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This is a post that I originally put on my old blog last year in April, after Bob Knight ran his yap about the UK starting five not going to class in the spring of 2010, a claim which we all is hogwash. Just like clockwork, Bob Knight has once again disparaged Kentucky by blatantly refusing to mention them. When asked on Mike & Mike this morning about his top 5 teams and players, he mentioned neither Kentucky nor Anthony Davis, further proving how petty and stubborn he is. Since he is once again making waves for being a jerk, I figured I'd blow the dust off this post.The version you are about to read has been somewhat censored, since this is a family website. If you would like to read the uncensored version, click here.

KNIGHT TIME ISN'T THE RIGHT TIME



I thought I knew how to approach this. When I first heard of Bobby Knight's allegations regarding the entire 2010 UK starting five not attending school the second semester that year, I laughed a bit at the absurdity of it. Then I thought about it, which got me aggravated at what an egregious butthole he is. Next thing I knew, Matt Jones tweeted that it is the goal of Kentucky Sports Radio to force an apology from ESPN on Knight’s behalf. Then I wondered, if KSR was focusing on Bob Knight, who would tend to the children and young adults that aren’t reading? That’s when blog ideas started churning through my head.

Initially, I thought there is no reason to force an ESPN apology regarding Bob Knight. For starters, the comments weren’t even made on ESPN, they were made at a speech in Indiana. Secondly, everyone knows Bob Knight is a jerk on a good day. My thought process was this: Bob Knight is not senile; he knows what he says. The question is, who heard him say it? If a UK fan heard it, they know it isn’t true, and just another example of “haters hating”. If a non-UK fan heard it, that means one of two things: either they are impartial to UK and don’t care about the remarks, but perhaps frown on the negative happenings of college basketball, OR, they already hate UK, so it doesn’t matter whether the negative remarks were true or not. Therefore, I concluded that his words have no lasting effect either way, with the possible exception of being used against the school in recruiting battles. But then, recruiting is a slimy business anyway, and it’s hard to separate BS from lies in a recruit’s living room. So I didn’t think any more about it, other than to think that UK fans shouldn’t worry about it too much, because who cares what Bob Knight says?

But then I started thinking about it again.

And I realized who was saying it. Bob Knight. Class A, USDA-certified steaming pile of baboon poop. Thrower of chairs, kicker of shins, cusser of students in grocery aisles. As CBSSports.com columnist Gregg Doyel put it, “Bob Knight is a bad guy. Great coach. Valued education. Didn't cheat. But a bad guy.” Pretty much sums it up. It also isn’t the first time Knight has had misgivings about John Calipari-related items. Plus, he got his lunch eaten by UK for the last 10 years or so he was at Indiana. And he had his undefeated season ruined in ’75, causing him to hit Joe B. Hall in the back of the head. He has good reason not to like Kentucky. But he has never done anything so blatant as to outright slander the school.

Yes, he slandered UK.

We all know what slander is: a lie, usually spoken, with the intent of character defamation. This is opposed to libel, which is basically slander, but in a more permanent, tangible form, such as print or recorded audio. Bob Knight defamed the character of John Wall, which is bad enough. But his remarks also defamed Patrick Patterson, who gave his sweat and blood and tears to graduate in three years while being a stud on the basketball court. That’s when I started getting pissed. (Patrick Patterson didn't seem to care for it either). Being slanderous is easy. Just say this out loud: “Bob Knight molests stray animals.” Did anyone hear you? If so, you just slandered Bob Knight. Now, a libelous statement would be if I said

BOB KNIGHT MOLESTS STRAY ANIMALS.

See what I did there? That was libel, because we know he doesn’t molest stray animals (or do we?), just as we know that 100% of the 2010 starting lineup went to spring classes. Here, I’ll give you another example of libel:

BOB KNIGHT IS INSECURE ABOUT HIS MANHOOD, AND THUSLY FEELS COMPELLED TO RUN DOWN ANYONE WHO DOESN’T LIKE HIM.

Got the hang of it yet? Good. (Bear with me, I have a point in here somewhere). Now, would you like to read a non-slanderous statement?

BOB KNIGHT ONCE SHOT A FRIEND IN THE BACK, AND TRIED TO COVER IT UP. THAT'S THE KIND OF WONDERFUL RAY OF SUNSHINE HE IS.

I’ve pretty much always been of the thinking that peoples’ minds are going to be made up about something, and outside evidence won’t really affect their opinion; that is, if I think Bob Knight is a turd, his donating $50,000 to the ASPCA (not that he did, but if he does, it's probably to hide the molestation) won’t change my opinion of him. Likewise, anyone who is looking for a reason to dislike Kentucky and Calipari will latch onto the first thing they can, not letting the fact that Calipari and his team washed the feet of underprivileged children in Detroit tell them otherwise. As Jerry Seinfeld (I think; it was either him or George Carlin) once said, “You can take away all the drugs in the world, and people would spin around on their lawns until they fell down and saw God.” That applies here, since we are dealing with reality vs. perception, through the eyes of a man who obviously needs some kind of medication to even out his bitter delusions.

Still with me? Wow, I’m surprised. Now, after all that, here’s the deal: ESPN should either force an apology from Knight or send him packing, if for no other reason than it has to be a serious conflict of interest regarding the SEC TV contract for mouthy jerks such as himself to go around spewing derogatory nonsense. I’m glad Mitch Barnhart got in on the action, because that may help force the network’s hand. At best, Bob Knight is eaten up with petty jealousy, and can’t help himself trying to piss off Kentucky alumni and fans. At worst, he is a hypocrite and a coward, an old man trying to tear down one coach with nothing on his record, while building up another who is serving a suspension next season. He is a coward because, for starters, he won’t set foot in Rupp Arena, since he knows that would be the equivalent of walking into a lion's den wearing pork chop pants. And for this: someone on Twitter noted that Bob Knight has never said anything negative regarding UK unless he is in Indiana. This means he doesn’t have the enlarged guts to go with the enlarged rectum.

Here is my advice to Robert Montgomery Knight. Go away, while you are still at least somewhat relevant. Go away, and spend the remainder of your years shooting friends on hunting trips, and wondering why your eyebrows didn’t grow all the way across your eyes. You aren’t willing to say anything (truthfully) useful on TV, and apparently your speaking engagements reek of shenanigans and bullfeathers. As much as you have to offer the world, with your coaching intellect and storied past, you instead choose to continually take the low road by being a yellow-bellied coward, a hypocrite, and a skid mark on the silk underwear of life. Oh, and you are a pompous, arrogant a**hole. Have I said that yet?

Bob Knight was once lauded for getting a high percentage of his students to finish classes.It’s just too bad that class isn’t a word he knows anything about these days.

Updated February 29th, 2012 at 01:48 PM by Chris Minton

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Facts:

* Stansbury took a jab at one of MY Kentucky Wildcats yesterday before his press conference.

* Twany Beckham shot back on twitter taking a jab at Stansbury saying he's just jealous he's playing at the place he wishes he could coach....this was quickly deleted.

* Stansbury put up a fake ____ apology on twitter, giving the lame "taken our of context" excuse, saying he called Beckham to apologize.

Listen here Stansbury, no one cares about your poor excuse for an apology or your lack of integrity to talk crap about a former player. The fact that you have taken the Mississippi State program down a road to nowhere is irrevelant, much like your entire coaching career. You had a chance to be someone that the state of Kentucky respected, until you opened your big shady mouth and talked ish about another home-grown Kentuckian. You have set yourself and your team up for a beatdown, taking place at 9pm tonight.

p.s. Thanks for the extra motivation.

Ever wondered what it would be like to go to a movie with a Kentucky basketball player? Wonder no more!

Check out Doron Lamb and Marquis Teague hitting up a movie on a night off. Maybe Lamb will tweet out some movie quotes to us later eh?

Go movie watching Cats!

#stayclassyVandy

I'm not gonna lie, every year this game makes me nervous and this year is no exception. Before the season even began, this game was circled on my schedule as one I thought the Cats may lose. So if Kentucky comes out of Memorial gym tonight with an L, it won't surprise me and I won't be disappointed. All teams struggle playing in that rickety old, weird gym and with another young team, you don't know what the outcome might be.

I can tell you that I'm not quite as nervous about tonight's game as I have been the last two years. The way Kentucky has been playing with such poise and domination has put my little heart at ease. I'm also well aware that if they do lose a game, it could be the last game they lose this season, and I'm okay with that.

This Kentucky team is something Vandy has not faced this year: An incredibly lengthy and athletic team, that has the ability to pressure them at the three point line along with eliminate shots around the basket.

I say the Cats pull out a close one 72-69. They might be down at half by one or two, but will come out strong in the second, owning the lead and never looking back. Vandy may have a shot to win it at the end but Kentucky sinks their free throws to pull out a close one on the road.

GO.CATS.

Updated February 11th, 2012 at 01:11 PM by Courtney Deuser

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Austin Rivers is cocky.

This is going to make him cockier.

I hate both of these teams with a passion, but I wanted UNC to win because Kentucky has beat them and I would rather cheer for the Russians than Duke.

Well, here it goes anyway.

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