What's up, Knight?

[OrangeXtreme]

When Bob Knight took a job with ESPN as a college basketball analyst in 2008, the career shift reminded one of the Groucho Marx line about not wanting to belong to any club that would have him as a member. The Hall of Fame basketball coach joined the same group of people he once described as "one or two steps above prostitution." He became one of the "damn people from television" he famously critiqued.

On Thursday night, his run as a one of the "damn people from television"—at least as far as a being a damn person from ESPN—is officially over. SI.com has learned ESPN will not renew its contract with Knight. His last broadcast for the network will be Thursday night's NIT's championship between Stanford and Miami, which tips at 8 p.m. ET.

When contacted by SI.com on Thursday afternoon, ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys declined comment...

Source: ESPN will not renew contract of college hoops analyst Bob Knight (SI)

 

[CuseFaninVT]

He's really difficult to listen to lately. I remember when he started his observations were just awesome. He saw things I never saw and crystallized them easily in terms that worked. He's lost that. I'm wondering if his brain is slowing down or worse. Better for him to fade away then to have a really obvious breakdown further.

 

[HoustonCuse]

Why have they never paired him with Bill Walton. It would provide enough material to keep the internet busy for decades. Real missed opportunity.