Loved the story. Everyone knows about his boorish and uncontrolled antics, but some have also heard about his kindness and compassion. Best to remember that with his passing. That said, what's the answer, can you still win in today's game with a back-to-the-basket center?
Loved the story. Everyone knows about his boorish and uncontrolled antics, but some have also heard about his kindness and compassion. Best to remember that with his passing. That said, what's the answer, can you still win in today's game with a back-to-the-basket center?
UNLV averaged 92 points a game. Knight must have figured that the Hoosiers could keep up, or at least they would have to keep up. However, Knight decided to defend the Rebels by leaving their point guard, Mark Wade, undefended and doubling elsewhere. Wade was an assist maniac, but didn't shoot. Knight probably figured he would be forced to shoot, but he didn't and had 18 assists. Still, as I remember it, the Hoosiers were defending 5 on 4 pretty much the entire game. When have you ever seen that? It was probably the difference in the Hoosier victory down the stretch.
Loved the story. Everyone knows about his boorish and uncontrolled antics, but some have also heard about his kindness and compassion. Best to remember that with his passing. That said, what's the answer, can you still win in today's game with a back-to-the-basket center?
In 1987 when he won the Final 4, Knight shocked Tark and UNLV by going with an up-tempo run game.
Indiana won 97-93, a very healthy score back in the day.
UNLV averaged 92 points a game. Knight must have figured that the Hoosiers could keep up, or at least they would have to keep up. However, Knight decided to defend the Rebels by leaving their point guard, Mark Wade, undefended and doubling elsewhere. Wade was an assist maniac, but didn't shoot. Knight probably figured he would be forced to shoot, but he didn't and had 18 assists. Still, as I remember it, the Hoosiers were defending 5 on 4 pretty much the entire game. When have you ever seen that? It was probably the difference in the Hoosier victory down the stretch.