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Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

For the life of me, I can't believe all the Knight apologists here and elsewhere. Does he deserve to be executed for this latest incident? No, but that doesn't mean it was right or even "no big deal." It is a big deal, and the fact that the player isn't saying anything about it means nothing. I guess he just wants to keep his scholarship. Big surprise there.

This incident is symptomatic. Knight is out of control. I'm surprised ESPN is making hey out of this as they are the ones that started the Knight rehabilitation tour with that walk-on documentary. Yes, I watched it, and I came away from it thinking Knight mugged for the camera.

An attack on Knight is NOT an attack on disciplinary coaching. Its an attack on thuggery.

Then there are thousands of coaches all across this country at every level that are thugs. I've seen this done by coaches all the time at all levels and in every sport. If the kid isin't looking at you when you are talking then you pop em under the chin or you pop em in the forhead or you grab the facemask and jerk their head up. Coaches have been doing this forever and they will keep doing it. And again, if you think that Coach K, Roy Williams, Dean Smith or any other succesful college coach hasn't done the same thing before then you are living in a dream world.