Replies to post #5851 on Collegiate Sports (NCAA)

[drenuf]

It has been something alot of people are talking about, personally I could care less but it was something that shouldn't have been done. Roy Williams has said it over and over again, infact 3 or 4 times this year, fans aren't the ones playing on the court. Ignorant statement IMO considering fans and not just alumni give big money to the university for him to fly all over the country recruiting. Also, I would say almost 70 percent of the Mcdonald All-Amercicans that come to North Carolina say how they always grew up being a Carolina fan. This year is no different, Larry Drew and Ed Davis both said it. The big thing that strikes a nerve and it was the same thing with Dean Smith, is his substitution patterns in the tournament. Go back to the 80's and early 90's with Dean and look at the players they had and were they lost in the Ncaa tourney. I think it was 84 or 85 that they had 6 future NBA players with long careers and lost in the sweet sixteen. Almost the same in 87 or 88.Kinda makes a person wonder if Dean Smith was more of a great recruiter then a great coach. The 94-95 team had Rasheed Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse coming of the bench and lost in the sweet sixteen to friggen Boston College. Roy Williams has the same pattern even at Kansas. Even if everyone comes back next year and they add 3 Mcdonald All-Americans he'll find a way to screw it up with his substitoin patterns. Srry for the long post.

[Seminole Red]

Biography of James Naismith

1861: Born on November 6 in Almonte, Ontario, Canada. Son of John Naismith and Margaret Young.
1867 - 1875: He attended the grade school at Bennie's Corners near Almonte.
1873: After the death of both his parents, plus his maternal grandmother, he lives with his uncle Peter Young.
1875: Enters Almonte High School but less than two years later leaves his studies for four years. He returned and completed his high school equivalency in 1.5 years graduating in 1883.
1883: Enters McGill University in Montreal where he earns a BA in Physical Education. He participates in football, rugby, lacrosse and ground gymnastics.
1887: Enters the Presbyterian College of Theology in Montreal and obtains a diploma in 1890.
1890: Departs for America and Springfield College in Massachusetts.
1891: At the end of his studies he becomes a professor at Springfield where he stays until 1895. During his vacation he goes to Martha's Vineyard to learn about the Swedish principles of gymnastics to adopt at his training school. In the autumn he takes up a seminar in psychology created by Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, the director of the PE department. There is a need to create an interesting indoor game becomes the resulting quest
1891: On December 21st the first game of Basket Ball is introduced to James Naismith's class of secretaries. Following brief scepticism, the game is a hit before the students depart for Christmas break.
1892: Basketball becomes a big success: so successful in fact it is published in 'Triangle' magazine under the title 'A New Game'. In January, Frank Mahan demands the game be named 'Naismith Ball' but Naismith refuses.
1894: On June 20 he marries Maude E. Sherman from Springfield. The couple will have five children: Margaret Mason (1895), Helen Carolyn (1897), John Edwin (1900), Maude Ann (1904) and James Sherman (1913). Together with Gulick he publishes the rules in the "American Sports Publishing Company".
1895: Moves to Denver to become PE director at the YMCA where he'll stay until 1898. At the same time he is attending the University of Colorado Medical School (Gross Medical College) and graduates in 1898.
1898: Becomes director of the gymnasium, campus chaplain, and basketball coach at University of Kansas.
1910: Receives an honorary Masters degree in PE.
1911: Publishes "A Modern College".
1916: Sent to the Mexican frontier with his regiment for four months
1917: Nominated as YMCA Secretary and spends 19 months working in France. Returns in 1919.
1918: Publishes the "Essence of a Healthy Life".
1925: Takes American citizenship to meet government requirements after serving with the military.
1935: Under the NABC initiative funds are created from the contribution of coaches, players and spectators to send James Naismith to Berlin for the Olympics through the Naismith Fund.
1936: Inauguration ceremony in Berlin (April 7): A tribute from the organizational committee he throws the ball for the first match of the Olympic Games.
1937: His wife Maude dies. On March 3 he becomes Professor Emeritus in Kansas and retires at the age of 76 from the University.
1938: Receives the Legum Doctorate degree at McGill University.
1939: Honorary Doctor of Divinity at the Presbyterian College in Montreal (April): On June 11 he marries Florence Kincaid in Lawrence (Kansas): November 19: suffers a brain hemorrhage; November 28: dies of a heart attack aged 78 at his home 1515 University Drive. Lawrence.
1941: Posthumously voted Life Member of Physical Education Instructors of America. His masterwork, "Basketball - its Origins and Development" is published by the Associated Press Basketball. He was a member of the Republicans and honorary president of the American Association of Coaches.