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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 12:44:35 GMT -8
Day 1 Passing and Catching the Basketball
After Ralph finishes cussing about the 3 pt line and the shot clock he gets to work and run some 3 man weave drills until he finds at least 5 dudes who can consistently run and pass and catch the ball securely and with conviction. As Ralph considers this to be a talent (unlike shooting and defense) and not a skill, this takes up the whole practice and yields surprising names:
Tinkle
Hollins
Reichle
Berger
E Thompson
Eubanks
The other guys will sit or go back to JC or wherever they come from. They are welcome back in the rotation when they can demonstrate they were actually born with the talent to catch the ball with two hands and pass the ball with two hands without ever letting it hit the floor or god forbid bouncing it off the floor (as if they think the ball somehow gains speed from caroming off the wood).
Tomorrow, Day 2: Ralph goes outside for a burner and converses with Jimmy about who they trust to shoot the ball.
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Post by Tigardbeav on Nov 16, 2017 13:29:14 GMT -8
]Tomorrow, Day 2: Ralph goes outside for a burner and converses with Jimmy about who they trust to shoot the ball.
I think the short answer is Steve Johnson
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Post by obf on Nov 16, 2017 15:36:06 GMT -8
Looking forward to day 2! But I think you missed Days -30 to 0 wear Ralph would of had them running gassers, suicides and burpees until every player who hadn't quit could actually play a full game of basketball...  |
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Post by baseba1111 on Nov 16, 2017 15:53:38 GMT -8
As soon as they saw them warm up he'd be smoking... and spilling his coffee. AND... I'll strongly disagree on Eubanks. The kid wouldn't make it to the 2nd practice with Ralph...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 16:45:50 GMT -8
Looking back at the rosters in the 80s, every year had plenty of roster turnover. Scholarship players who couldn't cut it were gone after a year or maybe 2. You definitely had to earn a scholarship under Miller.
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Post by baseba1111 on Nov 16, 2017 17:36:41 GMT -8
Looking back at the rosters in the 80s, every year had plenty of roster turnover. Scholarship players who couldn't cut it were gone after a year or maybe 2. You definitely had to earn a scholarship under Miller. And had to have very thick skin. |
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Post by gowenbeavs on Nov 16, 2017 19:32:58 GMT -8
For those of us in the know, there is no question what RM would do. Turnover, bad pass, foul, bad shot, etc etc but my favorite was the missed slam dunk (god he hated that) would get yourself a seat at the end of the bench hoping for another chance.
GO BEAVS
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Post by Werebeaver on Nov 16, 2017 19:47:27 GMT -8
Day 1 Passing and Catching the Basketball
After Ralph finishes cussing about the 3 pt line and the shot clock he gets to work and run some 3 man weave drills until he finds at least 5 dudes who can consistently run and pass and catch the ball securely and with conviction. As Ralph considers this to be a talent (unlike shooting and defense) and not a skill, this takes up the whole practice and yields surprising names: Tinkle Hollins Reichle Berger E Thompson Eubanks The other guys will sit or go back to JC or wherever they come from. They are welcome back in the rotation when they can demonstrate they were actually born with the talent to catch the ball with two hands and pass the ball with two hands without ever letting it hit the floor or god forbid bouncing it off the floor (as if they think the ball somehow gains speed from caroming off the wood).
Tomorrow, Day 2: Ralph goes outside for a burner and converses with Jimmy about who they trust to shoot the ball.
I remember the '80's. |
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Post by alwaysorange on Nov 16, 2017 19:47:34 GMT -8
Got to say right on about Ralph. watched a few practices back in the 70s and the ball never touched the ground. NEVER. And the
stars knew that their time was limited if they ever f'd off.
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Post by alwaysorange on Nov 16, 2017 20:08:10 GMT -8
The two best stories I ever heard about Ralph were:
1. Payton and Teo Alibegovic supposedly didn't get along. Around Christmas time Ralph was having a get together at his place. At the conclusion of one practice he told Payton to give Teo a ride to the party,
2. During the recruitment of Lester Connor - the Beavs were in the Bay area and Lester had a game at the JC between Beaver games. Jimmy Andersen basically begged Ralph to attend. Ralph did and noticed Lester's flaws. He made note of it. Later when he had a 1 on 1 with lester he pointed out the flaws. Lester never had anybody ever point out what he did wrong. Lester shortly thereafter signed with the BEavs.
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Post by easyheat on Nov 16, 2017 23:11:22 GMT -8
I attended several practices back in the day. Those practices were organized down to the minute, the mood was serious and at times intense and the basic 7 drills Ralph ran to teach the game, were run with precision.
Ralph had two excellent assistants, Jimmy Anderson and Lanny Van Eman. They did the floor coaching while Ralph planted himself about 6 rows up at mid-court and observed practice.
Ralph drank coffee and he smoked "Mores", the brown toned cigarette that resembled an undersized Cigarello. When he saw something he didn't like, he would walk down to court-side and stop the drill. After chewing a little a** to get their attention, he would proceed with teaching and correcting the mistake. I never saw him stop a practice when he didn't have an important point to make.
Don't bounce it, he didn't want it to touch the floor. Throw a bounce pass and you were on the pine. Don't give up the baseline. Pass and cut. The dribble was only to be used to escape trouble or improve a passing angle. Ralph incorporated all the old great time tested maneuvers into OSU's offense. The Blind Pig, backdoor cuts on overplay, give and go, Hi-Lo, all simple stuff but the Beavers executed it to perfection and beat your brains out with proper execution of the fundamentals.
He made the game seem so simple, a master tactician and bench coach. Against zones, he always had a "zone breaker", two I can recall were Jeff Stout and Paul Miller. They could carve you up and force you back to man defense quickly.
I miss Ralph.
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Post by gnawitall on Nov 17, 2017 7:48:56 GMT -8
I attended several practices back in the day. Those practices were organized down to the minute, the mood was serious and at times intense and the basic 7 drills Ralph ran to teach the game, were run with precision. Ralph had two excellent assistants, Jimmy Anderson and Lanny Van Eman. They did the floor coaching while Ralph planted himself about 6 rows up at mid-court and observed practice. Ralph drank coffee and he smoked "Mores", the brown toned cigarette that resembled an undersized Cigarello. When he saw something he didn't like, he would walk down to court-side and stop the drill. After chewing a little a** to get their attention, he would proceed with teaching and correcting the mistake. I never saw him stop a practice when he didn't have an important point to make. Don't bounce it, he didn't want it to touch the floor. Throw a bounce pass and you were on the pine. Don't give up the baseline. Pass and cut. The dribble was only to be used to escape trouble or improve a passing angle. Ralph incorporated all the old great time tested maneuvers into OSU's offense. The Blind Pig, backdoor cuts on overplay, give and go, Hi-Lo, all simple stuff but the Beavers executed it to perfection and beat your brains out with proper execution of the fundamentals. He made the game seem so simple, a master tactician and bench coach. Against zones, he always had a "zone breaker", two I can recall were Jeff Stout and Paul Miller. They could carve you up and force you back to man defense quickly. I miss Ralph. The beauty of using the pass was that it made the dribble more effective. Not just for a better angle or escape trouble but for a sudden burst to the rim. I think it is extremely hard these days to convince youngsters how important it is to do certain things as a strategy to gain an advantage and how little things add up. Too bad. Time and time again I see shots from 17,18ft or three point range and the defender makes no attempt to block out. So many other fundamentals not performed. If you could convince a group of young men at any level to do the basics they would have a measure of success but in this day and age, good luck. |
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Post by rilesinnewberg on Nov 18, 2017 23:37:36 GMT -8
For those of us in the know, there is no question what RM would do. Turnover, bad pass, foul, bad shot, etc etc but my favorite was the missed slam dunk (god he hated that) would get yourself a seat at the end of the bench hoping for another chance. GO BEAVS Poor Gary Payton the 1st missed one in the old FWC once. Ralph had somebody ready to check-in before Gary could turn around. Next dead ball he tried sneaking around the far sideline and sidled to the far end of the bench where he was greeted quite warmly by Ralph. I don't know if anybody took as much of a beating as Stout. Felt sorry for him, in a way. |
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