SHINING IN THE SHADOW OF KNIGHT
Curry Kirkpatrick
February 03, 1975
The No. 1 Hoosiers are unbeaten—and almost unknown. It figures. There can be little personal fame when the subs are super and the coach is a martinet
It was a typical
week, awash with both Knight's disdain for the media—he is fond of telling
journalists, "All of us learn to write by the second grade, then most of us
go on to other things"—and his delight in putting the press on. He recently
revealed to an interviewer his distrust of mankind generally. He said that he
does "not like" people and that he "especially hates" women.
Ah. No more Mr. Nice Guy?
Well, the image
projected by Knight may change from game to game, but at least one thing now is
very sure back home in Indiana. No matter how scary Knight may choose to
become, his team will remain the most frightening thing on the court.