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Posted by country cat (Member # 1774) on 02-15-2020, 06:10 AM:

I just saw a you tube video of coach knight where he returned to assembly on feb 8th you can clearly see he is the most loved person ever in Indiana basketball----and like him or hate him----he was a great coach

Posted by handycat (Member # 2323) on 02-15-2020, 06:53 AM:

Hard to argue about Knight’s coaching ability. With his personality I’m Not surprised Indiana basketball fans idolize him.

[ 02-15-2020, 06:54 AM: Message edited by: handycat ]

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 02-15-2020, 11:06 AM:

But....... the difference between a good program and a great one?........

KY has won 3 national titles under 3 different coaches since the last time IU won a title.

For them it was about a great coach, for us it is about a GREAT PROGRAM!

See the difference?

Posted by MountainMafia (Member # 2066) on 02-15-2020, 12:01 PM:

Well said mh...the difference couldn't be clearer.

Posted by PaulCat (Member # 513) on 02-15-2020, 12:18 PM:

And he's still an @ss.

Posted by handycat (Member # 2323) on 02-15-2020, 12:35 PM:

Good point m Hamilton. Got me thinking and I looked up the list of Indiana basketball coaches. Branch McCracken did win two NCAA tournaments back in the day, which surprised me.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball_head_coaches

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 02-15-2020, 01:04 PM:

Paulcat, I always said he was a poster child for a bullying campaign for school!

Posted by Trey Ball (Member # 332) on 02-15-2020, 09:30 PM:

I see handycat beat me too it, but it was most definitely Branch McCracken that was responsible for building IU into a power like Rupp did for Kentucky. Knight just continued it.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 02-15-2020, 10:14 PM:

McCracken coached Indiana from 1938-1965. His record was 364-174, 67.7%.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 02-15-2020, 10:20 PM:

His teams were NCAA Champion 2 times 1940 and 1953.