Word: knighting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...third major problem with the Crimson is that it does not really play good man-to-man defense. As most coaches will say, you cannot teach a player how to play offense, but you certainly can teach defense. Indiana's coach Bobby Knight proved that assertion when he turned a run-and-gun Hoosier ball club into one of the best defensive teams in the nation. Except for center Steve Downing, none of the Indiana ballplayers were very outstanding on Saturday. However, they all played hard-nosed defense which they had been taught by Knight. Knight told Harrison before...
...disappointments for Indiana was the play of highly-touted freshman Quinn Buckner. Buckner, a high school All-American from Illinois, could only manage four field goals on 16 attempts. Coach Bobby Knight said after the game that Buckner, who has only practiced five days because of football, has "shot three times as well" in practice...
...Knight said that he was exceptionally pleased with the play of Green, Laskowski, and sophomore guard-John Kamstra. "When the sophomores and freshman come into the ball game late in the first half, that's when we started moving the ball," he said...
...Knight is enthusiastic about his team's chances this season because he feels his players have had a chance to learn his method of coaching. "Hopefully the players will have a better understanding of our system after running it for a year, and we'll be able to cut down on our turnovers," Knight said. "We can't afford to make 15 mistakes a game and hope...
Harrison said Wednesday that he plans to use full court pressure against the Indiana guards and then ion back on Downing. Knight said yesterday, "Harrison's approach has been successful in the past and all we can do is go out and play our ball game...