Nothing screams quality television like when Bob Knight awkwardly stares into the camera after an innocuous statement by the eccentric Dick Vitale.Classic televsion.
It makes you wonder, though, how many brain lightbulbs are flickering in his dome-shaped mellon. Vitale is cliche. He is energetic. And he's a great ambassador for the game.
But he is also a moron.
Bob Knight does not want to be humiliated on television. Watching The General talk about basketball, dissect the game on a live feed, and be somewhat redundant is great for the game. It's a new element.
Vitale, however, took advantage of his air-time to put Knight and ESPN in an awkward situation. Knight perceptively stares toward the camera with a bewildered, yet astonished look on his face. He leans in wishing he cleaned his ears more thoroughly this morning. His demeanor reads, "Is he really saying this? Is Dick that stupid?"
Vitale goes on to say (and I paraphrase), Indiana should hire Knight again as coach, that Bloomington needs The General back.
Talk about sitting Knight over a water tank, and Vitale wielding a 90 mph ball, hitting the bulls-eye, sending Knight plummeting into the frigid, algae-infested drink.
Vitale's stupid rant may make Robert Montgomery realize that this gig isn't up his alley.
Vitale may make Knight's first trip to ESPN as an analyst a potential last trip.
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