My practices were not set up to be easy or enjoyed.

The goal is to make practice more difficult, physically/mentally, than anything your players will face during a game.

Defense is all about helping. No one can guard a good dribbler, You have to walk kids through how to help and then how to help the helper

Perform drills that force your players to think

Offense is not equal opportunity

Offense at Indiana is not equal opportunity. Those players who shoot best are going to shoot most. It is important that every player know his offensive limitations. It is also important that a player know who the best shooter is on the team. When a passer has the option of passing to two players, I expect him to get the ball to the best shooter. I continually stop practice and ask players who the best shooter is and I expect them to know. It is important that you get the ball to your best shooter.

The single most important aspect of coaching is running effective practices

I think that to stop an offense, you must go to the heart of that offense. If it is a particular move, a screen, the break, an outstanding scorer, whatever it is that they like to do and rely on, you have to work in your plans on taking that completely or as much as possible away from them.

Son, my name isn't Knight to you, it's Coach Knight or it's Mr. Knight. I don't call people by their last name and neither should you.