Editing Bob Knight (section)

==Coaching philosophy==
Knight was an innovator of the [[motion offense]], which he perfected and popularized.<ref name="walker">{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Jeff|title=Knight Developed Motion Offense Through Research, And He's Always Adapting|url=http://www.knight880.com/special/stories/motion.shtml|access-date=April 26, 2012|newspaper=AVALANCHE-JOURNAL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127225035/http://www.knight880.com/special/stories/motion.shtml|archive-date=January 27, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The system emphasizes post players setting [[screen (basketball)|screens]] and perimeter players passing the ball until a teammate becomes open for an uncontested [[Jump shot (basketball)|jump shot]] or [[lay-up]]. This required players to be unselfish, disciplined, and effective in setting and using screens to get open.

Knight's motion offense did not take shape until he began coaching at Indiana. Prior to that, at Army, he ran a "reverse action" offense that involved reversing the ball from one side of the floor to the other and screening along with it.<ref name="walker"/> According to Knight, it was a "West Coast offense" that [[Pete Newell]] used exclusively during his coaching career.<ref name=davis_11012023>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Seth |date=November 1, 2023 |title=Legendary coach Bob Knight dies at 83 |url=https://theathletic.com/5022341/2023/11/01/bob-knight-death-indiana/ |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref> After being exposed to the [[Princeton offense]], Knight instilled more cutting with the offense he employed, which evolved into the motion offense that he ran for most of his career.<ref name="walker"/> Knight continued to develop the offense, instituting different cuts over the years and putting his players in different scenarios.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marot |first=Michael |date=November 2, 2023 |title=Innovative motion offense a trademark of Bob Knight's legacy |url=https://www.valleycentral.com/sports/ap-innovative-motion-offense-a-trademark-of-knight-legacy/ |access-date=November 3, 2023 |publisher=[[KVEO-TV]] |agency=Associated Press |language=en-US}}</ref>

Knight was well known for the extreme preparation he put into each game and practice. He was often quoted as saying, "Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win."<ref>{{cite news|last=Kasakove|first=Evan|title=The legacy of Bob Knight |url=http://www.muhlenbergweekly.com/the-legacy-of-bob-knight-1.2498342 |access-date=April 27, 2012|newspaper=The Muhlenberg Weekly|date=April 13, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110104058/http://www.muhlenbergweekly.com/the-legacy-of-bob-knight-1.2498342 |archive-date=November 10, 2012}}</ref> Often during practice, Knight would instruct his players to a certain spot on the floor and give them options of what to do based on how the defense might react.<ref name="walker"/> In contrast to set plays, Knight's offense was designed to react according to the defense.<ref name="walker"/>

The [[Three-point field goal|three-point shot]] was adopted by the NCAA in 1986, which was midway through Knight's coaching career. Although he opposed the rule change throughout his life, it did complement his offense well by improving the spacing on the floor.<ref name="walker"/> He sardonically said at the time that he supported institution of the three-point shot because if a team's offense was functioning efficiently enough to get a layup, the team should be rewarded with three points for that basket. Knight's offense also emphasized a two-count.<ref name="walker"/> Players in the post are expected to try to post in the paint for two seconds and if they do not receive the ball they go set a screen. Players with the ball are expected to hold the ball for two seconds to see where they are going to take it. Screens are supposed to be held for two seconds, as well.<ref name="walker"/>

On defense Knight was known for emphasizing tenacious "man-to-man" defense where defenders contest every pass and every shot, and help teammates when needed. However, Knight also incorporated a [[zone defense]] periodically after eschewing it for the first two decades of his coaching career.<ref name="Tribute">{{cite web |url=http://www.knight880.com/special/stories/quotes.shtml |title=Tribute to Coach Bob Knight present by the ''Lubbock-Avalanche-Journal'' |publisher=Knight 880 |access-date=October 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617034239/http://www.knight880.com/special/stories/quotes.shtml |archive-date=June 17, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Knight's coaching also included a firm emphasis on academics. All but four of his four-year players completed their degrees, or nearly 98 percent. Nearly 80 percent of his players graduated; this figure was much higher than the national average of 42 percent for Division 1 schools.<ref>{{cite news|last=Suellentrop|first=Chris|title=Bob Knight|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/assessment/2002/03/bob_knight.html|access-date=April 26, 2012|newspaper=Slate|date=March 15, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425102949/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/assessment/2002/03/bob_knight.html|archive-date=April 25, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>