Random Trivia Question: Foul Line Huddles

[dgoore97]

I was thinking about this yesterday and I can't remember teams huddling together before a foul shot before Duke did it in 91/92 timeframe.

In fact, I distinctly remember at that time, Duke huddling and the opponents meandering around aimlessly.

Now every team takes advantage of that break.

My question is: Did Duke invent the pre-foul shot huddle?

 

[NOD]

I may be having a TIA, but I thought that Dean Smith was one of the first to do it in major college basketball.

But that could be another Deano urban legend...

 

[aiw]

I think it was Dean

 

[ChibCU]

Before my time.

Dean's impact on college basketball is undeniable though.

 

[aiw]

Probably just another thing that Dean stole from someone else that everyone still credits him for, the more I think about it.

 

[bfactor]

Dean Oliver also credits Dean Smith for using points-per-possession as a stat for analysis way before anyone else was doing it.

 

[DurhamSon]

He was a math major so I can believe that.

 

[aiw]

Don't forget coaches assists, although that's probably douchebag enough to be a Roy creation

 

[rhfarmer]

Dean actually invented the Time machine, and gave the rules of basketball to Naismith. Deansmith/Naismith? It's been a big cosmic joke all along.

 

[Rollins]

Was this before or after raising your hand if you were tired and needed to be substituted?

 

[bfactor]

Much to the chagrin of Emily Post, he also invented pointing.

 

[physicsfactor]

There are some late 80s Duke/UNC games on this site http://vault.theacc.com/ which might help answer who did it before the other.