tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504594149423214196.post5266588631135226355..comments2023-09-19T05:37:47.343-04:00Comments on Hoops Is Global: Barack Obama and the Art of the Finger RollNatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15498695514527897610noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504594149423214196.post-71807231259356166982007-08-18T13:05:00.000-04:002007-08-18T13:05:00.000-04:00Looks like this case is not closed. Based on the r...Looks like this case is not closed. Based on the records, it is fair to say that Obama did not lead the team in scoring since he's not listed in the Occidental records according to the SID. But coach Mike Zinn knew his game so he had some involvement with the team. There's an assistant coach at Oxy named Reiner Kolodinski who was the point guard on the 1980 team. I'm going to try to get in touch with him to get confirmation on Obama's involvement with the team.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498695514527897610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504594149423214196.post-22039415119167265542007-08-18T12:22:00.000-04:002007-08-18T12:22:00.000-04:00From the washington post:"Barry (the name Barack u...From the washington post:<BR/><BR/>"Barry (the name Barack used then) played a small forward, or "three man," in our system. I would define him as a "slasher," very good driving to the basket off the dribble. But with limited shooting range, although fairly accurate from 12 feet in. Very athletic, fast, good jumper. He had a long, lean body and was a very good defender. He was a starter who scored about 10 points and six or seven rebounds per game. We would put him on the best forward of the opposing team, regardless of their height. His athletic ability, jumping ability, etc., allowed him to guard bigger or smaller players. We pressed a lot and Barry was an integral part of the press with his quickness and speed.<BR/><BR/>Barry was the same in victory or defeat -- even-tempered. You could sense that the sport and competition were important, but once the season was over, it was time to focus again on academic issues.<BR/><BR/>-- Mike Zinn, a basketball coach at Occidental College in Los Angeles when Obama was a student there in 1980-81."<BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/09/AR2007020901911.htmlJakeBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248337594080890466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504594149423214196.post-67531076191654289822007-08-17T19:09:00.000-04:002007-08-17T19:09:00.000-04:00Don't forget Bill Bradley. From wikipedia:William...Don't forget Bill Bradley. From wikipedia:<BR/><BR/>William Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former U.S. Senator from New Jersey and presidential candidate, who challenged Vice President Al Gore for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112054975579826965noreply@blogger.com