Why can’t more coaches be like Bobby Knight? Not with the strangling players or throwing chairs, well maybe throwing chairs. Seriously though, how many college coaches are trustworthy for incoming students? Aside from college baseball because there isn’t as much movement, football and basketball coaches change zip codes almost as often as players change their jocks.
This whole Billy Donovan situation is a complete disaster. He’s offered his “dream” job in Kentucky but turns it down to stay. Claims to be intrigued by the NBA so “talks” to several people about head coach openings. He’s then offered a job, near his house, for an insane amount of money, signs the contract, has his press conference then sleeps on it and decides he wishes he was back in Florida. Meanwhile, Florida’s about to offer his job to someone else as the Athletic Director checks his voicemail. Now Donovan is on his way back to Florida, but what kids should trust him? How can he walk into a house while recruiting claiming that he will be there for the duration of said students tenure at Florida? Who in their right mind would believe him?
This is mainly directed towards those borderline athletes that won’t necessarily jump to the NBA after their first year.
This is for the students who need the coaching and the discipline that they learn in college. There’s only a handful, and a small handful of coaches out there that you know will be where they are for the long run. Bobby Knight is one of them. Coach K’s another. Jim Boeheim at the ‘Cuse.
The NCAA needs to act for the students that are being neglected. Since there are no unions, the NCAA needs to help the athletes that are being hurt by coaches opportunities.
Andrew Bernstein
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