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[QUOTE="JohnFSilver, post: 3684925, member: 1618"]
I like Bob Knight with Xs and Os.

He is a terrific  coach and won 2 titles. Knight also is one of the more influential coaches of all time. He was relentless teacher and camp guy.

Think about his impact from high school to college. Knight was a big camp teacher and so many coaches learned motion offense from him -- in lieu of post play -- and also the relentless need for perfect defense and no turnovers.  Why do basketball coaches go nuts over a turnover? It's basketball, it happens.

Knight slowed down the game because he won with defense, execution and no turnovers. Wooden? He would play the game fast.

College basketball is still coming out of this slowdown, defense, no turnovers mindset.

Me? I am a fan of uptempo and getting more shots up. Turnovers are acceptable as a cost of increased pace.  The more talented team should always increase the pace so it gets more shots to show it is better than the opponent. It's why, rarely, do big upsets happen in high scoring games.

Edit: There is a story about Knight's impact on a generation of coaches. I wish I could find it. good read where it went over a lot of the above.
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