It all comes down to what your standards are I guess. I have yet to see anyone defend him or make excuses for him except IU fans. I guess they are blinded by those three rings. It reminds me of older UK fans that try and convince me that Rupp wasn't a racist, despite the mountain of evidence to the contrary.

As far as Wikipedia's reliability, it is more accurate than most anything that is put on the baord, particularly the Bob Knight page that has sources cited for the gun incident in Texas.

lroberts do you realize what your logic sounds like? "He is just a poor misunderstood person and really means well. He didn't mean to shoot his buddy, it was his buddy's fault." I guess it was his buddies fault for Knight not purchasing a hunting license.