Your Mt. Rushmore, of the 4 people in college BB you dislike the most. Past or present.

[JDHoss]

Sam Gilbert has to have a spot up there too.

 

[YouKay]

1. Bobby Knight
2. Dean Smith
3. John Higgins
4. Christian Laettner

 

[chroix]

Knight
Crean
Pitino
K

 

[Hypotenoose]

1. Bobby Knight and Mike Krzyzewski, conjoined.
2. Christian Laettner
3. John Higgins
4. John Wooden

 

[irishcat1965]

Pitino
Higgins
Noah
Nolan Richardson

 

[Cat Ballou]

The thing about Knight that particularly irks me is that considering his past history of player abuse and our present culture, I think he'd be vilified and an utter pariah except for one thing - his association with Coach K. I think reporters and other media types give him a huge leash and forgive him a lot of sins solely because of that.

 

[CoachZ77]

Billy Clyde Gillispie
Bobby Knight
Mike Shushefskee
Dan Dakich

Tried to throw in a couple of names I didn't see or missed being mentioned.

 

[JPScott]

Here's a couple lists I put together. I'm sure if I thought of it more I'd change these around a bit:

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Opposing Players
Christian Laettner
Joakim Noah
Grayson Allen
Dahntay Jones

Mount Rushmore of Dislike Opposing Coaches (Recent)
Coach K
Bo Ryan
Kevin Stallings
Bruce Pearl - Deon Thompson incident

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Opposing Coaches (Retired)
Bobby Knight
Digger Phelps
Dean Smith - hypocrite
John Wooden - hypocrite

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Officials (Current)
John Higgins
Roger Ayers
Doug Sirmons
Pat Adams

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Officials (Old School)
Karl Hess
Tim Higgins
Curtis Shaw
Tom Lopes

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Print Media
Curry Kirkpatrick
Pete Thamel
Frank Fitzpatrick
Frank Deford
* Honorable mention to pretty much anyone who works for Boston Globe

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Multimedia
Jeff Goodman
Pat Forde
Dan Dakich
Jay Bilas - sanctimony and sell-out for UNC

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Administrators/Others
Mark Emmert
Bernie Moore - stabbed UK in the back in 50's
Walter Byers
Saul Streit
* Honorable mention to pretty much anyone who worked for NCAA in late 80's

 

[kybassfan]

My most disliked coaches and the recommended pose

Krychitski passed out on the floor sucking thumb.

Ratface spewing snot and spit all over the officials

Coach Kry throwing pens and clip boards on the floor for assistants to fetch.

The Puke coach with Vitale dangling from his ESPN tattooed testicles

 

[DCFseattle]

I'm gonna say Arkansas's bitchass coach whose name escapes me just now, Rick Pitino, Bill Dauterive, and Travis Ford.

 

[Willy4UK]

Michael Porter?

 

[CoachZ77]

Mount Rushmore of Disliked UK Players (While they played)

1. Saul Smith
2. Rob Lock
3. Michael Porter
4. Gimel Martinez

 

[hotelblue]

clappy made a few lists.

 

[CastleRubric]

1. Coach K
2. Bobby Knight
3. Rick Pitino
4. Christian Laettner

Bobby Knight


....that's it

one big f'ing statue of the General so the birds can crap all over his poopy face for eternity

.....I"d spray paint tests on him too....

 

[TyCatPrice14]

I haven't seen Jerry Tipton's name yet. I thought everybody hated him.
My four:
Jerry Tipton
Bobby Knight
Tom Crean
John Higgins

How can you hate Tom Crean?! He single handily embarrassed the Hoosiers beyond and Wildcat fan's dream. I put him on the Mt. Rushmore of "People in college basketball that benefited UK fans".

 

[RDCat07]

So it's not a schtick, Lavar Ball is in your Mt. Rushmore for people you dislike most in college basketball. Wow, guess you aren't quite the UK fan you claim to be.

With all the UK haters there have been in the history of college basketball whether it be players, coaches, analysts, writers, or other media members, Lavar Ball wouldn't sniff my Mt. Rushmore. I can't imagine he would be on any "true" UK fan's list. I assumed you didn't really mean for him to be on your list, that you were just making a joke. But you said "no schtick" here. So I believe you. And you question my fanhood, wow.

for real you're gonna call out someone's fake (as in imaginary) mt rushmore of college bb of hate and then get crappy then that person calls you back out. way to try and turn a fun little thread into a flame war debbie downer.

 

[uky8unc5]

1) Satan Laettner +
2) Bobby Bully Knight have to be on everyone's list

3) Ernie Grunfield +
4) Ray Mears for the Old School in me

 

[morgousky]

1. Coach K - he's fake and hasn't earned half of his hardware. Given by the ncaa. How could anyone like the guy.

2. Bruce Pearl

3. Roy Williams

4. Billy Donovan

 

[Kycatspaws]

hmnnnnn....

 

[BoxterS]

for real you're gonna call out someone's fake (as in imaginary) mt rushmore of college bb of hate and then get crappy then that person calls you back out. way to try and turn a fun little thread into a flame war debbie downer.

For real dawg, thats what's up yo, who got snaps on the petro?

 

[Blueaz]

 

[Blueaz]

Here's a couple lists I put together. I'm sure if I thought of it more I'd change these around a bit:

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Opposing Players
Christian Laettner
Joakim Noah
Grayson Allen
Dahntay Jones

Mount Rushmore of Dislike Opposing Coaches (Recent)
Coach K
Bo Ryan
Kevin Stallings
Bruce Pearl - Deon Thompson incident

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Opposing Coaches (Retired)
Bobby Knight
Digger Phelps
Dean Smith - hypocrite
John Wooden - hypocrite

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Officials (Current)
John Higgins
Roger Ayers
Doug Sirmons
Pat Adams

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Officials (Old School)
Karl Hess
Tim Higgins
Curtis Shaw
Tom Lopes

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Print Media
Curry Kirkpatrick
Pete Thamel
Frank Fitzpatrick
Frank Deford
* Honorable mention to pretty much anyone who works for Boston Globe

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Multimedia
Jeff Goodman
Pat Forde
Dan Dakich
Jay Bilas - sanctimony and sell-out for UNC

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Administrators/Others
Mark Emmert
Bernie Moore - stabbed UK in the back in 50's
Walter Byers
Saul Streit
* Honorable mention to pretty much anyone who worked for NCAA in late 80's

showoff...

 

[TeoJ]

Booby night
K
Ray Mears
Denny Crumb

 

[Ripcord65]

Knight
Pitino
Knight
Pitino
. . .
ad infinitum

Anybody else is way down the spectrum.

 

[crawfords corner]

1) coach K
2) Coach K
3) Coach k
4) coach k

He gets all this praise because he wins games, yet, his behavior suggests he should get the opposite. Outside of what he said in 92 I haven't had much respect for him. He has gotten away with way too much.

 

[UpstateNYCat]

Here's a couple lists I put together. I'm sure if I thought of it more I'd change these around a bit

Mount Rushmore of Disliked Opposing Coaches (Retired)
Bobby Knight
Digger Phelps
Dean Smith - hypocrite
John Wooden - hypocrite

This right here.

HM: Boeheim, JThompson, Richardson, Calhoun

Players:
Ernie & Bernie - They share a spot
Kenny Higgs - Nasty, dirty ass player
Chris Webber - faux tough guy, sucks as an analyst as well.
Kelly Tripucka - One ugly mofo.

 

[Ocornett]

So it's not a schtick, Lavar Ball is in your Mt. Rushmore for people you dislike most in college basketball. Wow, guess you aren't quite the UK fan you claim to be.

With all the UK haters there have been in the history of college basketball whether it be players, coaches, analysts, writers, or other media members, Lavar Ball wouldn't sniff my Mt. Rushmore. I can't imagine he would be on any "true" UK fan's list. I assumed you didn't really mean for him to be on your list, that you were just making a joke. But you said "no schtick" here. So I believe you. And you question my fanhood, wow.

Did you really run to the mods and tell on Frankunderwood????

 

[Ocornett]

Tom and Jerry
Honey Boo Boo
Rick Petertino
Roy Dickasmuch
Bobby Stupidasshole
Coach Ratfacebutt
IndianasuckmorethanU

 

[Kentuckee]

This includes players, coaches, ADs' and people in the media as well.... It's August & things are slow, so why not a Mt. Rushmore thread

My 4 would be

1. Bobby Knight
2. Pat Forde
3. Tom Jurich
4. Mark Emmert

1. Bob Knight
2. Bob Huggins
3. John Thompson
4. Wimp Sanderson

 

[EvilMD]

Higgins four times

 

[Me and Rex]

Jim Calhoun
Ali Faroukmanesh
Gerry McNamara
Chris Wilcox

 

[UKrazycat2]

Even his jersey calls him a dick. Too bad they didn't spell it right.

 

[UKrazycat2]

hmnnnnn....

Excellent.

 

[ram1955]

No one listed Billy Packer???? The most biased, anti-Ky announcer of all???

 

[KopiKat]

If I were to respond seriously to this question these would be my four:

1. Dean Smith
2. Sam Gilbert
3. Dana Kirk
4. Roy Williams
honorable mention = Calhoun

 

[stereonut]

Pitino gets all 4 spots, plus the fifth spot in case of additions in the future.