Chris Beard spent 10 years coaching at Texas Tech under Bob Knight and his son Pat Knight, often citing the influence of the two men as his keys to success.

ball mind. He knew how to coach the game.

Which is beyond reproach. He’s Top 3 of all time however you slice it.

But he was also an asshole. An incredible bleeding asshole. Not only that, but his coaching chops had clearly diminished when he got to Tech.

matter but the majority of
his players loved him and
so did his mama.

But everyone else thought he was an asshole.

I suspect many of his players had stockholm syndrome.

at Texas Tech. That’s my only point.