<<Thomas Jefferson owned slaves. He in fact had an alleged affair with one of them. Does that outweigh all the good things he's done for the creation of our country?>>
Not relevant. Slavery was legal then, and perfectly acceptable. The affair, as you say, was "alleged". Nothing Knight has done is alleged, it's all there for anyone to see.
<<Or say we found out that Martin Luther King, Jr. had allegedly snapped one day, got angry at a woman, and threw something past her head. <gasp> Well then his legacy would just come to shambles now wouldn't it?>>
Still not relevant...why? Because we find this stuff out decades after the fact. Knight's actions are usually known immediately.
Besides, I'd bet if Dr. King were caught on tape back then doing what you said, he would've been apologizing for months afterward. Show me where Knight has done anything other than pay lip service to any apology....don't bother, you can't.
<<But to answer your question, if you had say, rescued 20 children from a burning fire and sustained burns to 70% of your body as a result, I'd definitely honor you. And if you punched me in the gut I'd get a little upset about it, but unless you were to cut my arm off with a knife or something, I wouldn't old anything against you. I'm sure I must've done something bad to deserve it, and we all make mistakes don't we? We get angry, we have emotion, we are, human.>>
I don't care what you have done in the past. If we work together, and we have an argument, and you punch me in the gut, I will: first-whip your a$$, then we'll see about getting you fired or severely disciplined.
<< Okay, so my point here is that the hundreds of people who have played for him, most are enjoying a good life right now, have a good education or at least the a good oppurtunity to be educated. As a result, they've turned out to be good people as a result of disciplinary actions. So give credit to Bobby Knight for providing to be a good mentor, coach, and leader, and credit him for changing and inspiring the lives of hundreds of people. >>
Yeah, and??? So has just about every other college coach in the country, but they didn't act like Knight does. Nobody ever said his methods don't work....then again, nobody says Dean Smith's methods don't work, either, and he has not only the strongest ex-player "family" but has won far more then Knight.