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When Bob Knight was the coach at Indiana and, later, at Texas Tech, he emphasized team defense above all else. Team defense. It would win you games, and it would lose you games, and if you didn't get it right you had no place in Bob Knight's universe. Literally. He would expunge you from the universe. The logistics behind this were mind-boggling.

So one would assume his son, Pat Knight -- to whom Bob turned over his Texas Tech program last year -- would carry those same tenets. Growing up in Knight's household, playing for him, being around his teams ... it would be impossible not to coach like your father. But for at least one night, the younger Knight said eff it. His team gave up 115 points to East Central ... and scored 167. 167. In a 40-minute basketball game. This really happened.

It's by far the highest number of points scored in Texas Tech history, and also many more than Knight ever scored in his tenure at Texas Tech. The Red Raiders had -- get this -- 10 different players score in double figures. They shot .59 percent from the field and .52 percent from three. And they made my head hurt by just looking at their box score.

And we thought Mike Leach was the only quirky offensive genius in Lubbock. Maybe Pat Knight is the regal one after all.

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  1. Munaf C
    1. Posted by Munaf C Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:30 pm EDT

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    first and wow!!!!!
  2. Disappointed
    2. Posted by Disappointed Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:46 pm EDT

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    "But for at least one night, the younger Knight said eff it." eff it. "This really happened."
    Where did you study journalism?
    Terrible.
  3. TimT
    3. Posted by TimT Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:10 pm EDT

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    Good for them.
  4. Theo W
    4. Posted by Theo W Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:52 pm EDT

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    I hope Oklahoma beats the living hell out of them.
  5. Kat n Ryan sDad
    5. Posted by Kat'n'Ryan'sDad Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:10 pm EDT

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    darnit!
  6. jaroms2001
    6. Posted by jaroms2001 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:28 pm EDT

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    That's a lotta pts
  7. Robert
    7. Posted by Robert Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:42 pm EDT

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    Big XII south going big! Watch out Texas!
  8. Mr.Buzz
    8. Posted by Mr.Buzz Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:44 pm EDT

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    First..................Go Sooners!!!!
  9. Antonio Montana
    9. Posted by Antonio Montana Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:14 pm EDT

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    What football team has ever scored a hundred points? It's not uncommon for basketball teams to reach 100, but in football it never happens. Whoever wrote this title (Texas Tech scores 167 points, and I don't mean the football team) probably is very unfamiliar with sports in general.
  10. Charles H
    10. Posted by Charles H Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:31 pm EDT

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    nuts
  11. Greg W
    11. Posted by Greg W Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:20 pm EDT

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    Wow! I thought this same thing when I saw this score this morning. What a score! Let's see if they can keep it up throughout the rest of the season.
  12. Mike O
    12. Posted by Mike O Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:27 pm EDT

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    "and I don't mean the football team" ? What does that mean? The basketball team should always outscore the football team.
  13. dsmbuzz
    13. Posted by dsmbuzz Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:23 pm EDT

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    Dang thats a lot of points!!!
  14. Benny
    14. Posted by Benny Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:05 pm EDT

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    Dude, that's a lot of points! Wished I would have seen it.
  15. doug
    15. Posted by doug Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:40 pm EDT

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    need to correct the shooting percentages: .59% and .52% are not very good whereas 59% and 52% are very good. A period in the wrong place changes the story a bunch
  16. Nick C
    16. Posted by Nick C Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:25 pm EDT

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    Muskegon big reds
  17. zapp
    17. Posted by zapp Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:53 pm EDT

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    no refs huh
  18. mudvayne_bonesaw
    18. Posted by mudvayne_bonesaw Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:30 pm EDT

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    Crazy
  19. Kimberly W
    19. Posted by Kimberly W Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    okie doesnt have a chance!
  20. Theo W
    20. Posted by Theo W Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:52 pm EDT

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    [profane] Tceh. If you ever travel to the University, be sure to wear a condom. Even if you don't get any, just stay protected anyways.

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