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.
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!!!
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
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
‘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?
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 🤥
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
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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
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
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.
@@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
