Former Indiana and Texas Tech Coach Bobby Knight once again sticks his foot in his mouth.  His buddy Dick Vitale continues to defend him but Knight proves us proof the microphone is not his friend.  Most former coaches and players have been unable to transcend into the role of analyst smoothly.  So it is with the former Indiana coach, this latest incident didn't occur during a game however.  All are aware of the the one n done player, enrolled for their freshman year and then off to the NBA.  During a recent speaking engagement Knight took the opportunity to criticize John Calipari and last seasons Kentucky team.  Knight claimed the players ceased attending spring classes to prepare for the draft.  The problem Knight incorrectly stated the issue, Daniel Orton was the only player who actually withdrew from school.  The others (including John Wall) completed their spring classes prior to the draft, Patrick Patterson graduated in three years.  Wall claimed he finished his freshman year with a 3.5 GPA.  It's clear Knight doesn't like Calipari and Kentucky and that's okay, the problem he makes up stories because he has an issue with the person and school.  Knight was to issue an apology a day later, interesting.   

Until NBA owners open their books I doubt the authenticity of the story, the NBA claims 22 teams lost $300 million.  Do we truly believe a league could survive where only eight teams are profitable?  I certainly don't pretend to have any accounting expertise however there is no mention of the television revenue.  Get this ABC/ESPN paid NBA teams $2.4 billion from 2002-2008, the TNT portion of the contract for the same period $2.2 billion.  In addition nobody in the NBA offices mentions the appreciation of any of these teams.  Sales within the past two years of the Warriors, Wizards and Pistons prove compelling, each former owner received far more dollars than they paid for the franchise.  Give me a break Commissioner Stern, I can believe in a number of things the revenue story let's just say I'm a little skeptical. 

The latest photos indicate construction is progressing on the Nets new home, the Barclays Center.  The Nets Brooklyn home is scheduled to open in mid-summer 2012.  It will be interesting to see how New Yorkers take to this "new" team.  The vast majority of New Yorkers are said to be Knick fans (even Brooklyn born Spike Lee), few venture to New Jersey to Nets games.  I have no method of validating this story but was told in the heart of New York City (with the exception of the NBA Store) you could locate little if any Nets apparel.  In addition public transportation between New York and New Jersey is said to be extremely difficult.  Will New Yorkers retain their allegiance to the Knicks given the opportunity to embrace another team inside a borough?  The Nets must be competitive of course, on second thought maybe not.  Other than this year when is the last year the Knicks were able to compete?   

There might be questions by cynics on the success of Laker center Andrew Bynum.  Those questions don't exist off the court, this 7-0 285 pound center is an interesting contrast to most.  This gentle giant loves to tinker with stuff, among other pursuits he's built five computers.  I said built, he didn't walk into Best Buy and purchase a computer from a sales associate.  He could have majored in any number of engineering programs if he had chosen college over the NBA.  At the same time on the basketball court he's been a blank slate, from high school he had very little skills to warrant being a first round draft choice.  Thanks to scout Ronnie Lester's sharp eye and Kareem Abdul Jabbar's tutoring he's become a force.  The only negative so far has been nagging injuries which have slowed his progress.  Anybody remember Michael (Candyman) Olowokandi drafted by the Clippers in '99?  Abdul Jabbar worked for the Clippers at that time and was given the task to work with Olowokandi.  After a period of time Olowokandi decided there was nothing else Abdul Jabbar could teach him and basically informed him.  We might ask the question where is Olowokandi now?  Unlike Olowokandi Bynum was eager and willing to learn from the legend.  We really don't know where Olowokandi is now, one thing we know for sure he's not in the NBA.  He left the association after a rather unspectacular 8-year career.   

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? Satchel Paige