4 Page 10- The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 9, 1987 Rush Delivery BY JEFF RUSH A man on the brink... ... illuminating the Knight BLOOMINGTON At 12:52 yesterday, Indiana coach Bob Knight walked through the sea of red. Clad in his crimson sweater, Knight strode into Assembly Hall, /where thousands of his followers wore the same colors. Standing or sitting, they all were present to see Knight do what he does like nobody else. He masterfully orchestrated the crowd, bringing a laugh from them when he jokingly hit CBS analyst Billy Packer with a program before the game. A man in the past did interesting tricks with red seas and other objects, but none now are as nifty as Knight. Simply put, Knight knows how to win. His accomplishments have achieved for him an almost mythical status. Myth Only Knight has played on an NCAA champion team, coached an NCAA champion (twice), coached an NIT champion, and won Olympic and Pan-Am golds. Denny Crum hasn't done that, Dean Smith hasn't done that, Adolph Rupp hasn't done that, and John Wooden hasn't done that. Knight similarly has set the coaching standard in the Big Ten. In 15 years at Indiana, Knight has averaged 22 wins per season. He has won the conference seven times (including four times in a row from 1973 to 1976), and has the best winning percentage among current Big Ten coaches. At one time he won 37 straight games in the conference, going undefeated during both the 1974 and 1975 conference seasons. The legend continues to grow. That isn't enough, though. Every time Knight steps on to the court, he has to prove to himself that he can win. And that is where the mythical becomes confused with the monsterous. Momster "Your opponent is yourself, your potential," says Knight. "I coach against the game. It's the game that beats you. If you fool with it, it'll kill you." That is why he is known as a man on the brink. The strain he puts on himself shows itself again and again. Fisticuffs in Puerto Rico during the Pan-Am games, flagrant words with Michigan coach Bill Frieder three years ago, a thrown chair during a game against Purdue two years ago, and a recent divorce are just part of the price Knight has paid for his obsession with the game. CONSIDERING AN ABORTION? Complete Confidential Information Pregnancy Counseling Center 529 N. Hewitt, Ypsilanti Call: 434-3088 (any time) Off the court, Knight has recently faced the same kind of pressure he is accustomed to placing on himself. Some consider him a monster. A resolution recently passed by the Bloomington Faculty Council aimed to curtail Knight's sometimes rash treatment of his players. A recent editorial cartoon in the Indiana Daily Student compared Knight with Adolf Hitler. Minotaur Before yesterday's contest between the Hoosiers and the Wolverines, Knight, looking like the mythical minotaur, stalked the tunnels beneath the seats of Assembly Hall. Alone in the tunnel, I approached this man- myth-monster, and as we walked toward one another, our eyes met. I looked at him, unsure what to expect, and unable to turn my eyes away from him. He looked back with the patented disgusted look that Knight does like no one else. My mind raced. 'Knight hates reporters -should I say something? - does he know I'm a reporter? - what should I say? - this is the best coach in America - myth? - is that hate in his eyes? - monster? "How ya' doin'?" asked Knight. "Good," I stammered. I froze for a moment. Is that all you can say to Bob Knight? my mind screamed. For God's sake, I might never again get the chance to speak to Bob Knight. Say something, anything. "Good luck today," I said as we walked past each other. "Thanks," said the man. I Knight ... myth or monster? 4 Associated Press Michigan's Mark Hughes (55) looks on as Ricky Calloway (20) of Indiana gets fouled by Glen Rice during the Hoosiers' 83-67 rout of the Wolverines yesterday in Bloomington. Indiana deals Blue F y GUS'S PIZZERIA 310 MAYNARD - (INSIDE DOOLEY'S) 665-5800 DFLIRE ;~.9b oJ X-LARGE 16" PIZZA with 3 items AND 2 QUARTS OF POP $6.99 plus tax second, (Continued from Page 1 plays, and anytime we ma run they just negated it. "We've got the same de we've had all year. We'r big inside, and we're experienced inside and it t INDIANA took advi those deficiencies at the st second half. Knight rep Keith Smart with 6-7 S OPEN UNTIL 3 A.M. ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS exp. 3187 i - WINTERIZE - AT THE OUTDOOR RECREA TION CENTER! Rent your winter sports equipment from us DAILY RATE X-Country Ski Packages..... X-Country Ski Racks- - ..... Toboggans ................ Snow Shoes ............... 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Forward Daryl Thomas scored all nine of his first half points before Alford had taken a shot. Smart also tallied all of his six points in the first 20 minutes. Alford would finish the half with 16 points on five-of-eight shooting, a perfect two-of-two from three-point land. "Gary (Grant) really came out aggressively and I just wanted to be patient," Alford said. "I didn't want to force anything. I knew my shots would come." Indiana also did a good job defensively on Michigan's big scorers. In the first half, Joubert was unable to hit a shot from the floor and Rice was one-of-seven. And while Grant scored nine, he also picked up three personal fouls, forcing Frieder to take him out of the game. "We tried to get him out of the game as quick as possible," said Smart, who made Grant work for all his points. "Coming into this game, we've never focused on another guard as much as we did with him. 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