How hypocritical can a coach be to say that "knight's" personality is not important to the way we view him

Question

How can you separate his record from his temper, his personality and his messed up attitude. You look at the whole person.

HIS BEHAVIOR IS CONTRADICTORY TO WHAT IS TRYNG TO TEACH.

ANYONE JUSTIFYING OR TRYING TO EXCUSE HIS BEHAVIOR IS A HYPOCRITE.

ANY REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD SEE THIS.

WHY ARE THE OTHERS COACHES GIVING HIM A FREE PASS? I KNOW THE ANSWER, IT IS THE OL' GOOD OLD BOY/BUDDY NETWORK.

LET ME USE DICKIE V AS AN EXAMPLE. HE VILIFIES T.O. AND PRAISES BOOBY KNIGHT. I CALL THAT A RACIAL DOUBLE STANDARD

YOU ALL CRITICIZED MAYS FOR HIS TEMPREMENT, YOU ALL SAID THAT CLEMENTE WAS MALINGERER AND YOU DIDN'T CARE FOR F. OR J. ROBINSON'S ATTITDE. YOU ALLTALKED ABOUT BELLE LIKE A DOG AND ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT BONDS AND T. O. BUT YOU WANT TO MAKE EXCUSES FOR THAT TYRANT KNIGHT. WELL YOU ALL KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR ME AND WHERE YOU CAN GO!!!!!!!

Answer 1

I will never defend his temper, when he loses his temper, hes pathetic. However, that said, I will defend him as a coach. He has a very very high graduation rate, which says hes teaching them something right. He's the all time leader in wins, and only one player of his has even gone on to be an NBA all star, Not to take anything away from Dean Smith, I respect the man immensely, but he had 12 players go on to be NBA all stars. Granted he has a temper, but for the most part his players like him, he teaches them alot of growing up and being a real man, and he wins, what more could you want?? I think those excuse his temper most of the time

Answer 2

Look at what he has done on the court. He's took kids with less talent, and made them over achievers. His teams should have never won as many games as they did. But he brought them together in the way only he can, and made them great. Coach night is a great ambassodor to the sport.