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Became a Dynasty Defender: Jun 3, 2002 11:49:19 GMT -5
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Post by ruppsrunt on Jul 3, 2024 8:53:10 GMT -5
For our DD fiddling
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Mar 21, 2019 12:37:12 GMT -5
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Post by fiddlingone on Jul 3, 2024 10:26:21 GMT -5
Thanks RR. I just watched the whole game for the first time. It was radio on the original. Crigler was key early. Cox was great in the second half. Hatton the leading scorer. Mills important off the bench.  |
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Nov 21, 2002 21:39:38 GMT -5
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Post by chatycaty on Jul 3, 2024 11:20:16 GMT -5
Wow, awesome to watch a championship win by the Wildcats of days gone by. Thank you for sharing that amazing video, the game has certainly changed especially shooting mechanics and at the free throw line, lol.
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Jun 3, 2002 11:49:19 GMT -5
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Post by ruppsrunt on Jul 3, 2024 11:41:29 GMT -5
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Mar 21, 2019 12:37:12 GMT -5
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Post by fiddlingone on Jul 3, 2024 12:11:44 GMT -5
Though they weren't rated as high as previous champs, they had what was considered the toughest schedule in UK history at the time. Pretty much everyone they played was their conference champ or runnerup. |
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Apr 7, 2016 16:52:56 GMT -5
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Post by crosscreek on Jul 3, 2024 12:13:04 GMT -5
I was in the crowd for that game. I lived in Florida and my dad got tickets to the Final Four when on a business trip to Louisville. We went and it was the very first time I had seen UK in person in my life and they won it all. On the night we won the NCAA Championship I told my dad I wanted to go to college at UK. I was 14 years old. We won the game due to the brilliance of Adolph Rupp and his coaching staff because Elgin Baylor was an outstanding player. The plan was to shut him down as best possible. He was that good. It worked. I will never forget that experience as long as I live.
I still have my program.
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Apr 7, 2016 16:52:56 GMT -5
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Post by crosscreek on Jul 3, 2024 12:18:37 GMT -5
I didn't realize Baylor took 32 shots. He made 9 and scored 25 points. To hold Baylor to 25 points may not seem like a win by the defense but believe me, it was. He could go off for 50 in any game, he was that good.
I have read UK discovered a weakness in his game in his driving to the left. The UK defender shut off his drive to the right forcing him to the left. That may be the reason he missed 23 shots from the field. Brilliant Coach Rupp and staff.
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Mar 21, 2019 12:37:12 GMT -5
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Post by fiddlingone on Jul 3, 2024 12:28:44 GMT -5
I didn't realize Baylor took 32 shots. He made 9 and scored 25 points. To hold Baylor to 25 points may not seem like a win by the defense but believe me, it was. He could go off for 50 in any game, he was that good.
I have read UK discovered a weakness in his game in his driving to the left. The UK defender shut off his drive to the right forcing him to the left. That may be the reason he missed 23 shots from the field. Brilliant Coach Rupp and staff.
From a somewhat lacking memory, Baylor had originally planned to go somewhere other than Seattle. College of idaho, where he played one year. Supposedly the spurned coach came to coach Rupp with a game plan to help defeat Seattle. |
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Apr 7, 2016 16:52:56 GMT -5
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Post by crosscreek on Jul 3, 2024 12:42:02 GMT -5
I didn't realize Baylor took 32 shots. He made 9 and scored 25 points. To hold Baylor to 25 points may not seem like a win by the defense but believe me, it was. He could go off for 50 in any game, he was that good.
I have read UK discovered a weakness in his game in his driving to the left. The UK defender shut off his drive to the right forcing him to the left. That may be the reason he missed 23 shots from the field. Brilliant Coach Rupp and staff.
From a somewhat lacking memory, Baylor had originally planned to go somewhere other than Seattle. College of idaho, where he played one year. Supposedly the spurned coach came to coach Rupp with a game plan to help defeat Seattle. I have read the same thing and it may have been in Russell Rice's book on UK basketball. The coach went to Adolph Rupp's hotel room and gave him the low down on how to stop Baylor. Rupp was impressed and got Assistant Coach Harry Lancaster out of bed to come up with a game plan. It worked because shooting 9 for 32 is not going to win many games. Especially if Johnny Cox and Vern Hatton are on the other team.
The year 1958 had some of the greatest players in history playing college ball including Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robinson, Jerry West, Guy Rogers and Elgin Baylor. Those five could win NBA Championships.
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Mar 21, 2019 12:37:12 GMT -5
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Post by fiddlingone on Jul 3, 2024 12:48:32 GMT -5
From a somewhat lacking memory, Baylor had originally planned to go somewhere other than Seattle. College of idaho, where he played one year. Supposedly the spurned coach came to coach Rupp with a game plan to help defeat Seattle. I have read the same thing and it may have been in Russell Rice's book on UK basketball. The coach went to Adolph Rupp's hotel room and gave him the low down on how to stop Baylor. Rupp was impressed and got Assistant Coach Harry Lancaster out of bed to come up with a game plan. It worked because shooting 9 for 32 is not going to win many games. Especially if Johnny Cox and Vern Hatton are on the other team.
The year 1958 had some of the greatest players in history playing college ball including Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robinson, Jerry West, Guy Rogers and Elgin Baylor. Those five could win NBA Championships.
Another guy I didn't mention was Adrian Smith from little old Farmington Ky. My daughter went to grade school there. 25 years or so ago, he was introduced at halftime of a Graves County high school game. Got a long standing ovation. He got an NBA all star MVP in a game where all the guys you mention were playing. Also won an Olympic gold medal. |
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Dec 27, 2006 22:41:35 GMT -5
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Post by smyrnacat on Jul 3, 2024 17:55:48 GMT -5
The announcer referenced the "long drought" of no championships - this was 1958 and the last one before that was 1951. Talk about perspective...loved the jump balls and underhand free throws. Cool video. Thanks RR!
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Became a Dynasty Defender: Mar 21, 2019 12:37:12 GMT -5
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Post by fiddlingone on Jul 3, 2024 18:07:07 GMT -5
The announcer referenced the "long drought" of no championships - this was 1958 and the last one before that was 1951. Talk about perspective...loved the jump balls and underhand free throws. Cool video. Thanks RR! The Cats had the 25-0 #1 rated team that didn't play in the NCAA because their 3 best players were grad students. Rupp loved the 58 title because he was very upset with the NCAA president. He had said he would not retire till "that man" (meaning the NCAA president) was forced to hand him a championship trophy. |
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