Bobby Knight speaks about Calipari

[lil skeeter]

You make some good points shadrap, what makes it news is because Bobby Knight is a prominent figure in the world of college basketball and his name carries a lot of weight.

but not as much weight as his hands and arms when hes choking some kid out because he didnt get it right in practice.

[Tim_T]

Why is it that two years ago Cat fans didn't want Calipari and called him a cheat and a slime ball, but now he is clean and has never been linked to any NCAA violations.

I love Cats Pause

http://web.archive.org/web/200711170...id=888&style=2

[Trophyhunter8]

I personally wanted Cal since the day Pitino left

[redneckshadrap]

Neither UMASS nor Memphis were sited with any violations. Hence, how could Knight's statements not be slanderess.
Wouldn't surprise me if this wasn't staged.

[psprowler]

It was at an Indiana University Hall of Fame function.......would Knight make this statement at any other venue? Maybe he was just trying to get a "cheap pop" from the crowd.

[mhall]

Neither UMASS nor Memphis were sited with any violations. Hence, how could Knight's statements not be slanderess.
Wouldn't surprise me if this wasn't staged.

This is true because blame was pinned twice to both players be it Camby at U-Mass and Rose at Memphis. However both final fours were taken from the schools and Calimari, that makes a mark no matter what kinda spin you put on it.

Mafia Don's never know Nuttin bout Nuttin, fugetaboutit, Kapeesh, LOL.

[RoadToad]

If you agree with the gist of what he said, that integrity is a problem, I won't argue. IMHO integrity is a problem in ALL sports, and NCAA basketball is no exception. But Knight needs to get his facts straight. UMass and Memphis both had their Final Four wins vacated, but neither team was placed on probation. Calipari himself was never implicated in either violation, and in fact, during its investigation of UMass, the NCAA specifically said that Calipari was "not at risk." Knight's slanderous comments strike me as nothing but childishness, which of course is totally in character.