Gay coach: move the Final Four...

In the ultimate Indiana basketball fantasy movie Hoosiers, Gene Hackman plays Coach Norman Dale, a disgraced college coach who is given a second chance coaching a small town high school team. Stressing fundamentals, discipline and doing things right, he takes his boys all the way to the state championship.

The final game is to be played in a big arena in Indianapolis, a bigger stadium than any of his players have ever competed in. So Coach Dale does a great little bit of coaching. Before leaving their little town, he had his players measure the court they practiced on in their tiny gym. When they get to the big city, they do the same thing. The two courts are the same size.

His lesson? To stay win a state championship, stay focused on the game. The other embedded lesson? All you need for a championship game is a court, at least ten players on two teams, two coaches, some referees and a ball. No matter where it is, the game is the same.

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