Bob Knight's scouting eye proved every bit as good as his tactical genius when he put together the 1984 U.S. Olympic team. Sure, he cut two Hall of Famers who never won an NBA championship, Charles Barkley and John Stockton. He also kept three others and saw the greatness in Michael Jordan before just about anyone else.
FILE - Indiana coach Bob Knight, right, celebrates with the team and fans after the team’s win over Marquette in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament Mideast regionals in Baton Rouge, La., in March 1976. Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. He was 83. Knight’s family made the announcement on social media on Wednesday night, Nov.
“If we’re going to pick the three or four best athletes I’ve ever seen play basketball, he would be one of them. I think he’s the best athlete I’ve ever seen play basketball, bar none,” Knight said back then. “In the categories of competitiveness, ability, skill and then athletic ability, he’s the best athlete, he’s one of the best competitors, he’s one of the most skilled players. That to me makes him the best basketball player that I’ve ever seen play.
The names ranged from household, such as Ewing or Jordan, to college stars such as Joe Kleine and Jon Koncak to forgotten ones such as Vern Fleming, Jeff Turner or Leon Wood.
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