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RE: If you can't beat them, change the rules
Posted on: April 2, 2018 at 13:46:31 CT
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John Cooper
Letterman - 1932, 1933, 1934
In terms of basketball, rare are the true innovators or those who bring even somewhat revolutionary change to the game. MU had one such player in 5'11 Cooper from Smith Mills, Kentucky. Cooper is credited as the first player in college basketball to successfully use the jump shot. Initially a center despite his small size, Cooper was able to leap and put both hands in the basket and he coupled that with superior quickness to other post players to elevate or go around them. Nicknamed “Jump Shot” Cooper because of his unorthodox shooting method, Cooper led the entire conference in scoring as a sophomore, and earned first team All Conference honors. Cooper would follow that up with another All Conference season (4th in conference in scoring) the next year despite his effectiveness being limited due to the successful whining of ku coach Phog Allen that led to conference’s adoption of the 3 second in the lane rule. Thus, stripped of his advantage over taller players, Cooper moved to the perimeter and became MU's first long range jump shooter.
Letterman - 1932, 1933, 1934
In terms of basketball, rare are the true innovators or those who bring even somewhat revolutionary change to the game. MU had one such player in 5'11 Cooper from Smith Mills, Kentucky. Cooper is credited as the first player in college basketball to successfully use the jump shot. Initially a center despite his small size, Cooper was able to leap and put both hands in the basket and he coupled that with superior quickness to other post players to elevate or go around them. Nicknamed “Jump Shot” Cooper because of his unorthodox shooting method, Cooper led the entire conference in scoring as a sophomore, and earned first team All Conference honors. Cooper would follow that up with another All Conference season (4th in conference in scoring) the next year despite his effectiveness being limited due to the successful whining of ku coach Phog Allen that led to conference’s adoption of the 3 second in the lane rule. Thus, stripped of his advantage over taller players, Cooper moved to the perimeter and became MU's first long range jump shooter.
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RE: If you can't beat them, change the rules - FIJItiger MU - 4/2 13:46:31