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“With Coach (Jim) Calhoun, I knew that he cared about me as a person, not just as a basketball player,” Knight said (per the Hartford Courant).
“Even though he would yell, I always knew where I stood with him. Maybe I knew Coach Calhoun better. Maybe that’s why (coach Pitino yelling at his players) doesn’t bother the Kentucky guys so much. He yells at them, and they’re fine the next day.”
“It’s a fine line between motivation and insult,” he added. “It’s a very fine line.”
The former Husky wanted out, and got his wish in January 1999, traded back to Los Angeles for Battie on this date; he would average 6.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as a Celtic.