Chapter 7 Reasons

On the second day of the training camp, everyone got up very early.

After breakfast, they all headed to Indiana University's old gymnasium—an integrated sports venue resembling an airplane hangar.

Indiana University staff used tape on the floor to mark three full courts and three half courts, with the surface laid out in a green checkered fabric, freshly painted with green paint that seeped into the shoes upon stepping on it.

Because there were so many people training, they were divided into many groups, each directed by different coaches.

Bob Knight erected a metal scaffold at the center of the court, standing at the top to overlook the entire arena, observing the performance of each group and every player during the training.

He was like a foreman.

Reporters from major newspapers all over America sat in the chairs around the court, and they would be covering the entire training camp from start to finish.