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Indy Star reporter reflection    Posted: 3/8/2015 10:28:37 PM  Interesting http://www.indystar.com/longform/sports/2015/03/04/bob-co.../ never argue with idiots, they bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. Winter comes and asks how you spent your summer..... The game loves and rewards those who love and reward the game Back to Top RSBobcat General User Member Since: 8/22/2010 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 4,437 Status: Offline     RE: Great read for hoopheads. Indy Star reporter reflection    Posted: 3/8/2015 11:32:06 PM  Fantastic article - most I knew but quite a bit I did not. Thanks for posting. RS Bobcat Back to Top Jeff McKinney Moderator Member Since: 11/12/2004 Post Count: 6,155 Status: Offline     RE: Great read for hoopheads. Indy Star reporter reflection    Posted: 3/9/2015 12:39:39 AM  Great article! Thanks. Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: Great read for hoopheads. Indy Star reporter reflection    Posted: 3/9/2015 10:07:53 AM  Tremendous read. Back to Top bornacatfan General User Member Since: 8/3/2006 Post Count: 5,716 Status: Offline     RE: Great read for hoopheads. Indy Star reporter reflection    Posted: 3/9/2015 10:38:44 AM  Growing up in the lore of Indiana basketball ...there is always a reverent quietness that comes when my dad or anyone who was playing or following hoops at the time says...."Attucks". Almost eerie...it is palpable and you can tell the guys who were truly engaged and those that came later or just heard about it rather than experienced seeing them live. Those that saw were changed, truly. I remember the first time I met the grandfather of a 6 '11 patient. I asked if he had played. He said "yes, Attucks". I remember being in awe and fighting back tears as I just felt in the presence of greatness. If you follow hoops you will find those schools all over, Dayton Dunbar, Baltimore, CHicago. In that period all balck schools were established under seperate but equal. They had some of the brightest minds teaching there and some of the best coaches as those folk could not work in white high schools. Amazing story that is echoed in many places. Indy was fortunate to have a reporter who called them like he saw them. Bobby Plump hit the winning shot vs Muncie Central that became the movie "hoosiers" to put that part of the article in context. Had they not beat Attucks in the semis there would be no "hoosiers". Last Edited: 3/9/2015 10:40:29 AM by bornacatfan never argue with idiots, they bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. Winter comes and asks how you spent your summer..... The game loves and rewards those who love and reward the game Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: Great read for hoopheads. Indy Star reporter reflection    Posted: 3/9/2015 11:07:01 AM  bornacatfan wrote: Bobby Plump hit the winning shot vs Muncie Central that became the movie "hoosiers" to put that part of the article in context. Had they not beat Attucks in the semis there would be no "hoosiers". I think I mentioned this a while back but I'm surprised they glossed over that game in Hoosiers. I know the movie is just based on Milan but the fact that they beat a team with one of the greatest players ever to walk the planet seems to me to be a Hollywood script unto itself. How do you not work that into the story? Back to Top bobcatsquared General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 5,419 Status: Offline     RE: Great read for hoopheads. Indy Star reporter reflection    Posted: 3/9/2015 1:07:16 PM  Have to give a lot of credit to Collins for doing what he did in Indiana. From what I understand, the KKK in Indiana at this time was as bad, if not worse, than it was in the deep south. Like Dean Smith, Collins fought the good fight. Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 7  of 7 Posts Jump to Page:   1 View Other 'Ohio Basketball' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 127 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 127 Guests 0 Registered Users There are no other users looking at this page.

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