ab3@stat-l (Rsk the Wombat) (04/04/84)
Just heard this morning that all 74 invitations-to-try-out for
the 1984 US Olympic basketball team were sent out, and no Purdue players
were invited...never mind how many other knowledgeable people picked them
for All-Big Ten honors and so on...
Once again Bobby Knight has demonstrated the capriciousness and
low cunning which has become his trademark.
I'm going to root for the Russians, the French, the Koreans, and
anyone else who can put a basketball team up against the US.
EAT FLAMING DEATH, BLOATED IMPERIALIST FASCIST HOOSIER!!
--
"I am not now, nor have I ever been, a DP professional."
Rsk the Wombat
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{ arizona, cornell, eagle, hplabs, ittvax lanl-a, ncrday } !purdue!rsksims@hou2b.UUCP (J.SIMESTER) (04/05/84)
Bobby Knight may not be one of my all-time favorite people, but
it's not really fair to lay the blame for the lack of Boilermakers
(or any other players) on the Olympic trial team entirely at his
feet. Yes, he is the head coach - but there was a committee to make
the selections, so Knight wasn't the only one doing the picking.
BTW, despite whatever complaints anyone (myself included) may have
about Bobby, he IS a damn good basketball coach - and I expect the
Olympic team to do well under his direction.
--
Jim
..!houxm!hou2b!simstischler@ihuxv.UUCP (Mark D. Tischler) (04/05/84)
Face it, Rsk the Wombat:
1. No one on Pudoo was good enough to make the Olympic team.
2. Bobby Knight isn't the only one choosing players; your players were
snubbed by several people.
3. I wouldn't expect anything else from Pudoo people other than pulling for the
Russians.
Markmth@drufl.UUCP (Hamilton) (04/06/84)
I'm glad you and I are rooting on opposite sides. While you're at it, why don't you move to Russia. Once again, Bobby Knight has shown that West Lafayette is the furthest spot on earth from basketball. Mark Hamilton Denver, CO
reza@ihuxb.UUCP (H. Reza Taheri) (04/09/84)
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Bobby Knight is the US head coach, true. But officially, he does
not select the players invited to the try-outs. The nation is divided
into four regions (I think the same regions as the NCAA tournament).
In each region a coach is selected (by Bobby Knight ?) to invite the
players of that region to the try-outs. Knight then selects 12 men
from this group and they will play in the Olympics.
Of course this does not mean that Knight has no say over who gets
invited to the try-outs. What if the guy in the Mid East refused to
invite Ewing (although that would be improbable as the Georgetown coach
selects the players of that region)?
H. Reza Taheri
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