Davis Laughlin

Retired from teaching but still coaching and preaching.

[Davis Laughlin @DavisLaughlin]

@PaulSuellentrop Rod Grubb (#34 on the roster and the tall guy in this pic) was the best man at my parents' wedding back in 1956. Dad might have been in a frat with Rod and Glen Boyer (#11). Dad talked about Cleo LIttleton so often and raved about his skill. Great video!

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@TrackCoachJones Very cool. Congrats.

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Coaches - how many times have you drilled this? What do you do FIRST when you catch the ball in this scenario? And - what do you NOT do FIRST? 1 - Face up, rip-through, LOOK . . . 2 - Dribble ... don't dribble FIRST! Not a Duke fan, but I feel sorry for Boozer here. :(

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@CoachChad5 @UHouston Same, Coach.

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@FixingEducation 'with fidelity' . . . haha. Fidelity to what? The billion dollar 'geniuses' and companies who have never stepped foot into a classroom?

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@joannachadwick And stay in touch with them all their lives, giving support and encouragement along the way.

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@KyleMalzhan Congrats to them. State champs. I'd say it worked.

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@CollegeHoopsTIk I get it, but . . . the team holding the ball is the underdog (away jerseys) and if the 'white' team is a lot better, as long as it's in the rules, this is something to consider. If you're the favorite, you better go guard somehow.

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@cowlonfull Sorry, buddy. :(

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@joannachadwick I have to ask, what happened here? Thanks. Wow.

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@joannachadwick Exactly. I'm helping out at a 1A school these days and we've lost four good high school basketball players to club volleyball in the few years I've been there. I had middle school players play club VB all b-ball season. They were exhausted by the end.

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@Brink_Thinker Yes.

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@joannachadwick I watched an old video tonight that included a cool segment on the 1962 biddy basketball national championship. A team from Wichita defeated New Orleans 41-40 in the title game on lowered goals. Maybe 11 - 12 years of age? Do you know anyone who could ID players?

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@WichitaEagleSpt
Here's a future story. I came across an old Converse basketball video highlighting 1962. One of the sections featured the biddy basketball national championship game. A Wichita team defeated New Orleans for the title. Sure someone knows someone who knows more.

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Basketball folks from the Wichita, Ks. area . . . I ran across a video of a 1962 biddy basketball team from Wichita that won a national tournament against New Orleans. Someone has to know someone who knows something about this. The score was 41 - 40 with lowered rims. Help.

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@nosyone4 Call the fouls before that and it doesn't end like that. You can't just grab a player's body while reaching for the ball. As a coach, it's frustrating when defenders are fouling like that and nothing is called until the offensive player tries to survive it all.

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@sportsinkansas Nolan Cromwell did okay. :)

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The last few minutes of that JHX TBT game was hard to watch. Most of those mistakes were things middle school players do . . . reverse dribble right into a defender, miss a dunk when a layup could have maybe sealed it, threw two LONG cross-court passes in the backcourt. SMH.

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@cowlonfull Where are you headed?

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@NUCLRGOLF Can I hit my 9 iron?