Bad question- good answer

[SamKat]

Having the distinct privilege of knowing Terry Mobley (former UK player and a UK VP now), and chatting with him at the Atlanta Hyatt, I innocently asked if he thought he could play for a tough guy like Gillispie. Without a moment's hesitation- "I played for a tough guy!" was Terry's reply. The reality shocked naive me back to my senses. Of course, coach Rupp was a toughie, if there ever was one.

I continued the line with Stan Key later by phone, reporting what Terry M said. Stan echoed those sentiments as well. My bad. I tend to forget the Rupp days although they have always been so fond in my memory, Adolph and Harry, wearing their starched khakis, had very disciplined practices, with nobody speaking but them. Stan said the pre-season running conditioning left him extremely sore to the point he didn't want to move a muscle after the first three days.

Was it Cousy or Auerbach of Boston, who said they would rather watch Kentucky practice than watch most college teams play.

[lighthouse]

Sam, I've heard the same thing from Mike Casey and Louis Dampier. Rupp was as tough as they come.

[twincat]

Having the distinct privilege of knowing Terry Mobley (former UK player and a UK VP now), and chatting with him at the Atlanta Hyatt, I innocently asked if he thought he could play for a tough guy like Gillispie. Without a moment's hesitation- "I played for a tough guy!" was Terry's reply. The reality shocked naive me back to my senses. Of course, coach Rupp was a toughie, if there ever was one.

I continued the line with Stan Key later by phone, reporting what Terry M said. Stan echoed those sentiments as well. My bad. I tend to forget the Rupp days although they have always been so fond in my memory, Adolph and Harry, wearing their starched khakis, had very disciplined practices, with nobody speaking but them. Stan said the pre-season running conditioning left him extremely sore to the point he didn't want to move a muscle after the first three days.

Was it Cousy or Auerbach of Boston, who said they would rather watch Kentucky practice than watch most college teams play.

I was in the army near Boston in 1954 when Frank Ramsey was a rookie with Boston. As he was a fraternity brother, I was able to get tickets for the home games and sat in the boxes right behind the bench. If my memory is not failing me at this point, I remember an interview Red Auerbach had where he was commenting on Ramsey's play. He logged time at all three positions with the Celtics that year. When asked if Ramsey had a shot at Rookie of the Year, Red replied that he didn't have a chance....he said Ramsey was a "veteran". He said that when a player came out of Kentucky they already knew how to play the game at that level. I thought that was a pretty good assessment of the program at that time

[matt colvin]

Makes you wonder how Wah Wah was able to juggle football and basketball, especially as successfully as he did :shock:.

[Matt Dillon]

Makes you wonder how Wah Wah was able to juggle football and basketball, especially as successfully as he did :shock:.

Probably because he was from Harlan Co.

[Terry L. Wildcat]

Sam, I think it was Coach Auerbach who said that...one great quote regardless of who said it.

[MarkPopeHairCut]

Incredible!!!! I love to here about practices... THE CATS MUST PRACTICE HARD.... LOVE THE FEED