CatchMeIfYouCan Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Knight: "I didn't do anything wrong, would do it again!" http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2661787 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongopenyon Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Non-issue, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWOONE Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 We're not talking about kids. We're talking about young adults. You're telling me that you're OK with an authority figure (coach, teacher, police officer, minister) slapping your 18 year old daughter? What exactly does an 18 year old girl have to do with a 19 year old basketball player who CHOSE to play for bobby knight have to do with anything?? No i dont want somebody slapping my daughter, but you can slap my son around all you want if he is misbehavin and deserves. IMO Bobby KNight was IN NO WAY out of line. The kid knew when he committed to play basketball there that Bobby KNight was a fierce coach who didnt care to give you a nudge to motivate you. You saw the kids post game comments, it was no big deal to him, why is it a big deal to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Morgan Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 If my coach was trying to talk to me and I was staring at the floor, I would have no problem with a little slap to the chin. I bet you from now on, Michael Prince will look coach Knight in the eye every time he speaks to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gametime Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I can only think of one other coach that would draw this much of a story out of this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHS BIG DADDY Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 The only reason I would be mad if I was the player would be cuz he made him bite his tongue. That freakin hurts. Ok now a little off topic but click on the link and scroll down to the video clips of Knight. The golf one is hilarious. http://blog.kentuckysportsradio.com/?p=1188 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWOONE Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I can only think of one other coach that would draw this much of a story out of this... No...not Huggy?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gametime Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 No...not Huggy?? We all know how much the media loves to ignore Huggs... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWOONE Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 We all know how much the media loves to ignore Huggs... :lol: So very true.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigman Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Apples and oranges. Are you OK with college professors slapping your 18 year old in the face? Talk about apples and oranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpapa Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 As most of us have said, this was much ado about nothing. Might be time to close this thread for good; as the only new news was the revelation that the kid's dad played for Keady at WKU, and is on record as saying that he had no problems with Knight's action and would have no problem with it happening again. A non-issue that was hyped to attract viewers and readership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewsky Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I read alot of the posts in this thread before I actually saw the incident. Knight certainly did more than "lift the chin" or "give a love tap" It was not a smack but he fairly forceably used his hand to move the players face. I am not taking a position on whether or not he should be chastised. It was a little much though IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshs81 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Talk about apples and oranges. Easy concept to follow: If we're OK with coaches slapping players, what else are we OK with in the name of "instilling discipline" or "teaching respect?" Surely, its not just athletes that need to learn these lessons, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshs81 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Mea Culpa time: I saw a different angle and Bobby did, indeed, raise the kid's chin(albeit with a bit of force) and did not slap him as I originally thought he did. That's much less of an offense than slapping the kid. So, its not as big of a deal as I thought. All due apologies to Mr. Knight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHSballer19 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I got to see it last night on T.V. and that was nothing. It's definitely getting blown way out of proportion. The way some people were talking it seemed that he backhanded the kid or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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