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FEB., 26, 2014 LEAHEY & LEAHEY
>> KANOA: POPS, HERE WE GO AGAIN.
WITH IOLANI WINNING THE BOYS STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SUGGESTING MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL TO ADOPT A SHOT CLOCK.
THAT WILL BE PART OF OUR DISCUSSION.
BUT IT GOT ME THINKING MAYBE WE, AS A SHOW, SHOULD ADOPT A SHOT
CLOCK. OR A HAWK CLOCK AND OBVIOUSLY
YOU'D HAVE AN X NUMBER OF SECONDS TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS
OUT. IF IT DIDN'T WORK OUT, WE'D HAVE
TO MOVE TO THE NEXT TOPIC. >>JIM: LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I
THINK -- >> KANOA: I LIKE -- EH!
I LIKE IT. >>JIM: I KNEW YOU WOULD.
>> YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S GOING TO BE SITTING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE
ON "LEAHEY & LEAHEY." A GENERATIONALLY CHALLENGED
DISCUSSION ON SPORTS AND OTHER LIVING THINGS.
"LEAHEY & LEAHEY." >> KANOA: WHAT'S UP, EVERYONE
WELCOME TO ANOTHER EDITION OF "LEAHEY & LEAHEY."
POPS JIM, SON KANOA SITTING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE.
COMING BY, THE STATE CHAMPION OF THE IOLANI RAIDERS.
MY LINE OF QUESTIONING WILL NOT BE BIASED.
>>JIM: YOU'RE SICK. WHEN IT COMES TO IOLANI, I'VE
STILL GOT TWO MORE PAYMENTS. AND YOU GRADUATED IN '95.
>> KANOA: I KNOW.
>>JIM: WHAT'S THE TUITION NOW? >> KANOA: LIKE $3 MILLION.
>>JIM: I THINK IT'S A LIFETIME. >> KANOA: WORTH EVERY PENNY.
LOOK AT HOW I TURNED OUT. >>JIM: THEY GOT ME NOT ONLY
PAYING THE BILL BUT I STAND THERE WITH A SIGN SAYING, COME
SEND YOUR KIDS TO IOLANI. >> KANOA: IOLANI, THE DIVISION
II STATE CHAMPS CELEBRATING AFTER THIS WEEKEND A LOT OF
CHATTER ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION PERHAPS OF A SHOT CLOCK IN HIGH
SCHOOL BASKETBALL. WE SEEM TO TALK ABOUT THIS EVERY
SINGLE YEAR. PARTICULARLY IN GAMES WHERE WE
SEE ONE TEAM NOT STALLING BUT UTILIZING A GOOD AMOUNT OF CLOCK
WHEN THEY EXECUTE OFFENSIVE PLAYS.
NOT NECESSARILY AN ALL-OUT FOUR CORNER STALLS BUT DEAN SHIMAMURA
AND HIS CREW WERE WORKING THE CLOCK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
ENROUTE TO THE EXECUTE OF THEIR OFFENSIVE SETS.
IT HAS PEOPLE PERHAPS CALLING FOR THE SHOT CLOCK.
PERHAPS THERE ISN'T A SHOT CLOCK AND THERE SHOULDN'T BE.
WHAT SIDE OF THE FENCE DO YOU STAND ON?
>>JIM: THERE SHOULD BE A SHOT CLOCK.
HE DESERVES THE CHAMPIONSHIP BECAUSE HE COACHED ACCORDING TO
THE RULES THAT WERE THERE. >> KANOA: SURE.
>>JIM: THERE WAS NOT A SHOT CLOCK.
THAT MAKES IT SECOND RATE. I'M SORRY.
WHAT A SHOT CLOCK, ANYTHING PLAYED IN HAWAI'I ON THE
TOURNAMENT, AND ANYTHING GOING TO BE -- THE GAME OF BASKETBALL
CAN ENDURE. ACCORDING TO THE RULES, THEY
PLAYED FINE. IF ANY OF THOSE PLAYERS DESIRE
TO PLAY IN COLLEGE DIVISION I, DIVISION II, THERE'S A SHOT
CLOCK. IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF GAME.
>> KANOA: IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU'RE SUGGESTING TO PUT AN ASTERISK
NEXT TO EVERY CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. >>JIM: YOU'RE PUTTING WORDS IN
MY MOUTH. THE ASTERISK GOES WHERE THERE IS
THE SHOT CLOCK. >> KANOA: I DO AGREE WITH THE
IDEA THAT, TO ME, THE HEART OF BASKETBALL, THE ESSENCE OF
BASKETBALL IS TRYING TO PUT THE BALL TO THE HOOP.
AND THE OTHER TEAM TRYING TO PREVENT YOU FROM PUTTING THE
BALL THROUGH THE HOOP. AND WHEN YOU ALLOW WITHOUT A
SHOT CLOCK A TEAM TO PERHAPS STALL OR SPREAD THE FOUR
CORNERS, WHILE THERE IS SOME SKILL THAT CERTAINLY HAS TO DO
WITH PREVENTING THE DEFENSE FROM TAKING THAT BALL AWAY AND
UTILIZING AT MUCH OF THE CLOCK AS HE POSSIBLY CAN, IT PUTS
QUITE AN IMPETUS FOR THE DEFENSE TO HAVE TO CHASE.
IT KIND OF BECOME THIS RELENTLESS THING.
I FEEL AT THE HEART IT'S MORE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE A SHOT
CLOCK. THEN WE SEE THE EXECUTION OF
OFFENSE. THE EXECUTION OF A FULL CLOCK OF
DEFENSE. TO ME, THAT'S MORE OF WHAT THE
GAME IS ABOUT. >>JIM: RIGHT NOW IT'S TELEVISED
AND YOU HAVE IT ON THE STATION THAT'S TELEVISED.
YOU CAN TURN IT OFF, COME BACK TO THE END OF THE GAME AND FIND
OUT. WHERE'S THE ACTION?
>> KANOA: NOT LIKE YOU'RE HAVING 6-2 FINAL SCORES THE ENTIRE
TIME. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS SOME
EXECUTION IN BASKETBALL GOING ON.
>>JIM: ISN'T THERE AN EXAMPLE OF A 2-0 HALFTIME?
>> KANOA: DEAN WAS INVOLVED WITH THAT.
BUT I ALSO AGREE WITH THE FACT THAT UNDER THE CURRENT RULES,
AND WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF THE RULES AT HAND WHICH DOES NOT
INCLUDE A SHOT CLOCK, THAT YEAH, COACH DEAN AND ANY OTHER COACH
OF A BASKETBALL TEAM HAS THE RIGHT, HAS THE AUTHORITY TO USE
AS MUCH CLOCK AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN.
THAT'S WITHIN THE RULES OF THE GAME.
YOUR JOB IS TO PUT YOUR CHAIRS -- PLAYERS TO PUT IN A
POSITION TO SUCCESS. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY FAULTING
DEAN FOR ANYBODY TO DECIDING TO UTILIZE AS MUCH CLOCK AS
POSSIBLE. THAT'S THEIR PREROGATIVE.
>>JIM: YOU KNOW WHAT MY IDEA IS? NO CLOCK AT ALL.
>> KANOA: REALLY? >>JIM: FIRST TEAM THAT GETS TO
50 WINS THE GAME. >> KANOA: OKAY.
>>JIM: IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CLOCK, YOU REALLY GOT TO RUN.
YOU GOT TO FAST BREAK. >> KANOA: WE COULD HAVE A GAME
THAT LASTS TWO DAYS. THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE.
>>JIM: COULD BE. BASEBALL IS DESIGNED LIKE THAT.
NO CLOCK AT ALL. >> KANOA: THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>>JIM: WE WOULDN'T BE DISCUSSING THIS.
>> KANOA: THEY DO HAVE A SHOT CLOCK.
IT'S EIGHT MINUTES A QUARTER. WE'LL TALK WITH DEAN ABOUT THIS.
AND IOLANI STATE CHAMPS FIRST TIME SINCE 2010.
LET'S MOVE ON TO COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL.
>>JIM: THEY HAVE A SHOT CLOCK. >> KANOA: THEY DO HAVE A SHOT
CLOCK, AND THEY STILL HAVE AN OUTSIDE SHOT AT WINNING THE BIG
WEST REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP.
THEY'RE A GAME AND A HALF BEHIND THE CO-LEADERS, IRVINE AND SANTA
BARBARA. THEY'RE ON THE ROAD FOR A HUGE
GAME THURSDAY, TOMORROW, AGAINST LONG BEACH STATE.
LONG BEACH STATE A HALF GAME BEHIND HAWAI'I.
HAWAI'I HAS SHOWN SIGNS ON THE ROAD.
WINNERS OF THE LAST FOUR ON THE ROAD.
THEY COME SHORT IN THREE THURSDAY GAMES.
THEY LOST THREE HUGE POTENTIAL WINS.
THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO WIN SATURDAY NIGHT BUT THEY'VE
SUCCEEDED ON THE ROAD. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT?
>>JIM: THEY'RE IN THE FINAL STRETCH.
IT'S ALL OR NOTHING. THEY'VE GOT TO DO THE BEST THAT
THEY POSSIBLY CAN. THE COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS TEAM IS
YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET.
YOU COME IN AND YOU WATCH THEM PLAY SOME NIGHTS, THEY ARE
EXCITINGLY GOOD. ABSOLUTELY TREMENDOUS.
BUT THEY'RE NOT CONSISTENT. THEY GO UP AND DOWN, UP AND
DOWN. THEY'VE GOT IT BECOME MORE
CONSISTENT IN THIS LAST WEEK. THEY'VE GOT TO DEDICATE
THEMSELVES. NO MORE EXCUSES.
NO MORE EXCUSES. WE'VE GOT TO PLAY THE BEST THAT
WE CAN POSSIBLY PLAY. AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY.
>> KANOA: GIB ARNOLD APPROACHING THE HOME STRETCH.
HE'S COMING DOWN THE HOME -- STREAM -- STRETCH OF HIS
CONTRACT. THEY'RE ON THE PRECIPICE OF
WINNING 20 GAMES. HOW MUCH DOES GIB DESERVE AN
EXTENSION? WHEN SHOULD WE HEAR AN
ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THIS? >>JIM: GOT TO BE 20 GAMES.
THAT GIVES YOU THE WAY TO LOOK AT YOUR TEAM AS A SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAM. I THINK 20 GAMES IS IMPERATIVE.
ALSO, IF THEY DO WELL IN THE TOURNAMENT, THAT IS GOING TO BE
PUT IN THERE. I THINK THAT YOU LOOK AT WHAT HE
HAS DONE, HE'S HAD WINNING SEASONS.
HE'S HAD SOME SEASONS THAT HE'S BROKEN EVEN.
BUT HE'S DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB. >> I ABSOLUTELY AGREE.
HE HAS NOT HAD A LOSING WIN. A 20-WIN YORE AT -- WINNING YEAR
IS PRETTY REMARKABLE. IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO
ATTAIN. FOR THIS TEAM TO BE ABLE TO
REACH THAT PLATEAU, I THINK THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE
DIRECTION OF THE PROGRAM. AND I THINK GIB ARNOLD SHOULD
REAP THE REWARDS AND BENEFITS GOING FORWARD.
STILL A LITTLE WORK TO DO IN THE REGULAR SEASON, BUT IT'S
INTERESTING BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE STILL SOME TEAMS WITH LONG BEACH
STATE AND SANTA BARBARA. THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE UP
SOME GROUND. IF THEY DON'T WIN THE REGULAR
SEASON, POTENTIALLY BE IN AD -- IN A GOOD POSITION.
OZZIE SMITH, WIZARD OF OZ, HALL OF FAMER, HE IS SPEARHEADER, A
CAMPAIGN ALONG WITH ANHEUSER-BUSCH.
THEY'RE HOLDING A PETITION TO GET THE OPENING DAY OF THE MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON TO BECOME A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN THE UNITED
STATES. YOU AGREE WITH THIS?
SHOULD IT BE? IF NOT, WHAT SORT EVENT DESERVES
A NATIONAL HOLIDAY? >>JIM: THEY DON'T.
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS ARE VERY, VERY SPECIAL.
VERY SPECIAL. JUST DON'T THROW SOMETHING OUT
THERE AND SAY, THIS SHOULD BE A HOLIDAY.
ONE, BASEBALL HAS A TERRIBLE RECORD.
THEY HAVE A TERRIBLE RECORD OF RACISM, MANIPULATION.
THAT'S NOT HERO LIKE. TWO, ANHEUSER-BUSCH IS THE
SPONSOR AND THEY'RE NOT AN AMERICAN BEER.
THEY'RE OWNED BY A COMPANY FROM BELGIUM, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.
MAYBE THERE COULD BE A HOLIDAY IN BELGIUM.
>> KANOA: YOU'RE NOT SUPPORTIVE? >>JIM: NO.
>> KANOA: IT'S A DAY OFF. I'M IN SUPPORT OF ANY DAY THAT
COULD BE A HOLIDAY. LET'S MAKE THE WORLD SERIES GAME
ONE A HOLIDAY. >>JIM: IF YOU'RE A BASEBALL FAN,
IT'S A DAY OFF ANYWAY. >> KANOA: YEAH.
THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL IN SICK AND DO THE FAKE COUGH.
AND TAKE THE RISK OF BEING SEEN ON TV.
I'M IN FULL SUPPORT. >>JIM: WHAT DO YOU MEAN FULL
SUPPORT? TELL ME WHY?
WHY? >> KANOA: BECAUSE IT'S A
HOLIDAY! A DAY OFF.
>>JIM: YOU CAN'T SAY IT'S A HOLIDAY.
IT'S A HOLIDAY BECAUSE? BECAUSE OF WHAT?
>> KANOA: BECAUSE IT'S -- WHATEVER LEGITIMIZES IT.
>>JIM: THE DODGERS ARE GOING TO OPEN IN AUSTRALIA.
WHAT ABOUT THEM, HUH? >> KANOA: THEY SHOULD DESERVE A
DAY OFF WHEN THEY COME BACK TO THE STATES.
WE HAVE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SET UP FOR THE SHOW.
WE ARE CELEBRATING THE FACT THAT THE OSCARS ARE TO BE HELD THIS
WEEKEND. AND WE WERE THINKING ABOUT OUR
FAVORITE ALL-TIME MOVIE LINES. THE GENRE.
I'M SURE WHICH WILL HAVE QUITE A DIVIDE GENERALLY IN YOUR
FAVORITE MOVIE LINE. YOUR FAVORITE TO MINE.
>>JIM: WATCHING RIGHT NOW, LOOK AT THE QUALITY HERE.
OKAY. ARE YOU READY?
>> KANOA: THE COLOR QUALITY? >>JIM: NO.
>> KANOA: A FEW BLACK AND WHITE IN THERE.
>>JIM: PEOPLE DON'T EVEN WRITE CURSORY ANYMORE.
FIRST, YOU ARE CLOSING YOUR EYES TO A SITUATION YOU DO NOT WISH
TO ACKNOWLEDGE, OR YOU ARE UNAWARE OF A CALIBER OF DISASTER
PRESENT IN YOUR POOL TABLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
MUSIC MAN. ROBERT PRESLEY SAID THAT.
>> KANOA: I'VE NEVER SEER THAT. MINE IS FROM HOOSIER.
BIG GAME, STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. HIS HICKORY SQUAD TRYING TO DRAW
UP A PLAY. GENE HACKMAN SAYING THEY'RE
GOING TO RUN A PLAY FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
THEY'RE GOING TO USE HIM AS A DECOY.
EVERYONE'S QUITE QUIET. THEY LOOK AT JIMMY, AND HE GOES,
I'LL MAKE IT. AND HE DID.
HOOSIERS. >>JIM: SIMPLE.
VERY SIMPLE. THAT LINE'S PROBABLY USED EVERY
DAY SOMEWHERE. >> KANOA: I TRIED TO USE IT IN A
HUDDLE, AND COACH SAID, YOU'RE NOT IN THE GAME.
SIT DOWN. >>JIM: DODGES?
WHAT DODGES? I NO GOT TO THROW YOU THE
SINKING DODGES. THAT LINE WAS UTTERED BY ALFONS
PEDOIA. >> KANOA: WHAT YEAR?
>>JIM: 19 -- >> KANOA: WE'RE IN THE 50'S.
WE'RE BRINGING IT TO THE CONTEMPORARY TIME.
ADRIAN IN ROCKY II. COMING OUT OF THE COMA.
HE WANTS TO BE THERE FOR ADRIAN. SHE SAYS, THERE'S ONE THING I
WANT YOU TO DO? WHAT'S THAT?
SHE SAYS WIN. YOU HEAR THE ROCKY BELL.
DING. ON COMES THE MONTAGE AND
TRAINING. THE REST IS HISTORY.
WE ONLY GOT A MINUTE. >>JIM: HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU
KID. CASABLANCA.
>> I GOT MAXIMIS. GLADIATOR.
MY NAME IS MIREDYUS, COMMANDER OF THE NORTH.
FATHER TO A MURDERED SON. HUSBAND TO A MURDERED WIFE.
I WILL HAVE THIS VENGEANCE IN THIS LIFE OR THE NEXT.
>>JIM: THAT'S THE FIRST ABILITY OF THE ENTIRE PLAY.
LISTEN, LET ME FINISH. FRANKLY, MY DEAR, I DON'T GIVE A
DAMN. 1939, GONE WITH THE WIND.
YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH. A FEW GOOD MEN.
JACK NICHOLSON. AND FINALLY, NOW HEAR THIS, NOW
HEAR THIS. BECAUSE ANOTHER CIGARETTE BUTT
HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE PALM TREES.
THERE WILL BE NO MOVIES TONIGHT. >> HE'S TALKING TO HENRY HILL.
I'M FUNNY LIKE A CLOWN. I MAKE YOU LAUGH.
I'M HERE TO AMUSE YOU. AND DARTH VADER IN EMPIRE
STRIKES BACK. LUKE, I AM YOUR FATHER.
>>JIM: EVERYBODY USES THAT LINE. >> KANOA: SAY IT TO ME.
>>JIM: I AM YOUR FATHER. >> KANOA: IT'S TRUE.
[DOG BARKING] OUR GUEST IS HERE.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE LINE, DEAN?
OH. >> KANOA: I DON'T REMEMBER THAT
ONE. >> ME NEITHER.
>> KANOA: DEAN SHIMAMURA HEAD COACH OF IOLANI RED RAIDERS.
THIS IS YOUR 20TH YEAR -- WE WERE TALKING EARLIER, YOUR 20TH
YEAR AS A COACH AT IOLANI. THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
>> EVERY TIME I SAY IT, I DON'T BELIEVE IT MYSELF.
YOU KNOW, AND -- BUT IT'S BEEN A GREAT RUN.
I MEAN, I THINK I STARTED COMING RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE -- HIGH
SCHOOL ACTUALLY. MAYBE MY FRESHMAN OR SOPHOMORE,
I HELPED COACHED INTERMEDIATE. >> KANOA: HE MUST HAVE BEEN
COACHING WHEN HE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.
YOU LOOK SO YOUNG. UNBELIEVABLE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE GAME. THE WIN ABOUT FARRINGTON.
THAT WAS A LOT OF BUILDUP FOR THIS YEAR.
YOU HAD PUNAHOU, MARYKNOLL CONSIDERED THE FAVORITES.
IOLANI. IT WAS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TYPE OF SEASONS.
I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS STARTING
THE YEAR. STARTED GETTING IT DIALED DOWN.
TALK ABOUT THAT EVOLUTION THIS YEAR.
>> WE TOLD THE KIDS EARLY ON WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A SPECIAL GROUP
ONLY BECAUSE OF HOW HARD THEY WORKED.
THEY STARTED IN THE FALL, AND YOU CAN JUST TELL.
YOU COULD SEE IT IN THEIR EYES THAT THEY REALLY WANTED IT.
AND THIS GROUP, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT MORE LATELY AND
REFLECTING BACK THAT THIS IS YOUR -- A GOOD WAY, A STEREO
TYPICAL IOLANI GROWN. THEY LISTEN.
THEY'RE HUMBLE. MAYBE NOT QUITE UNDERSIZED BUT
NOT THE HUGE ATHLETIC OR PHYSICAL ADVANTAGE.
THEY'RE SMART KIDS. ACTUALLY 10 OF 12 KIDS ARE ON
THE HONOR ROLL. A VERY STEREO TYPICAL IOLANI
TYPE TEAM. YOU COULD SEE EARLY ON THAT
THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL. YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW AS A COACH
HOW FAR IT'S GOING TO GO. YOU COULD SEE SOMETHING.
WE HAD SOME EARLY LOSSES THAT PUT US IN SOME BAD SPOT, BUT THE
KIDS DREW SOMETHING FROM IT AND GOT BETTER.
IF YOU SAW US PLAY MARYKNOLL THE SECOND TIME, WE WERE A DIFFERENT
TEAM. WE IMPROVED ON WHAT WE WEREN'T
SO GOOD AT THE FIRST TIME AND MAY HAVE CAUSED US TO LOSE.
AND THAT PROGRESSION JUST KEPT GETTING BETTER.
YOU SAY IT AS A COACH, GETS BETTER IN A DAY.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING WITH THIS TEAM.
AT THE END, WE WERE THE BEST WE WERE.
EVERY DAY MOVING FORWARD, WE WERE BETTER THAN THE DAY BEFORE.
YOU KNOW, I GUESS THAT TURNED INTO A GREAT RUN DOWN THE END
STRETCH. >>JIM: WE SAY THE ILH, BECAUSE
OF CALIBER OF PLAY IN THE ILH, IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE AN
ADVANTAGE OF STATE TOURNAMENT. THAT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE THE CASE
NOW BECAUSE FARRINGTON GETS TO THE FINAL.
THERE ARE OTHER VERY GOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN OTHER LEAGUES THAT
WILL CHALLENGE. DO YOU SEE A TREND CHANGING
HERE? >> I THINK THE THING ABOUT THE
ILH IS IT GIVES YOU A LOT OF GOOD COMPETITION.
YOU GET REALLY BEAT UP. I MEAN, IT'S A -- PROBABLY JUST
AS MUCH MENTALLY AS PHYSICALLY, SO YOU ENTER A STATE TOURNAMENT
WHERE MAYBE TEAMS, THEY HAVEN'T BREEZED THROUGH.
BUT THE ILH GETS SIX TEAMS IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE BETTER TEAMS,
YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOLD YOUR TEAM AND MAYBE PREPARE FOR
TEAMS THAT ARE IN THE ILH KNOCKING EACH OTHER OFF.
IN THE ILH YOU DON'T GET THAT LUXURY, I WOULD SAY.
YOU HAVE TO JUST FIGHT EVERY NIGHT.
FROM THE SIXTH PLACE TEAM TO THE FIRST PLACE TEAM, IT'S A BATTLE.
YOU DON'T GET TO THINK ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE ILH.
SO MAYBE -- I'M HOPING IT KIND OF EVENS OUT AT THE END.
MAYBE SOME ADVANTAGE THERE. SOME ADVANTAGE FOR US BEING
COMPETITIVE OR TRYING TO BE IN A PLAYOFF OR STATE TOURNAMENT LIKE
ATMOSPHERE EVERY NIGHT. I DON'T KNOW, I THINK IT KIND OF
BALANCES OUT. >>JIM: WHEN YOU PREPARE FOR A
GAME, HOW MANY HOURS? >> WELL, I MEAN EVERY GAME --
LET'S SAY THIS YEAR WE PLAYED ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS.
AS SOON AS SATURDAY WAS DONE, YOU'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE
GAME PLAN SO YOU CAN PUT THAT INTO THE PRACTICE ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. I MEAN -- I DON'T KNOW.
A LOT OF HOURS. A LOT OF HOURS.
>> KANOA: YOU HAD SOME GREAT STANDOUT PERFORMANCES.
QUITE A TEAM, OBVIOUSLY, THIS IOLANI RAIDERS SQUAD WAS.
IKAIKA WITH EIGHT REBOUNDS. WHAT WAS THIS TEAM'S CALLING
CARD? EVERY IOLANI SQUAD, IT SEEMS,
DEFENSE IS WHERE IT ALL STARTS. WAS THAT THE SAME THIS YEAR?
>> I THINK SO. ESPECIALLY DOWN THE STRETCH.
WE WERE KEEPING TEAMS IN THE 40s.
SOME IN THE 30s. AND KEEPING THEIR PERCENTAGES
REALLY LOW. THIS YEAR WAS REALLY THAT
FUNDAMENTAL, YOU KNOW, COACHING -- A TEAM LIKE A COACH
LOVES. WE -- WE'RE THE TOP TEAM IN THE
STATE SHOOTING FREE THROWS. WE PLAYED GREAT DEFENSE.
WE TOOK CARE OF THE BALL. WE SHOT A PRETTY GOOD
PERCENTAGE. WE HAD DIFFERENT GUYS PLAYING
DIFFERENT ROLES AND STEPPING UP AND DOING REALLY GREAT THINGS IN
THOSE ROLES. SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE, YOU KNOW,
TEAMS THAT A COACH LOVES. AND THERE PROBABLY WASN'T ONE
THING. IT WAS THAT DISCIPLINE.
IT WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST DO ALL THE EASY THINGS.
>> KANOA: LET'S GET TO IT. I'M SURE YOU'RE TIRED OF TALKING
ABOUT THIS. A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT
THE SHOT CLOCK. THAT SEEMS TO COME INTO THE
CONVERSATION EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME AFTER THE BOYS BASKETBALL
TEAM. WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THAT?
>> AS FAR AS SHOT CLOCK, IF THERE WAS ONE, I WOULDN'T BE
OPPOSED TO IT. DO I THINK IT'S NEEDED?
NOT NECESSARILY. I MEAN, I THINK FROM THE STYLE
WE PLAY, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK SO DISCIPLINE GOES OUT THE DOOR.
I DON'T THINK IT BECOME OBSOLETE WHEN YOU ADD A SHOT CLOCK.
I FEEL LIKE DEFENSIVELY, I THINK IT MAKES US MORE EFFECTIVE.
YOU ADD MAYBE A SIXTH PLAYER IN THE CLOCK.
NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO PLAY A 40 OR ONE MINUTE POSSESSION.
WE CAN PLAY A 30 SECOND SET OF DEFENSE AND JUST BE GOOD FOR
THAT PERIOD OF TIME. ON THE OTHER END, WE'VE GOT TIME
TO EXECUTE. ON BOTH ENDS, IT TAKES
DISCIPLINE. THE MORE DISCIPLINE TEAM, I
THINK, HAS SOME ADVANTAGE THERE STILL.
SO IF IT'S IN, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
IF IT'S NOT, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT, TOO.
IF IT WAS A HARD YES OR NO, I WOULD SAY, YEAH, PUT IT IN.
>>JIM: THAT'S A VERY GOOD WAY OF THINKING.
PROGRESSIVE. ONE THING THAT I'VE NOTICED IN
HIGH SCHOOL THAT ONCE A STYLE IS ESTABLISHED, THEY GO TO THE
CLICHE, WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT THIS WAY.
WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT THIS WAY. AND THAT'S WHAT -- IF YOU'RE
GOING TO IMPLEMENT SOMETHING NEW, THAT'S WHAT YOU FIGHT.
YOU FIGHT THIS STAID ESTABLISHMENT THAT SAYS, WE'VE
ALWAYS DONE IT THIS WAY. AND THAT'S THE WAY WE SHOULD
CONTINUE. AND I CAN SEE THEIR POINT, BUT I
CAN ALSO SEE YOUR POINT. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, I'M
GOING TO STILL BE THE COACH. AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO PUT A
TEAM ON THE COURT. >> KANOA: THERE SEEMS TO BE A
CONFUSION BETWEEN STALLING AND UTILIZING THE CLOCK.
AND BEING DELIBERATE OFFENSIVELY.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? >> YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENCE ON
THE SCOREBOARD. LAST YEAR IT WAS 2-0 AT
HALFTIME. THAT WAS A STALL.
WE WERE EXPLICITLY TRYING TO SHORTEN THE GAME TO KEEP THE
BALL OUT OF THEIR HANDS. TO GIVE US A CHANCE COME DOWN
THE END. I THINK THIS ONE WE'RE RUNNING
CLOCK. YOU RUN CLOCK FOR DIFFERENT
REASONS. FOR US WE WANTED TO TAKE THE
LAST SHOT OF THE QUARTER. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE VALUE.
OTHER TIMES GUYS PLAY THE WHOLE GAME THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
LAST THE GAME. YOU WANT TO RUN CLOCK SO THEY
GET SOME REST. AND CLASSICALLY AND EVERY TEAM
DOES IT AND IT HAPPENS IN OTHER SPORTS WHERE YOU WANT TO RUN
DOWN THE CLOCK AT THE END OF THE GAME.
AT THE END OF THE FOOTBALL GAME, YOU'RE RUNNING THE BALL.
YOU'RE RUNNING ON THIRD AND TEN EVEN THOUGH MAYBE YOU'RE A
PASSING TEAM BUT YOU WANT TO RUN THE CLOCK.
AND I THINK THAT HAPPENS CLASSICALLY AT THE END OF THE
GAME. I WOULD SAY THAT'S NOT TO STALL.
BUT MAYBE IT IS A LITTLE MIX OF WORDS.
BUT I THINK THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
>>JIM: I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE.
>> KANOA: WITH THAT GAME AGAINST MARYKNOLL.
YOUR TEAM HAD A SHOT TO WIN AT THE END.
FROM A CAUSE AND EFFECT STANDPOINT, YOU SET OUT TO DO
WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO, WHICH WAS PUT YOUR TEAM IN A CHANCE TO
WIN THE GAME AT THE END. OBVIOUSLY, CRITICISM CAME YOUR
WAY. HOW HAVE YOU DEALT WITH SOME OF
THAT CRITICISM? >> AS A COACH, YOU TRY TO PUT
KIDS IN A POSITION TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND AT THE SAME TIME,
YOU TRY TO TEACH THEM LIFE LESSONS.
THE FIRST TIME WE PLAYED THEM, WE LOST BY DOUBLE DIGITS.
YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP AGAINST SOMETHING.
IT MAY SEEM INSURMOUNTABLE AND WHAT DO YOU DO?
DO YOU ACCEPT THAT'S THE WAY IT IS BUT DO YOU FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO BE SUCCESSFUL? IT GIVES THEM ANOTHER WAY TO
LOOK AT SOMETHING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ACCEPT
WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY YOU'RE SUPPOSED SO ACCEPT.
MAYBE YOU CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING OUT OF THE BOX AND BE
CREATIVE. YOU HOPE YOU GIVE THEM A LESSON
LIKE THAT AND HAVE THEM LEARN SOMETHING FROM A SITUATION LIKE
THAT. >>JIM: CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS
YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP. CONGRATULATIONS TO IOLANI
BECAUSE THAT COMPETITION, ILH, IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE.
ALWAYS, EVERY YEAR. AND YOU'VE RISEN TO THE
OCCASION, AND THE TRANSITION INTO A NEW COACH STAFF HAS BEEN
MADE. CHAMPIONSHIPS HAVE NOW BEEN
DELIVERED. SO EVERYTHING IS PRETTY GOOD.
>> KANOA: AND OUR SHOT CLOCK IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE AS WE SPEAK.
DEAN, APPRECIATE YOU COMING BY. CONGRATULATIONS.
HECK OF A JOB WITH THIS TEAM. MUCH MORE SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE.
TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FIVE YEARS, NOT TOO BAD.
DEAN SHIMAMURA FROM IOLANI. SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON "LEAHEY &
LEAHEY."