Story:
One day in 1958 coach Howard Bradley ended a practice by
instructing his players to go to the spot on the floor where they expected
to take the majority of their shots in the next game. Bobby Jo Harris
and Bucky Allen went to the wings. Jim Newcome and Paul Schmidt went
to the lane. Reserve center Larry Bateman went to the bench and
started taking 50-foot hook shots at the goal. The incredulous Bradley
asked him what he was doing.
"Well, you told us to practice shooting from where we thought we would be in
the next game," Bateman responded. "I expect to be here, on the
bench." From:
Tales from the Duke Blue Devils Hardwood, Jim Sumner
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