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Rest In Peace Bob Knight

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youngman42

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This is sad for me.

I was a sort of Duke fan from the 78 team. But what really made me a diehard fan was when Coach K went there and that was because I had so much respect for the way Knight coached basketball - man to man defense, motion offense, discipline, didn't need the best players to win.

I know Knight went haywire in many ways but I still had a fondness for him in spite of his flaws. He did a lot of good for a lot of people and players. And he was such a huge influence on our great coach who made Duke what it is today. I'm sure Coach is saddened as well. (I have faith in these kinds of things - I have my own personal views of eternal life that I won't go into).

Rest in Peace, Coach Knight. You were a legend and huge influence.
 
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I remember reading “A Season on the Brink”, by our fellow alum, John Feinstein. It did a great job of portraying both his very compassionate and manic sides. As several have said, a very complex man. i assume Coach K will be there for the funeral, and perhaps give a eulogy. But as one of my comic friends said, there will be no chairs at the service….
 
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jeffrey236 said:
I remember reading “A Season on the Brink”, by our fellow alum, John Feinstein. It did a great job of portraying both his very compassionate and manic sides. As several have said, a very complex man. i assume Coach K will be there for the funeral, and perhaps give a eulogy. But as one of my comic friends said, there will be no chairs at the service….
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Read that as well when it came out. Loved it.
 
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youngman42

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Bilas who wrote that he could tell when the on again off again relationship between Knight and K was good or bad - based on his friendship with Knight. If Knight said, “How is Mike doing?” He knew it was in a good place. If he said, “How’s Krzyzewski?” He knew they weren’t getting along. Knight had a temper he just could not control. But amazing coach.
 
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A Texas Tech reporter wrote that Knight was fired from Indiana. Knight did not answer his questions all year, and told his team to do the same. He was a character.
 
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