40 Minutes of Hell

#53
#53
Many don't people know this quirky historical fact but Nolan Richardson's scheme was originally intended to be "40 minutes of hail."

The plan was that Arkansas would set up massive wind and ice making machines and blast the court with hail stones. Richardson had his team practicing at a local ice rink with the hail system for months in preparation. The key to the system was not getting hit in the eyes with the hail stones while generating lots of turnovers. In this system ice skating skills, rather than shooting skills would the competitive differentiator. His original team was composed of hockey players and figure skaters, all of whom would wear specially designed sports glasses with little, battery-powered wind shield wipers.

Unfortunately, just before the season began, the NCAA issued a ruling that outlawed the system, citing concerns that the hail system could have a detrimental effect on beverage and popcorn sales.

At that point, thousands of "40 minutes of hail" T-shirts had been printed, which forced Richardson to find a plan B that could salvage that massive financial investment.

A soon to be fired assistant coach suggested "40 minutes of FAIL" noting that it would be relatively easy to convert the H to an F.

The eventual solution was provided by an equipment manager, Billy Joe Bob Jr. from Biloxi Miss, who, upon not being able to find a set of agility ladders for a fitness dril yelled out "whoever lost these dang ladder is gonna catch hayul from me." Upon hearing this exclaimation, Richardson queried Bill Joe, "did you just say hail?" To which Bill Joe responded, "no, I said hayul, you know the place with Sayten' and fawr." Then Richardson, said oh yes, hell. At that point, a light bulb went off for Richardson, the T-shirts were relabeled, and the rest, as they say, is history.
 
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volfan102455 said:
It keeps being brought up as an example by those who are convinced "the system" will work because Richardson supposedly ran "the system", which he didn't - not even close.

Alluding to it, once again implies they are the same. Richardson's style actually created chaos and disruption to the opponent - CKC's system creates that for her team and her team only.
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Ahh okay, just pointing out that I didn't say anything even remotely like that. I didn't allude to it. I directly stated why I brought it up in my initial post. And it isn't because I think they are the same system.
 
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madtownvol said:
Many don't people know this quirky historical fact but Nolan Richardson's scheme was originally intended to be "40 minutes of hail."

The plan was that Arkansas would set up massive wind and ice making machines and blast the court with hail stones. Richardson had his team practicing at a local ice rink with the hail system for months in preparation. The key to the system was not getting hit in the eyes with the hail stones while generating lots of turnovers. In this system ice skating skills, rather than shooting skills would the competitive differentiator. His original team was composed of hockey players and figure skaters, all of whom would wear specially designed sports glasses with little, battery-powered wind shield wipers.

Unfortunately, just before the season began, the NCAA issued a ruling that outlawed the system, citing concerns that the hail system could have a detrimental effect on beverage and popcorn sales.

At that point, thousands of "40 minutes of hail" T-shirts had been printed, which forced Richardson to find a plan B that could salvage that massive financial investment.

A soon to be fired assistant coach suggested "40 minutes of FAIL" noting that it would be relatively easy to convert the H to an F.

The eventual solution was provided by an equipment manager, Billy Joe Bob Jr. from Biloxi Miss, who, upon not being able to find a set of agility ladders for a fitness dril yelled out "whoever lost these dang ladder is gonna catch hayul from me." Upon hearing this exclaimation, Richardson queried Bill Joe, "did you just say hail?" To which Bill Joe responded, "no, I said hayul, you know the place with Sayten' and fawr." Then Richardson, said oh yes, hell. At that point, a light bulb went off for Richardson, the T-shirts were relabeled, and the rest, as they say, is history.
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You have a gift.

The real story Nolan Richardson Talks About The Origin Of That ā€˜40 Minutes Of Hellā€™ Label
 
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How do you delete a thread? Either this is not the most intuitive system or perhaps it's not possible?
 
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glv98 said:
Nothing to worry about from a naysayer like me Retro. I know when Iā€™m defeated. All Iā€™m doing is ā€œwallowing in negativity and bitternessā€ because who would do that after a historically brutal collapse of the program theyā€™ve loved and followed for 40 years?

Just enjoy the W and take a victory lap You guys 100% won the day. Your coach is staying and she said the miracle system she invented will be implemented more totally than ever. The cancers who victimized poor Kim are not only all gone, they're thoroughly dissed as disappointing players and people. The new all heart hustle and dedication players who only take money because theyā€™re forced to are starting to enter the building. AD narrative of what happened is now the gospel.

Call the system Kimā€™s Magical Miracle
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Um, @glv98, I can see how what I said didn't come across right, but I meant it as a reference to how you, primarily, have persuaded me to see the potential reasons that Kim's system may never work at Tennessee to the level we all want. I really appreciate that, and I'm keeping those lessons in mind. One of those was even reiterated in the AI post @SummittSoul posted: Can Kim's system actually accommodate "gravity" players? The true difference makers. What would she do with Caitlin Clark, for example? In fact, I'd love to hear her asked that question. More importantly, I hope this is a conversation that Danny White has had or will have with her. Or what if there were a female Luka Doncic? Players where the ball just has to be in there hands a ton, not only for their scoring, but for their passing? For that matter, I was interested to see what she would have done with Big Oh, but now we will never know.

Anyway, sorry for naming you in that post when what I've really taken from you comments over this season has been a push to look at the possibility that Kim's system simply cannot work at this level. at least not "work" in the sense of SEC Championships and Final Fours, which is the standard Kim and Danny set. On that, I'm still awaiting results on the floor.
 
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volfan102455 said:
The offense that Nolan Richardson ran is not the same offense. The players were not subbed out every 2 to 3 minutes. They ran plays, selected good shots - they just pressed and moved fast.
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No but the Paul Westhead offense he ran at LMU is very close to this system. Westhead didn't sub as often but he didn't mind giving up layups to get the ball back down the court quickly and shoot a 3 ball.. Bo Kimble strived in that offense.
 
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knoxvol52 said:
No but the Paul Westhead offense he ran at LMU is very close to this system. Westhead didn't sub as often but he didn't mind giving up layups to get the ball back down the court quickly and shoot a 3 ball.. Bo Kimble strived in that offense.
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To strive is an admirable quality in an athlete.
 
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SummittSoul said:
Was anybody else a Nolan Richardson fan?

Growing up, I loved Arkansas. But really, I loved what ā€œ40 Minutes of Hellā€ felt like. It didn't matter the year or the players. It was the continuous identity. I didnā€™t understand all the schemes etc, but I understood this: you absolutely donā€™t want to see us on the court. Period.

I felt the same about Lady Vols basketball under Pat Summitt. When we stepped on the court, you knew one thing -> This was about to be a problem.

There's a real psychology behind identity and belief. Teams perform better when thereā€™s a clear shared identity and belief. When it feels like "we've got something that you don't". That creates confidence, cohesion, edge. People want to be part of it. Players, fans, everybody.

That used to be Tennessee:
  • First of all - weā€™re the Lady Vols
  • Second of all - weā€™ve got Pat Summitt (AND YOU DON'T)
  • Third of all... weā€™re about to impose our will
We need THAT swagger back. That ā€œdawg.ā€ That sense of psychological invincibility. We might not have the wins yet, but we do have a system.

So I was thinkingā€¦ at its best, when this system is clicking, what does it feel like to play us? Whatā€™s that dawg identity/mentality we can rally around?
  • 40 Minutes of Hell (I know I know but I had to say it)
  • Orange Crush
  • 40 Minutes of Smoke
  • Pressure Bust Pipes
  • Break ā€˜Em
  • Shooters
Coach Yo has ā€œDictate & Disruptā€. You already know whatā€™s coming and it still doesnā€™t matter. It's coming! Every year South Carolina has some pretty good ones. But, their defense - "Seatbelt Gang/Crew" - stands out b/c Raven in particular is about to lock you up.

That's the goal right? You know what we do. You know weā€™re coming. No, we aren't the old TN. We're a whole new version. And you still can't deal with it.

What would y'all call what we are bringing from the time we hit the court? (At its absolute best. I.e. think about the good wins over the 2 years and Kim's first season)
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That post was, well, something.
 
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