UCLA head coach Steve Alford sits down with Seth Davis to discuss Indiana high school basketball, playing for Bob Knight, and following the legacy of John Wooden.
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@Romans219 Жыл бұрын
I'm grateful to be from Terre Haute, Indiana and Bobby Knight will always be my favorite basketball coach.
@donkotouc83775 жыл бұрын
Steve has always been a class act, and a great representative of both the state and his university...
@krisgriffin80182 жыл бұрын
When I saw him play high school ball, he struck me as being a whiny baby.😫
@DannyNoonan74 Жыл бұрын
If I was Steve, I would put the pressure on Michael Jordan to pay up on that bet! What a legend. My son had a competition in the New Castle Fieldhouse last year. I saw Steve Alford’s picture on the wall of fame. I had goosebumps being in that gym! What a treasure of Indiana high school basketball history!!!
@Thats_a_cold_shot Жыл бұрын
But Steve said MJs shoe line has struggled. MJ may not have the money.
@overratedgm571310 ай бұрын
MJ doesn't pay up when he loses a bet. That's just the kind of person he is.
@shawnbeck23034 жыл бұрын
Greatest Indiana basketball player ever. Steve Alford is a class Act! Great Memories Steve. It was fun watching uou play. Thanks, Steve. Shawn
@ChosenWon4 жыл бұрын
Scott Skiles was better.
@philm73324 жыл бұрын
Rick Mount?
@bogee4u4 жыл бұрын
JImmy Rayl
@gambler4474 жыл бұрын
calbert cheaney
@micahelbartee14114 жыл бұрын
You forget bird was on the team for a week
@jerrodp98675 жыл бұрын
Steve wasn't as hyped as Damon but should have been. My older brother played against Steve and he is a legend. I love his respect for Coach Knight.
@survivrs5 жыл бұрын
Jerrod, I don't think it was respect, it was FEAR!!!
@gregoryphillips39693 жыл бұрын
Steve Alford was better than Damon Bailey during his college career at Indiana University.
@ronaldressler34183 жыл бұрын
knight is the biggest asshole and the worst to the media. He is a prick and a mean bitch
@gregoryphillips39693 жыл бұрын
@@ronaldressler3418 That's why when one of his former players Landon Turner was crippled for life in a car accident he raised 500,000 dollars at the time to build a wheelchair accessible home for Turner. And he put 60,000 dollars of his own money into this effort. This waa widely reported on ABC news at the time. What's so true is that so many other coaches who are seen as nicer people wouldn't have lifted a finger to help Landon Turner, let alone do what Knight did. There are so many things that he has done for former players of his. When people the caliber of a Quinn Buckner, Steve Alford, Scott May, and Archie Griffin stand by Knight to this day that's good enough for me.
@davidcurtis53984 жыл бұрын
Steve was my Mom and Dad's paper boy when he was in New Castle. I graduated from college and went back to New Castle s a referee an worked one of his Dad's teams games.
@speakingtruths42154 жыл бұрын
David Curtis Who cares?
@jimrichards17983 жыл бұрын
That’s a cool story. Reminds of my oldest brother who once officiated one of our cousin’s high school games. Years later my brother told him the other official that night was Don Haskins.
@brendawiles6474 жыл бұрын
I love this man!
@ronaldressler34183 жыл бұрын
Dont know how he put up with Knights crap
@budmeyer1949 Жыл бұрын
Remember the tournaments back in the 50s. Time of the movie Hoosiers. My high school got to the finals 4 times then. Never won it till 73. Was great. Won again in 2016. Wasn't just same with class ball. Yes, it got ruined. Hardly anyone follows it now
@frankzito16604 жыл бұрын
What a great guy
@robertdudley33982 жыл бұрын
Steve Alford and Chris Mullin ( St. Johns) was the BEST outside shooters in the mid 80's. in college NCAA div 1.
@deere33214 жыл бұрын
I'm 67 and have lived in Indiana all my life. Hoosier hysteria hasn't existed since class basketball started. Sad.
@mjr43144 жыл бұрын
Spot on. Get rid of DST and classes for basketball.
@steveoconnor70694 жыл бұрын
Class basketball killed Hoosier Hysteria. High School BB has never been the same.
@tomsanders25334 жыл бұрын
So so true
@gerrygoodman61363 жыл бұрын
@@tomsanders2533 I am 75 and wished I lived in Indiana all my life. Best place on earth. Best people. Etc.
@scmrjim3 жыл бұрын
True.
@douglascarlson90063 жыл бұрын
Alford's numbers in H.S. were ridiculous for a guard back then ... 36 PPG, 94% FT, 60% FG ...
@JMan-243 жыл бұрын
And that is when there was no 3 point line.
@danapplegate30374 жыл бұрын
How many NCAA championships has Indiana had since Alford and Knight!!!
@MichaelSmith-ff9il4 жыл бұрын
How many have you had asshole?
@Bascomblodge7 жыл бұрын
Alford had the highest shooting % on that Olympic team I believe.
@originnone6 жыл бұрын
and kept the bench warm for a season or two in the nba
@toddrunyon3 жыл бұрын
@@originnone Did you do better in the NBA?
@scottporter40356 жыл бұрын
Steve Alford was my favorite basketball player. Watched him miss a 1 and 1 in the wig wam. funny it does not even have games anymore.
@mikew34943 жыл бұрын
Anderson... ♥️
@JMan-243 жыл бұрын
Ohhhh. Those war drums!!! What a hostile environment. Awesome.
@trentcooper6383 жыл бұрын
Yeah I lived in Marion went to school with blackman, edwards, jones.
@JMan-243 жыл бұрын
‘83 Marion at New Castle. James Blackmon and Alford scored 90 points. New Castle won but Marion went on to the Final 4. New Castle was upset in Semi State and didn’t make it. There was a sign at Market Square: Blackmon is here, Where’s Alford?
@topaze2214 жыл бұрын
Dude thanks. He's awesome.
@robbwolf33094 жыл бұрын
Alford is coaching UNR and so happy to have him..
@aaronhawkins6977 Жыл бұрын
I’m so elated that he is a coach here now. I’m from Indiana and I graduated from UNR AWESOME GO PACK
@stockvaluedotcom2 жыл бұрын
My mother attended high school at South Bend Central when John Wooden was the basketball coach. He also coached football and track. Oddly enough her yearbook from the the late 30's shows his pic as the football and track coach but not basketball. I guess he missed that picture day.
@moochercat2 жыл бұрын
My dad, who also went SB Central, was a kid when Wooden was there and one day was hanging out watching the baseball team practice and Wooden gave him a cracked bat. Wooden must've coached the baseball team, too, at one point.
@stockvaluedotcom2 жыл бұрын
@@moochercat He probably at least assistant coached every team. I hope the bat is still in the family.
@jefffarmer57852 жыл бұрын
Steve Alford was one TUFF point guard... I'm surprised he is as humble as he is-!!!?? 🤔😁👍✌
@robertdudley33982 жыл бұрын
Bobby Knight was great coach in 70's 80's, but in 1986-1987 finals championship game still kills us at Syracuse U. with the KEITH SMART shoot at the BUZZER. Steve Alford shooting guard was on that INDIANA TEAM. great game that went down to the wire.
@juliechase20472 жыл бұрын
Three point shots kept Indiana in the game! RC
@silverstar4289 Жыл бұрын
Bloomington gave you a great player a couple years later.
@batjdgman7 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing this, still hope one day he will take over at iu.
@petediamond27215 жыл бұрын
I thought he was a good fit when he coached at Iowa wasn't much appreciated here though,went to New Mexico won more games in his second year there then the new coach at Iowa won in the three years he was here before he was fired. don't know what happened at UCLA that he got fired but I think he will do well at Nevada... won a gold medal and as starter on the Olympic team in 84 as a College freshman no less and was the best player on the team that brought Bobby Knight his last NCAA title in 1987 he was born to be a basketball coach, A class act all the way!
@Hawkeye515D4 жыл бұрын
I am 1 of the biggest Hawkeye basketball fan there is. Some of my friends played for him so I don't want to say too many bad things but you must not be very close to Iowa basketball. The way he handled the Pierre Pierce stuff was horrible. I don't know if any of the stories about his entitlement are true but there is a lot of them.
@murph1657 жыл бұрын
When they show the ultra close-up of Alford's face from the side, it's very uncomfortable. Even hard to watch. Who directed this interview? The camera work is awful. I don't need to see a super in-close shot of his ear as he's talking.
@JK-br1mu3 жыл бұрын
you need to see his lips move
@fml59107 жыл бұрын
Steve Alford,sounds like a good, classy guy.
@ronaldressler34183 жыл бұрын
Better than bobby the bitch
@TheTrojangrant Жыл бұрын
He is FM L. They moved to New Castle in 1972 two houses from us and they were our family friends ever since. I also played for his dad Sam at New Castle Chrysler H.S. He and his family are among the best people you would ever want to meet or be acquaintances with. Don't believe any of this nonsense of anyone who bad mouths him.
@MyfixerupperOrg7 жыл бұрын
Steve Alford, classy guy.
@agreeneish3 жыл бұрын
In '84 the Soviets and Eastern Block countries boycotted LA ..
@GozarianGozar2 жыл бұрын
84 USA vs USSR was the best game that never happened.
@jasonkeith93175 жыл бұрын
Steve doesn't age!!!
@dannyd15724 жыл бұрын
They hated him here (Iowa). He had big shoes to fill after Tom Davis leaving. I thought he was a decent coach.
@w9gb4 жыл бұрын
Yes, Alford was not a great recruiter ... had trouble with players (off-court trouble) and administration/staff. Alford’s departure occurred shortly after a player altercations (Des Moines area). - Tom Davis was forced out of coaching job by politicians and some alumni. Ironically, he revived Drake’s BB program before his son assumed that coaching job. == George Raveling assumed coaching job, after Lute Olsen left for Arizona (1982). Tough job, first African American BB coach for Iowa. C. Vivian Stringer became women’s BB coach in 1983 (now at Rutgers). Bob Knight and George Raveling were good friends (coached together with 1980s USA teams) Raveling was an outstanding recruiter ... B.J. Armstrong, Kevin Gamble, Roy Marble (Tom Davis inherited that Elite Eight team) Raveling left for USC in mid-1980s , the L.A. vehicle accident ended his coaching career.
@brianshelton35574 жыл бұрын
who is Tom Davis?
@dannyd15724 жыл бұрын
@@brianshelton3557 Famous Iowa basketball coach.
@brianshelton35574 жыл бұрын
@@dannyd1572 big shoes?
@MoveInSilence238 жыл бұрын
America needs more men like Bob Knight.
@BamaTopDawg8 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt.
@shonc83386 жыл бұрын
I agree. If I had a son I would want him to have a coach like Bobby knight
@klcoteaz866 жыл бұрын
Bob knight is a pussy simple
@karmicobsession16365 жыл бұрын
Ron Stokes men like him left to do whatever they want are dangerous
@Crunchysopa525 жыл бұрын
a stubborn shortfuse that lacked self control, physically + mentally, and treated plenty ppl with no respect or decency? sure he knew X & Os, but nah we don't need more of that.
@luisrodriguez-mb7cc Жыл бұрын
Basketball in Indiana is what is football for Texas, Baseball for Illinois or Missouri, or Ice Hockey and Lacrosse for Michican , more that just a sport, a religion
@bh56063 жыл бұрын
Journalists always want to trash Knight.
@jakemf13 жыл бұрын
Or show the truth!
@ronaldressler34183 жыл бұрын
They should he trashed them you idiot
@JMan-243 жыл бұрын
@@jakemf1 A lot of both.
@orvillekronz18253 жыл бұрын
the very best player to come out of indiana high school was oscar robinson in the mid 59's. he was one of the top 50 players of the NBA of all time. cool
@kevinstaggs50483 жыл бұрын
Robertson...the Big O
@Bascomblodge6 жыл бұрын
Seth Davis had/has no idea. He came with an agenda against Knight but had no idea of the depth of Coach Knights genius, ability and work. Davis: all he was thinking about was style. Coach Knight had no car salesmen recruiting for him.
@originnone6 жыл бұрын
Yeah....the genius who grabbed players throats, harassed women, and threw chairs toward opposing players who were shooting foul shots...pure genius!
@daddyfamlittle62625 жыл бұрын
Genius?? Smh......no
@ledzeppelin56475 жыл бұрын
@@originnone Wimp ass!
@sfrank8687 Жыл бұрын
@@originnone I can tell you know nothing about basketball
@jimalford63593 жыл бұрын
Hey Steve Jim Alford here. From Cincinnati. A lot of older basketball fans or ask if you and I are related? Hi of course say we are not. I would love to start lying to them with your permission to say: yes we are! I’m 57 years old. Jim 🤥
@vanmoody7 жыл бұрын
Good grief Seth. He was a starter on the Olympic team and you just said he was, "on the team".
@Poncho71006 жыл бұрын
Van PastorMan IKR anyone knows that he Steve Alford played on that Olympic Team and Seth Davis is supposed to be a college basketball mind.
@PerryCuda6 жыл бұрын
Put down the crack pipe. Starting 5 was: Michael Jordan Alvin Robertson Vernon Fleming Sam Perkins Patrick Ewing
@orvillekronz18253 жыл бұрын
i was at munce central between 1959 thru 1961. we were much better than new castle at that time. in 1960 we did not lose a single game till the final game of the year and got beat bad in the final game and lost by about 16 or 18 points. so after a great year winning all our games by at least 18 points, we went out on a sad note losing only that one game. ron bonham was mr basketball of 1960 and had a bad game that game. with dif starters in 1961 we only lost 3 games total. losing by a score of 62 to 59, only 3 points to the VANARAROLS TWINS. the went on to to start all of the tim at IU. then both had long years playing in the NBA.
@mrshhh78415 жыл бұрын
Steve Alford looks fucking amazing. Watching his son jumping out of the gym and running like a deer with superior athleticism over Steve ,yet no where near the court general his old man was .
@rosrebel3 жыл бұрын
What ...the interviewer didn’t realize he was an Olympian in 84 ...huh ..?
@larrythomas65435 жыл бұрын
another bet MJ will not pay!!!!
@garymorgan37423 жыл бұрын
Muncie Central owned New Castle in the 50s and 60s, and the Muncie Field House was the largest gym in Indiana until New Castle one-upped us.
@pacldawson3 жыл бұрын
I thought the Wigwam was bigger than Muncie Central's gym.
@garymorgan37423 жыл бұрын
@@pacldawson Not while I was in school.
@JMan-243 жыл бұрын
The NCC was murderers row in those days. Muncie Central, Anderson, Marion, Richmond, Kokomo, Lafayette Jeff, New Castle. Thanks to Logansport for an easy game once a year.
@garymorgan37423 жыл бұрын
@@JMan-24 The competition resulted in some great basketball.
@JMan-243 жыл бұрын
@@garymorgan3742 and lots of state champions!!!
@turdferguson7504 Жыл бұрын
I think knight loved Alford as he did most of his players despite any reputation he’s been given. No reason alford should have beaten Barkley out of his spot on that team.
@daijaalford13043 жыл бұрын
Ummmm who is he Well hey Mr Alford I’m Ms Alford how are you
@patrickgray56332 жыл бұрын
The Pyramid of Success Sam Gilbert
@mikew34943 жыл бұрын
Pay up Jordan ! .... 😁
@laxamloky60113 жыл бұрын
The legal single concordingly peep because size conclusively enter along a permissible face. grubby gruesome, pretty actress
@timwilliams8047 Жыл бұрын
Didn't knight slap him
@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975 Жыл бұрын
jordan should pay up
@kbattle337 жыл бұрын
WHO U got milk or ORAN GGGGGGGGG
@chrismorfas75155 жыл бұрын
"Opens up" exaggerates a bit...This is fairly boilerplate.
@gregorypetrilli9434 Жыл бұрын
Get out of the way Seth. Let the guy talk
@scottobrien12895 жыл бұрын
Did Alford win an Indiana High School state basketball title?
@cookman455 жыл бұрын
No..connersville Indiana beat Alford and New Castle at the semi- state level
@scottobrien12895 жыл бұрын
@@cookman45 I know I am from Connersville. It was a rhetorical question. Is this the Greg Cook from Connersville?
@rosrebel3 жыл бұрын
What a waste of talent at pro level ....he had all the tools ....
@danduran49812 жыл бұрын
He was not very athletic. Lacked foot speed, strength, and size. Great college player but marginal pro. 2 different games.
@Amick44 Жыл бұрын
@@danduran4981 however, it is still beyond me how Kyle Macy actually started on a good Phoenix Suns team for a few seasons. I know he was a little taller than Steve, but Steve just seemed better. Quicker, a sharper shooter, ball handler. But perhaps Macy just fit in better in his situation.
@davanmani5565 жыл бұрын
Knight stopped working hard after Alford left.
@MichaelSmith-ff9il4 жыл бұрын
What do you base that on?
@stevenfagaly38102 жыл бұрын
Ummm, Seth Davis didn't know Alford was on the Olympics team? Pathetic.
@BillyDee1593 жыл бұрын
If you read Season on the Brink by Feinstein it’s hard to believe that Alford could say one good thing about Bobby Knight. He treated him like a dog.....brutal. Bobby Knight was a bully, a terrible person. There was only one Bob Knight, thank God.
@silverstar4289 Жыл бұрын
Indiana high school basketball went to crap when they changed it to class levels, rather than one tournament for all schools . Bowman the three lowest levels are dominated by church affiliated schools that recruit from everywhere. Indiana High school basketball is dead as far as interest beyond the schools that happen to move through the playoffs
@peterwhite74286 жыл бұрын
Bob Knight had some serious psychological problems which came out in anger directed at anyone Not stable person
@80sruler5 жыл бұрын
Peter White shut up
@johnsradios4845 жыл бұрын
Peter White Could not agree w you more.
@johnperrigo64745 жыл бұрын
Seems like it.
@tdcninja41435 жыл бұрын
What the fuck would any of you know about Coach Knight? Did you ever meet him or know him? No, you didn't.
@jefffloyd34805 жыл бұрын
@@tdcninja4143 Seriously Knight i Loved IU But You watch him He Was A Bully And If you Just hacmve a Bad Game He would just Be A TOTAL ASS IT WAS JUST WRONG WAY HE TREATED SOME THEM KIDS AND THEY WAS KIDS HE GRADUATED ALMOST ALL His players but He had some issues
@charliepobanz92463 жыл бұрын
i was just reading all these Alford accolades. when he was at Iowa he was a whiner and cheapskate. when he went out to eat he expected to get his meal for free. it wasnt enough that he was getting a huge salary. he never lived up to expectations anywhere he went in division 1. great shooter but a terrible coach
@theking-fj9nr3 жыл бұрын
Your the only one on here who is saying the absolute truth about this joke of a coach decent player but as a coach he sucks
@survivrs5 жыл бұрын
Alford has worn out his welcome at UCLA. He got fired in December!! Boo hoo, lol.