Query & Company - 11/2 - Remembering Bob Knight with Guest Appearances From Fran Fraschilla, Seth Greenberg, and Tim Brando
(00:00 - 25:50) - Brian Noe is in for Jake Query, alongside Jimmy Cook the two open the show giving their memories of Bob Knight who passed away yesterday at the age of 83. Knight had his fans and detractors but as a coach had a fire that led him to be one of the best college basketball coaches of all time. Knight had a generational impact on the game from the players and assistant coaches he influenced. Jimmy places Knight on the Mount Rushmore of College Basketball coaches. Knight was a unique coach who was both ahead of and behind his time in multiple ways.
(25:51 - 45:52) - Former College head coach for Manhattan, St. John's, New Mexico and basketball commentator Fran Faschilla joins the show to reflect on the life of Bob Knight. He talks about how Coach Knight scouted his own team and then gave the information to them later. Fraschilla says if you beat Knight the right way, he'd shake your hand and it meant something. Fran believes that Knight did more to revolutionize coaching in basketball in the last 50 years than anyone else in basketball, alongside Dean Smith as well. A final story regarding Fran's time doing commentary with Knight.
(45:53 - 48:17) - Brian plays a clip in regard to another coach that he believes also applied to Coach Knight and the fire he had as a coach and competitor.
(48:18 - 1:12:18) - Steh Greenberg of ESPN joins the program and gives his thoughts on the late Bob Knight. He says that while Knight was a very demanding coach, he always managed to pull the best out of his players and form good relationships with them. Greenberg says he was able to make a lot of players' lightbulbs go off and put the pieces together to make his players better. He acknowledges that coach Knight had his detractors and rightfully so, but says it always was with good intent. Greenberg recalls Knight's "Pain in the rear" story. Knight had a big amount of respect for coaches that came before him. He says that Knight's biggest legacy on basketball can be found in the size of his coaching tree.
(1:12:19 - 1:24:04) - Audio from other coaches around sports and their thoughts on the passing of Bob Knight. Quinn Buckner, a former Knight player, shared his thoughts on his passing during the Pacers game last night saying that he will be dearly missed. Steve Kerr head coach of the Golden State Warriors said coach had a huge impact on the game, even as the center of attention for good and bad reasons. Multiple organizations from a variety of sports put statements out on the passing of Coach Knight. Although Jake Query could not be on the show today, he had a piece on Knight's legacy put up on 107.5 The Fan's website.
(1:24:05 - 2:07:03) - The spot starts off with Jimmy and Brian talking back and forth on some Twitter threads regarding Bob Knight. Tim Brando of Fox Sport joins in mid-segment to reflect on the life of Bob Knight. Brando recalls a time in which he was thrown out of practice by Coach Knight. He and the coach had a very heated introduction to each other, but as Brando stood up for himself a mutual respect developed.
(2:07:04 - 2:22:40) - Matt Taylor, radio voice of The Colts joins Brian and Jimmy, to talk Colts vs. Panthers on Sunday. Before getting to that Brian asks Taylor for any of his memories regarding Bob Knight. Taylor says that childhood was all about trying to get to go see as many great basketball games as possible during IU's era of dominance. The Colts talk begins with Taylor reflecting on his knowledge of Frank Reich when he was a Colts coach. He thinks that it will be a tough game down to the wire, but the Colts will be hungry to try and snap a three-game losing streak.
(2:22:41 - 2:37:35) - More talk between Jimmy and Brian on how Coach Knight was bigger than basketball. If you went anywhere in the world and said you were from Indiana, Bob Knight was the first name others brought up. Teams are constantly chasing the legacy of the 1976 Hoosiers. Will IU Football be playing with a little extra fire this week? Bob Knight launched Indiana on to the map during a time when smaller communities in Indiana needed it most.
(2:37:36 - 2:42:16) - Wrap up talk and JCooks plays of the day.
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