Posts Tagged ‘Bobby Knight’

The new ‘hands-on’ approach to coaching: The unfortunate cases of Mark Mangino, Mike Leach and Jim Leavitt

January 9th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

bobby-knight-yells-at-playerBobby Knight used to manhandle players. In his days at Indiana University, Knight was known for throwing chairs, roughing up the occasional athlete and melting down at the random post-game press conference. Despite his success, Knight was known as much for his temper tantrums as he was for his titles. When you sent your kid to play for Knight, you knew what you were getting: a strict disciplinarian. Read the rest of this entry »

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“Can’t We All Get Along” Christmas Edition: A Top Five list

December 20th, 2009 by Chris Humpherys

Happy holidays, Chumpeteers!

We once again find ourselves smack dab in the middle of Christmas season, yet some of us have been short on the holiday spirit lately, and not just because we’ve heard White Christmas for the umpteenth time. Read the rest of this entry »

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