![]() Feinstein never flinches from showing the dark side of Knight's personality: his chronic doubts, his explosive tirades, his frequent mind games. ![]() Feinstein sat in on practices, team meetings, strategy sessions, private talks between knight and his players, and even mid-game huddles on the sidelines. Knight granted John Feinstein, college basketball writer for The Washington Post, unprecedented access to the events of the season. A Season on the Brink is an extraordinary chronicle of that season. ![]() In just six months, Knight had gone from the pinnacle of his profession to the brink of disaster. He is suspended for one game by the Big Ten. ![]() ![]() Olympic basketball team to the gold medal, the crowning achievement of a career that includes two NCAA tournament championships.īloomington, February 1985: Frustrated with his team's sloppy play and some questionable officiating, Indiana coach Bob Knight throws a chair across the floor as a Purdue player is preparing to take a foul shot. Los Angeles, August 1984: Indiana University coach Bob Knight leads the U.S. A Season on the Brink: A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers by John Feinstein is a 311-page hardcover published by Macmillan Publishing ompany, New York. ![]()
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