When a passer has the option of passing to two players, I expect him to get the ball to the best shooter. I continually stop practice and ask players who the best shooter is and I expect them to know. It is important that you get the ball to your best shooter.
BOBBY KNIGHTWhen we’re playing a good scoring center, we tell our team that it is not our defensive man’s job to stop the center. It’s the responsibility of our perimeter people to stop the ball from going inside.
More Bobby Knight Quotes
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Good basketball always starts with good defense!
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I, fortunately, have never worried about irritating people.
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I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.
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You remember when you were a kid growing up, and believed in Santa Claus? There’s not much difference between Santa Claus and me today, you know. We’re two overweight lovable guys that kids really enjoy.
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Offense at Indiana is not equal opportunity. Those players who shoot best are going to shoot most. It is important that every player know his offensive limitations. It is also important that a player know who the best shooter is on the team.
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It is better to anticipate than to react.
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At one point, I said to the officials that you guys haven’t called walking for 20 years, now you don’t know what it is. When you call walking, you’re about half right.
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You are never going to be driven anywhere worthwhile, but you sure as hell drive yourself to a lot of great places. It is up to you to drive yourself there.
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What is the best thing you can do in a close game? Drive to the basket and put pressure on the defense! Not jack up jump shots
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To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation
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This is like the town council just hired a new marshal to clean up the town, I guarantee you, if I stay here long enough, they’ll get rid of me, too.
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Basketball is a full court game, so every drill must be done full court.
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A primary goal of teaching anything is the advantage that learning gives to people over their competitors who haven’t been as well taught.
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All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.
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In order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them
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