[JRutledge]

Wooden is only today seen as a "class act" because the media likes to fantasize about things that happen over 30 years ago. There was no ESPN, no 24 hour news channels and no wall to wall tournament coverage back when Wooden was a coach. If that was the case where the media had the same investigative drive then as they do today, then the NCAA would have had to investigate the UCLA program and probably would have been suspended the school for serious NCAA violations. Just because a guy sits down in old films does not make him a class act. Wooden also had many conflicts with players and his administration when he was winning. When someone wins we seem to forget the many negatives that went along with their personality especially before the media was a constant in the sporting world. Coach K has cursed out a few officials and players in his day, but we seemed to not show that side of his program because he is nice to the media. Bobby Knight does the same thing, but he could give a damn what the media or anyone for that matter thinks of him. Not sure what else there is to understand.

Peace