Double Figures

Grinnell had twelve players score, six of them in double figures as they upended Beloit College in Beloit 128-120. Read More here.





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The Party Never Ends

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The road continues for the "Great Experiment" with the System out at Sacramento State. On Wednesday the Hornets defeated Utah State 87-84 in Oren ,Utah. SSU takes its their record to 4-1. Sacramento State only got up 78 shots and 33 three's as they were plagued by foul trouble, with three players fouling out, and Utah State shooting 41 free throws. Sacramento State is back in action next Thursday against Saint Mary's. Click here for more.

In the mean time enjoy Robert Earl Keene's "The Road Goes On Forever" by clicking here.

Experts

Coach Evan Massey out in Galesburg, Illinois has coached his team to over 700 wins. If you click here you can see how he has learned to handle comments about the System in the local paper.

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"The Circus Comes To Town"

One of the most respected System coaches in the country is Gary Smith. He was the long time coach at The University of Redlands. He has sense retired, but he was so respected the court was named after him there. He is a disciple of coaching great Paul Westhead and was at Loyola Marymount the night Hank Gathers tragically died.

Gary has been more than kind to me over the years and what is incredible about him is although he is a System coach his specialty is defense. Click here to read more about this genius.

" I Hear Them All."

My friend Jason Sullivan is the other half of our high school social studies department. He sent me this video by Old Crow Medicine Show. Click here and enjoy it.

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Hoops Last Night

 

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Monday night basketball from the area:

Jesup girls won their season opener with a 40-38. At Maynard Dunkerton downed West Central 75 to 12. Dunkerton goes to 3-0 on the season.

The game of interest in the area tonight is Waterloo West against Waverly-Shell Rock.

The System article today comes from a post from Evan Massey's blog Massey Basketball.  It is called "Bastardizing the Game of Basketball". No I am not swearing. Click here to read it.
 

More About Grinnell Basketball

If you want to watch more videos about Jack Taylor and Grinnell men basketball click here.

Network Television

Basketball news from around Iowa on the 23rd of November:

Grinnell College men rallied from being 18 points down the first half at Illinois College yesterday. They had three players with 26 points or more, with prolific scorer Jack Taylor leading them with 30 points. The game was carried by ESPN3. Read more...

At the local level 1A Dunkerton girls' upended 3A Vinton in a Iowa Pride game 56-50. Dunkerton is coached by one time Vinton assistant Jason Yessek. Dunkerton is now 2-0 and plays at Maynard against West Central High School Monday night. Dunkerton had three girls' in double figures.

Iowa High School Girls Basketball

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The first rankings are out for the 2013-2014 girls' basketball season here in Iowa. Click here to see them.

 As far as last night and some news from around the area, 8th ranked North Linn downed Jesup in a Jamboree half 30-13.

Dunkerton defeated Turkey Valley 48-39. Dunkerton started two freshmen and a sophomore, and at times had three freshmen and two sophomores on the floor. Dunkerton plays tonight at five at Vinton in a Iowa Pride game. They travel to Maynard Monday night to play West Central.

By the way the fans have got to start a push to change the NBA franchise mascots name in New Orleans. The Pelicans name is unacceptable.

In the name of the game.

Top Secret

ESPN.com columnist Rick Reilly was in Grinnell Wednesday to report on Jack Taylor. What I am afraid of was that he let the Genie out of the bottle about our beloved System in the column that he wrote the next day. Click here to read the story he wrote about Dave Arseneault's high pace System.

Richard Bach

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“Live never to be ashamed if anything you do or say is published around the world -- even if what is published is not true.”

― Richard Bach, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

The Debut

The System has made its debut in Division One women's basketball at Sacramento State. First year head coach Bunky Harkleroad has them off to a 3-1 start, with their latest  win being yesterday over the PAC 10's Oregon Ducks. People have questioned if the system could be used at that level for a number of years. This win is a start to what some call the great experiment.

Read more about the game, and check out the box score here.

'State' of Iowa Basketball

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What a great day in the state of Iowa for basketball as Jack Taylor from Grinnell went for 109 points and Grinnell beat Crossroads College out of Rochester, Minnesota 173-123. Taylor played 29 minutes, and is averaging 90 points a game. Read more here.

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East of Grinnell 'The Mayor of Ames' Fred Hoiberg's Iowa State Cyclones upset 7th ranked Michigan 77-70. I move to push Hoiberg for governor. Click here for more.

A Letter to Parents

I read this letter on a friends blog. The blog is called Lady Bulldog Hoops. It was first printed in Proactive Coaching.

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Dear Mom and Dad,
My senior year is finally here. I know we both had dreams of playing beyond high school, but the reality is, this is probably my last year in organized sports. Thank you.....Click here to read more

Basketball Season

I am out of coaching or playing basketball for the first time sense I started playing in fifth grade. I am 52 now, and no longer does practice, riding the bus, or the clerical work excite me. But oh I love to go and watch the games.

So Friday November 15th I took a ride with two former coaches and we watched the Grinnell men and women play.

The Grinnell men are coached by the great innovator David Arseneault. They won 144-99, with Jack Taylor from Grinnell leading all scores with 71 points, including 11 three pointers. Click here to read more about that game.

On the women's side they are coached by Jesup great Dana Harrold (Kester). Although they dropped a heartbreaking 80-71 effort to Iowa Conference foe Central, Grinnell played with a great passion and had an opportunity to win at the end of regulation. Click here to read more about that game.

I look forward to watching both teams play again later this season. I also look forward to telling you about other teams I see this season.

Nomi Tuzman-Eagan

Nomi Tuzman-Eagan sings John Prine's "Long Monday".

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