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victim · 02-15-2005, 03:33 AM

http://www.southbendtribune.com/stor...des_chosen.sto

Rhodes chosen as all-star coach
By AL LESAR
Tribune Staff Writer

Team goals have always been Al Rhodes' focus as one of the premier high school basketball coaches in Indiana.

Along the way, though, individual accolades have come.

Rhodes, a Penn High School graduate who carved his niche in Hoosier hoops history with a tremendous run at Warsaw, has been accorded a national honor by being named the head coach for the Boys West team in the McDonald's All-American Basketball Classic set to be played in South Bend March 30.

"Every basketball coach in Indiana dreams about winning a state championship, and I was fortunate enough to do that (in 1984),'' said Rhodes, who's now in his second year of rebuilding the program at Logansport. "To get things turned around here, that would be another career highlight.

"Beyond those two things, a chance to coach in the McDonald's All-American Game is a great honor. It's just about the only thing I haven't done.''

Rhodes will be matched against another Hoosier legend, veteran Lawrence North coach Jack Keefer, who will lead the Boys East team. The girls game will feature Anna V. Jackson of Jackson, Miss., heading the East team and Kelly Flynn of South Sioux City, Neb., in charge of the West.

"When you are selecting a coach for the game, you look for someone who has class, style and is a credit to the game,'' said Morgan Wooten, a very popular and successful coach from DeMatha Catholic High School in Washington, D.C., who is the chairman of the selection committee. "There are just so many, we'll never get to them all.

"Al's name first popped up a couple years ago. Sometimes it takes that long to finally get them in the game. This is a great opportunity and a great fit for South Bend. (Notre Dame head coach) Mike Brey (a former assistant for Wooten) thought a lot of (Rhodes). He spoke highly of him. When you get the word from Mike, you know you're getting the goods. He knows what we're looking for.''

"I told Morgan that Al Rhodes is the Morgan Wooten of Indiana,'' Brey said. "I've watched him at camps for many years, the biggest compliment you can give is that I'd want my son to be under his watch. A lot of a coach's reputation is determined by how he's thought of by other coaches and about 90 percent around the state will say this is a well-deserved honor.''

Rhodes, who utilizes a very disciplined approach to basketball during the season, is comfortable with the adjustment to an all-star format, which requires a bit more freedom. He coached in the McDonald's Capital Classic in 1988 and has been a regular at the Five-Star Basketball Camp for many years.

"The key is to talk to the players right away about the importance of having the ability to make your teammates better,'' Rhodes said. "Everybody on the roster was probably the leading scorer on their high school team. But, we have to have somebody bring the ball down, set the picks, play defense. Those things are all important in a game like this.''

"You need people to weed the garden and polish the floor,'' Wooten said. "The guys that don't play as a team will be the ones who go home with a loss.''

"A good coach is going to be able to adjust his style to any situation,'' Brey said. "Al has no problem with that.''

Rhodes doesn't seemed bothered by the presence of the ESPN cameras for the live telecast of the game. Wardrobe selections won't be difficult.

"I'll leave that to my wife,'' he said. "Or, maybe I'll put my assistant, Pete Smith, in charge of that.''

Smith, a former assistant under Rhodes at Warsaw and head coach at Penn, is now starting a basketball program at the new Guerin Catholic High School in the Indianapolis area.

"Pete's always been a sharp dresser,'' Rhodes said. "That will be right up his alley.''

Rhodes will have bigger fish to fry that day.
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McDONALD'S COACHES BIOS
BOYS WEST
Al Rhodes
(410-149 career record)

Al Rhodes has been associated with high school basketball in the state of Indiana for the past 29 years, including 24 of those as a head coach.
He has compiled a record of 410-149 over that span. As the coach of Warsaw High School, he led his team to an astonishing 49 total championships. Most notably were the 14 sectional, seven regional, four semistates and one state championship (1984). Rhodes has an overall 68-22 (75.6 percent) record in tournament play. Over the years he has won numerous Coach of the Year honors, including eight Northern Lakes Conference Coach of the Year awards.
Rhodes also coached in the McDonald's Capital Classic in 1988. In 1996, he was elected as President of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.
Some of Rhodes' other accomplishments include being an assistant coach for the Bahamian National Team, being inducted into the Five-Star Basketball Camp Hall of Fame and starting his own Al Rhodes Basketball School.
He is in his second year at Logansport High School.

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So, that's cool.

Ugly Bastard · 02-15-2005, 03:42 AM

So that's pretty incredible. Wow.

-Ugly Bastard

Schroeder · 02-15-2005, 04:02 AM

I think it's crazy that both sides coaches are from Indiana.

Orgazmo · 02-15-2005, 04:15 AM

What a badass.

George Sherman · 02-15-2005, 04:27 AM

Thats cool as hell.

Cocktooth · 02-15-2005, 12:22 PM

The reason both men's coaches are from Indiana is because the game will be played at the Joyce center in South Bend. Its an amazing honor to get picked for this and it is fitting because coach rhodes is the greatest coach in Indiana Basketball history.

the Butcher · 02-16-2005, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shaw:
...it is fitting because coach rhodes is the greatest coach in Indiana Basketball history.

Fuck yeh. Al Rhodes was the only thing that made Warsaw High School basketball what it was.

VOL · 02-17-2005, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by the Butcher:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Shaw:
...it is fitting because coach rhodes is the greatest coach in Indiana Basketball history.

Fuck yeh. Al Rhodes was the only thing that made Warsaw High School basketball what it was.</font>[/quote]
That was Shaw.

Ugly Bastard · 02-17-2005, 02:18 PM

Shut the fuck up VOL. I'm serious, just shut the fuck up. Rhodes won a State Title before Shaw was even born.

God damnit you say the dumbest things.

-Ugly Bastard

Cocktooth · 02-17-2005, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ugly Bastard:
Shut the fuck up VOL. I'm serious, just shut the fuck up. Rhodes won a State Title before Shaw was even born.

God damnit you say the dumbest things.

-Ugly Bastard

YOUR FUCKIN WRONG UB...i was born and i was 1 year 5 months old at the time Jeff Grose Marty Lehman Steve Hollar Dan Tucker Scott Long and company won the state title. So i was born and not only that my mom toke me to the celebration when they got home in the old Tiger Den. We had to leave because i was crying to much. Im guessing it was because i was pissed that i didnt win a ring...but i was born

Ugly Bastard · 02-17-2005, 02:30 PM

Shit. I knew my Tiger basketball knowledge was flawed. VOL, I still think you're a dumbass.

This is similar to how my 2nd favorite sports team in the world, the Chicago Bears (Cubbies are 1), won the Super Bowl when I was a tender 6 months old. Fuckers haven't been back since.

-Ugly Bastard

Cocktooth · 02-17-2005, 02:34 PM

With me being on the inside, Warsaw will make a real run at a state championship in about 3 years...and after going to watch some elementary basketball game last night...when the 5th graders this year are seniors...look out...might need to order another banner!!!!

Ugly Bastard · 02-17-2005, 02:42 PM

Nice to hear you've been doing a little hometown scouting.

-Ugly Bastard

Cocktooth · 02-17-2011, 01:47 PM

I just want to bump this and prove my knowledge superior!!! Notice the year I was talking about was last year, when they were State Runner Ups!!! I thank you!

Orgazmo · 02-17-2011, 02:07 PM

Haha, Jesus...that really is sort of impressive. Shaw is able to look at elementary basketball talent and translate it into high school basketball talent.

The next step is finding NBA talent from toddlers. Having their parents sign them into a lucrative contract before they can easily walk would be a great investment.

Cocktooth · 02-17-2011, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orgazmo

Haha, Jesus...that really is sort of impressive. Shaw is able to look at elementary basketball talent and translate it into high school basketball talent.

The next step is finding NBA talent from toddlers. Having their parents sign them into a lucrative contract before they can easily walk would be a great investment.

I can tell you that Andrew Shaw will be more baseball oriented. He is showing strong signs of being left handed. His fastball has some pop to it already. I'm guessing he will get signed out of college. I've emailed the Cubs, Reds, Yankees and Dodgers. I've only heard back from the Yankees. They are visiting next Tuesday.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 02-17-2011, 09:58 PM

Isn't being left handed highly correlated with being homosexual.

Saint DH · 02-18-2011, 01:11 AM

Left hand is grasping strong, it does not fear its destiny.

Cocktooth · 02-18-2011, 12:35 PM

Left handed is backwards!

Cocktooth · 12-03-2012, 10:34 AM

Congrats to Coach Rhodes on win number 500 this weekend.

02-15-2005, 03:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
victim Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 985 Internets: 10	http://www.southbendtribune.com/stor...des_chosen.sto Rhodes chosen as all-star coach By AL LESAR Tribune Staff Writer Team goals have always been Al Rhodes' focus as one of the premier high school basketball coaches in Indiana. Along the way, though, individual accolades have come. Rhodes, a Penn High School graduate who carved his niche in Hoosier hoops history with a tremendous run at Warsaw, has been accorded a national honor by being named the head coach for the Boys West team in the McDonald's All-American Basketball Classic set to be played in South Bend March 30. "Every basketball coach in Indiana dreams about winning a state championship, and I was fortunate enough to do that (in 1984),'' said Rhodes, who's now in his second year of rebuilding the program at Logansport. "To get things turned around here, that would be another career highlight. "Beyond those two things, a chance to coach in the McDonald's All-American Game is a great honor. It's just about the only thing I haven't done.'' Rhodes will be matched against another Hoosier legend, veteran Lawrence North coach Jack Keefer, who will lead the Boys East team. The girls game will feature Anna V. Jackson of Jackson, Miss., heading the East team and Kelly Flynn of South Sioux City, Neb., in charge of the West. "When you are selecting a coach for the game, you look for someone who has class, style and is a credit to the game,'' said Morgan Wooten, a very popular and successful coach from DeMatha Catholic High School in Washington, D.C., who is the chairman of the selection committee. "There are just so many, we'll never get to them all. "Al's name first popped up a couple years ago. Sometimes it takes that long to finally get them in the game. This is a great opportunity and a great fit for South Bend. (Notre Dame head coach) Mike Brey (a former assistant for Wooten) thought a lot of (Rhodes). He spoke highly of him. When you get the word from Mike, you know you're getting the goods. He knows what we're looking for.'' "I told Morgan that Al Rhodes is the Morgan Wooten of Indiana,'' Brey said. "I've watched him at camps for many years, the biggest compliment you can give is that I'd want my son to be under his watch. A lot of a coach's reputation is determined by how he's thought of by other coaches and about 90 percent around the state will say this is a well-deserved honor.'' Rhodes, who utilizes a very disciplined approach to basketball during the season, is comfortable with the adjustment to an all-star format, which requires a bit more freedom. He coached in the McDonald's Capital Classic in 1988 and has been a regular at the Five-Star Basketball Camp for many years. "The key is to talk to the players right away about the importance of having the ability to make your teammates better,'' Rhodes said. "Everybody on the roster was probably the leading scorer on their high school team. But, we have to have somebody bring the ball down, set the picks, play defense. Those things are all important in a game like this.'' "You need people to weed the garden and polish the floor,'' Wooten said. "The guys that don't play as a team will be the ones who go home with a loss.'' "A good coach is going to be able to adjust his style to any situation,'' Brey said. "Al has no problem with that.'' Rhodes doesn't seemed bothered by the presence of the ESPN cameras for the live telecast of the game. Wardrobe selections won't be difficult. "I'll leave that to my wife,'' he said. "Or, maybe I'll put my assistant, Pete Smith, in charge of that.'' Smith, a former assistant under Rhodes at Warsaw and head coach at Penn, is now starting a basketball program at the new Guerin Catholic High School in the Indianapolis area. "Pete's always been a sharp dresser,'' Rhodes said. "That will be right up his alley.'' Rhodes will have bigger fish to fry that day. --- McDONALD'S COACHES BIOS BOYS WEST Al Rhodes (410-149 career record) Al Rhodes has been associated with high school basketball in the state of Indiana for the past 29 years, including 24 of those as a head coach. He has compiled a record of 410-149 over that span. As the coach of Warsaw High School, he led his team to an astonishing 49 total championships. Most notably were the 14 sectional, seven regional, four semistates and one state championship (1984). Rhodes has an overall 68-22 (75.6 percent) record in tournament play. Over the years he has won numerous Coach of the Year honors, including eight Northern Lakes Conference Coach of the Year awards. Rhodes also coached in the McDonald's Capital Classic in 1988. In 1996, he was elected as President of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. Some of Rhodes' other accomplishments include being an assistant coach for the Bahamian National Team, being inducted into the Five-Star Basketball Camp Hall of Fame and starting his own Al Rhodes Basketball School. He is in his second year at Logansport High School. --- So, that's cool.
	get off my internet!!!

02-15-2005, 04:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
George Sherman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Fullerton & Damen Posts: 1,109 Internets: 14	Thats cool as hell.
	...to abuse the testicles of the establishment.

02-15-2005, 12:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cocktooth Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warsaw Posts: 4,220 Internets: 124047	The reason both men's coaches are from Indiana is because the game will be played at the Joyce center in South Bend. Its an amazing honor to get picked for this and it is fitting because coach rhodes is the greatest coach in Indiana Basketball history.
	Nubblies: If we put up with Felix, we will put up with you too.

02-17-2005, 02:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
Cocktooth Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warsaw Posts: 4,220 Internets: 124047	With me being on the inside, Warsaw will make a real run at a state championship in about 3 years...and after going to watch some elementary basketball game last night...when the 5th graders this year are seniors...look out...might need to order another banner!!!!
	Nubblies: If we put up with Felix, we will put up with you too.

02-17-2011, 01:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
Cocktooth Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warsaw Posts: 4,220 Internets: 124047	I just want to bump this and prove my knowledge superior!!! Notice the year I was talking about was last year, when they were State Runner Ups!!! I thank you!
	Nubblies: If we put up with Felix, we will put up with you too.

02-15-2005, 03:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	So that's pretty incredible. Wow. -Ugly Bastard

02-15-2005, 04:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Schroeder Unwanted Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,543 Internets: -885	I think it's crazy that both sides coaches are from Indiana.

02-15-2005, 04:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	What a badass.

02-17-2005, 02:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Shut the fuck up VOL. I'm serious, just shut the fuck up. Rhodes won a State Title before Shaw was even born. God damnit you say the dumbest things. -Ugly Bastard

02-17-2005, 02:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Shit. I knew my Tiger basketball knowledge was flawed. VOL, I still think you're a dumbass. This is similar to how my 2nd favorite sports team in the world, the Chicago Bears (Cubbies are 1), won the Super Bowl when I was a tender 6 months old. Fuckers haven't been back since. -Ugly Bastard

02-17-2005, 02:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Nice to hear you've been doing a little hometown scouting. -Ugly Bastard

02-17-2011, 02:07 PM	#15 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	Haha, Jesus...that really is sort of impressive. Shaw is able to look at elementary basketball talent and translate it into high school basketball talent. The next step is finding NBA talent from toddlers. Having their parents sign them into a lucrative contract before they can easily walk would be a great investment.

02-17-2011, 09:58 PM	#17 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	Isn't being left handed highly correlated with being homosexual.
	#YOLO

02-18-2011, 01:11 AM	#18 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,143 Internets: 284753	Left hand is grasping strong, it does not fear its destiny.

02-18-2011, 12:35 PM	#19 (permalink)
Cocktooth Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warsaw Posts: 4,220 Internets: 124047	Left handed is backwards!
	Nubblies: If we put up with Felix, we will put up with you too.

12-03-2012, 10:34 AM	#20 (permalink)
Cocktooth Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warsaw Posts: 4,220 Internets: 124047	Congrats to Coach Rhodes on win number 500 this weekend.
	Nubblies: If we put up with Felix, we will put up with you too.

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