I would be clapping too if I was Tom Crean. Losing James Blackmon and still winning the title outright with either a victory on the road at Iowa or at home to Maryland where IU is 16-0 is quite an accomplishment--but the test will come in the NCAA tournament--it is anybodies game...no clear...
not well
He was from the old school--head butting was a bit exaggerated since he had a bad back and slipped into Sherron Wilkerson. But there are some that believe he did it on purpose--also he kicked a chair and did hit his son Patrick on the leg- The chair throwing took place in...
Anger did hurt him but..,,
Anger did hurt Coach Knight,
But apathy with the fan base is worse. You can Fire the one who has anger issues, but there is no cure for apathy.
For the record
For the record, the NCAA debuted a 45-second shot clock for men for the 1985-86 season, reducing it to 35 seconds by the 1993-94 season.
Coach did do well with the 45 second shot in 1987 winning the whole thing but as the clock shot went to 35 the winner of the games were based...
Good question and an answer from a fan that knows him
Coach Knight was a master and a genius with his invention of the "motion offense"--however it required controlling the tempo of the game. It was with the advent of the shot clock that brought his coaching style down a few notches----I...