I have been a Tubbs man for a long time. He is the man. Rather than try to convince you with my words, I've done some research - found over 120 articles in the Dallas Morning News from 1980's to the present, and I have excerpted a few of DMN's comments which speak to Tubbs' experience, capabilities, coaching strengths, rapport with players, and his intensity. Take a look over the years and draw your own conclusions:
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The Dallas Morning News
March 7, 1990
No letup -- Tubbs' intensity carries over to Kimball defense
Author: C. Anthony Mosser; Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Section: SPORTS DAY
Page: 7B
By early in the fourth quarter of Kimball's Region II final against Spruce at McLennan Community College in Waco, the outcome had long since been decided in Kimball's favor. But Knights coach Jimmy Tubbs was impervious to the scoreboard. Tubbs reacted to a Kimball turnover by pounding his fist on the corner of the scorer's table, even though his team was winning, 65-40. Not surprisingly, Tubbs' team usually plays with the same fervor.
"I guess it's because I'm a perfectionist,' Tubbs said. "When it comes to playing, it bothers me if a kid is not putting out on defense. I want the kids to be the best they can be.'
It's clear that Tubbs has talented players to work with in 6-6 Charles Gentry, 6-5 Jayson Walton, 6-2 Kelon Haynie and guards Vincent Rowlett and Chad Melton. But athletic ability aside, it is the Knights' unselfishness and tenacious man-to-man defense that has taken them to the semifinals. Tubbs wouldn't have it any other way.
"He's the type of man who pushes you,' Gentry said. "He makes you work hard and he makes you think at times that he may not like you, but then you understand he's doing it for the team's sake.'
In post-game conversations, Tubbs always mentions "defensive intensity.' Either a lack of it by his team displeased him, or a burst of it turned the game in the Knights' favor. His own intensity is also apparent at game time.
Tubbs often slowly strays from the bench like a runner leading off base. His eyes focus on the half-court game the way a base runner's eyes focus on the pitcher. His rapid-fire instructions are synchronized with each movement of the ball:
"Motion, motion, motion, move, move, pick.'
Tubbs isn't above using any ploy as a practice tool. Once he used a broom stick to simulate Duncanville's 7-1 Greg Ostertag. Recently he encouraged students to attend practice for the purpose of booing his team in an attempt to simulate game conditions for Friday's game. Playing LBJ in Austin, Tubbs expects a hostile crowd.
The one constant of the Knights has been defense.
"Defense has been the key,' Rowlett said. "Everybody wants to play defense. That's what makes our defense so good.'
Consider the Knights' four playoff victories. They have beaten Berkner, Samuell, Longview and Spruce, teams that averaged between 66.0 and 71.1 points per game in the regular season. The Knights held all under 50 points and held Berkner and Longview under 40. In Kimball's 55-39 regional semifinal victory over Longview, the Lobos made just one field goal in the fourth quarter. The next day, the Knights held Spruce scoreless from the field for 5:02 of the second quarter, and to just one field goal over the first 4:30 of the fourth quarter.
When Walton was a freshman, he asked Gentry what that style was.
"I told him that if he planned on averaging 26 points a game, he should go somewhere else,' Gentry said. "Under Coach Tubbs' program, the scoring is always divided up. I told him if he wanted to be a winner then he should come to Kimball. It takes a lot of hard work, but it pays off in the end.'
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The Dallas Morning News March 4, 1986
OUT OF THE SHADOWS
It's no secret now: Kimball gets the Final (Four) laugh
Author: Darryl Richards
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
Excerpted from the article:
… Kimball is 122-15 in four years under Tubbs and has become one of the area's perennial powers, along with SOC, Fort Worth Dunbar and Roosevelt.
One of the reasons Kimball has been overlooked is its lack of a well-publicized player. SOC had center Ronnie Morgan and South Garland had center Billy Smith, both among the area leaders in scoring and rebounding. Kimball, however, did not have a player among the area's statistical leaders. But not having a big scorer is just fine for Tubbs; in fact, it's part of his system.
"The team concept, along with the guys sacrificing themselves for the team, is a major reason we have been successful this year,' said Tubbs. "Everyone gives up some personal pride for the team.
"I don't want to have the scorer; I want to have balance. If you have one guy scoring 30 points a game for you, what happens if he's shut out? I think any player can be shut out. But if you have a couple of guys scoring 14 points and another averaging 11, who do you go after?'
…. Said coach Joe Longino, whose Richardson team lost to Kimball in bi-district, 53-45: "They play several different tempos. They can play fast and beat you on the transition game, or they can slow it down and play halfcourt. They're able to control the game because they're patient and play with control.'
The Knights have been able to slow teams down by using either a halfcourt press or a trap. They have been able to stifle fast-breaking teams such as SOC and South Garland by heading them off at the pass. After his team makes a free throw and the opponent gets the ball out of bounds, Tubbs substitutes a player so the Knights can set their defense and prevent long passes and layups.
"We've been able to sell defense at Kimball,' Tubbs said. "The kids know that if they are going to play for Kimball, they are going to play defense. The way I determine whether a guy is a winner or not is by the way he plays defense. If a guy goes after loose balls or always plays good defense, that tells me more about him as a basketball player than if he scores.'
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The Dallas Morning News June 2, 1990
Kimball coach leaves for SMU
Former aide, at SOC one day, may apply for Tubbs' old job
Author: Darryl Richards, C. Anthony Mosser; Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Following are excerts from the article:
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
Tubbs, who last season coached the Knights to a 37-3 record and the school's first Class 5A state title, had made no secret of his desire to test his coaching skills in the college game.
What he brings to SMU is a local presence on the coaching staff, someone Shumate says he hopes will strengthen the Mustangs' ties with Dallas high schools.
"Winning the state championship this year was the ultimate, and I'm ready for another challenge," Tubbs said. "I'm pleased that I can stay here in Dallas and work with someone like John Shumate. I have always been impressed with his values on life and academics."
Tubbs leaves Kimball with a 232-42 record in eight seasons, including five of 30 or more victories.
Tubbs, who coached a pressing defense and controlled running game at Kimball, long has been talked about as someone who would flourish in college.
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The Dallas Morning News n March 10, 1990
Kimball formula results in victory, berth in final
Author: C. Anthony Mosser; Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
(Excerts from full article:) AUSTIN -- The Class 5A semifinal between Kimball and Austin LBJ was played at Kimball's pace because of Kimball's defense. Not surprisingly, it was all Kimball. The Knights never trailed in beating LBJ, 63-50, before 14,136 at the University of Texas' Erwin Center (capacity 16,280).
"D plus O equals S,' was the equation Kimball's junior forward Kelon Haynie used to describe the Knights' method. "Do you know what that means?' he asked. "Defense plus offense equals state.
"Our defense played well again and I think that really showed in the fourth quarter,' said Kimball coach Jimmy Tubbs. "We were overplaying some in the passing lanes and came up with some steals.'
"Our big guys got the rebounds,' Tubbs said. "We start with our defense and try to make you miss, rebound it and then go the other way.' "They're the best basketball team that we've played this year without a doubt,' McShane said. "They get after it on defense. And on offense they're patient and get the shot that they want.'
Perhaps that's another way of saying D plus O equals S.
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The Dallas Morning News May 14, 2002
Recruiter Tubbs leaving SMU for OU
Author: RICK ALONZO; Staff Writer
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 9B
(Excerts from full article) Tubbs will join Kelvin Sampson's staff on Tuesday after spending the last 12 years at SMU, including the last seven under Dement. Tubbs helped Dement successfully recruit Dallas-area high school stars.
Tubbs' upbeat, warm-hearted personality made him a favorite with the players. The former Kimball coach was always good at cracking a joke, too.
"Jimmy did a great job in recruiting," said Mike Kunstadt, Texas Hoops publisher and former area high school coach turned recruiting expert. "Prior to Coach Dement coming [in 1995], SMU had not done well in getting Dallas kids. When Coach Dement came, he turned Coach Tubbs loose and said 'Go get 'em.'"
Tubbs helped land SMU signee Bryan Hopkins, one of the nation's top recruits and a member of Lincoln's mythical national championship team this year. Hopkins, who said Monday he is not reconsidering his decision to attend SMU, said Tubbs played a "major part" in his decision to come to SMU. "I could relate to him, and I could talk to him," Hopkins said. Jeryl Sasser, Willie Davis, Damon Hancock and Quinton Ross were other local stars who turned down more high-profile offers to play at SMU.
"Jimmy played a tremendous role in landing those guys," Dement said. "... Oklahoma's a good chance for him. It's a prestigious thing, and it will help him with his career goals."
Before joining the Mustangs, Tubbs coached at Kimball for eight years. He led Kimball to a 232-42 record and the Class 5A state championship in 1989-90,
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The Dallas Morning News May 1, 1997
Assistant gives SMU home court
Author: Kevin B. Blackistone; Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
(Excerpted from the full text article) Tubbs led the Knights to a 232-42 record in eight seasons, including eight 30-win campaigns. His last Kimball season ended by capturing the Texas Class 5A crown, the Texas High School Boys' Coach of the Year award and Shumate's attention.
Shumate wanted Tubbs' expertise on the bench, but mostly his status in the local high school basketball community. He is well-known, well-liked and well-respected. A local basketball coach who doesn't know Tubbs, doesn't know basketball.
Shumate tapped Tubbs' basketball knowledge. He never, however, fully tapped Tubbs' potential as a recruiter in SMU's backyard because, in part, Shumate's hands were tied by especially restrictive recruiting and admission policies. In the end, watching outstanding local talent escape to programs such as Duke and Michigan and California cost Shumate losses and his job. Coaches can't win, after all, without players. That's why one of the smartest moves Dement made upon arriving at SMU two springs ago was to keep Tubbs around and let him do the other part of his job, recruit - specifically Dallas and its suburbs.
There are as many talented basketball players here as anywhere. Certainly, there are enough to compete for conference titles and NCAA Tournament berths, if only a few would stay together. The young contingent Dement has - including last season's freshman star from Bay City, Stephen Woods - should do all that, if not more.
That SMU got the three highly sought high school players it has for next season is a credit to Tubbs.
It wasn't so easy as that, of course. Tubbs first had to rebuild a bridge between the University Park school and Dallas city schools that many thought was damaged beyond repair after SMU rebuffed the admission of Skyline's Larry Johnson over a decade ago. Until this academic year, the last player to commit from a Dallas high school to SMU was Rod Hampton from Kimball in 1986. SMU wasn't in a drought. It was in the Sahara as far as local kids were concerned.
Even the perennial powerhouses such as North Carolina recruit their local kids first and the rest of the nation second. SMU was an also-ran seeking success backward. It wasn't going to win hearts, minds or games that way. It can win all three doing what it accomplished this recruiting season.
Tubbs not only rebuilt the bridge, he reinforced it. For Sasser, it proved stronger than Texas Tech's, where his brother, Jason, the CBA Co-Rookie of the Year, made James Dickey one of the hottest names in coaching. It proved stronger than La-La Land, where sweet nothings were being whispered in his ear by Southern California. It proved stronger than Houston and Arizona State, too.
This recruiting season, Jimmy Tubbs brought SMU basketball back home, where it belonged all along.
Tubbs led the Knights to a 232-42 record in eight seasons, including eight 30-win campaigns. His last Kimball season ended by capturing the Texas Class 5A crown, the Texas High School Boys' Coach of the Year award and Shumate's attention.
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Evidence for Tubbs
by The Falcon » Tue Mar 16, 2004 12:11 pm
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2nd Installment on Tubbs Evidence
by The Falcon » Tue Mar 16, 2004 12:16 pm
Perhaps the board can only add so many lines so here is the next article that was excerpted from the DMN.
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OUT OF THE SHADOWS
It's no secret now: Kimball gets the Final (Four) laugh
Author: Darryl Richards
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
Excerpted from the article:
… Kimball is 122-15 in four years under Tubbs and has become one of the area's perennial powers, along with SOC, Fort Worth Dunbar and Roosevelt.
One of the reasons Kimball has been overlooked is its lack of a well-publicized player. SOC had center Ronnie Morgan and South Garland had center Billy Smith, both among the area leaders in scoring and rebounding. Kimball, however, did not have a player among the area's statistical leaders. But not having a big scorer is just fine for Tubbs; in fact, it's part of his system.
"The team concept, along with the guys sacrificing themselves for the team, is a major reason we have been successful this year,' said Tubbs. "Everyone gives up some personal pride for the team.
"I don't want to have the scorer; I want to have balance. If you have one guy scoring 30 points a game for you, what happens if he's shut out? I think any player can be shut out. But if you have a couple of guys scoring 14 points and another averaging 11, who do you go after?'
…. Said coach Joe Longino, whose Richardson team lost to Kimball in bi-district, 53-45: "They play several different tempos. They can play fast and beat you on the transition game, or they can slow it down and play halfcourt. They're able to control the game because they're patient and play with control.'
The Knights have been able to slow teams down by using either a halfcourt press or a trap. They have been able to stifle fast-breaking teams such as SOC and South Garland by heading them off at the pass. After his team makes a free throw and the opponent gets the ball out of bounds, Tubbs substitutes a player so the Knights can set their defense and prevent long passes and layups.
"We've been able to sell defense at Kimball,' Tubbs said. "The kids know that if they are going to play for Kimball, they are going to play defense. The way I determine whether a guy is a winner or not is by the way he plays defense. If a guy goes after loose balls or always plays good defense, that tells me more about him as a basketball player than if he scores.'
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The Dallas Morning News June 2, 1990
Kimball coach leaves for SMU
Former aide, at SOC one day, may apply for Tubbs' old job
Author: Darryl Richards, C. Anthony Mosser; Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Following are excerts from the article:
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
Tubbs, who last season coached the Knights to a 37-3 record and the school's first Class 5A state title, had made no secret of his desire to test his coaching skills in the college game.
What he brings to SMU is a local presence on the coaching staff, someone Shumate says he hopes will strengthen the Mustangs' ties with Dallas high schools.
"Winning the state championship this year was the ultimate, and I'm ready for another challenge," Tubbs said. "I'm pleased that I can stay here in Dallas and work with someone like John Shumate. I have always been impressed with his values on life and academics."
Tubbs leaves Kimball with a 232-42 record in eight seasons, including five of 30 or more victories.
Tubbs, who coached a pressing defense and controlled running game at Kimball, long has been talked about as someone who would flourish in college.
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The Dallas Morning News n March 10, 1990
Kimball formula results in victory, berth in final
Author: C. Anthony Mosser; Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
(Excerts from full article:) AUSTIN -- The Class 5A semifinal between Kimball and Austin LBJ was played at Kimball's pace because of Kimball's defense. Not surprisingly, it was all Kimball. The Knights never trailed in beating LBJ, 63-50, before 14,136 at the University of Texas' Erwin Center (capacity 16,280).
"D plus O equals S,' was the equation Kimball's junior forward Kelon Haynie used to describe the Knights' method. "Do you know what that means?' he asked. "Defense plus offense equals state.
"Our defense played well again and I think that really showed in the fourth quarter,' said Kimball coach Jimmy Tubbs. "We were overplaying some in the passing lanes and came up with some steals.'
"Our big guys got the rebounds,' Tubbs said. "We start with our defense and try to make you miss, rebound it and then go the other way.' "They're the best basketball team that we've played this year without a doubt,' McShane said. "They get after it on defense. And on offense they're patient and get the shot that they want.'
Perhaps that's another way of saying D plus O equals S.
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The Dallas Morning News May 14, 2002
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OUT OF THE SHADOWS
It's no secret now: Kimball gets the Final (Four) laugh
Author: Darryl Richards
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
Excerpted from the article:
… Kimball is 122-15 in four years under Tubbs and has become one of the area's perennial powers, along with SOC, Fort Worth Dunbar and Roosevelt.
One of the reasons Kimball has been overlooked is its lack of a well-publicized player. SOC had center Ronnie Morgan and South Garland had center Billy Smith, both among the area leaders in scoring and rebounding. Kimball, however, did not have a player among the area's statistical leaders. But not having a big scorer is just fine for Tubbs; in fact, it's part of his system.
"The team concept, along with the guys sacrificing themselves for the team, is a major reason we have been successful this year,' said Tubbs. "Everyone gives up some personal pride for the team.
"I don't want to have the scorer; I want to have balance. If you have one guy scoring 30 points a game for you, what happens if he's shut out? I think any player can be shut out. But if you have a couple of guys scoring 14 points and another averaging 11, who do you go after?'
…. Said coach Joe Longino, whose Richardson team lost to Kimball in bi-district, 53-45: "They play several different tempos. They can play fast and beat you on the transition game, or they can slow it down and play halfcourt. They're able to control the game because they're patient and play with control.'
The Knights have been able to slow teams down by using either a halfcourt press or a trap. They have been able to stifle fast-breaking teams such as SOC and South Garland by heading them off at the pass. After his team makes a free throw and the opponent gets the ball out of bounds, Tubbs substitutes a player so the Knights can set their defense and prevent long passes and layups.
"We've been able to sell defense at Kimball,' Tubbs said. "The kids know that if they are going to play for Kimball, they are going to play defense. The way I determine whether a guy is a winner or not is by the way he plays defense. If a guy goes after loose balls or always plays good defense, that tells me more about him as a basketball player than if he scores.'
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The Dallas Morning News June 2, 1990
Kimball coach leaves for SMU
Former aide, at SOC one day, may apply for Tubbs' old job
Author: Darryl Richards, C. Anthony Mosser; Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Following are excerts from the article:
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
Tubbs, who last season coached the Knights to a 37-3 record and the school's first Class 5A state title, had made no secret of his desire to test his coaching skills in the college game.
What he brings to SMU is a local presence on the coaching staff, someone Shumate says he hopes will strengthen the Mustangs' ties with Dallas high schools.
"Winning the state championship this year was the ultimate, and I'm ready for another challenge," Tubbs said. "I'm pleased that I can stay here in Dallas and work with someone like John Shumate. I have always been impressed with his values on life and academics."
Tubbs leaves Kimball with a 232-42 record in eight seasons, including five of 30 or more victories.
Tubbs, who coached a pressing defense and controlled running game at Kimball, long has been talked about as someone who would flourish in college.
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The Dallas Morning News n March 10, 1990
Kimball formula results in victory, berth in final
Author: C. Anthony Mosser; Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
(Excerts from full article:) AUSTIN -- The Class 5A semifinal between Kimball and Austin LBJ was played at Kimball's pace because of Kimball's defense. Not surprisingly, it was all Kimball. The Knights never trailed in beating LBJ, 63-50, before 14,136 at the University of Texas' Erwin Center (capacity 16,280).
"D plus O equals S,' was the equation Kimball's junior forward Kelon Haynie used to describe the Knights' method. "Do you know what that means?' he asked. "Defense plus offense equals state.
"Our defense played well again and I think that really showed in the fourth quarter,' said Kimball coach Jimmy Tubbs. "We were overplaying some in the passing lanes and came up with some steals.'
"Our big guys got the rebounds,' Tubbs said. "We start with our defense and try to make you miss, rebound it and then go the other way.' "They're the best basketball team that we've played this year without a doubt,' McShane said. "They get after it on defense. And on offense they're patient and get the shot that they want.'
Perhaps that's another way of saying D plus O equals S.
Copyright 1992 The Dallas Morning News Company
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3rd Installment - Evidence for Tubbs
by The Falcon » Tue Mar 16, 2004 12:18 pm
The Dallas Morning News n March 10, 1990
Kimball formula results in victory, berth in final
Author: C. Anthony Mosser; Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
(Excerts from full article:) AUSTIN -- The Class 5A semifinal between Kimball and Austin LBJ was played at Kimball's pace because of Kimball's defense. Not surprisingly, it was all Kimball. The Knights never trailed in beating LBJ, 63-50, before 14,136 at the University of Texas' Erwin Center (capacity 16,280).
"D plus O equals S,' was the equation Kimball's junior forward Kelon Haynie used to describe the Knights' method. "Do you know what that means?' he asked. "Defense plus offense equals state.
"Our defense played well again and I think that really showed in the fourth quarter,' said Kimball coach Jimmy Tubbs. "We were overplaying some in the passing lanes and came up with some steals.'
"Our big guys got the rebounds,' Tubbs said. "We start with our defense and try to make you miss, rebound it and then go the other way.' "They're the best basketball team that we've played this year without a doubt,' McShane said. "They get after it on defense. And on offense they're patient and get the shot that they want.'
Perhaps that's another way of saying D plus O equals S.
Copyright 1992 The Dallas Morning News Company
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The Dallas Morning News May 14, 2002
Recruiter Tubbs leaving SMU for OU
Author: RICK ALONZO; Staff Writer
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 9B
(Excerts from full article) Tubbs will join Kelvin Sampson's staff on Tuesday after spending the last 12 years at SMU, including the last seven under Dement. Tubbs helped Dement successfully recruit Dallas-area high school stars.
Tubbs' upbeat, warm-hearted personality made him a favorite with the players. The former Kimball coach was always good at cracking a joke, too.
"Jimmy did a great job in recruiting," said Mike Kunstadt, Texas Hoops publisher and former area high school coach turned recruiting expert. "Prior to Coach Dement coming [in 1995], SMU had not done well in getting Dallas kids. When Coach Dement came, he turned Coach Tubbs loose and said 'Go get 'em.'"
Tubbs helped land SMU signee Bryan Hopkins, one of the nation's top recruits and a member of Lincoln's mythical national championship team this year. Hopkins, who said Monday he is not reconsidering his decision to attend SMU, said Tubbs played a "major part" in his decision to come to SMU. "I could relate to him, and I could talk to him," Hopkins said. Jeryl Sasser, Willie Davis, Damon Hancock and Quinton Ross were other local stars who turned down more high-profile offers to play at SMU.
"Jimmy played a tremendous role in landing those guys," Dement said. "... Oklahoma's a good chance for him. It's a prestigious thing, and it will help him with his career goals."
Before joining the Mustangs, Tubbs coached at Kimball for eight years. He led Kimball to a 232-42 record and the Class 5A state championship in 1989-90,
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Kimball formula results in victory, berth in final
Author: C. Anthony Mosser; Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
(Excerts from full article:) AUSTIN -- The Class 5A semifinal between Kimball and Austin LBJ was played at Kimball's pace because of Kimball's defense. Not surprisingly, it was all Kimball. The Knights never trailed in beating LBJ, 63-50, before 14,136 at the University of Texas' Erwin Center (capacity 16,280).
"D plus O equals S,' was the equation Kimball's junior forward Kelon Haynie used to describe the Knights' method. "Do you know what that means?' he asked. "Defense plus offense equals state.
"Our defense played well again and I think that really showed in the fourth quarter,' said Kimball coach Jimmy Tubbs. "We were overplaying some in the passing lanes and came up with some steals.'
"Our big guys got the rebounds,' Tubbs said. "We start with our defense and try to make you miss, rebound it and then go the other way.' "They're the best basketball team that we've played this year without a doubt,' McShane said. "They get after it on defense. And on offense they're patient and get the shot that they want.'
Perhaps that's another way of saying D plus O equals S.
Copyright 1992 The Dallas Morning News Company
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The Dallas Morning News May 14, 2002
Recruiter Tubbs leaving SMU for OU
Author: RICK ALONZO; Staff Writer
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 9B
(Excerts from full article) Tubbs will join Kelvin Sampson's staff on Tuesday after spending the last 12 years at SMU, including the last seven under Dement. Tubbs helped Dement successfully recruit Dallas-area high school stars.
Tubbs' upbeat, warm-hearted personality made him a favorite with the players. The former Kimball coach was always good at cracking a joke, too.
"Jimmy did a great job in recruiting," said Mike Kunstadt, Texas Hoops publisher and former area high school coach turned recruiting expert. "Prior to Coach Dement coming [in 1995], SMU had not done well in getting Dallas kids. When Coach Dement came, he turned Coach Tubbs loose and said 'Go get 'em.'"
Tubbs helped land SMU signee Bryan Hopkins, one of the nation's top recruits and a member of Lincoln's mythical national championship team this year. Hopkins, who said Monday he is not reconsidering his decision to attend SMU, said Tubbs played a "major part" in his decision to come to SMU. "I could relate to him, and I could talk to him," Hopkins said. Jeryl Sasser, Willie Davis, Damon Hancock and Quinton Ross were other local stars who turned down more high-profile offers to play at SMU.
"Jimmy played a tremendous role in landing those guys," Dement said. "... Oklahoma's a good chance for him. It's a prestigious thing, and it will help him with his career goals."
Before joining the Mustangs, Tubbs coached at Kimball for eight years. He led Kimball to a 232-42 record and the Class 5A state championship in 1989-90,
Copyright 2002 The Dallas Morning News
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Installment 4 for Tubbs
by The Falcon » Tue Mar 16, 2004 12:20 pm
The Dallas Morning News May 1, 1997
Assistant gives SMU home court
Author: Kevin B. Blackistone; Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
(Excerpted from the full text article) Tubbs led the Knights to a 232-42 record in eight seasons, including eight 30-win campaigns. His last Kimball season ended by capturing the Texas Class 5A crown, the Texas High School Boys' Coach of the Year award and Shumate's attention.
Shumate wanted Tubbs' expertise on the bench, but mostly his status in the local high school basketball community. He is well-known, well-liked and well-respected. A local basketball coach who doesn't know Tubbs, doesn't know basketball.
Shumate tapped Tubbs' basketball knowledge. He never, however, fully tapped Tubbs' potential as a recruiter in SMU's backyard because, in part, Shumate's hands were tied by especially restrictive recruiting and admission policies. In the end, watching outstanding local talent escape to programs such as Duke and Michigan and California cost Shumate losses and his job. Coaches can't win, after all, without players. That's why one of the smartest moves Dement made upon arriving at SMU two springs ago was to keep Tubbs around and let him do the other part of his job, recruit - specifically Dallas and its suburbs.
There are as many talented basketball players here as anywhere. Certainly, there are enough to compete for conference titles and NCAA Tournament berths, if only a few would stay together. The young contingent Dement has - including last season's freshman star from Bay City, Stephen Woods - should do all that, if not more.
That SMU got the three highly sought high school players it has for next season is a credit to Tubbs.
It wasn't so easy as that, of course. Tubbs first had to rebuild a bridge between the University Park school and Dallas city schools that many thought was damaged beyond repair after SMU rebuffed the admission of Skyline's Larry Johnson over a decade ago. Until this academic year, the last player to commit from a Dallas high school to SMU was Rod Hampton from Kimball in 1986. SMU wasn't in a drought. It was in the Sahara as far as local kids were concerned.
Even the perennial powerhouses such as North Carolina recruit their local kids first and the rest of the nation second. SMU was an also-ran seeking success backward. It wasn't going to win hearts, minds or games that way. It can win all three doing what it accomplished this recruiting season.
Tubbs not only rebuilt the bridge, he reinforced it. For Sasser, it proved stronger than Texas Tech's, where his brother, Jason, the CBA Co-Rookie of the Year, made James Dickey one of the hottest names in coaching. It proved stronger than La-La Land, where sweet nothings were being whispered in his ear by Southern California. It proved stronger than Houston and Arizona State, too.
This recruiting season, Jimmy Tubbs brought SMU basketball back home, where it belonged all along.
Tubbs led the Knights to a 232-42 record in eight seasons, including eight 30-win campaigns. His last Kimball season ended by capturing the Texas Class 5A crown, the Texas High School Boys' Coach of the Year award and Shumate's attention.
Copyright 1997 The Dallas Morning News Company
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Assistant gives SMU home court
Author: Kevin B. Blackistone; Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News
Section: SPORTS DAY Page: 1B
(Excerpted from the full text article) Tubbs led the Knights to a 232-42 record in eight seasons, including eight 30-win campaigns. His last Kimball season ended by capturing the Texas Class 5A crown, the Texas High School Boys' Coach of the Year award and Shumate's attention.
Shumate wanted Tubbs' expertise on the bench, but mostly his status in the local high school basketball community. He is well-known, well-liked and well-respected. A local basketball coach who doesn't know Tubbs, doesn't know basketball.
Shumate tapped Tubbs' basketball knowledge. He never, however, fully tapped Tubbs' potential as a recruiter in SMU's backyard because, in part, Shumate's hands were tied by especially restrictive recruiting and admission policies. In the end, watching outstanding local talent escape to programs such as Duke and Michigan and California cost Shumate losses and his job. Coaches can't win, after all, without players. That's why one of the smartest moves Dement made upon arriving at SMU two springs ago was to keep Tubbs around and let him do the other part of his job, recruit - specifically Dallas and its suburbs.
There are as many talented basketball players here as anywhere. Certainly, there are enough to compete for conference titles and NCAA Tournament berths, if only a few would stay together. The young contingent Dement has - including last season's freshman star from Bay City, Stephen Woods - should do all that, if not more.
That SMU got the three highly sought high school players it has for next season is a credit to Tubbs.
It wasn't so easy as that, of course. Tubbs first had to rebuild a bridge between the University Park school and Dallas city schools that many thought was damaged beyond repair after SMU rebuffed the admission of Skyline's Larry Johnson over a decade ago. Until this academic year, the last player to commit from a Dallas high school to SMU was Rod Hampton from Kimball in 1986. SMU wasn't in a drought. It was in the Sahara as far as local kids were concerned.
Even the perennial powerhouses such as North Carolina recruit their local kids first and the rest of the nation second. SMU was an also-ran seeking success backward. It wasn't going to win hearts, minds or games that way. It can win all three doing what it accomplished this recruiting season.
Tubbs not only rebuilt the bridge, he reinforced it. For Sasser, it proved stronger than Texas Tech's, where his brother, Jason, the CBA Co-Rookie of the Year, made James Dickey one of the hottest names in coaching. It proved stronger than La-La Land, where sweet nothings were being whispered in his ear by Southern California. It proved stronger than Houston and Arizona State, too.
This recruiting season, Jimmy Tubbs brought SMU basketball back home, where it belonged all along.
Tubbs led the Knights to a 232-42 record in eight seasons, including eight 30-win campaigns. His last Kimball season ended by capturing the Texas Class 5A crown, the Texas High School Boys' Coach of the Year award and Shumate's attention.
Copyright 1997 The Dallas Morning News Company
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