03-27-2009, 12:31 AM | #401 |
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Rule Change:
I'm turning backcourt violations off. Assuming it doesn't impact gameplay any, I'll probably leave it off. I *love* running the 3/4 court press. It seems to have been exactly what i needed to get a perfect pace to my games. But 2-3 times a game, the pressure occurring at half court randomly forces the opposing team's PG to step over the line. I'm sure anyone who has the game knows what I mean. Since I don't let the CPU do this to me, this has become an unfair advantage and the two solutions seem to be to not press, or turn off backcourt violations. We'll see if it impacts anything else. Backcourt violations for any reason other than this occur maybe once every 7-8 games at the most, so I suspect it'll be fine. |
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December 27, 2014
Ohio (7-2) at Virginia (7-5) I don't think I've ever beaten a power conference team. Here's my best chance yet. Virginia is rated 79 OVR (80 off/78 def/85 sht/82 reb). Virginia is pretty young, and looks to have one incredible freshman and a lot of average players. They have losses to New Hampshire and Hofstra which seem like bad losses for an ACC team, plus a couple losses to teams with very good records(Iowa/S Florida/Charlotte). At the same time, they have a road win over #13 Maryland. Scouting PG Tre Conley FR 78 OVR Conley was a 5* recruit, #20 in the nation and a high school all american. 91 speed/86 quickness. 84 defense. 89 handling, only 76 passing. 80 steals. 83 close/73 med/82 3. 81 off the dribble. Decent physical skills, 84 hustle. This guy is incredible for a true freshman, if he hangs around for 4 years, wow. He leads UVA with 12.3 ppg so far this year, 4.3 assists and 2.3 steals. SG Kerwin Turner SR 72 OVR 90 speed/84 quickness, 82 defense(but only 65 steals which is good). 85 close/77 med/72 3, 81 in traffic/78 off the dribble. That makes him look like a slasher more than a shooter. 9.9 ppg. SF Roman St Fort SO 72 OVR 6'7, average defense for a SF (75), average speed and quickness. 83 close/84 med/63 3. 83 in traffic. Only 5.8 ppg. PF Engin Lee SO 73 OVR - Only 6'7, but Bright is 6'7 for us so its even. 82 orb/79 drb. 75 post offense/75 post defense. 84 close/80 in traffic, nothing special but not terrible either. 77 from 3, so he can step out and make the long shot with surprising accuracy. 2nd leading scorer on the team, 11.3 ppg/6.9 rpg. C Lucian Moss JR 69 OVR 6'9. 71 orb/80 drb, not really that great. 81 post offense/79 post defense. 75 blocked shot rating. 88 close/87 in traffic. Good but nothing too exceptional. We'll have a size advantage on him all game. 8.1 ppg/5.1 rpg. It'll be interesting to see how badly Conley can hurt us. They have solid depth like you'd expect a power conference team to. 12 guys rated between 68 and 73, then Conley above everyone. Their team profile says they make LOW usage of their bench though so we'll see how that plays out. If they need it, they have good depth.
We hit a 3. So do they. I call it down 14 with a minute left and run out the clock. Virginia 87 Ohio 71 Yeah, that final 5 minutes is as close to CPU Is going to win no matter what you do as I've ever felt in this game. Of course, we're on the road in a big stadium, its not supposed to be easy. We fell apart like I've never seen before. Their backcourt just took over the second half. Conley finished with 22 after only 5 in the first half. Turner finished with 21, and SF St. Fort had 15. Conley and Turner combined for 7-13 from 3. Murphy: 11 points Cooper: 2 points (0-8 FG, 0-4 3, 2-5 FT) House: 24 points (4 in the 2nd half only) Bright: 6 points/5 boards Watson: 3 points/11 boards Grundy: 6 points (0 in the 2nd half) Mendoza: 6 Keller: 5 They outscored me 48-24 in the 2nd half. Ouch! This is probably the worst game I've ever gotten out of Cooper. I tried to actively get him involved multiple times, and he couldn't do squat. |
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03-27-2009, 02:15 AM | #403 |
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The rule change is a good one, it stays. Teams don't all of a sudden start using the full court, they still try to stay in the front court, just no BS violations because someone is closely guarded.
Ohio drops to 7th in this week's Mid-Major poll. Three WAC teams in the top 3(Nevada/Utah State/Fresno State). Siena 4th, N. Illinois of the MAC 5th, Loyola MD 6th and then us. Our last non-conference game is a home game vs 78 rated UMass: Dec 31, 2014 UMass 75 at Ohio 66 I feared that was coming. Lufkin leads us with 10 points, Murphy with 10 as well. House and Mendoza 9. Cooper 7. Terrible shooting(24-58/5-26 from 3). We're 8-4 going into conference play. And, I'll sim my 1st conference game as well: January 3, 2015 at Ohio 82 E. Michigan 66 EMU is rated 76 OVR, part of the giant clump of teams after the 3 of us rated in the 80s. Lamkin leads us with 16 points in 15 minutes. House 13, Muprhy 12, Keller 12. Our next two games are huge early contests. At Miami OH (rated 80 OVR, 3rd in the league), and at home vs Ball State (rated 81 OVR, 2nd in the league). Also, the first 4 or 5 teams we play are usually the ones we see twice. I scroll down to the end... yup, 2 of our final 3 games are against Miami OH and Ball State. i'll play both those games tomorrow. |
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I give Cooper a pep talk before the game, the 3rd one I've used so far this year(Murphy and Mendoza both got one awhile back, they were losing confidence for some reason at the same time). Cooper is down to about 70%, not terrible but he's slumping and I could use a 2 pronged threat, not just House, especially with Miami OH and Ball State coming up.
January 10th, 2015 Ohio (9-4, 1-0 MAC) at Miami OH (8-6, 1-0 MAC) On Paper, Miami Ohio is right up there with us and Ball State as the best teams in the MAC this year. 80 OVR (80 off/79 def/81 sht/85 reb). They've been inconsistent this year, beating #20 Charlotte at home, winning on the road at Florida State, but losing home games to poor Detroit and Delaware squads. Miami returns 3 starters from last year's team. Their best player, Crandle, I have not played myself, he was hurt the last time I faced them. Scouting PG Amir Bridges SR 73 OVR 92 speed/80 quickness, 80 defense(decent but not great). 88 handles/86 passing, B-/B ratings, both far superior to anything I've got. 81 close/73 med/69 3, 78 off the dribble. 77 steals. Only 63 defensive awareness which might hurt him a bit. 6.9 ppg. Bridges is a transfer player from Saint Mary's, this is his first year at Miami OH. SG Brian Crandle JR 79 OVR 89 speed/90 quickness, 84 defense, 80 steals. Cooper is in for another long day it would appear. 83 close/76 med/73 3. 82 in traffic/75 off the dribble. Crandle is 6'7 and a good rebounder for a guard. He's only averaging 7.0 ppg so far this year, 4.5 rebounds/3 assists. SF Roosevelt Hess JR 71 OVR 6'7 natural SF. 85 close/77 med/71 from 3, entirely an offensive threat. 77 off the dribble/83 in traffic, both decent but not great numbers. Not strong at all(58), decent vertical/hustle. He's an awful defender(74) and is slow. If they go man to man House should destroy him. 6.9 ppg. PF Jarrett McCleod SO 75 OVR A backup last year, McCleod looks solid. 87 orb/77 drb (outstanding on the offensive end, 87 is a really big number there). 81 shot blocker, 73 post D, good vertical, good strength and great hustle. 84 post offense/87 close/84 in traffic. Only averaging 5.9 ppg so far this year somehow. 5.4 rebounds. C Rylan Gabler JR 72 OVR 6'11, 85 post offense/90 close/83 in traffic, 77 strength which is good for a B+ rating, looks like a solid offensive threat. 80 blocked shot rating, 78 post defense is pretty good too. 76/77 on the boards off/def, a weak spot for sure. 14.9 ppg/4.1 rpg. They're scoring about 66 ppg. I expect crandle to be a bigger threat than the 7ppg he's averaging so far.
We use up the shot clock and Murphy hits a 3 on our first possession after the 6 minute mark. That puts us up 20 and basically seals the game for us. We let them come back a little bit but are never seriously threatened. Ohio 83 Miami OH 70 Their PG/SG/SF were very strong today. 14 from Bridges, 20 from Crandle, 13 from Hess. Only 5-12 combined for the big men. Rebounding was even, shooting was relatively even, but we attacked the basket more and with more success, only drawing 13 total fouls but most of them allowing us to go to the line, we shot 17 Fts. They drew 9 fouls total and shot 6 free throws. Murphy: 13 points Cooper: 26 points/3 assists/3 steals House: 15 points/4 boards/3 assists/2 steals Bright: 5 points/9 boards Watson: 2 points/5 boards Mendoza: 6 points Lamkin: 6 points Great to see Cooper come up big for us today, and Murphy was 3-5 from 3 as well, he's the highest rated 3 point shooter on the team but rarely plays like it. House gets his points as always. |
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03-27-2009, 05:08 PM | #405 |
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We remain 7th in the mid-major poll after picking up our 10th win. That game took over 2 hours to play thanks to getting bothered by work a few times, and by the time it was done I really failed to underscore how important a win that was. Road game vs what we perceive to be one of the best teams in the conference, that was a key victory.
Our next game is at home vs a very talented Ball State team that seems to be struggling a little. They lost at Miami OH, and vs Akron. Akron is the clear #4 team in the conference if you look at the ratings, and we play them next, giving us a very tough 3 game stretch against Miami OH, Ball State and Akron. I'll play Ball State and hopefully Akron as well late tonight after the NCAA Tournament games. |
03-28-2009, 12:39 AM | #406 |
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Slider Change
I make another slider change that i've been looking at making since last season. I reduce the blocking foul slider down to 15 from 45. This isn't because there are too many blocking fouls. Its because I have never played a team that is aggressive enough to draw them. I'm the only one drawing any blocking fouls, ever, never committing any. I'm still going to have an edge at the FT line because I am aggressive in going to the hoop when I have guys that are good at it. But that'll come from shooting fouls, which both teams get a lot of. The blocking foul, similar to back court violations, seem like something that only I am capable of taking advantage of, so its been limited greatly. |
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January 15th, 2015
Ball State (7-7, 0-2 MAC) at Ohio (10-4, 2-0 MAC) Ball State is 0-2 but we know they're better than this. They're rated 81 OVR (81 off/81 def/83 sht/82 reb). They have a talented starting 5 with no major holes. All 5 of them started last year, so they've got a ton of experience together, with only one underclassman on the floor. They've developed well from last year as well, with 4 of their players having gained 2 or 3 overall ratings points in the last ~12 months(looking back when we played them last January) Scouting PG Rod Rowe JR 74 OVR 86 speed/84 quickness. Above average handling and passing (88/81). 84 defense, quite good, and 81 steals, outstanding. 84 close/84 med/67 3. 84 off the dribble/77 in traffic. Looks like a very dangerous player on both ends of the floor. 9.5 ppg, 3rd on the team. SG Gary Edelin JR 82 OVR Edelin is a JC transfer so this is his second year. 88 speed/87 quickness, 83 defense, 87 steals(A-, very very good). 83 close/84 med/84 3. 84 off the dribble, an outstanding shooter and can create his own shot. He's only averaging 10 ppg so far this year. I noticed last year his shot tendencies are very low. I'm not sure if they develop, but only the drive tendency seems noteworthy at all. SF Fab Minoff FR 76 OVR 6'9 - 81 defense, good for a SF, a solid post defender. 84 close/81 med/64 3(thank goodness). 82 in traffic and a decent dunker. Solid athletic skills, B- vert/B- str, B- hustle. 6.1 ppg/4.3 rpg, which is lower than last year and a bit of a surprise. PF Herman Wheeler SO 70 OVR Not terribly experienced, average/above average most everywhere on defense. 78/83 on the boards(off/def). 77 post offense/72 defense. Good hustle/vertical/strength so he loks like a pretty good athlete. Only a 76 close range shot/85 in traffic. He doesn't seem like a scoring threat. Not a shot blocker either. 6 ppg/5 rpg C Russell Kapono JR 79 OVR 7 feet tall with some talent, very scary. 81 on the boards(both off and def), 91post offense, 78 post defense. 92in close/85 in traffic, and he's a good dunker. Strength is 91, average shot blocker... an absolute monster inside. He leads the team with 21 ppg so far this year. This is well up from a 15 point average last season. They've lost some depth. Last year they ran 9 deep with guys rated 67+. This year its only 8, and one of them is injured for this game(backup SF). So we have a bit of a depth advantage, espicially if we're able to get them in foul trouble.
We score the next 4 and go up by 30. I sim the rest of the game. Ohio 86 Ball State 67 Murphy: 19 points/3 assists Cooper: 13 points House: 27 points/4 assists Bright: 2 points/5 boards Watson: 2 points/8 boards Keller: 9 points Lamkin: 5 points Grundy: 5 points Solid. Very solid. |
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03-28-2009, 02:32 AM | #408 |
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I was going to play my next game against Akron b/c they're one of the other "best teams in the league" but I really do like the arbitrary nature of simming one out of every two games and the sim element that is added as I have to recruit well and set up strategies well for the sim engine too, not just mash buttons well. Of course, I break this rule all the time in non-conference play to get through early recruiting ASAP, but whatever. Anyway:
Jan 18, 2015 Ohio 96 at Akron 51 Well then. Murphy, Cooper, house, Bright, Mendoza, and Lufkin end up in double figures, House leading all with 16 points on 5-7 shooting. We carry a 39-29 edge on the boards in the win. Going into the next week, Akron is #11 in the mid-major poll (they are 11-4/3-1 in the MAC), Northern Illinois is #5(14-2/3-1), and we are #3! #1 Utah State is 17-2 with the 49th best RPI, 5-2 vs teams ranked 51-100. They're #22 in the coaches poll/unranked in the media poll. #2 Nevada is 15-2 with the 56th best RPI. 4-2 vs 51-100. Unranked in both polls. Nevada and Utah State play each other on February 5th and March 2nd(both being in the WAC). #3 Ohio is #24 in the RPI at 12-4. We are 2-2 vs the RPI top 50(!!!!). We're 2-0 vs 51-100. We have two bad losses, but our conference has improved greatly and I dont think we will have many games against teams rated 200 or worse. Our two top 50 wins are Hofstra and San Diego. Our next two games we should win, I sim the one against the team w/ the worse record: January 21, 2015 at Ohio 91 C. Michigan 72 Murphy gets 4 fouls in 11 minutes and is scoreless. Cooper 4 fouls in 10 minutes, but scores 13. Watson leads us with 17, House 14, Lamkin and Lufkin 11. Our next game is vs Buffalo, a game we *should* win very easily, but they are 4-1 in conference play so we'll see. Last edited by Radii : 03-28-2009 at 02:33 AM. |
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January 25th, 2015
Buffalo (9-8, 4-1 MAC) at Ohio (13-4, 5-0 MAC) Buffalo is rated very poorly, 74 OVR (75 off/73 def/78 sht/80 reb). I notice that through some player development our rebounding rating as a team has improved to 92. Sweet. Scouting PG Clark Clement SR 74 OVR 92 speed but 77 quickness. Very good passer, good defender (86). 85 close/69 med/74 3, not great but he'll make shots if open. 9.2 ppg/5.3 apg. 2nd team All-MAC last year. SG Derwin Sherrod SO 70 OVR Average everywhere. 82 close/73 med/73 3, just 76 off the dribble,don't leave him open but he isn't going to kill me. 80 defense is average, maybe a bit above, but Cooper should do fine anyway. 87 speed/74 quickness. 8.4 ppg. SF Donovan Becker SO 66 OVR A natural PF, stuck here b/c of an injury to their starter. He's awful. 64 on ball defense, 70 speed, 82 close/68 med/59 3. 79 in traffic. Average vertical and hustle. If they play a man to man defense House might score 40. I'm not exaggerating. PF Elton Falls JR 79 OVR 6'9, Average on the boards (80 o/80 d), great in the post (85 o/88 d), and a solid scorer. 91 close/87 in traffic, can step out and shoot too, 77 med/71 3. He's a good leaper and is strong for a PF(79 str/B+). 18.2 ppg/7.4 rpg are outstanding. C JJ Arnold SO 73 OVR badly undersized, 6'7 235 lbs. Average rebounder (76 o/83 d). Good post offense (83) but horrific post defense(67). 84 close/77 in traffic. 9.0 ppg/7.9 rpg. His rebound totals shock me. This is a team with some talent, Clement and Falls are outstanding players. But they're missing a starter in 76 rated Ronnie Burleson at SF. And worse than that, they only have 6 guys rated over 60 on the roster. That includes Burleson. With him out, they have 5, their starters... their best backup is rated 54 OVR.
I go up 30 with about 17 minutes left and sim to the end. Holy crap, we didn't let up apparently. Ohio 112 Buffalo 66 That's just mean. Murphy: 9 points/4 assists Cooper: 22 points House: 23 points Bright: 0 points/6 boards Watson: 4 points/6 boards Mendoza: 14 points Grundy: 13 points/7 boards Lufkin: 11 points Yeah... |
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03-28-2009, 03:40 AM | #410 |
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Well, we're not in the top 25, but there's a noticeable change to the mid-major poll:
1.Ohio (14-4) 2.Nevada (17-2) 3.Utah State (18-3) 4.Hofstra (15-6) 5.Loyola (MD) 15-4 6.San Diego (15-6) 7.N Illinois (16-3) We're #1, We're #1 (out of the middling conferences, but surely not really, no way in hell we are a better team than Nevada or Utah State). Our win over San Diego looks better and better, and I cannot wait to play Northern Illinois. Utah State remains #22 in the coaches poll despite dropping a game last week. That also remains as the only mid major in either major poll, neither Nevada or Ohio get a whiff from either. Our next two games are both on the road. I'll again play the team with the much better record between the two. The first, Western Michigan, is 0-6 in conference play. Jan 28, 2015 Ohio 65 at Western Michigan 59 Wow, WMU PF Waitari Braun, a 6'6” PF with good post offense, 91 close/80 in traffic ratings... scores 29 on us, nearly half of WMU's points. We get 13 from House, no one else is in double digits. 9 for Cooper, 7 for Watson, Lufkin, Grundy, and Keller. Next up, we travel to Toledo, rated about the same as WMU but with a winning record. |
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January 31th, 2015
Ohio (15-4, 7-0 MAC) at Toledo (10-9, 4-3 MAC) Toledo is rated 76 OVR (78 off/76 def/80 sht/81 reb). They have one solid win this year, in the non-conference schedule over Gonzaga. In conference play they've lost to Buffalo, Northern Illinois and Ball State. They did beat Miami OH who seems pretty good. Their other wins are over the bottom teams in the league it appears. We haven't played out a game vs Toledo since 2013, and they had 4 seniors then, so I don't know any of these guys. They do have one injury, to their starting PG. There's no excuse for the dominance we're going to have inside though. Scouting PG Doyle Henson SR 69 OVR 86 speed/86 quicks, 81 defense. 78 close/75 med/72 3, 78 off the dribble. Poor handling and passing for a PG (82/70). 7.4 ppg/2.6 apg. SG Phillip Scott JR - 69 OVR 76 defense, 83 close/84 med/69 3. Not a lot else to worry about. 6.4 ppg. SF Tim Krymski JR 76 OVR 6'6. Good speed for a SF (82 spd/81 qck). 77 defender, not good enough to slow down House. 80 close/78 med/68 3, 82 in traffic, only 74 off the dribble. 9.8 ppg/6.6 rpg. PF Clent Foust SO 69 OVR 6'8 73 orb/79 drb, not good enough to compete with us. 79 post offense, which is solid. 68 post defense, which is terrible. 84 close/80 in traffic. 12.9 ppg. C Levi Lloyd SO 71 OVR 6'7, a natural PF, severely undersized. 71 orb/84 drb. 71 post offense/69 defense. A decent shot blocker(74). 83 close/85 in traffic. B+ strength for a PF, 77... 8.4 ppg/5.5 rpg. We'll destroy this guy. These are their only big men rated above 55. We'll be simming this one out at halftime too I believe. And i'm not really convinced it would be different if their 71 rated PG was starting :P
House takes over once again after the starters come back in, he runs off 8 more points in a row and really just had a legendary game today, one I've never had with any individual player before. Ohio 102 Toledo 75 Murphy: 11 points/7 assists Cooper: 7 points House: 47 points (17-26 FG, 7-13 3 pointers, 6-8 FT) Bright: 0 points/10 boards Watson: 2 points/9 boards Grundy: 16 points Mendoza: 13 points Grundy was awesome off the bench, 7-11 and a couple free throws. I'll admit I forced a couple shots in the final 5 minutes or so for House once he got 40, to see if I could get him up to 50... but the 40 was pretty much entirely in the flow of the game. He just got by his man, got to the basket, and scored every time he wanted to. 7-13 from 3 is ridiculous. |
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03-28-2009, 05:15 AM | #412 |
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We remain #1 in the mid-major poll. Utah State loses again, and has now lost 2 in a row going into their showdown with Nevada out in the WAC. Nevada #2, Utah State #3. None of us are ranked in the media or coaches poll now though.
We're now at the halfway point of the conference schedule. Here's how we look: 1. Ohio 8-0 2. Akron 6-2 3. N. Illinois 5-3 4. Miami OH 5-3 5. Kent State 5-3 6. Ball State 4-4 7. Toledo 4-4 8. Buffalo 4-4 9. E. Michigan 3-5 10. C. Michigan 2-6 11. Bowling Green 2-6 12. W. Michigan 0-8 The top 6 teams all have winning records overall. We're 16-4, Northern Illinois is 16-4. Akron is 14-5. The others are just 1 or 2 games over .500. I planned on being asleep about 3 hours ago heh. I just kept blowing out all these teams and the "one more game" factor took hold, even though a full game takes an hour to play. I am *really* excited about finishing off this season and seeing where we can go. I don't think we'll go undefeated in conference play or anything. Road games at N. Illinois and Ball State, home games vs Akron and Miami OH, plus the possibility that we blow a stupid simmed game against Eastern Michigan or something. But if we don't win the MAC tournament this year the season will be a failure, no question. And hopefully we're positioning ourselves for an 11 seed, or heaven forbid, a 10 or a 9 seed against a team that we're capable of beating. That's looking a long ways ahead though Lets see how long we can keep this unbeaten streak going, and if we can finally break into the top 25 tomorrow or Sunday. |
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I'm following along too Radii. Good job with the team this season.
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03-28-2009, 12:25 PM | #414 |
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Love reading this... making me consider, once again, finding a way to get my Xbox 360 down here.
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03-28-2009, 12:36 PM | #415 |
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Keep it going, Radii. Hope the fans are enjoying your work this year. I'm guessing you will not be in Ohio much longer if you finish the season with the form you are showing lately.
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I am definitely ready to accept almost any power conference job that were to open up. I would most likely take a job in one of the 'large' conferences as well, A-10 or Mountain West or whatever. My coach is nowhere near the level of most of the coaches in the higher level leagues though, which is partially why I'm itching so badly to get into the top 25, hoping that I don't choke in the MAC tourney and clean up a Coach of the year award finally, etc. Roy Williams has not yet retired in my game, the only thing that could keep me from making the jump is if it appeared like I had a legit shot at getting the UNC job when Roy retires. Right now I'm guessing the odds of that are around 0% though. Thanks for the comments all, such a great game |
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Interesting note, Cooper has the star icon, the first time any of my players have gotten that designation. I'm not sure which ratings combine for it, and its not from his base roster attributes, its coming only after the confidence boost in game.
February 4th, 2015 Kent State (10-8, 5-3 MAC) at Ohio (16-4, 8-0 MAC) Kent State is decent looking, 78 OVR (78 off/78 def/83 sht/85 reb). They have the same starting 5 as last season, though the last time we played them their best player(Montgomery, their SF) was hurt. We beat them by 29 in the MAC Quarterfinals last season. Note that they start 4 sophomores, very young, but they all have 2 years of experience starting by now. Scouting PG R. Parsons SO 69 OVR 85 speed but only 78 quickness. Outstanding defender(88), not a steals guy so that's good. 77 close/74 med/71 3, not great but can't leave him open. 81 off the dribble. 6.9 ppg. Average ball handler/passer for a PG. SG Theodore Holland SO 72 OVR A 3 point shooting specialist, rated 84 from behind the arc. He doesn't look to do much else. 81 defense, which is improved over last year. 7.2 ppg. SF :Logan Montgomery SR 79 OVR 82 speed/82 quickness, good for a SF. 81 vertical/80 hustle, both exceptional. 77 defensive awareness, almost unheard of for this level. Good defense for a SF(81), 86 close/74 med/79 3, 78 off the dribble, 89 in traffic. This guy looks excetionally good. 12.7 ppg. He looks to have a highest tendency towards 3 point shooting. PF Herman Bro JR 72 OVR 6'9, poor rebounder (76 o/71 d). Average on the blocks (75 post offense/73 post defense). 91 close range and 79 in traffic. 8.3 ppg this year. C Roburt Maye SO 69 OVR 7'1, a good defensive rebounder(84) but terrible on the offensive glass(71). 68 post offense/76 post d. 85 close/83 in traffic. He's improved in close quite a bit, and with B- potential will continue to improve into a solid player. 9.4 ppg/5.4 rpg, he's up almost 2 points/game over last year. They go 8 deep with guys rated 60+ (all of them 66+ actually. Just one backup in the post. Last year their SG, holland hurt us the most. Between Holland and Montgomery I'm worried about getting killed from behind the arc.
Oh my god...I cannot believe this just happened. They miss the front end of a 1 and 1, and we're on the run. Cooper gets around his man and scores easily. We lead 75-74 with 17 seconds to go. We play tight defense, they run a play that gets their big men out of the lane,and with 4 seconds left or so their PF, Herman Bro, takes a 3 point shot. Its no good but we're all out of position and our big men are out guarding their guys on the perimeter. Their PG, Parsons snags the rebound. He goes back up and is hammered by House. With 0.8 seconds left on the clock. I pray for a miss, but he makes both his free throws. I throw the inbounds pass out to House around midcourt, he gets a heave off but it is off the side of the rim and no good. I didn't expect to go undefeated in conference play, but I sure didn't expect this loss at home. Damn. Kent State 76 Ohio 75 Their SG, Holland, scored 18 and was a solid consistent scorer throughout. Their hero at the end, Parsons, scored 13. The ended up getting their FG % up over 50% for the game, while ours hovered closer to 40%. We went 25-58 for the game, and after going 5-10 from 3 in the first half, we are 2-13 in the 2nd half, finishing up 7-23. Murphy: 4 points (1-7 FG/0-5 3, we needed him more than this today) Cooper: 24 points/3 steals House: 15 points/4 boards/3 assists (disappeared a bit in the 2nd half). Bright: 2 points/4 boards Watson: 8 points/6 boards Mendoza: 7 points Lamkin: 7 points Grundy: 6 points I'm completely stunned that we lost this game. DAMN! I really thought we were unbeatable at home against anyone in the conference. |
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03-29-2009, 12:17 AM | #418 |
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Every time we've lost this year, we've lost 2 in a row. Here's hoping we don't choke in our simmed game. hahah, ok, wow.
Feb 8, 2015 at Ohio 108 Bowling Green 63 I think that counts as "not choking." Bowling Green is 8-14, 2-6(now 2-7 actually) in conference play, rated 74 OVR, one of the worst in the conference. House puts up a huge 27, while Cooper plays 10 minutes with 4 fouls and is scoreless. Mendoza 16, Watson, Lufkin and Grundy all 3 have 13. Going into the week of Feb 9, there are still no ranked mid-majors. In the mid-major poll, Kent State is now 23rd, boosted by their victory over us. Akron is #12. Northern illinois is #8. Hofstra, who we have beaten this year, is #7. San Diego, who we have beaten this year, is #2. Nevada beats Utah State and jumps up to #1(they're 20-2). Ohio is #3 in the mid-major poll. With Hofstra, San Diego, and Akron, we have 3 wins against top 12 mid-major teams. Our next game gives us another chance at a quality win, as we host #8 Northern Illinois. |
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Ohio (17-5, 9-1 MAC) at Northern Illinois (18-4, 7-3 MAC) Kent State, Northern Illinois and Miami OH are all tied at 7-3 in the MAC for 2nd place behind our 9-1 showing so far. We're definitely no longer a lock to win the MAC with games against NIU, Miami, Akron and Ball State all still to go. We can help our cause quite a bit by winning today. NIU is rated 78 OVR (77 off/77 def/78 sht/88 reb). Overall they stack up a lot differently than Kent State, much poorer shooting but good rebounding at a team level. Also, I can't help but notice that they're now 18-4 overall, a better record than us. Our RPI is now #32, theirs is #53. Big big game here, and its on the road so we'd best be ready. We haven't played a game vs these guys since the conference tournament 2 years ago. Scouting PG FR Simplice Butt JR 77 OVR 91 speed/84 quickness, yikes. 83 defense, 74 steals, not great but very good. 88 handling/76 passing. 80 close/73 med/84 3, 82 off the dribble/76 in traffic. He can score in all kinds of ways. 81 offensive awareness is outstanding, while 66 on defense is ok at best. 11.9 ppg, just behind Floyd. SG Tom Hanaven JR 73 OVR 86 speed/87 quickness, that quickness is more than we're used to and could be scary. 83 defense/76 steals, again not incredible but very good. 87 close/73 med/67 3. 79 off the dribble/76 in traffic. 10.5 ppg/3.5 apg. SF Trace Roberts SO 69 OVR 6'7 and a very good rebounder, 69 drb. 75 defense is horrible and hopefully House can exploit. 86 close/70 med/56 3, so he won't be taking any 3s. 5.3 ppg/4.5 rpg. PF Erick Floyd JR 78 OVR 6'7, very very solid. 79 post offense/76 post defense. 74 blocked shot rating, not bad for a small PF. 72 steals, great for a forward. 83 orb/83 drb, also great. 91 close/85 in traffic. 78 speed/78 quickness/74 vert/72 str. All of those numbers are A- or B ratings for a PF. Averaging 12.7 ppg and 6.7 rpg. C Jared McDaniel SR 74 OVR 7 feet tall and solid in the post. 82 post offense/82 post defense. 85 close/83 in traffic, strong(77) and great hustle(85). He's a poor rebounder though (74 o/76 d). Exceptional awareness, 74 offense/77 defense. 11.9 ppg/4.6 rpg. Their top 4 players are all solid scorers and solid defenders, a very strong and balanced starting 5. The good news is that their backup PG is rated 64 OVR, all other backups rated 55 and below. They have zero depth. We need to pressure these guys hard and wear them down. We also really need to keep them from getting any big runs and big plays against us. The 6th man factor at their place would be a game changer if it lets their starters stay fresh.
I resist the urge to turn off the xbox(by throwing it out the window) about 4 times in the final 4 minutes. Really this was just an intense as hell game for most of the 2nd half and then we just fell apart in every possible way. We started hitting a couple 3's and it seemed like maybe we could make a run, but their worst player, Roberts, hits two clutch 3's. House gets called for a charge driving. Cooper misses an open layup. Cooper is blocked one on one going to the basket. Just every possible thing that could go wrong did. I can't say I'm terribly surprised to lose this one, and if it was my first conference loss it'd be cool, but coming on the heels of the Kent State loss it feels like we are now under quite a bit of pressure to stay on top and not choke away our success this season. N. Illinois 87 Ohio 70 They outscore us 56-34 in the 2nd half. McDaniel with 22 points/10 boards, one of the very very few times we've gotten owned by an opposing big man in the last two seasons. SG Hanavan with 21 points, Butt with 13. Just a great game by them to get an important win at home. Murphy: 6 points (2-8, all from 3) Cooper: 15 points (only 5 in the 2nd half) house: 26 points Bright: 0 points/8 boards Watson: 0 points/7 boards Lufkin: 9 points Bright and Watson were totally outclassed today. A combined 0-9, didn't get to the line a single time. NIU with 9 offensive boards and 14 second chance points. They outrebounded us 33-26. We've still got a 1 game lead over the rest of the conference.. for now. |
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03-29-2009, 02:44 AM | #420 |
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We sim a key home game against Akron and complete the season sweep:
Feb 14, 2015 at Ohio 57 Akron 41 House leads us with 14, Bright with 13. No one else scores more than 6. We take a 35-16 lead in the first half and just slow it down the rest of the way apparently. Ugly game! Northern Illinois totally wastes their win over us, losing a home game to Kent State to end the week. Here's the top of the current mid-major poll: 1. Nevada (22-2) 2. Ohio (18-6) 3. Utah State (21-5) 4. San Diego (20-7) 5. North Texas (19-4) 6. Hofstra (19-7) 7. Pepperdine (18-8) 8. N. Illinois (19-5) 9. VCU (19-8) 10. Gonzaga (18-7) ... 14. Akron (15-8) ... 20. Kent State (14-8) I love seeing 4 MAC teams up on this list. After a few seasons where the MAC was rated below a couple of the "small" conferences, its very rewarding to see the improvement. The MAC is currently the #11 conference in the country. That's ahead of a "major" conference, C-USA, and only behind the WAC(#10) and WCC (#8) as far as mid-majors go. Also, I check out Bracketology which I think is just out for the first time this week. We are projected as an 8 seed!!! We can't afford to go losing a lot more games or anything, but if we can finish strong we appear to have a solid lock on an at large bid. Northern Illinois is one of the many midm-majors currently filling up the bubble watch. Hofstra and San Diego both are as well. And lastly, with 4 games remaining, the MAC Standings: 1. Ohio 10-2 2. Kent State 9-3 3. N. Illinois 8-4 4. Miami OH 8-4 5. Akron 7-5 6. Toledo 7-5 7. Ball State 6-6 8. Buffalo 4-8 9. Bowling Green 4-8 10. E. Michigan 4-8 11. C. Michigan 4-8 12. W. MIchigan 1-11 its a bad year to be a directional Michigan school. Our final four games: at E. Michigan vs Miami OH at Ball State at C. Michigan we'll be simming the 1st and 4th, playing the 2nd and 3rd. In fact, lets sim the 1st now: Feb 17,2015 Ohio 80 at E. Michigan 76 House with 21, Mendoza 13, Lamkin 12. Cooper shoots 2-11 and scores 6 points. That was our only game for the week of the 16th. On to the week of the 23rd: Mid-Major Poll: 1. Nevada 2. Ohio 3. San Diego 4. Utah State 5. Pepperdine ... 8. N. Illinois ... 19. Akron ... 23. Kent State Akron and Kent State both lose this week. We have a 2 game lead in the loss column of the conference standings again. We fall to a 9 seed in bracketology. Hah! In this weeks pairings we'd play San Diego. Northern Illinois is actually slated as an 11 seed. Go go at large bids from the MAC! Whew, ok, that was a lot of crap in this writeup. Back to the games. We host Miami OH this week. We beat them on the road earlier in the year, lets finish them off. |
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I use 4 pep talks. If I was having trouble with someone I might use less, but I've still got 7 left and I want my guys in top form. Murphy, Mendoza, Lamkin and Keller all 4 were in the 75% range for confidence. Not bad at all but as I said, I want top form. I talk to each one of them and have 3 left that I can use during the MAC Tourney if I want. The worst we've got now is 83% from a couple backups, we're in good shape.
February 28th, 2015 Miami (OH) (15-11, 8-5 MAC) at Ohio (19-6, 11-2 MAC) Miami OH is rated 79 OVR now (80 off/78 def/79 sht/86 reb). With some more development gains we are now rated 84 OVR (82 off/83 def/86 sht/92 reb). There is one change to their lineup from the first time we met. Their starting PF, Jarrett McCleod(rated 75 OVR) is out. He's replaced by a not quite as good but reasonably talented center. Scouting PG Amir Bridges SR 74 OVR 92 speed/80 quickness, 80 defense(decent but not great). 88 handles/86 passing, B-/B ratings, both far superior to anything I've got. 81 close/73 med/69 3, 78 off the dribble. 77 steals. Only 63 defensive awareness which might hurt him a bit. 6.9 ppg. Bridges is a transfer player from Saint Mary's, this is his first year at Miami OH. SG Brian Crandle JR 79 OVR 89 speed/90 quickness, 84 defense, 80 steals. Cooper is in for another long day it would appear. 83 close/76 med/73 3. 82 in traffic/75 off the dribble. Crandle is 6'7 and a good rebounder for a guard. He's only averaging 7.0 ppg so far this year, 4.5 rebounds/3 assists. SF Roosevelt Hess JR 71 OVR 6'7 natural SF. 85 close/77 med/71 from 3, entirely an offensive threat. 77 off the dribble/83 in traffic, both decent but not great numbers. Not strong at all(58), decent vertical/hustle. He's an awful defender(74) and is slow. If they go man to man House should destroy him. 6.9 ppg. PF Juan Pablo Clayton SR 71 OVR - 6'11, a natural center. 88 orb, but only 75 drb. 75 post offense and defense. 80 close/81 in traffic. 82 strength, A- rating for a center, extremely strong for a PF. Not a bad option given that the starter is hurt. C Rylan Gabler JR 72 OVR 6'11, 85 post offense/90 close/83 in traffic, 77 strength which is good for a B+ rating, looks like a solid offensive threat. 80 blocked shot rating, 78 post defense is pretty good too. 76/77 on the boards off/def, a weak spot for sure. 14.9 ppg/4.1 rpg. We won fairly easily the first time we played. Bridges(14), Crandle(20), and Hess(13) were their big threats against us. Cooper scored 26 in the first meeting.
We run out the clock from there. Ohio 101 Miami OH 88 Crazy, crazy game. We were really well ahead the entire way but I never felt safe enough to sim to the end like I often do with a big lead. We won the first half 60-33. They won the 2nd half 55-41. Bridges and Hess were big for them this time around too, 17 points for each, but their center, Gabler, was their leading scorer with 20 points. They destroyed us on the boards, 37-27, very unusual for us. But we shot so well, forced turnovers, drew fouls... that it didn't matter. Murphy: 7 points/5 assists/6 steals (1-6 from 3...) Cooper: 26 points House: 33 points Bright: 4 points/3 boards Watson: 4 points/11 boards Grundy: 8 points Lufkin: 6 points Lamkin: 6 points Bright is really fading away at the end of the year here. Very ineffective. |
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03-29-2009, 04:12 AM | #422 |
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heh, the coaches love Utah State. They jump back into the coaches top 25 poll. No mid-major team has made it into the media poll yet, and Nevada has been better than Utah State for the last 5-6 weeks and gets no love.
Mid Major Poll: 1. Nevada 2. Ohio 3. San Diego 4. Utah State 5. Hofstra ... 8. N. Illinois ... 16. Akron ... 25. Kent State whoa. Northern Illinois has lost 3 out of their last 4 since beating us. Kent State has lost 3 in a row since beating N. Illinois. We have 2 conference losses. With these other teams falling apart around us, we have clinched the MAC Regular Season title. A lot of teams have 6 conference losses to tie for 2nd, far behind us. We're now up to #25 in the RPI. The latest bracketology projects us out as a 7 seed!! Our next game is a road contest at Ball State, who is now rated 83 OVR as a team with some development, and yet has managed to go 7-7 in conference play. I'm still very worried about this game. Our final game we'll sim at a bad Central Michigan team. I'm sure we'll pull off a huge win over Ball State and lose the simmed game to Central Michigan Anyway, we'll play this out tomorrow. |
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March 3rd, 2015
Ohio (20-6, 12-2 MAC) at Ball State (14-12, 7-7 MAC) Ball State is rated 83 OVR now (82 off/82 def/84 sht/83 reb). They ran a 3-2 zone that we just ate up last time we played, leading by 27 at the half and simming the final 15 minutes or so. Scouting PG Rod Rowe JR 74 OVR 86 speed/84 quickness. Above average handling and passing (88/81). 84 defense, quite good, and 81 steals, outstanding. 84 close/84 med/67 3. 84 off the dribble/77 in traffic. Looks like a very dangerous player on both ends of the floor. 10.2 ppg, SG Gary Edelin JR 82 OVR Edelin is a JC transfer so this is his second year. 88 speed/87 quickness, 83 defense, 87 steals(A-, very very good). 83 close/84 med/84 3. 84 off the dribble, an outstanding shooter and can create his own shot. He's only averaging 9.1 ppg so far this year. I noticed last year his shot tendencies are very low. I'm not sure if they develop, but only the drive tendency seems noteworthy at all. SF Fab Minoff FR 76 OVR 6'9 - 81 defense, good for a SF, a solid post defender. 84 close/81 med/64 3(thank goodness). 82 in traffic and a decent dunker. Solid athletic skills, B- vert/B- str, B- hustle. 5.9 ppg/4.3 rpg, which is lower than last year and a bit of a surprise. PF Herman Wheeler SO 70 OVR Not terribly experienced, average/above average most everywhere on defense. 78/83 on the boards(off/def). 77 post offense/72 defense. Good hustle/vertical/strength so he loks like a pretty good athlete. Only a 76 close range shot/85 in traffic. He doesn't seem like a scoring threat. Not a shot blocker either. 5.3 ppg/5 rpg C Russell Kapono JR 80 OVR 7 feet tall with some talent, very scary. 81 on the boards(both off and def), 91post offense, 78 post defense. 92in close/85 in traffic, and he's a good dunker. Strength is 91, average shot blocker... an absolute monster inside. He leads the team with 20.1 ppg so far this year. This is well up from a 15 point average last season. Edelin and Kapono are our two biggest worries going into this one.
I get the ball to house in the middle of their 3-2 defense, he goes up strong but misses and they don't foul. House grabs the board, I kick it back out and do the exact same thing again, Kapono gets the shot block on House and they get the rebound with 4 seconds to go. I foul, they make both, and its over. I can't complain. I got my most explosive player the ball in a favorable spot twice to try to tie the game. Their defense was up to the task. Ball State 99 Ohio 95 Not a totally unexpected result, they weren't going to let us run over them in their building. They get outstanding balance. 12 from PG Rowe, 12 from SG Edelin, 14 from SF Minoff, 17 from PF Wheeler, 15 from C Kapono, and 14 from backup SF Massey. They shot extremely well all game, 40-63, almost 66%. They were 4-10 from 3 and 15-22 from the line. Ohio countered with a 34-64 performance but was an incredible 12-20 from behind the arc. We were 15-20 from the line, so those numbers ended up equal. Murphy: 1 point Cooper: 20 points (4-7 from 3) House: 26 points/5 boards (3-3 from 3) Bright: 7 points/5 boards Watson: 6 points/4 boards/4 assists Mendoza: 13 points Lufkin: 9 points Grundy: 6 points/7 boards A tough game, cannot complain about this loss at all though, espicially with the conference 1 seed already locked up. |
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03-29-2009, 10:52 PM | #424 |
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I sim out our final regular season game:
March 8, 2015 Ohio 94 at C. Michigan 73 Cooper 27, House 24, Murphy 11. We shoot 13-25 from 3. Murphy, Cooper and House combine for 11-16 from 3. Its like the Ball state game except for better defense. Updated Mid-Major poll going into conference tournament week: 1. Utah State (25-5) 2. Pepperdine (24-8) 3. Nevada (23-5) 4. San Diego (25-8) 5. Ohio (21-7) ... 12. N. Illinois (21-7) ... 20. Akron (17-10) The loss last week drops our RPI to #33. We're projected as an 8 seed now for the big dance. We'd seem to be in good shape but hey lets win the conference tourney so we don't have to worry. Final MAC Standings 1. Ohio 13-3 2. N. Illinois 10-6 3. Miami OH 10-6 4. Akron 9-7 5. Ball State 9-7 6. Kent State 9-7 7. Toledo 9-7 8. Bowling Green 7-9 9. Buffalo 6-10 10. C. Michigan 5-11 11. E. Michigan 5-11 12. W. Michigan 4-12 We'll get the winner of Bowling Green and Buffalo in the quarterfinals. Assuming we win that, we would likely face Akron or Ball State. MAC First Round 9. Buffalo 83 8. Bowling Green 67 5. Ball State 72 12. W. Michigan 58 6. Kent State 72 11. E. Michigan 55 7. Toledo 89 10. C. Michigan 63 MAC Quarterfinals 1. Ohio 9. Buffalo 4. Akron 5. Ball State 3. Miami OH 6. Kent State 2. N. Illinois 7. Toledo Staying up late the last couple nights plus work being very heavy last week and light or nonexistent tomorrow plus the high from the Carolina win means that I'll almost certainly be up extremely late again tonight, so we're definitely playing our next game, how much more past that we'll see |
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March 12th, 2015 MAC Quarterfinals
(1) Ohio (21-7, 13-3 MAC) vs (9) Buffalo (12-17, 6-10 MAC) Buffalo's best player, their starting SF, is still out, he had a 300+ day injury. Without him earlier in the year we beat Buffalo112-66. Hopefully we put them away quickly again. Buffalo is rated very poorly, 74 OVR (75 off/73 def/78 sht/80 reb). Scouting PG Clark Clement SR 74 OVR 92 speed but 77 quickness. Very good passer, good defender (86). 85 close/69 med/74 3, not great but he'll make shots if open. 9.2 ppg/5.3 apg. 2nd team All-MAC last year. SG Derwin Sherrod SO 70 OVR Average everywhere. 82 close/73 med/73 3, just 76 off the dribble,don't leave him open but he isn't going to kill me. 80 defense is average, maybe a bit above, but Cooper should do fine anyway. 87 speed/74 quickness. 8.4 ppg. SF Donovan Becker SO 66 OVR A natural PF, stuck here b/c of an injury to their starter. He's awful. 64 on ball defense, 70 speed, 82 close/68 med/59 3. 79 in traffic. Average vertical and hustle. If they play a man to man defense House might score 40. I'm not exaggerating. PF Elton Falls JR 79 OVR 6'9, Average on the boards (80 o/80 d), great in the post (85 o/88 d), and a solid scorer. 91 close/87 in traffic, can step out and shoot too, 77 med/71 3. He's a good leaper and is strong for a PF(79 str/B+). 18.2 ppg/7.4 rpg are outstanding. C JJ Arnold SO 73 OVR badly undersized, 6'7 235 lbs. Average rebounder (76 o/83 d). Good post offense (83) but horrific post defense(67). 84 close/77 in traffic. 9.0 ppg/7.9 rpg. His rebound totals shock me.
House with a dunk and a 3 pointer on our next two trips and he effortlessly scores our final 11 points to ice the game Ohio 89 Buffalo 80 Well, Buffalo gave us a hell of a scare. Similar to Ball State last game, they used everyone on their roster well and put up a strong balanced effort. Clement had 13, Sherrod 16, Becker 14, Falls 10, and Arnold 12. We had to work way harder than expected to win this one. Murphy: 6 points Cooper: 13 points House: 32 points Bright: 0 points/6 boards Watson: 7 points/6 boards Lufkin: 12 points Keller: 6 points/7 boards Grundy: 7 points/4 boards |
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03-30-2009, 12:30 AM | #426 |
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MAC Quarterfinals
1. Ohio 89 9. Buffalo 80 5. Ball State 66 4. Akron 57 3. Miami OH 74 6. Kent State 70 2. N. Illinois 81 7. Toledo 63 MAC Semifinals 1. Ohio 5. Ball State 2. N. Illinois 3. Miami OH This is probably how it should go down really. Ball State and Northern Illinois account for 2 of my 3 conference losses, and Miami Ohio is the other most talented team in the league in this group. We have to feel good about a 3rd meeting with Ball State, having blown them out on our floor and barely lost on theirs. |
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March 4rd, 2015 MAC Semifinals
(1) Ohio (22-7, 13-3 MAC) vs (5) Ball State (18-12, 9-7 MAC) Well, we just played these guys about 3 hours ago. There's been no change to their lineup over the past week in game. Edelin and Kapono are their most talented players, with Rowe, Minoff and Wheeler all very capable. Their class is updated in this post, the last post up a little ways I copied and pasted in their lineup from last year and modified it, but forgot to update Rowe and Kapono to Seniors and Minoff to a soph. Scouting PG Rod Rowe SR 74 OVR 86 speed/84 quickness. Above average handling and passing (88/81). 84 defense, quite good, and 81 steals, outstanding. 84 close/84 med/67 3. 84 off the dribble/77 in traffic. Looks like a very dangerous player on both ends of the floor. 10.2 ppg, SG Gary Edelin JR 82 OVR Edelin is a JC transfer so this is his second year. 88 speed/87 quickness, 83 defense, 87 steals(A-, very very good). 83 close/84 med/84 3. 84 off the dribble, an outstanding shooter and can create his own shot. He's only averaging 9.1 ppg so far this year. I noticed last year his shot tendencies are very low. I'm not sure if they develop, but only the drive tendency seems noteworthy at all. SF Fab Minoff SO 76 OVR 6'9 - 81 defense, good for a SF, a solid post defender. 84 close/81 med/64 3(thank goodness). 82 in traffic and a decent dunker. Solid athletic skills, B- vert/B- str, B- hustle. 5.9 ppg/4.3 rpg, which is lower than last year and a bit of a surprise. PF Herman Wheeler JR 70 OVR Not terribly experienced, average/above average most everywhere on defense. 78/83 on the boards(off/def). 77 post offense/72 defense. Good hustle/vertical/strength so he loks like a pretty good athlete. Only a 76 close range shot/85 in traffic. He doesn't seem like a scoring threat. Not a shot blocker either. 5.3 ppg/5 rpg C Russell Kapono SR 80 OVR 7 feet tall with some talent, very scary. 81 on the boards(both off and def), 91post offense, 78 post defense. 92in close/85 in traffic, and he's a good dunker. Strength is 91, average shot blocker... an absolute monster inside. He leads the team with 20.1 ppg so far this year. This is well up from a 15 point average last season. There's no specific plan. We got a lot of offense out of House and Cooper last game, and we'd like to do the same. We have a very hard time scoring inside as long as Kapono is down there, so
They make their free throws and we miss our shots. Ball State 90 Ohio 83 I don't know how the hell we beat Ball State so badly the first time we played them. I don't know how the hell this team only went 9-7 in this conference. They beat us solidly twice and we are by most accounts the best team in the league. Now we get to wait and see if we've done enough for a tournament invite. Their inside game dominates us again. 19 for Kapono, 17 for Wheeler. The problem is that if we go to a zone they have the 3 point shooters to murder us, so I have to take my chances there. 13 for Minoff, 10 for Rowe, 11 for Massey. Edelin was in foul trouble and ineffective. Murphy: 18 points (5-10 from 3) Cooper: 21 points House: 20 points Bright: 0 points/6 boards Watson: 9 points/14 boards Grundy: 8 points/5 boards Lufkin: 5 points We could have won if we'd gotten more out of our backups. Mendoza and Lamkin were terrible today. |
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03-30-2009, 02:03 AM | #428 |
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MAC Semifinals
5. Ball State 90 1. Ohio 83 3. Miami OH 70 2. N. Illinois 55 MAC Finals 5. Ball State 70 3. Miami OH 64 |
03-30-2009, 02:22 AM | #429 |
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We've fallen all the way out of the bracketology bracket. We are on the bubble though.
Ohio Resume 22 wins 8 losses RPI: 33 RPI 1-50: 2-0 RPI 51-100: 5-3 RPI 101-200: 11-4 RPI 201+: 4-1 We have wins over San Diego(25-8), Hofstra(22-8) in non conference play. Also a win at Dayton(18-16). In conference play we have two wins over Miami Ohio (19-13), 2 wins over Akron(17-11), and 1 win over Ball State (20-12) Bad Losses might be considered to be a loss to UMAss who went 10-20, a terrible North Florida squad. and technically Kent State and Ball State finished out of the RPI top 100 so that might hurt us(Kent State 104, Ball State 114) as we have 3 losses to those two schools. NCAA Selection Mid-majors on the bubble: Ohio, VCU, Utah State, San Diego... Clark tells us that Ohio was impressive this year but had a couple setbacks against bad teams that might hurt them. 1 seeds East: Wisconsin South: Boston College Midwest: Pitt West: Arizona East Region Virginia Tech is the 9 seed in the East, they were a bubble team I am almost certain. That is bad for us. Ole Miss is the 11 seed at 21-13, I can't remember if they were a bubble team or not, seems likely. We're not in the East. Notre Dame is the 2 seed. Big jump up after they were in the NIT last year(they beat us there). South Region Pepperdine and LaSalle are the 8/9 seeds in the South. I don't remember either on the bubble watch. Ball State is the #13 seed in the South. They'll play #4 Cal. Texas Tech is the #11 seed, another bubble team. I've got a real bad feeling now. NC State is the 10 seed here, I'm 100% sure they were a bubble team too Florida is the 2 seed here. Midwest Wasington plays villanova in the 8/9 game here. UNC is the 3 seed here. Iowa State and Baylor is the 7/10 matchup. Just one more group to go. Temple is the 2 seed here. West Nevada and Kentucky is the 8/9 game out in the West. American is the 11 seed, just the 7/10 matchup left, I think I've seen way too many bubble teams though. Bastards!!! Iowa is the 7 seed, San Diego is the 10 seed. San Diego is 25-8, we were 22-8 and beat them(I know, I know, head to head doesn't matter). Duke is the 2 seed. Bubble Wrapup Kentucky, San Diego, Baylor, NC State, St Bonaventure in Kansas, Oregon, Ohio, Utah State, VCU out damn damn damn!!!!! What a letdown at the end. NIT Kansas, Utah State, Oregon, and Ohio earn 1 seeds in the NIT. Heh, we're slated to play Northern Illinois in round 2 if we advance. I'm still simming it, worthless tournament that it is. And, our players play like its a worthless tournament. Can't blame them. NIT First Round Elon 76 Ohio 66 House 17, Cooper 15, Murphy 10, Mendoza 9. |
03-30-2009, 02:30 AM | #430 |
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2015 NCAA Tournament
East: (1) Wisconsin beats (3) Michigan State to advance to their second straight final four. West: (1) Arizona beats (3) Mississippi State South: (3) Oklahoma State beats (1) Boston College to advance to the final four That leaves the Midwest: First Round: 16 seed Alabama State beats 1 seed Pitt 12 seed Air Force beats 5 seed Maryland 2nd round: 9 seed Villanova beats 16 seed Alabama State 12 seed Air Force beats 4 seed UCLA 10 seed Baylor beats 2 seed Temple 3rd round: 10 seed Baylor beats 3 seed North Carolina 9 seed Villanova beats 12 seed Air Force 4th Round: 10 seed Baylor beats 9 seed Villanova 70-61 to advance to the final four. Final Four Wisconsin beats Arizona 95-86 10 seed Baylor beats 3 seed Oklahoma State 76-72 National Title game: (10) Baylor 75 (1) Wisconsin 63 har. God damn bubble team wins the whole tournament. Ball State lost in the first round. |
03-30-2009, 03:16 AM | #431 |
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Graduating Seniors
Only two... but what a two they are. SG Arzelle Cooper - 6'5" 202 lbs - 82 OVR Award List: 2011/12: Freshman All Conference 2012/13: Second Team All Conference 2013/14: First Team All Conference 2014/15: ?? (I haven't advanced yet, will shortly and edit) Cooper's numbers aren't overwhelmingly good, mostly because of the system we run with 10 players. Only halfway through his senior season did he truly become a consistent go-to guy, as opposed to "one of the guys who hopefully gets hot for us sometimes". Career Numbers: 11.1 ppg/3.0 rpg/2.2 apg/1.2 spg (1378 points total) 448-980 FG (45.7%) 175-476 3P (36.7%) 307-447 FT (68.6%) He played 124 games, starting them all. He did have his best year as a senior, scoring 12.7 ppg, shooting 44.8% from the field, 35.2% from 3, and improving to a 75% free throw shooter. Career Highs: 27 points, 12 boards, 7 assists, 5 steals, 5 3 pointers. Cooper is my first 4* recruit SF Wendell House - 6'9" 209 lbs - 78 OVR House is quite simply the most athletic player I've ever controlled in this game. During his final two seasons he was good for 3-5 dunks every game, he started more 6th man rallies and killed the energy of hostile road crowds than anyone else I've ever had. Awards: 2011/12: Conference Freshman of the year 2013/14: Second Team All-Conference 2014/15: ?? Career Stats: 13.3 ppg/4.0 rpg/1.6 apg/1.0 spg (1415 points total) 502-958 FG (52.4%) 86-260 3P (33.0%) 325-462 FT (70.3%) Played 106 games, starting 105. He missed games in his freshman and sophomore season with injury. His last two seasons House really shined, going from 9 ppg as a sophomore to 13.0 ppg as a junior and 19.5 ppg as a senior. His senior season he averaged 19.5 ppg, shot 53.7%(209-389), improved to over 36% from 3 (42-115), and 74% from the line (146-196). Career Highs: 47 points, 12 boards, 5 assists, 5 steals, 7 3's. House has an 85 vertical leap, 85 speed, 91 dunking ability, 78 off the dribble and 84 in traffic. 88 close range shot.... those numbers are just oustanding at this level at least. Expicially on a 6'9" long frame. I'm going to miss having him around, a lot. |
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2014/15 Ohio Team Stats
Last year I wrote in this space about our heartbreaking ending and how we wasted a chance to go to the NCAA Tournament. Of course, I feel the same this year, but our competition was much better. We *should* have been up to it. If we make a couple shots here and there we beat a couple more teams. If I don't fuck up my schedule I don't lose to North Florida b/c its a game 2 days in a row and I'm 23-7 instead of 22-8 and an at-large maybe. But this year feels different because our conference was much stronger. We were the best team all around, but every team in conference play that beat us was a decent team. No total choke jobs. I do feel that this was a great year to land a couple goals to improve myself as a coach, and I failed to do that. Also, the immersion factor is awesome, because more than anything, I'm disappointed that I didn't get to win a NCAA Tournament game with House and Cooper. They'll hopefully be the guys that helped to launch this program to the top of the mid-major world, even if they didn't reap the benefits themselves. We're going to have 3 seniors next year, Watson, Lufkin and Lamkin. Barring a miracle in recruiting, Lamkin and Lufkin will be asked to replace Cooper and House in the starting lineup for a season. Lufkin is up to 12 ppg or so I believe. He's rated well, just not as athletic, but he'll get his points. Lamkin I am worried about, I belive he'll be streaky and not as reliable as a starter.
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03-30-2009, 03:48 AM | #433 |
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2014/15 Awards
Baylor wins the national title - Roster Strength of 92, they probably had some injuries that hurt them and put them on the bubble. Or the Big 12 sucked... they were 13-3 in the Big 12 and on the bubble!?!? 6'10" Senior Center Loren Randall from Ole Miss wins the player of the year award with 26 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. 6'10" Senior Center Vasilis Marks from San Francisco is the mid-major player of the year with 24.8 ppg and 6.1 rebounds/game. Wisconsin's Bo Ryan is the national coach of the year. Tre Conley out of Virginia is freshman of the year with 12.7 ppg/3.5 rpg/4.3 apg/1.9 spg. 1st Team All-Americans: PG PJ Chapman - 85 OVR - Miss State - 18.6 ppg/3.3 apg SG Fab Corrigan - 86 OVR - Vanderbilt - 19.1 ppg SF Zeljko Cooley - 83 OVR - Charlotte - 18.4 ppg/5.3 rpg PF Raoul Barron - 90 OVR - Alabama - 23.6 ppg/8.5 rpg C Loren Randall - 84 OVR - Ole Miss - 26.0 ppg/6.4 rpg The SEC is probably pissed at this punk SF from Charlotte crashing their party, wow. MAC Awards Ohio coach Richard Dixon is named coach of the year in the MAC!!! Ohio SF Wendell House is named MAC Player of the year I did not expect either of those awards. The coach of the year has gone to the conference tourney winner lately. And Ball State's Center had more points and rebounds per game than House. Ohio PF Lloyd Bright is named MAC Freshman of the year Completely undeserved, and entirely based on the sim engine. But whatever, we swept the conference awards!!! First Team All-MAC PG Simplice Butt - 77 OVR - N. Illinois - 10.8 ppg/3.7 apg SG Arzelle Cooper - 82 OVR - Ohio - 12.7 ppg SF Wendell House - 78 OVR - Ohio - 19.5 ppg/3.9 rpg PF Elton Falls - 79 OVR - Buffalo - 16.4 ppg/6.7 rpg C Russell Kapono - 80 OVR - Ball State - 19.9 ppg/5.5 rpg Butt and Falls are only juniors. The rest are seniors. Second Team All-MAC PG Rod Rowe - 75 OVR - Ball State - 9.6 ppg/4.9 apg SG Tom AHanavan - 74 OVR - N. Illinois - 10.4 ppg SF Clinton Moye - 80 OVR - Bowling Green - 15.8 ppg/5.4 rpg PF Errick Floyd - 79 OVR - N. Illinois - 13.2 ppg/6.5 rpg C Rylan Gabler - 73 OVR - Miami OH - 16.6 ppg/5.4 rpg Hanavan, Floyd and GAbler are juniors. So Northern Illinois has the 1st team PG, 2nd team SG and PF all returning next year. Scary. |
03-30-2009, 03:53 AM | #434 |
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A quick review of how I've done so far:
Coaching history NC A&T 07/08 10-17 08/09 14-15 09/10 17-14 Ohio 10/11 24-8 NCAA tournament First Round 11/12 13-18 12/13 17-14 13/14 23-8 NIT First Round 14/15 22-9 NIT First Round Career: 140-103 Three 20 win seasons, two in a row. As far as I'm concerned right now, next year is totally up in the air. We'll have a strong roster and will be near the top of the league I believe. Coaching Skill Winning coach of the year earned me a skill point. I hate just having one, I want to put it all over. I raise my offensive ability, the next to last skill sitting at C-(scouting is also) Offense: C Defense: B+ Teaching: A- Scouting: C- Charisma: A+ Discipline: C Overall: B |
03-30-2009, 04:04 AM | #435 |
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Coaching Carousel
There are 4 power conference jobs open, and 4 large conference jobs open: Wisconsin(Bo Ryan must have retired), Nebraska, Oregon State, Minnesota, Temple, Duqesne, Wyoming, and Tulane. Progress is being made! We are #6 on the list for the Duqesne job before running anything. That job is 6th on the list overall. Its unlikely to go to me, their list is different than the others, but its the first time a large conference has shown interest. We are not on Wyoming's list, but Tulane has us 5th. Well, lets see how this goes: Wisconsin hires away Utah State's coach. Utah State becomes the top mid-major job open. Nebraska hires 'BCC' coach... bethune cookman perhaps(they've become very strong, on the mid-major poll as a small conference team) Oregon State hire's Drexel's coach Minnesota hires American's head coach Temple hires Long Beach State's head coach - I'm still not on the list at Temple. They're a very strong school though and have higher standards than other 'large conference' teams I bet. Duqesne goes for CSUS coach(not sure who that is). I'm upto #5 by the time this comes around. ** CSUS = sacramento state. Yeah, I'm an east coast guy, no way I know that. Wyoming goes for 16 seed upset special coach from Alabama State, I'm not on their list at all. ALMOST! Tulane grabs Coppin State's head coach. I am #2 on their list. Utah State goes for High Point's head coach, I'm #2 on this list too. Drexel, La Tech, Butler, Northern Iowa and Wisconsin Milwaukee all want me, the rest of the mid-major teams with jobs open. I see no reason at all to leave Ohio for any of them. One more year! Also, keep hanging on at UNC Roy, you don't need to retire for 4 or 5 more years bud. |
03-30-2009, 04:07 AM | #436 |
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Assistant Coaches
There's an upgrade here. I fire Sandy Boylan - I had him for his offense(B+) and the fact that his Teaching was decent (C+). He has C+ Charisma but I carry the recruiting myself so that's ok. In his place I hire Jason Meade: Offense: A+ Defense: C+ Teaching: B- Scouting: C Charisma: D Discipline: D A+ offense, C+ Defense and B- Teaching are all excellent steps up over Boylan. Obviously the primary reason he is being brought on is that he is an offensive wizard. My other assistant, Denver Francis, is with me for his scouting(B+) and defense(B). He happens to have C+ Charisma too which helps with a few calls here and there. There are no scouts better than this available, so there is no need to make a change here. |
03-30-2009, 04:10 AM | #437 |
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Transfers
We have both our scholarships out and can accept no transfers. Two noteworthy transfers: 79 OVR SG Ali Pinnock(junior) leaves Virginia Tech for Texas A&M Corpus Christi 75 OVR SF Mario Smith(soph) leaves Penn State for UMass There are no transfers - in or out - in the MAC for players rated over 60 I must say i would not have been surprised if Garcia had left this year, we've really treated him poorly. But he's still around. |
03-30-2009, 04:28 AM | #438 |
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Offseason Recruiting
All our early 4* and (lol right?) 5* recruits are gone, offered long ago by big boys. I have two scholarships out: 3* PG Tim Barker - #142 OVR out of Bloomington, Indiana. We've got him at 100%. He likes Indiana but they never came calling. I expect to land him on the first day. With Mendoza and Murphy, I dont know what I will do with Barker. He's pretty much a "best player available" recruit. 3* SF Rodney Santiago - #140 OVR/#36 SF out of Cleveland. I recruited Rodney entirely because he is Mr Basketball in Ohio and that would earn me a coaching skill point. We only have him at 90%. He wants to go to Ohio State or Cincinnati but neither have come calling yet. If either does we'll lose him. If they don't I expect we'll get him after the first or second week. Santiago has a lot of B level skills according to my scout and could be a very good player. We have two serious backup targets as well: 3* SG Jorge Shumate - #189 OVR/#46 SG - Indianapolis. If he looked like a lights out shooter I'd consider dropping my PG recruit for him. He's at 100% and we could likely land him in the first week. But he's not, his overall skill profile lists him as a B+ shooter, but his individual shooting ratings are C's according to our scout. Solid backup though. 3* C Jair Watkins - #241 OVR/#13 Center - A 6'11" big man, strong and a good rebounder. Unfortunately Bowling Green appears likely to land him immediately. They have made him an offer. Initial Recruiting Day 3* PG Tim Barker does indeed sign with OHIO. I'm happy to land a highly ranked player. 3* C Jair Watkins does sign with Bowling Green. no surprises so far. Offseason Week 1 3* SF Rodney Santiago signs with OHIO!! This earns me a coaching point next season, as I have now signed the Mr Basketball from the same state my school is in. This also fills my recruiting class for the season. I spend the rest of the time working on juniors that I've been calling. Recruiting Class Review 3* SF Rodney Santiago - 6'3" 202 lbs - #140 OVR/#36 SF Santiago is small compared to the guys I've got now. He scored 15.1 points and averaged 8.6 boards in the ABL. 42% from the field, 44% from 3(16-36). Shooting: A- Skills: B- Defense: B Athleticism: B+ Rebounding: B+ Intelligence: B+ Potential: B Size: B- Lots of ratings look promising: B potential, B- close, B 3 point, C+ Med. B- off the dribble, B- defense, B- steals. B- quickness, B vertical, B+ Strength, C+ awareness, both offense and defense. 3* PG Tim Barker - 6'2" 176 lbs - #142 OVR/#49 PG 14.1 ppg, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals a game in the ABL. 58% from the field, 46% from 3. Shooting: B+ Skills: A- Defense: A- Athleticism: B+ Rebounding: C Intelligence: B Potential: B+ Size: C+ C speed/D quickness. C+ hands and passing. B- defense, C+ steals. B close/C med/C from 3. B+ off the dribble. The average mid-range and 3 point shot has me thinking he won't be a big scorer, and nothing else looks good enough to make me think there's a chance in hell he'll come in better than Mendoza or Murphy. Its not impossible that I'll like him better than Garcia as a backup SG. |
03-30-2009, 04:30 AM | #439 |
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Uh. I look through the rest of the league's signings and I'm encouraged. Ball State has signed one top 200 player, there are a couple JC players that are rated 3*. But i don't see anything noteworthy and assume i've got the best class...
until I get to Miami Ohio. Miami Ohio has signed a 5* JC recruit. He'll come in as a junior. He's 6 feet tall and 182 pounds out of Chattanooga, TN. SG Stan Victor is the name. I'll be checking his ratings as soon as I do the flip. |
03-30-2009, 04:33 AM | #440 |
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2015 Recruiting Class Rankings
1. Florida 2. Michigan State 3. Louisville 4. Syracuse 5. Marist (???) 6. West Virginia 7. Mississippi State 8. Wisconsin 9. BYU 10. Clemson Duke and UNC are not in the top 25 or so, strange after seeing them in the top 5 the last few years. If UNC is going to decline make it slow please so I can build up some more! JC Juniors must be devalued a lot. Our class with two 3* players is rated around 90th or so i think. miami OH is rated about 10 spots below us. Huh neat. We unlock an achievement: "fan support" - Finish a season with at least 90% home attendance. |
03-30-2009, 04:38 AM | #441 |
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2015/16 Scheduling
We're playing in the "Polar Bear Tip-Off Classic" on november 12th. I remove a game on November 21st as it runs the risk of giving us 3 games in a week. I add a game in early december instead. Our schedule looks similar to last year. A lot of teams rated in the mid-high 70s. I add a game against a team rated a bit higher this year, and it seems they're willing to come to our house, so yeah, its on. We'll be hosting 85 rated DePaul out of the big east on December 6th. |
03-30-2009, 04:52 AM | #442 |
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As promised, I go take a look at Miami's 5* guy. He's slated in the starting lineup at PG, rated 80 OVR. He has an 87 3 point rating. Well hell. At least he's just around for 2 seasons.
Incoming Recruits SCORE! SF Rodney Santiago - 6'3" 208 lbs - 76 OVR He needs some work in some areas. His speed is only 78, though his quickness is 81. Defense is 81, great for a frosh SF. Handling is 79, again very good for a SF. But there's one rating that jumps out like crazy: 81 3-point shooting. I don't think I've had a guy rated above 80 from 3 since my first season at NC A&T when I had a sharpshooter already on the roster. And Santiago comes in rated 81 from 3 as a freshman. He's got C potential so it'll go up a fair bit. Cooper left college rated 79 from 3 as a senior with 4 years of development. PG Tim Barker - 6'2" 178 lbs - 69 OVR 85 speed/79 quickness. 83 defense/74 steals - that will become great as he develops. 85 handling/75 passing - also good and will become very good with development. 81 close/70 med/72 3. not a score first guy but that's ok. 81 off the dribble. C+ potential is not bad at all. He'll develop into a solid player. Barker will almost certainly redshirt. I have 10 guys on my roster rated 70 or above. There is no way in hell anyone else in the MAC can say that. Offseason Development Again I failed to recap development during last season. When i do the full roster overview I'll highlight the difference between the start of last season and start of this season. Lamkin gives me hope to start at SG this year, having gained 3 ratings points since the start of his junior year, and a total of 6 in the last two years. Anyway, during the offseason Lamkin went from 71->73 OVR. Bright, Watson, Murphy, Keller, Mendoza, Garcia, Grundy, Northcutt and Snowden all gained 1 point (the last two being average recruits that redshirted last year). Grundy grew an inch and is now 7'1". Bright, unfortunately, is still 6'7". |
03-30-2009, 05:10 AM | #443 |
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MAC Preseason Preview
As always, the ratings of everyone in the league. Also I've listed the change from the start of last season to indicate the direction they may be heading. That's the change in overall rating, not in standings btw. 1. Ohio 83 (0) 2. Miami OH 81 (+1) 3. Ball State 79 (-2) 4. Kent State 79 (+2) 5. Eastern Michigan 77 (+1) 6. Akron 77 (-1) 7. Bowling Green 77 (+2) 8. Buffalo 76 (-1) 9. Toledo 76 (-1) 10. Northern Illinois 75 (-1) 11. Western Michigan 75 (-1) 12. Central Michigan 74 (-1) Northern Illinois is a surprise. They'll probably be pretty good anyway overall but they have some depth issues and have a 50something rated center out there with the rest of their solid lineup. Miami OH is the only team other than Ohio that starts 5 players rated 70+. Multiple teams appear stuck with guys rated in the 50s, something that wasn't the case last year. MAC Preseason Awards Best Overall Player: Gary Edelin - SR - Ball State - 83 OVR Best Freshman: Rodney Santiago - Ohio - 76 OVR Best Shooter: Gary Edelin - SR - Ball State - 83 OVR Best Playmaker: Zam Surov - SR - Bowling Green - 73 OVR Best Pro Prospect: Simplice Butt - SR - N Illinois - 79 OVR Best Defender: Herman Bro - SR - Kent State - 74 OVR Hooray best freshman! Butt is listed as a second round draft pick. Edelin is a dark horse to be drafted at all. Lastly, I check out the preseason tournament that we're in, and it looks set up nicely for us to advance a bit. Its an 8 team tournament so we'll get 3 games out of it. We'll open vs Stetson, rated 65 OVR. If we win that we'll play the winner of Montana(69 OVR) and Western Illinois (64 OVR). We'd have a reasonable shot at playing one of Arizona State(87 OVR) or San Diego State (86 OVR) in the final game, so there's a chance we get a really good challenge out of this tournament. I haven't looked at recruiting at all yet. I think the head of steam from finishing off the season, plus the hype that keeps me up forever after seeing Carolina make it to a final four is finally wearing off This is the year we break through and get back to the NCAA Tournament. Mark it down! |
03-30-2009, 10:37 PM | #444 |
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2015/16 Ohio Roster
We have a very strong roster this year. Stronger than last year overall. If I can get the starting 5 to gel and figure out how to best score and win without House and Cooper quickly, we're could be incredibly good. Starting Lineup PG Michel Murphy - JR - 6'2" 190 lbs - 73 OVR (+3) 92 speed/84 quickness, 78 handling/79 passing. He's a poor ball handler for a PG. He's developed into a fine shooter. 75 close/75 med/80 3/81 off the dribble. He averaged 7.5 ppg last year and improved from 29% to 36% behind the arc between freshman and sophomore years. Hopefully that continues to go up. And lastly, he's becoming a lockdown defender. 87 on ball defense may be the best on the team this year. 73 steals rating is good as well. SG Chuck Lamkin - SR 6'4" 209 lbs - 73 OVR (+3) 85 speed/86 quickness/80 veritcal allows him to make some very nice 1 on 1 moves whenever there is a lane to the basket available. 85 handling helps as well. 86 close/66 med/79 3/75 off the dribble/73 in traffic. His weak midrange jumper and weakness off the dribble are liabilities. He either needs to get all the way to the rim or get an open 3. 79 rated defense is a C+, but Cooper was so much better, this is likely a liability as well. SF Kaylen Lufkin - SR - 6'8" 218 lbs - 78 OVR (+2) Lufkin is rated incredibly well. 87 speed/85 quickness is incredible for a 6'8 big man. 80 vert/65 str(which is good for a SF)/91 hustle... A good rebounder as well for a SF. 85 close/74 med/73 3/77 off the dribble/78 in traffic. A poor on ball defender at 74. Lufkin can't totally replace House, but he has the tools to put up some strong scoring numbers. PF Lloyd Bright - SO - 6'7" 231 lbs - 78 OVR (+2) Great speed for a big man, runs the floor very well(85 spd/77 quick). He is an incredible rebounder(80 off/93 def) and a strong post player(82 off/79 def). 87 close/85 in traffic. He should put up great numbers but his size hurts him. Still, he is so fundamentally sound its hard to keep him out of the lineup. C Curtis Watson - SR - 6'10" 252 lbs - 78 OVR (+2) 90 orb/85 drb, outstanding numbers on the boards. 71 post offense/79 post defense. A good shot blocker (76) and a solid steals guy down low(72). 89 close/93 in traffic look outstanding. He only averaged 6 ppg last year but I suspect that will go up a bit this year. Unless Lamkin and Lufkin become immediate dominant scoring options with the 1st team, we'll spend more time looking for post scoring than in the past couple years. Bench PG David Mendoza - JR - 6'4" 174 lbs - 72 OVR (+2) 88 speed/82 quickness. 84 on ball defense, very good. 87 handling/75 passing, great ball handler but just an average passer. 76 close/69 med/77 3, 74 off the dribble. Not so good at creating his own shot, but can really take advantage of a good inside out game. Mendoza shot 42% from 3 as a freshman. Last year he shot 34%, trying to create his own shot too often when we struggled to score. I hope to make him a more efficient scorer again this year. SG Shawn Garcia - JR - 6'7" 201 lbs - 70 OVR (+2) Garcia finally gets rewarded for sticking with the program for 3 seasons, a redshirt year and 2 hidden deep on the bench. He'll get 10-15 minutes a game this year. He isn't much to look at. 83 speed/78 quickness. 80 handling. 78 defense. 76 steals is nice, hopefully he can generate some turnovers. 79 close/73 med/76 3. Can score if open. 75 off the dribble. Probably needs to catch and shoot to score when open. SF Rodney Santiago - FR - 6'3" 208 lbs - 76 OVR Santiago looks like a stud. A bit slow, 78 speed/81 quickness. Good physical traits though(85 vertical/78 str/72 hustle). 81 on ball defense, better than Lufkin. 85 close/71 med/81 3. 76 off the dribble/76 in traffic. Santiago is at minimum going to be groomed to be a 3 point specialist. If he becomes nothing more than that he'll have a lot of value. PF Nathan Grundy - SO - 7'1" 261 lbs - 70 OVR (+2) Grundy has grown 2 inches since he was recruited. A decent rebounder (72 off/80 def). Only average in the post (74 off/70 def). Not much of a shot blocker (64). 90 close/86 in traffic however are both very solid numbers. And given his size, he can be an impact player. There is a chance that he could break into the starting lineup this year, but Watson and Bright have such good rebound ratings it will take a lot. More likely he will take over at Center when Watson graduates. Scored 6.2 ppg as a freshman and hopefully will improve upon that. He'll get enough bench minutes to make a big impact. C JR Keller - JR - 6'10" 229 lbs - 73 OVR (+2) Average on the boards (79 off/76 def). Above average in the post (83 off/77 def). 89 close/83 in traffic, and he has great strength (82, A- rating). 62 defensive awareness is one of the worst on the team(most of these guys are around 70). He has horrible foul prone stretches too where he will pick up reach in after reach in and get 3 fouls in 90 seconds. He also occasionally has stretches where he scores 10 points in 6 minutes in a half off the bench. I like the guy but he's looking like a 4 year backup. Reserves SG Erkan Northcutt - FR - 6'2" 190 lbs - 69 OVR (+1) 84 speed/82 quickness. 79 defense. 77 handling. 85 close/73 med/72 3/77 off the dribble. C rated physical abilities. He isn't bad but he doens't have either the defense, ball handling, or scoring to warrant a look above the other guys we have available to us. SF Dwight Snowden - SO - 6'7" 223 lbs - 67 OVR (+2) 77 speed/80 quickness. 75 defense. 73 steals is real nice(B rated). 78 close/69 med/63 3. There's a chance Snowden will be a backup for me next year after Lufkin leaves and Santiago takes over the starting role, but only if I can't land better in recruiting. PG Tim Barker - FR - 6'2" 178 lbs - 69 OVR - REDSHIRT I see potential here. 85 speed/79 quickness. 83 defense already as a freshman. 85 handling/75 passing. 81 close/70 med/72 3. 81 off the dribble, B+ quality. 74 steals(C+). Some of these ratings are very nice to see for a true freshman. IF I don't recruit better and IF he stays around for 2 years while Murphy and Mendoza take up all the minutes at PG, there will likely be some quality minutes for him. |
03-30-2009, 10:51 PM | #445 |
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2015/16 Recruiting Preview
We're graduating 3 players this year and i have 3 scholarships available: SF Kaylen Lufkin - 79 OVR - starter, key player SG Chuck Lamkin - 73 OVR - starter PF Curtis Watson - 78 OVR - starter the "key player" designation is an arbitrary one made up by me. When Lamkin leaves, sure we're losing a starter, but I'm not concerned about my ability to win without him. Same with Watson. Lufkin however has a lot of talent and I believe he's going to be critical for us. Also this year its worth looking ahead. We're graduating these 3 starters this year. Next year we're going to graduate Mendoza and Murphy, our two PG's, Keller, a quality center, and Garcia - backup SG who might be starting next season after Lamkin leaves. So over the next two seasons we're graduating 7 players, 6 of them who are legitimate contributors today. Recruiting Needs/Goals I think I need to land a big man. With one leaving this year and one next year I likely need to make sure I land one in each of the next two years. A nice SG would be good, Lamkin and Garcia aren't that special, a good SG could become a 4 year starter. However, its not critical. I could start Murphy and Mendoza next year if I don't find an ideal candidate. I'm also losing a SF where my likely backup next year(Snowden) is not very good, and will be losing two PG's next year... um, that all adds up to the following: I must land a big man After that, I can go best available between PG/SG/SF and make it work. Initial Offers 3* C Darryl Withers - #397 OVR/#33 C - Toronto, CN Withers seems like someone I have a legit shot to land in the early signing period. He has offers from me and Niagara. I think I can outrecruit them. There are a couple higher rated centers that have interest in me as well, but Withers is 7 feet tall and that is worth at least a couple ratings points. 4* PG Isaac Gamble - JC FR - Memphis, TN Gamble looks *good*, and he likes Ohio. Some bigger schools have a shot at him but we're right in the mix. We have him at 86%, not likely to land him in the early signing period but we have a legit shot. I really like his scouting grades... A- speed, B- defense, C+ hands/passing, C+ med/3 point shot, B+ off the dribble. B- steals... he looks like someone that could leapfrog murphy and mendoza. 4* PG John Mccully - #60 OVR/#29 PG - Euclid, OH McCully rates being close to home above playing at a big program, which gives us hope. While he does favor some bigger schools, West Virginia, Charlotte, and Michigan, we are the only one "close to home" in his top 5. And these bigger schools aren't sitting at 100% just waiting to steal him away. They're in the 70% range just like we are. Seems like a lot of teams have a fair shot at him. My hopes at this point are to land Withers in the early signing period. That way i can pursue the two 4* PGs all the way through the season as long as it appears I still have a shot at them, and can start working heavily on backup targets in case I lose them. |
03-30-2009, 11:58 PM | #446 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November 13, 2015 - Polar Bear Tip-Off Classic
Ohio (0-0) vs Stetson (0-1) This should be a warmup game. Stetson is rated 65 OVR (74 off/66 def/65 sht/77 reb). To compare, we are rated 83 OVR (83 off/82 def/87 sht/89 reb). My coaching skill is rated 79 now, it was 78 last year. Our team Unity starts off at 46 this year. The two backups we're pulling into the starting lineup have 4 years experience at about 13 minutes/game, plus we're returning 3 starters. This is the first round of our preseason tournament. Scouting They have two big men rated in the high 60s. Kris Chambliss, SO PF rated 67 OVR. Denham Carbaugh, FR C rated 68 OVR. However, they also start a SG rated 49 OVR. Ouch(for them).
They started scoring finally and that got a bit boring at the end. Ohio 79 Stetson 44 Murphy: 6 points Lamkin: 5 points Lufkin: 10 points Bright: 12 points/13 boards Watson: 4 points/8 boards Santiago: 20 points/5 assists Garcia: 8 points |
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03-31-2009, 12:11 AM | #447 |
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I sim the second game of the tournament:
Ohio 86 Montana 51 Lufkin and Keller lead us with 14. Murphy, Lamkin and Bright all score 12. I think most likely for the next couple games at least I'm going to run the rotation like I did during the Stetson game. Lamkin starts at SG, Lufkin at SF. Garcia and Santiago back them up. Then in the second half Santiago and Lufkin start with Lamkin and Garcia backing them up. I don't like messing with the lineup a lot so I'm going to be a bit hesitant before I put a freshman in the lineup this time around. One change though. Garcia is 6'7", a poor on ball defender. Santiago is 6'3" and a better defender. Garcia will backup Lufkin, Santiago Lamkin. That brings us to the finals of the polar bear thingy. We're playing Arizona State. They're rated 86 OVR and appear superior in every way except perhaps on the boards. A great early season challenge for us. |
03-31-2009, 06:45 PM | #448 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November 15, 2015 - Polar Bear Tip-Off Classic
Ohio (2-0) vs Arizona State (2-0) This will be our most difficult opponent all season until/unless we get to the NCAA Tournament. ASU is rated 86 OVR (86 off/86 def/89 sht/89 reb) and is still coached by Herb Sendek who is rated 89 as well. They have two players with all-american caliber ratings. They appear to be a bit weak inside comparatively. They're the first team we've ever played that has a player with the coach on the floor designation. They play at a slow pace and shoot a ton of 3's. Scouting PG Seth Carroto JR 80 OVR 92 speed/87 quickness, exceptional. 86 defense, 90 steals(ouch!). 87 hands/81 passing, both very good. 87 close/75 med/68 3. 83 off the dribble. Carroto isn't much of a scorer. SG Dominic Romero SR 87 OVR 86 speed/86 quickness. 83 defense(just average, hooray). 86 close/84 med/91 3, a real sharpshooter. 88 off the dribble, 78 in traffic. Averaged 15 ppg last year, was a 5* top 20 recruit a few seasons ago, and projected to be a 1st round draft pick in the NBA. SF Cameron Hartman JR 87 OVR 6'8 - 86 off awareness/80 def awareness earns Hartman coach on the floor designation. 85 speed/83 quickness is incredible for a SF. 85 defense, 92 close/76 med/77 3. 80 off the dribble/91 in traffic. 87 vertical/75 str... Great rebounder for a SF too. All american caliber talent it would seem. Hartman was the #5 recruit in the country 2 years ago and was first team all PAC 10 last year. PF Davin Zivanovic SR 75 OVR Only 6'6, a natural SF. 72 orb/74 drb, we look good against that. 70 post offense/69 post defense. 84 close/78 med/70 3/82 in traffic. He looks like a fine SF but a very poor fit in the post. Has 3 rebounds in 2 games so far. C Trevor Norris SO 67 OVR Only 6'7. 79 orb/81 drb, we do ok against that too, we really ought to have an edge on the boards. 80 post off/74 post def. 81 close/82 in traffic. Only has 7 boards in 2 games so far. Well, we should have an edge inside, but I don't score well inside so I'm not sure how much I can do there. Romero and Hartman... wow. Their backup guards are as good as our starters. We'll try to keep the game slow against them, with them running the princeton offense perhaps we can stay close and have a chance to win a game in the 50s?
We can't get it down to less than 8. Arizona State 64 Ohio 51 Well in one sense this is very disappointing. We shot 2-20 from the 3 point line. I believe that at least 15 of them were open shots and only the last 3 or so in the final 2 minutes were really forced. The shots were there. Make it even just 5-20 and maybe it plays out differently. In another sense we hung for most of the game with a very talented major conference team and at times made some very good plays. Their PF Zivanovic really killed us. 19 points, 3-5 from 3. He rarely missed an open shot and made a few contested ones too. Hartman scored 13, Romero 7, Carroto 11 for their other talented starters. Murphy: 2 points (0-5 3) Lamkin: 3 points/3 assists (0-2 3, 1-4 total) Lufkin: 11 points/6 boards Bright: 12 points/6 boards Watson: 2 points/9 boards Santiago: 8 points (1-8 3) Grundy: 6 points |
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03-31-2009, 06:53 PM | #449 |
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We open up 4th in the first mid-major poll of the year:
1. Pepperdine 2. VCU 3. Nevada 4. Ohio 5. Siena N. Illinois is 8th, Ball State 11th, Akron 13th, Toledo 16th, Kent State 19th. Well then! PS I have no idea how the early season polls are determined or if they are relevant to anything at all. But I'm in them so I like looking at them We don't play the next week and fall to 7th. I decide to sim the next two to get to the early signing period: November 23 at Ohio 78 UMass 76 Good win at home, though one I would expect, UMass rated 77 overall. 19 for Watson, 14 for Grundy, 8 for Bright. Good inside play there. And our last game is another we expect to win, but again a not terrible team. November 28 at Ohio 86 Wyoming 73 Wow, 29 from Lufkin. 10 from Murphy, 8 from Lamkin and Santiago in a dominant performance. |
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