When Bobby Knight was fired by Indiana in 2000, he gave an infamous interview to ESPN's Jeremy Schaap. It was a contentious affair throughout and, toward the end, Knight took something of a cheapshot by comparing the reporter, unfavorably, to his father. "You've got a long way to go to be as good as your dad. You better keep that in mind," was the exact quote. 98% of the world's reporters, sports or otherwise, aren't as good as Dick Schaap but, still, it was an awkward moment for the younger Schaap.
It must have felt good, then, when sports media reporter Richard Sandomir of the New York Times gave him a buzz to find out what he thought of Knight's first night as an ESPN analyst.
Schaap, on vacation and not upset at missing Knight's opening night, said: "He has a long way to go before he's as good as Digger Phelps. And I mean that 100 percent."Zing! Revenge is, indeed, a dish best served cold.
Sandomir actually gave Knight a good review for his work with high marks for his lack of nerves and knowledge of the sport. I wouldn't expect Knight to be lacking in either area and found his cat's review a bit closer to the mark. Maybe the WWL should bring Jeremy in and see if that inspires a more traditional Knight performance.
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3-14-2008 @ 10:05PM
Dave said...
Knight is already better than Jeremy at the craft. There is no substitute for knowledge, and Knight has forgotten more than junior will ever know. Schapp would be selling shoes or flipping burgers if not for daddy.
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