Everybody familiar, even slightly, with the former basketball coach at indiana u. Granted unprecedented access to legendary coach bob knight and the indiana hoosiers during the 198586 season, john feinstein saw and heard it allpractices, team meetings. Season on the brink is his debut novel, and inspired by true events. A season on the brink bobby knight likes to scream. A season on the brink book by john feinstein thriftbooks. Remarkable for the breadth and depth of access bob knight granted to a journalist and remarkable for the behind the scenes look at, despite his profanity, bullyness and mercurial mood swings, one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time. We cant beat a single team on our schedule, not one. With virtually unlimited access to bob knight and the indiana hoosiers basketball team, feinstein chronicled the 198586 season, his lovehate relationship with knight, and the trials of working through a rebuilding year with an insane coach. A year with bob knight and the indiana hoosiers by john feinstein is a remarkable book. This anniversary edition features an updated package and a new introduction by feinstein. Feinstein saw and heard it all practices, team meetings, strategy sessions, and midgame huddles during knights. Granted almost unprecedented access to the indiana university basketball program, as well as insights into knights private life, the book spawned a new genre, as a legion of imitators wrote works covering a single. John feinstein lot of 3 basketball books season brink, grassroots, walt fraz. The movie chronicles indianas 198586 season, when knight granted feinstein unprecedented access to the team and its practices, meetings, and huddles.
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