Al Rhodes: The Review - Nubblies.net Forums

Fruitacious B · 08-05-2003, 03:34 AM

Al, building rocketships and time machines since 1981.

Very few people can easily be placed in the world of coaching greatness. Even fewer than that can there be a person who not only dwells in the world of coaching greatness, but also in the world of teaching greatness. Mr. Al Rhodes is one of those people. Despite my past personal experiences with Al, I have selected to base this review on a whole, instead of only pertaining to me. For Al has touched many. This is his review.

Al Rhodes has been a key part in the Warsaw element for quite some time. If you were to go the Flagpole for an ice cream cone, you would notice that on one of their tables there is a tiger basketball photo collage. Al is in more than thirty pictures on that table, for good reason too. I have been stuck at a crossroads as to where I should start this review, on the basketball/social side of Al Rhodes, or on the Math God side. I have decided however to start on the social side. Here you go.

Al went to Penn highschool, but that did not stop him from moving on to Warsaw greatness, oh no siree. Al took the head coaching position at Warsaw's glorious basketball program in the year 1981. Not only did he take a position in coaching, but he took a position in the hearts of many people throughout our suburbanite village of Warsaw, Indiana. When Al arrived, he changed the face of Tiger basketball, and in three years he coached the team to the 1984 State Championship, where Warsaw came home with it's first real basketball championship title. Many players traveled through Al's basketball dynasty throughout the 21 years that he was coaching. With that, many players left with a greater appreciation for the man that is Al Rhodes. With over 400 wins to his record, Al retired from coaching Warsaw basketball with one of the best win to loss ratios the state has ever seen. However, Al did not retire from the hearts of the great people of Warsaw, for he will always have a special position in the hearts of many for what he has done to our fine little Indiana establishment. He provided us with some of the most memorable basketball experiences ever, and for that we are all indebted to Al Rhodes, he was a coaching wizard that knew how to charm a town. We can all only hope that Logansport will give him as humble and appreciative home as Warsaw has. Al Rhodes, you will be missed.

Now we press on to probably the most important side of Al Rhodes, where he touched more people than he probably did through coaching. It's a shame that his teaching didn't get more publicity than his coaching. For Al Rhodes is God, when it comes to the world of Mathematics. I for one, got to experience this first-hand, as many nubblites probably have gotten the priviledge also. Even though I did not mix well with Al and his curriculum, I have been of decent enough mind to take a step back and look at what he's done through teaching. Many people will have long memories of Al phrases. Here are a few of them:

"We're building rocketships, not dog houses."

"We're building time machines, not rocket ships."

"I'm not good with numbers."

"Sometimes it hurts to be me."

"Things are going well for you, and that continues."

Do not be mistaken, Al was not just a bunch of funny comments, his class made you work. If you were lucky, he would take some time out of his class to give you an entertaining, yet insightful speech about life, and events that you may want some early information on. It was moments like those that made you truly appreciate Al Rhodes. He wants to actually give you something that you'll use after highschool, and that's cool. Not only that, Al has the posters. The posters are for everyone to use as guides and if done right, they can help you lead a better life. "Don't be a poster number three" that's what Al says, and you know what? He's right, don't be a poster number three, just don't, it's not worth it.
There is a method to things in Al Rhodes' class. This method is known as "The He-man She-ra Method". Not only does it seem to be effective, it also seems almost impossible to master. As a matter of fact, it is believed that Al is the only person to fully comprehend the He-man She-ra method. Sadly enough, however, I have been limited to only experiencing one year with Al Rhodes as a teacher, for our lives have taken diferent paths as of the end of last school year. That is sad, Al was probably one of the most intelligent people I've ever seen, he knows so much about numbers it almost makes me nauteous. I believe I am not the only one that would say this, but Al Rhodes = God. Simple enough. I got left in the dust whilst in his class, I was never able to keep up with the notebook or any of that, but I still appreciate what Al has done, and I wouldn't want to have had anyone else for math class last year. I'm proud to say that I had him as a teacher. Even if you didn't have Al, you are indebted to him in one way or another. Long live Al Rhodes, and best of luck to him at his new home as the head coach of the Logansport Berries Basketball team.

Al Rhodes has had a fantastic career and he therefore has earned himself five stars (*****) in my book.

Please post your feelings about Al, you owe it to him.

Pliedes · 08-05-2003, 04:00 AM

I believe the phrase was "I hope things are going well for you, and that continues."

You also forgot the one he said more than any other, the beloved "type-thing" add on to the end of everything he said.

And who can forget his wonderful stuttering. He is the only person who ever made stuttering look cool.

I also loved the way he was looking at every person in the room at the same time, twas great.

Was any other nubblite in the class Mr.Rhodes called "the super class"? We had the best class ever. No one in the entire class go less than an A. Not even an -A. He would actually give us less homework just because he knew we would study anyways. Good times.

Al is probably the smartest person I've ever met, and definately the most dynamic.

He was a pillar of WCHS, and I'm not even considering his contributions to athletics. As he always said, he was a "math teacher who just happened to coach basketball".

Godspeed Al.

tonguegina · 08-05-2003, 07:14 PM

You gentlemen forgot these quotes:

"Why should you use another way? I teach you the Heman/Sherah way."

"There are many ways to skin a horse, more than a cat, because they're bigger."

"Are you going to let that little Chinese girl beat you and take your Ferrarie?"

"So you don't actually know 47 ways to do this problem, but actually, what, 4. I know more than you, ha ha ha."

"You crawl before you walk, you walk before you run, and you run before you fly, and you fly before you...what do they call that thing on Star Treck?...oh yeah, beam."

"We acomplish in proportion to what we attempt."

"Proper Knowledge + Repitition = Skill."

Yeah, I took notes in class...not always on math, but his class was so much more than that, wasn't it? It almost should have been a philosophy class.

the_butcher · 08-07-2003, 03:46 PM

Speaking of Allen Rhodes, what does everyone think about the "very precise rabbit" question?

For those of you uninformed, Allen asked one day:

If you had a rabbit that was say...20 feet away from a wall, and every time he jumped forward, it was EXACTLY half the distance of his first jump...would he ever reach the wall?

[ August 07, 2003, 01:46 PM: Message edited by: the_butcher ]

Orgazmo · 08-07-2003, 03:57 PM

Quote:

what does everyone think about the "very precise rabbit" question?

Hell no the rabbit will never get to the wall. This is the one thing that bugged me about his teachings. He claims we're building time machines, yet, so long as the rabbit gets really really close to the wall, we're just pretend that he's actually at the wall. He's not at the wall, dammit. I don't care how close he gets...he's never there. One that note, 1/3 is not equal to .3 repeating. Maybe they'd be equal if we were building doghouses...but we're not. So they're not. Yeah.

the_butcher · 08-07-2003, 04:06 PM

I completely agree Orgazmo. Although our naked eyes would think that it is there, there would always be more space between him and the wall. So fuck that rabbit.

Fruitacious B · 08-08-2003, 04:59 PM

I hated that damn rabbit, butcher I believe you were there when I started asking about the rabbit and Al almost went apeshit on me.

[ August 08, 2003, 03:01 PM: Message edited by: Fruitacious B ]

the_butcher · 08-09-2003, 12:40 AM

Of course I was there. Remember, I was the one who kept mentioning..."He's a VERY precise rabbit."

rla128 · 08-10-2003, 02:11 AM

"Life is the posters; the posters is life."

Ah yes, the memories of his beloved class. I shall miss him next year during pre-calculus. Probably every day I'll ask myself, "What would we be doing right now if Al were teaching us?"

Although I did disagree with some of his teachings. I just don't think that you must "pursue excellence" in order to be happy and fulfilled in life. I can be just as happy being my lazy self, thank you very much. Also, I agree that the rabbit would never actually reach the way. Yes, it would be virtually touching the wall, but if it was a "very precise rabbit," (ah, the memories of this little discussion in which Fruit almost got a whoopin') it would never actually touch it. All this aside, he was one amazing teacher, and will be missed.

Hats off to Mr. Rhodes, the best math teacher this town will ever see.

[ August 10, 2003, 12:13 AM: Message edited by: rla128 ]

Fruitacious B · 08-10-2003, 05:04 AM

Mr. Rhodes would have to take a second place in the best math teacher race, for Mr. Cook at Lakeview kicks major major ass.

Pliedes · 08-10-2003, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fruitacious B:
Mr. Rhodes would have to take a second place in the best math teacher race, for Mr. Cook at Lakeview kicks major major ass.

You should be taken out into the street and shot for making such a blasphemous statement.

VOL · 08-10-2003, 04:46 PM

I don't mind Al, but I think he should stay retired instead of heading off to Logansport to coach the berries.

the_butcher · 08-10-2003, 05:17 PM

Allen...*sob...

Saint DH · 08-13-2003, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Even if you didn't have Al, you are indebted to him in one way or another.

Nope.

Alpha · 08-13-2003, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dirty Harry:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Even if you didn't have Al, you are indebted to him in one way or another.

Nope.</font>[/quote]I know I am.

the_butcher · 08-14-2003, 04:00 AM

It's taken me awhile...not really...but oh well. I decided I wanted to make a picture in honor of Allen Rhodes. Hopefully it works.

[ August 14, 2003, 02:15 AM: Message edited by: the_butcher ]

Pliedes · 08-14-2003, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by the_butcher:
Hopefully it works.

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnope.

Orgazmo · 08-14-2003, 04:04 AM

Upload it to Nubblies. Geocities likes guys when it comes to hosting images.

the_butcher · 08-14-2003, 04:05 AM

Hold on, I'm trying to get Orgazmo to upload it to the Nubblies server...

Ahhh...there we go. Enjoy.

Godammit. Fucker just worked now it doesn't.

Cock and balls. Got it. Looks kinda fucked up now though. Oh well.

[ August 14, 2003, 02:16 AM: Message edited by: the_butcher ]

Fruitacious B · 08-14-2003, 04:13 AM

not seeing it yet

Alpha · 08-14-2003, 04:16 AM

try jiggling the handle

Pliedes · 08-14-2003, 04:17 AM

Fuck yeah!

Now this is the kind of shit that should go into the Art forum!

the_butcher · 08-14-2003, 04:22 AM

Well what can I say? I'm just that good at Photodraw V.2...

Alpha · 08-14-2003, 04:26 AM

very nice. If only there were an actual art section to post into...

Fruitacious B · 08-14-2003, 04:29 AM

haha, i see it now, very nice

08-05-2003, 03:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	Al, building rocketships and time machines since 1981. Very few people can easily be placed in the world of coaching greatness. Even fewer than that can there be a person who not only dwells in the world of coaching greatness, but also in the world of teaching greatness. Mr. Al Rhodes is one of those people. Despite my past personal experiences with Al, I have selected to base this review on a whole, instead of only pertaining to me. For Al has touched many. This is his review. Al Rhodes has been a key part in the Warsaw element for quite some time. If you were to go the Flagpole for an ice cream cone, you would notice that on one of their tables there is a tiger basketball photo collage. Al is in more than thirty pictures on that table, for good reason too. I have been stuck at a crossroads as to where I should start this review, on the basketball/social side of Al Rhodes, or on the Math God side. I have decided however to start on the social side. Here you go. Al went to Penn highschool, but that did not stop him from moving on to Warsaw greatness, oh no siree. Al took the head coaching position at Warsaw's glorious basketball program in the year 1981. Not only did he take a position in coaching, but he took a position in the hearts of many people throughout our suburbanite village of Warsaw, Indiana. When Al arrived, he changed the face of Tiger basketball, and in three years he coached the team to the 1984 State Championship, where Warsaw came home with it's first real basketball championship title. Many players traveled through Al's basketball dynasty throughout the 21 years that he was coaching. With that, many players left with a greater appreciation for the man that is Al Rhodes. With over 400 wins to his record, Al retired from coaching Warsaw basketball with one of the best win to loss ratios the state has ever seen. However, Al did not retire from the hearts of the great people of Warsaw, for he will always have a special position in the hearts of many for what he has done to our fine little Indiana establishment. He provided us with some of the most memorable basketball experiences ever, and for that we are all indebted to Al Rhodes, he was a coaching wizard that knew how to charm a town. We can all only hope that Logansport will give him as humble and appreciative home as Warsaw has. Al Rhodes, you will be missed. Now we press on to probably the most important side of Al Rhodes, where he touched more people than he probably did through coaching. It's a shame that his teaching didn't get more publicity than his coaching. For Al Rhodes is God, when it comes to the world of Mathematics. I for one, got to experience this first-hand, as many nubblites probably have gotten the priviledge also. Even though I did not mix well with Al and his curriculum, I have been of decent enough mind to take a step back and look at what he's done through teaching. Many people will have long memories of Al phrases. Here are a few of them: "We're building rocketships, not dog houses." "We're building time machines, not rocket ships." "I'm not good with numbers." "Sometimes it hurts to be me." "Things are going well for you, and that continues." Do not be mistaken, Al was not just a bunch of funny comments, his class made you work. If you were lucky, he would take some time out of his class to give you an entertaining, yet insightful speech about life, and events that you may want some early information on. It was moments like those that made you truly appreciate Al Rhodes. He wants to actually give you something that you'll use after highschool, and that's cool. Not only that, Al has the posters. The posters are for everyone to use as guides and if done right, they can help you lead a better life. "Don't be a poster number three" that's what Al says, and you know what? He's right, don't be a poster number three, just don't, it's not worth it. There is a method to things in Al Rhodes' class. This method is known as "The He-man She-ra Method". Not only does it seem to be effective, it also seems almost impossible to master. As a matter of fact, it is believed that Al is the only person to fully comprehend the He-man She-ra method. Sadly enough, however, I have been limited to only experiencing one year with Al Rhodes as a teacher, for our lives have taken diferent paths as of the end of last school year. That is sad, Al was probably one of the most intelligent people I've ever seen, he knows so much about numbers it almost makes me nauteous. I believe I am not the only one that would say this, but Al Rhodes = God. Simple enough. I got left in the dust whilst in his class, I was never able to keep up with the notebook or any of that, but I still appreciate what Al has done, and I wouldn't want to have had anyone else for math class last year. I'm proud to say that I had him as a teacher. Even if you didn't have Al, you are indebted to him in one way or another. Long live Al Rhodes, and best of luck to him at his new home as the head coach of the Logansport Berries Basketball team. Al Rhodes has had a fantastic career and he therefore has earned himself five stars (*****) in my book. Please post your feelings about Al, you owe it to him.
	"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." \|vonnegut

08-07-2003, 03:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
the_butcher Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ::: the recesses of my mind ::: Posts: 1,023 Internets: 10	Speaking of Allen Rhodes, what does everyone think about the "very precise rabbit" question? For those of you uninformed, Allen asked one day: If you had a rabbit that was say...20 feet away from a wall, and every time he jumped forward, it was EXACTLY half the distance of his first jump...would he ever reach the wall? [ August 07, 2003, 01:46 PM: Message edited by: the_butcher ]
	\| bite the bullet and swallow lead \|

08-07-2003, 04:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
the_butcher Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ::: the recesses of my mind ::: Posts: 1,023 Internets: 10	I completely agree Orgazmo. Although our naked eyes would think that it is there, there would always be more space between him and the wall. So fuck that rabbit.
	\| bite the bullet and swallow lead \|

08-08-2003, 04:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	I hated that damn rabbit, butcher I believe you were there when I started asking about the rabbit and Al almost went apeshit on me. [ August 08, 2003, 03:01 PM: Message edited by: Fruitacious B ]
	"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." \|vonnegut

08-09-2003, 12:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
the_butcher Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ::: the recesses of my mind ::: Posts: 1,023 Internets: 10	Of course I was there. Remember, I was the one who kept mentioning..."He's a VERY precise rabbit."
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08-05-2003, 04:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	I believe the phrase was "I hope things are going well for you, and that continues." You also forgot the one he said more than any other, the beloved "type-thing" add on to the end of everything he said. And who can forget his wonderful stuttering. He is the only person who ever made stuttering look cool. I also loved the way he was looking at every person in the room at the same time, twas great. Was any other nubblite in the class Mr.Rhodes called "the super class"? We had the best class ever. No one in the entire class go less than an A. Not even an -A. He would actually give us less homework just because he knew we would study anyways. Good times. Al is probably the smartest person I've ever met, and definately the most dynamic. He was a pillar of WCHS, and I'm not even considering his contributions to athletics. As he always said, he was a "math teacher who just happened to coach basketball". Godspeed Al.

08-05-2003, 07:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
tonguegina I like dirt. Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,861 Internets: 2790	You gentlemen forgot these quotes: "Why should you use another way? I teach you the Heman/Sherah way." "There are many ways to skin a horse, more than a cat, because they're bigger." "Are you going to let that little Chinese girl beat you and take your Ferrarie?" "So you don't actually know 47 ways to do this problem, but actually, what, 4. I know more than you, ha ha ha." "You crawl before you walk, you walk before you run, and you run before you fly, and you fly before you...what do they call that thing on Star Treck?...oh yeah, beam." "We acomplish in proportion to what we attempt." "Proper Knowledge + Repitition = Skill." Yeah, I took notes in class...not always on math, but his class was so much more than that, wasn't it? It almost should have been a philosophy class.

08-10-2003, 02:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
rla128 Another Brick in the Wall Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Warsaw, IN Posts: 392 Internets: 10	"Life is the posters; the posters is life." Ah yes, the memories of his beloved class. I shall miss him next year during pre-calculus. Probably every day I'll ask myself, "What would we be doing right now if Al were teaching us?" Although I did disagree with some of his teachings. I just don't think that you must "pursue excellence" in order to be happy and fulfilled in life. I can be just as happy being my lazy self, thank you very much. Also, I agree that the rabbit would never actually reach the way. Yes, it would be virtually touching the wall, but if it was a "very precise rabbit," (ah, the memories of this little discussion in which Fruit almost got a whoopin') it would never actually touch it. All this aside, he was one amazing teacher, and will be missed. Hats off to Mr. Rhodes, the best math teacher this town will ever see. [ August 10, 2003, 12:13 AM: Message edited by: rla128 ]

08-10-2003, 05:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	Mr. Rhodes would have to take a second place in the best math teacher race, for Mr. Cook at Lakeview kicks major major ass.
	"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." \|vonnegut

08-10-2003, 04:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
VOL Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: there Posts: 2,305 Internets: -205	I don't mind Al, but I think he should stay retired instead of heading off to Logansport to coach the berries.
	~ductor ab grandis divinitus~ CDXXVII

08-10-2003, 05:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
the_butcher Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ::: the recesses of my mind ::: Posts: 1,023 Internets: 10	Allen...*sob...
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08-14-2003, 04:00 AM	#16 (permalink)
the_butcher Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ::: the recesses of my mind ::: Posts: 1,023 Internets: 10	It's taken me awhile...not really...but oh well. I decided I wanted to make a picture in honor of Allen Rhodes. Hopefully it works. [ August 14, 2003, 02:15 AM: Message edited by: the_butcher ]
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08-14-2003, 04:04 AM	#18 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,697 Internets: 305662	Upload it to Nubblies. Geocities likes guys when it comes to hosting images.

08-14-2003, 04:05 AM	#19 (permalink)
the_butcher Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ::: the recesses of my mind ::: Posts: 1,023 Internets: 10	Hold on, I'm trying to get Orgazmo to upload it to the Nubblies server... Ahhh...there we go. Enjoy. Godammit. Fucker just worked now it doesn't. Cock and balls. Got it. Looks kinda fucked up now though. Oh well. [ August 14, 2003, 02:16 AM: Message edited by: the_butcher ]
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08-14-2003, 04:13 AM	#20 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	not seeing it yet
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08-14-2003, 04:16 AM	#21 (permalink)
Alpha Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,003 Internets: 82	try jiggling the handle
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08-14-2003, 04:17 AM	#22 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	Fuck yeah! Now this is the kind of shit that should go into the Art forum!

08-14-2003, 04:22 AM	#23 (permalink)
the_butcher Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: ::: the recesses of my mind ::: Posts: 1,023 Internets: 10	Well what can I say? I'm just that good at Photodraw V.2...
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08-14-2003, 04:26 AM	#24 (permalink)
Alpha Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,003 Internets: 82	very nice. If only there were an actual art section to post into...
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08-14-2003, 04:29 AM	#25 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	haha, i see it now, very nice
	"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." \|vonnegut