The two have coached against each other only once before as head coaches.

He coached against them the past six seasons with the Patriots.

What's more, the two coached against each other in the 1981 regional game, which Indiana won, 67-49.

And the day after his son was born, he coached against the Knicks again.

Rollie has coached against us; he knows our system very well.

We never beat him in the four years I coached against him.

Elsewhere, it served only to bolster arguments that they boy was being coached and turned against his father.

"I don't think I've ever coached against a player who plays as hard and competitive as she does."

He coached against only one other member of the 300-plus club, Bryant, but it made an indelible impression on him.

It's believed to be the first time in major professional sports in America that a father and son have coached or managed against each other.