Despite the lack of love here for Indiana hoops, you can’t not like this article.
OT: The Hoosier Gym
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The movie Hoosiers was awesome
The University of Indiana Hoosiers
The University of Indiana Hoosiers
Famous movie lines to me are "I'll Make It" and "I play, coach stays. He goes, I go"
At the end when he says “I love you guys” gets me every time
Great movie. I was thinking the court would be too narrow for a HS 3 point line, but the article confirms it was widened for more modern times. I would also like to see a game at Butler’s Hinckle Field House where the movie’s state championship scene was filmed. Good stuff.
PS - gym for rent at $100 an hour … let‘s get the RU Club of Indiana to host a pep rally there when we stomp the candy stripped leggers next year!!!
PS - gym for rent at $100 an hour … let‘s get the RU Club of Indiana to host a pep rally there when we stomp the candy stripped leggers next year!!!
Knightstown Gym is awesome, and check out the high school gym nearby at New Castle.
ranked #2 atmosphere in the state
ranked #2 atmosphere in the state
the NIT semis and finals are there this year. Maybe if RU is in it...
Dozens of high school teams play there every year. Many from out of state. It's a cool visit if you're a basketball fan and in the area. It really is a good representation of what high school basketball was in Indiana 50 years ago. There was a gym like that in most every small town in the state.
When I was coaching the night before Opening Day every year I'd have the team get together for pizza and to watch the movie.
My daughter lives in Lexington which is about three hours away but I just might need to take a ride up there when I'm back this summer. Would love to see the place.
Come on…Shooter wasn’t Jimmy’s father.
As an aside, $100/hour seems like a steal to rent that gym.
That's about the cost to rent out a full court here for an hour, at many crappy places also
Because he was watching Coach Dale work with the team and realized unlike the dads in town who were coaching before, Dale knew what he was doing. He also respected that Dale didn’t chase him to play.
Such a great movie.
"My team is on the floor".
Great scene is when Hackman is measuring the rim and floor before the state final to make his point. Really a great life lesson.
Used to show it to my team the day before our first game. They thought they were going into a classroom to discuss the scouting report, but it was about pizza and a movie.