say his behavior finally caught up with him - he was almost fired months before.
lovesclassiccars 2 years ago
what team was that against
sackworldboss 2 years ago
Purdue
SirProphet 2 years ago
what happened after this? was there a punishment or anything?
purepl416 2 years ago
bobby knight should have taken that chair and beaten the ref over the head with it. the big ten has consistently produced the worst referees in all of division one college basketball...
shekkythebastard 2 years ago
I miss the old days of Hoosier basketball.
scottishrosette 2 years ago
im from bloomington indiana, i feel ya
pimpdaddywompa1 2 years ago
hopefully Crean can get something going soon. I can't take much more of the shit from my friends who attend Purdue
camman007 1 year ago
Great, ballsy coach, I'll give him that. But goddamn, he's an asshole and a terrible person. Back in 2000, he gave some IU student shit about not showing him proper respect when he simply said "Hey, Knight, what's up?"
Moddex 2 years ago
all he did was grab the kid by the arm and told him to call him Coach Knight.
heisman15 2 years ago 4
The kid he did that to was a weasel and a known liar.
MrPontiusPilate 2 years ago
A terrible person??? Are you friggin' serious?!?! C'MON
jhalas20 2 years ago
That would be Mr. Knight or Coach Knight, and just so happens that that kid's father was a big news guy in the Indy Star i believe. Go figure Knight's favorite type of people, and you put Bob Knight on zero tolerance and that's what you get. It takes nothing away from the great coach he is and what an amazing person he is as well.
vcunstopable 2 years ago
Bobby Knight is a saint... The best coach to ever coach the sport. His players would play the game right, not the bull shit that basketball is now
DutchRudder73 2 years ago
i absolutely agree with you
heisman15 2 years ago
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BOBBY KNIGHT IS THE WORST DOUCHEBAG EVER IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL! A lot of people loved Stalin too...you are bootlicking shitbag
1310monster 2 years ago
Well said!!
hungryhobo82 2 years ago
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swampdonkey5150 2 years ago
My mom and dad were at that game
douglasaxbm 2 years ago 6
i like to see bobby pull that shit MLB. those umps would get right in there
carter20081985 2 years ago
well my friend bobby doesnt coach baseball so im guessin you will never see it. plus baseball is for fags
BulldogManiaOfficial 2 years ago