Why Knight Quit: Son Pat Needs The Experience
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The LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL (great name for a paper, BTW) digs a little deeper to learn why Bobby Knight decided to step down from his coaching duties . Turns out he was doing it for his kid .
Knight says his self-termination from Texas Tech was meant to help his son Pat into the head coach role: “ My thinking was that for Pat and for this team — most of which is returning next ...
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Intentional Upset: Bob Knight Steps Down
Published 2/5/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
... Texas Tech head coach Bobby Knight has decided to step-down from his position, effective immediately. In a move that caused much surprise in the coaching world, Coach Knight leaves as the winningest coach in Division 1 basketball with 902 wins. Over at SportsbyBrooks, they have a great write-up discussing the motivations behind Coach Knight’s decision, which apparently was related to him losing his coaching spark. ...
