RE: Question

[John Lyell <Jlyell@concentric.net>]

I agree Knight is a good coach but I would not have my son play there.  He 
is too egotistical and mistreats his players.  Personally I think he is 
overrated, his teams have been underachievers the last 10 years with early 
tournament exits.

On Monday, December 08, 1997 11:56 AM, Theresa Lee [SMTP:tjoyce@mit.edu] 
wrote:
> I think he's getting at the fact that Bobby Knight screams at his 
players,
> throws tantrums (not to mention chairs) on and off the court, etc. He's 
not
> going to make your kid "feel good," but your kid could get a shot at
> playing in the NBA if that's what he wants. If he has no hope of nor 
talent
> to play in the NBA, then he probably should not play for Knight. The 
abuse
> is not worth what you would learn in the process. Otherwise, you go to 
Ohio
> State for the program and the exposure, not to bond with Bobby!
>
> TJL
>
> >I'm not sure what you are trying to get at, but I would guess that the 
kind of
> >parents who send their kids to play for Bobby Knight are he kind that 
have a
> >son who's a top notch basketball player...
> >
> >Jeff Tepper
> >
> >>This question just jumped into my head.  Before I think about it, let 
me ask
> >>it out loud:  What kind of parents send their young sons to play for 
Bobby
> >>Knight?
> >>
> >>Gene  (my grandmother is 113 today; of course, she's been dead for 16
> >>years)
> >>
>
>
>
> tjoyce@mit.edu
>
>