In his superb piece on Mike Krzyzewski for ESPN, Wright Thompson touches on one of the enduring mysteries of the Coach K era and that’s the relationship between Krzyzewski and a central figure in his life, Bob Knight. NSFW disclaimer: we aren’t blanking out f-bombs today.
The basic question about Knight is simple: why has he consistently ruined his life by being an unbelievable jerk?
He’s done it with nearly everyone he's not related to. Dan Dakich, no day at the beach himself, has cut ties with his old coach. Mike Davis, who took the Indiana job after Knight was fired, was greeted with a wall of hostility.