Igor wins.
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There is only one Sanchize.
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The last guy who went by Sanchize butt fumbledā¦ so maybe we should just go with Ronchize
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Yeaaaa Ronchize it is!
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Oh snap. No one gave him Space
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Thank you
Thank you
Meanwhile, letās check in on how the āplease stay around for two yearsā campaign is goingā¦
Soderberg stood in front of a chalkboard and gave Virginiaās players a history lesson on the Pack Line
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LRA Patreon - 12-part podcast with Brad Soderberg on the History of the Packline
Also, Iāve never wanted more to see a blackboard than to see Bradās chalkboard for that lecture hahahaha!!
50,000 years ago - agriculture
2500 years ago - Roman republic
Blah blah blahā¦
19ā¦ I donāt know ā¦ call it 55 - basketball
Late 90s - pack line
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Just realized HGN posted an article with more quotes. I thought the only thing we were discussing is the quote someone posted above, which Iāve now learned is just a snippet.
The comments about Ronchize being a continuation of TB made no sense in that context. And then I just thought Haney made up that Sodie line haha. Anyway, Iām caught up. Carry on
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Mine was from Jeff Whites article, I think
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Chez Ron
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The Ronald should have these guys running suicides until they Puke š¤® out all their memories of coach bennett. Kids these days are so soft.
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Picturing Dick Bennett in defensive stance in front of a peach basket.
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If the word āspaceā replaces ācontinuousā as an emphasis in our offensive philosophy, we may just have a coach!
FWIW, some pack line history from Luke Winn, back in the day.
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I found this part utterly charming and so Bennett-ian.
The most difficult part about doing a Pack-Line D story is that the Bennetts pressure you not to do a Pack-Line D story. They just donāt believe itās a worthy topic. āThe Pack Line isnāt revolutionary,ā Tony says. āItās a basic containment man-to-man, built on simple rules that my dad put together. I wouldnāt want to waste your time.ā
From Dick, more of the same: āWeāre very respectful of the work thatās gone into developing defense,ā he says, āand the last thing that I want is to be thought of as an inventor of a defense thatās been played in many variations.ā He adds that he didnāt even coin the term pack lineāthat came from a marketing guy who talked Bennett into making a DVD on the new system.
That section kinda gets into what Iāve always thought was TBās special sauce: extracting maximum commitment to the less sexy end of the floor from a bunch of 18-22 yos. The defense is simple to understand on paper, any observer could get down most of its rules with a little study. But pairing that with sustained effort and attention to detail for 40 mins/game night after night takes a talented teacher and motivator.
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Man you ball
Funny these Legends got it from the real Legend Don Meyer from David Lipscomb
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Yay weāre having fun again! Ronchize nation, letās ride.
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