If they don't let me coach, they might as well take me to the Lexington cemetery.
I've always envied the kind of coach who could go completely out of his mind and nobody would know the difference.
I wouldn't give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world.
Success is the best builder of character.
I believe that good defense embodies seven cardinal principle: reduce the number of your opponent's shots; force your opponent into low percentage shots; control everything within 18 feet; eliminate second shots; no easy baskets; point the ball on all long shots; and prevent the ball from going into the pivot man.
If a Coach is determined to stay in the coaching profession, he will develop from year to year. This much is true, no coach has a monopoly on the knowledge of basketball. There are no secrets in the game. The only secrets, if there are any, are good teaching of sound fundamentals, intelligent handling of men, a sound system of play, and the ability to instill in the boys a desire to win.
I know I have plenty of enemies, but I'd rather be the most-hated winning coach in the country than the most-popular losing one.
We're never as good as we think we are, nor as bad as we think we are.
He who controlleth the backboard, controlleth the game.
Your defense will save you on the nights that your offense isn't working.
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Adolph Rupp: Biography and Life Work
Adolph Rupp was a notable American college basketball coach. The story of Adolph Rupp began on September 2, 1901 in Halstead, Kansas, U.S.. The legacy of Adolph Rupp continues today, following their passing on December 10, 1977 in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S..
Adolph Frederick Rupp (September 2, 1901 – December 10, 1977) was an American college basketball coach. Nicknamed the " Baron of the Bluegrass ", he coached the University of Kentucky Wildcats to four NCAA championships , one NIT championship, 27 Southeastern Conference championships, and 13 SEC tournament championships. In his 41 years of coaching at Kentucky, he won 876 games, retiring with the most total victories by a men's NCAA Division I college coach at the time; he has since been surpassed by six coaches and ranks seventh. Rupp is second among all men's college coaches in all-time winning percentage (.822) and third in NCAA championships. In 1948, he coached the US Olympic Team to a gold medal in London.
Philosophical Views and Reflections
Rupp was the head coach at Kentucky during the point shaving scandal of 1951 . On October 20, 1951, former Kentucky players Alex Groza , Bill Spivey , Ralph Beard , and Dale Barnstable were arrested for taking bribes from gamblers to shave points during the National Invitation Tournament game against the Loyola Ramblers in the 1948–49 season . This game occurred during the same year that Kentucky won their second straight NCAA title under Rupp. Rupp and the university were criticized by the presiding judge, Saul Streit, for creating an atmosphere for the violations to occur and for "failing in his duty to observe the amateur rules, to build character, and to protect the morals and health of his charges". Rupp denied any knowledge of the point shaving and no evidence was ever brought against him to show he was connected to the incident in any way.
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