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ESPN college basketball analyst Bob Knight isn’t good at hiding his bias.

Props to CBSSports.com for pointing this out since we didn’t hear the interview, but the web site reported that Knight was a guest on ESPN Radio’s “Mike and Mike” on Wednesday, when he was asked to name the best teams and players in the country.

According to the web site, Knight listed Syracuse, Duke, UNC, Missouri and Kansas as his top teams in the nation. Noticeably missing? Only the consensus No. 1 team in both polls, Kentucky, which likely will be the top overall seed in next month’s tourney.

The legendary former coach, who has butted heads with UK coach John Calipari in the past, also omitted sensational Wildcats freshman and player of the year candidate Anthony Davis in his mention of the nation’s top performers.

College basketball surely has parity and the top teams and players is a matter of opinion. But Kentucky – which is 28-1, including 14-0 in SEC play, in 2011-12 – has had such a good season  that not mentioning the ‘Cats in a serious discussion of the sport’s elite is ludicrous.

[CBSSports.com]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:04 PM on 2/29/2012
  • Robert Shelby

    It was appropriate. They were talking about Amatuers not paid players.
    Caliperi has not run a clean program yet. Why would Kentucky be any different.

    • Mike

      Camby took money from an agent. Rose apperently had a invalid SAT test/score that he took while in high school. Not sure how these indicate that Calapari runs a dirty program. Ignorance is bliss.

      • kameron

        you must not have known… calipari was the coach of camby and rose. those two programs were sanctioned and had to vacate wins because of it. any competent person would conclude that since he ran dirty programs. that is how you indicate he was running dirty programs… because he WAS, in fact, RUNNING DIRTY PROGRAMS. if you would loke to tell me he did not “run dirty programs”, then i would like for you to tell me, who then exactly WAS running those two programs?

  • Big Blue

    ‘Cause Kentucky is awesome, baby! ps- Hey Bob, who got paid?

  • SCBlue

    I keep reading the same regurgitated statements and blind accusations from opposing fans about Calipari. They’re like a bunch of ignorant parrots.

    • kameron

      how are we “blind” when it is clear (not blind) that cal has been successful at two places that have been the ONLY two places to have their FF’s vacated? if you can’t see that, then you are blind (probably by BIG BLUE shaded glasses)

      • BG

        Wow, Kameron. Thanks for the emperical evidence! You really should do more research on a topic before slandering Cal’s name. Sounds like you just hate Coach Cal and love Bobby Knight – who was fired for what? Do you remember?

  • sully

    Cal running a dirty program bc Camby’s mother accepted money from an agent and Rose had a female take his act score for hime before Cal every stepped foot in his high school to recruit him. Thats the same thing as being a manager at lowes and one of your employees takes money out of a register on a day your not at work and bc you were the one that hired the person, your no longer considered a great manager. I am a uk fan and I do acknowledge that he has 2 final fours vacated and that does raise a eye brow, but we also have the best acceptance officer who gets paid more than double to do back ground checks to ensure that those things do not follow him here. Ive got a story for those who label Cal a cheater without knowing the facts. My friends was tried and convicted of rape of a minor and now he is 31 and still has to register as an offender, but what if I told you that he dated the girl from the time he was 16 and she was 15. Everybody that finds out about it looks at him as a bad person, he can not coach his childern in sport, live within 2 miles of a school, and has to put a tag on his car bc he works at a bank close to a high school. Guess I can be like everybody that hates on Cal and calls him a cheat and say how bad of a guy my buddy is, bc that is what everybody first thinks until you get to know the guy and the story. Cal has a family and kids and people just continue to hate on him bc he is a celebrity figure and not a normal human like us. So just keep on believing what the media puts out there, but ask your self what if coach cal was your dad, grandfather, uncle, or brother, would you take a few minutes and do the research before labeling a man that does great things for young men.

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