Coach Knight on ESPN

[Lazeek]

Per Nick Canizales hearing the LU Coach Pat Knights Presser might be talked about on ESPN tomorrow!!!!  Stay tuned!!

[AggiesAreWe]

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Per Nick Canizales hearing the LU Coach Pat Knights Presser might be talked about on ESPN tomorrow!!!!  Stay tuned!!
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Wonder if it will be on SportsCenter, Mike and Mike or First Take?

[Lazeek]

Can't wait.....in my Bart Scott voice!!!!

[mat]

It was a headline on MSNs webpage

[AggiesAreWe]

So far I have seen no talk of it on SportsCenter or Mike and Mike.

[AggiesAreWe]

Nothing on ESPN this morning regarding the press conference.

But a blog on CBSsports.com:


http://college-basketball-blog.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26283066/34973736

[AggiesAreWe]

Another take on the press conference:


http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/pat-knight-rant-may-press-conference-155511578.html

[BLUEDOVE3]

I truly understand what Coach Knight is getting at and I commend him for it. Make the kids accountable. Good points!!!

[Dick Vitale]

My kinda guy!! ;)...I see NOTHING wrong with this approach! Especially trying to get a program off of the ground...Great stock! He is DEFINITELY a coach's son!! ;D

[AggiesAreWe]

Some more comments on Knights presser:

ESPN blog

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/49854/pat-knight-goes-on-epic-postgame-rant

[WeedBegone]

IMO this is a great recruiting video for LAMAR.  Good exposure nationally with the message  we are looking for good leadership to win championships.  LAMAR no longer willing to settle for less---period.

The few games I have been two for the last several seasons was not the kind of team LAMAR deserves.  Lets let this guy turn it around.

[WOSgrad]

SportRadio610 is currently running a segment on this rant and they are about to run it again:

http://houston.cbslocal.com/station/sportsradio-610/

[BLUEDOVE3]

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IMO this is a great recruiting video for LAMAR.  Good exposure nationally with the message  we are looking for good leadership to win championships.  LAMAR no longer willing to settle for less---period.

The few games I have been two for the last several seasons was not the kind of team LAMAR deserves.  Lets let this guy turn it around.
[/quote]I was kinda thinking along the same lines with you. Great recruiting tool.

[shovel]

I dont disagree with what he said, but I'm not sure he should have said it like he did. How is throwing your players under the bus a recruiting tool? If you were a star recruit considering Lamar and saw that press conference, what would you think? I am a Lamar fan and pulling for the Cards and coach Knight. I just question how trashing your current squad is going to help your current and future situations. Good discussion y'all.

[WeedBegone]

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I dont disagree with what he said, but I'm not sure he should have said it like he did. How is throwing your players under the bus a recruiting tool? If you were a star recruit considering Lamar and saw that press conference, what would you think? I am a Lamar fan and pulling for the Cards and coach Knight. I just question how trashing your current squad is going to help your current and future situations. Good discussion y'all.
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He's throwing them off the bus -- Obviously he has inherited players that dont fit the style or caliber of the type of team he feels that the university deserves.  IMO this video is an excellent recruiting tool to attract the type of character he expects.  If you dont fit in this style --then both parties can save lots of unnecessary time and in this case potential embarressment. 

[WOSgrad]

Coach Knight will be on "The Drive" on ESPN 97.5 FM in Houston at 4:35 pm

[BLUEDOVE3]

It looks good to parents who are thinking about sending their kids off to school and making that decision about schools and the coach. Its a two -way street. Coaches need kids with character to help keep their jobs and parents are looking at coaches to see whose gonna take care of their babies ;D

[coachacola]

Pat Knight is on ESPN's PTI with Kornheiser and Wilbon.

[BLUEDOVE3]

oh oh, its going national........ Its blowing up. Work the press b-a-b-yyyyy (in my Dickie Vitale voice).

[bullets13]

if nothing else, it was entertaining :)

[ForeverADog]

I can see it from both sides of the argument but I think you have to try something else after you chew that out day after day privately. But I wouldn't have been that strong about it.

[Bobcat1]

It was on HLN today at work. They showed a clip of what he said. 

[NorthoftheBorder]

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I can see it from both sides of the argument but I think you have to try something else after you chew that out day after day privately. But I wouldn't have been that strong about it.
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I can't see both sides! I think coach Knight explained it well yesterday in an interview.  I agree with how he see's this.  Maybe the young men respond positively and maybe they don't. Either this will have a positive negative impact on their future depending on how they respond.  I believe he did just as much to get them to make a positive change in their future as he did to get them to play their very best on the court.

[Wildcatter]

I think his comments are right on the money.  Pat Knight for President.