tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post5305423182349364446..comments2024-01-30T04:32:47.585-05:00Comments on The Cooler: Sympathy for the Blue Devils: There's No Place Like HomeJason Bellamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-37072862995987663762012-11-05T20:20:19.276-05:002012-11-05T20:20:19.276-05:00Stacia: Well said!!Stacia: Well said!!Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-31450638405352757072012-11-03T08:32:52.453-04:002012-11-03T08:32:52.453-04:00KU is, of course, very serious about their sports....KU is, of course, very serious about their sports. They're proud of their place in basketball history, and I can't disagree with that; I may have lived in Manhattan for a long time, but I've never been a K-State fan, only a KU fan, though admittedly not an active fan for years.<br /><br />I get why they wanted the rules, and I agree that the concept on the surface is pretty neat. KU has some solid museums, not in sports but they do have the knowledge on campus to preserve such a find, so it would be in good hands.<br /><br />BUT. Naismith truly invented basketball at that Springfield YMCA before he came to KU. The rules are from Springfield. The game was mostly played by teams through YMCAs, and universities played not other unis but YMCA teams in the early years.<br /><br />And, as you rightly mention, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame already exists in Springfield.<br /><br />THAT is where those rules should be. It's no shame to KU to not house the rules. What is a shame is that some self-aggrandizing, jittery documentarian would stage such an event just for a feather in his cap. <br /><br />But hey, at least he got to be a slo-mo badass on camera once.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-6659557454402061602012-10-17T20:32:48.865-04:002012-10-17T20:32:48.865-04:00How can we get one of those t-shirts?How can we get one of those t-shirts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-53020337720356009062012-10-17T17:03:47.138-04:002012-10-17T17:03:47.138-04:00Rock Chalk Jayhawks!!!Rock Chalk Jayhawks!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-27031414279905516252012-10-17T10:35:11.696-04:002012-10-17T10:35:11.696-04:00As a KU alum and former athlete, it does resound d...As a KU alum and former athlete, it does resound differently with me. I think you brought up some good points in your review. Mr. Booth was put on the spot to win this bid, but the man has some very deep pockets. I think that KU is the most responsible place for the rules to be housed, based on Naismith being so significant to the development of the sport while at Kansas. There was a lot of Josh, but what do you expect from his personality, which is very energetic. I'm glad he did take the initiative to drive this, he deserves a lot of credit and I thank him. But, most of the credit goes to Mr. Booth and family for the very generous donation. One question I have, did Mr. Booth donate all the money, or were there others? If others, why weren't they given credit? <br /><br />John Omick KU '82 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-61775202625442895602012-10-17T08:32:54.872-04:002012-10-17T08:32:54.872-04:00Anon at 3:16: No, I get how seriously KU takes hoo...Anon at 3:16: No, I get how seriously KU takes hoops and I respect that very rich tradition. A close friend of mine worked in KU's athletic department for almost a decade and reveres Roy Williams more than just about anyone she's ever met.<br /><br />I don't dispute that KU is an appropriate place for the rules. That's fair. But the actual basketball hall of fame in the actual town from which the rules originated would be even better. (Look at this from a different perspective: If the original rules of baseball were written on two pages, wouldn't you expect those to be in Cooperstown?)<br /><br />If this film suggested the entire KU community looking to preserve something that otherwise might actually be lost, that might have been powerful. But this ends up being about one guy, who actually has to work pretty damn hard to get other Kansas superfans to take this anywhere close to as seriously as he does. (Again, to make a comparison: If he was protecting Allen Fieldhouse from being torn down, you'd have felt the entire KU community's passion, and Swade wouldn't have needed to work very hard to get major Jayhawk donors to get onboard.)<br /><br />The movie shows Swade insisting over and over again that this is important, not just to us but to his target audience: KU supporters. If all this were THAT important he wouldn't need to work so hard to make his point. In that case, the documentary might have spent more time observing/capturing KU's passionate community and less time watching Swade traveling to and from his sales pitches.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-79931939609700117482012-10-17T03:16:22.528-04:002012-10-17T03:16:22.528-04:00As a current KU student I think you just don't...As a current KU student I think you just don't get how serious we take basketball. I wouldn't go as far as equating it to religion as some do, but its a pretty important part of KU. Naismith is burried at KU, the field house is on naismith drive, he was the first coach here...it is truly perfect for these rules to be displayed in the museum at the field house. yes, those rules ending up somewhere else would be as tragic as he describes in the show for the reasons I just mentioned. <br /><br />I can see how one might think he is doing a lot of self promotion and making this out to be a big deal but I just saw it as him representing how serious we take basketball. As everyone in the film mentioned that Allen field house is the best place to watch basketball in the world, it's simply because we love our school, our team, and all the history we have here and we go crazy when it comes to basketball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-52780419897273983542012-10-17T02:50:36.838-04:002012-10-17T02:50:36.838-04:00Wow, this review is actually dead on. In fact, ev...Wow, this review is actually dead on. In fact, even the conclusion about rooting for Duke is poignant and I'm a Tarheel and a die hard one at that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-67050686843956782642012-10-16T17:19:15.352-04:002012-10-16T17:19:15.352-04:00I knew this one looked suspect when even Dahkil Ha...I knew this one looked suspect when even Dahkil Hausif (the voice of the promos) appeared to struggle to find something profound to say: "What if I told you...er, ah..."Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450775188328918558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-75779291752623959922012-10-16T07:57:02.645-04:002012-10-16T07:57:02.645-04:00Now I don't feel so bad for not having Tivo...Now I don't feel so bad for not having Tivo'ed this one. You make an interesting point at the end, about how this series allows film makers to follow their personal interests. The three other films you mention are, to me, among the lesser of the series, probably for that reason. From time to time it seems there's a point where the topic at hand gets so provincial it tunes out viewers who don't share the narrow interest.Clarence Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278585642738158891noreply@blogger.com