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The Michigan State Spartans, pre-recruiting, Season 44:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Matthew Etheridge	So.	PG	81	96	3	97	3	1	71	98	99	68	79	68	A+	764
Eugene Hoffman	Sr.	SG	93	99	41	98	18	29	98	99	99	60	91	71	C+	896
Matthew Couey	Fr.	SG	56	85	16	70	2	19	68	73	82	51	83	24	C+	629
Howard Henry	Sr.	PF	65	60	90	82	92	89	64	25	44	38	87	67	D+	803
William Jameson	Jr.	C	80	59	99	99	100	91	1	23	22	76	74	47	B	771
Averages	-	-	75	80	50	89	43	46	60	64	69	59	83	55	-	773

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So, we've got a starting-quality sophomore PG with room to improve, a polished senior SG star, a backup PG (though technically an SG), a decent senior starter at PF, and a junior starter/potential star at C. Obviously there are a lot of needs.

5/17/2010 6:28 AM

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Mark Escudero
PG|6'1"|188 lbs.|2.8 GPA
Danville Area Community College|Danville, IL

PG

691

Athleticism	77
Speed	72
Rebounding	29
Defense	56
Shot Blocking	20
Low-post	18
Perimeter	45
Ball Handling	84
Passing	87
Work Ethic	74
Stamina	71
Durability	58

Previous Season Stats

GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG%	FG3%	FT%	APG	SPG	BPG
23	23	4.7	0.4	31.8	58.0	73.1	4.4	1.0	0.3

	Current Rating	Potential		Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	77	High	Perimeter	45	High
Speed	72	High	Ball Handling	84	Average
Rebounding	29	Low	Passing	87	Average
Defense	56	High	Stamina	71	High
Shot Blocking	20	Low	Durability	58	Average
Low-post	18	Low	FT Shooting		Average

#18 PG, #85 Overall, ****; JuCo Jr., no promises. Escudero will be backing up Hoffman this year, and may improve enough to step in as the starter at SG next year, though who knows with the new engine how quickly he will improve. Personally, I think that the shift to making guys improve more slowly will be to the detriment of the game. Anyways, under the recent system, Escudero would be a high-quality signing for a team like the Spartans who need warm bodies that will leave in a staggered manner. Hopefully he can hold his own, and improve, in his two years on campus.

5/17/2010 6:31 AM

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Tony Olivo
PG|6'2"|203 lbs.|2.0 GPA
Bath HS|Lima, OH

PG

662

Athleticism	52
Speed	74
Rebounding	21
Defense	94
Shot Blocking	5
Low-post	19
Perimeter	49
Ball Handling	85
Passing	92
Work Ethic	56
Stamina	71
Durability	44

Previous Season Stats

GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG%	FG3%	FT%	APG	SPG	BPG
23	25	9.2	3.0	30.0	50.0	74.6	4.7	3.2	0.3

	Current Rating	Potential		Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	52	High	Perimeter	49	Average
Speed	74	High	Ball Handling	85	Average
Rebounding	21	Low	Passing	92	Average
Defense	94	Low	Stamina	71	High
Shot Blocking	5	Average	Durability	44	High
Low-post	19	Low	FT Shooting		Low

#37 PG, #160 Overall, ***; ineligible. On the other extreme, Tony Olivo will be sitting out this year completely, but looks like the sort of guy who will improve into a starting quality PG by the time he has been on campus for his 5 year tour.

5/17/2010 6:34 AM

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Tim Woods
PF|6'10"|231 lbs.|3.2 GPA
Symmes Valley HS|Willow Wood, OH

PF

584

Athleticism	64
Speed	49
Rebounding	66
Defense	52
Shot Blocking	64
Low-post	64
Perimeter	28
Ball Handling	18
Passing	11
Work Ethic	75
Stamina	66
Durability	27

Previous Season Stats

GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG%	FG3%	FT%	APG	SPG	BPG
18	25	13.4	6.3	54.9	29.2	66.8	1.7	1.3	1.5

	Current Rating	Potential		Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	64	High	Perimeter	28	Low
Speed	49	Low	Ball Handling	18	Low
Rebounding	66	High	Passing	11	Low
Defense	52	High	Stamina	66	High
Shot Blocking	64	High	Durability	27	Average
Low-post	64	High	FT Shooting		Low

#59 PF, #227 Overall, ***; no promises. In a normal year, Tim Wood would be redshirting. Perhaps he still will, but the team needs depth at SF, even presuming that we win a recruiting battle with Wisconsin for a starting level SF, and he could provide depth either there (though with his ballhandling and passing ratings, he would not be a good fit) or at a big man spot and have another guy shift over to SF at times. He's not much to look at right now but should improve fairly well, especially if the redshirt is applied and accepted.

5/17/2010 6:39 AM

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Jeffrey Huff
PF|6'9"|244 lbs.|3.2 GPA
Divine Child HS|Dearborn, MI

PF

664

Athleticism	55
Speed	56
Rebounding	75
Defense	94
Shot Blocking	53
Low-post	72
Perimeter	50
Ball Handling	10
Passing	32
Work Ethic	53
Stamina	68
Durability	46

Previous Season Stats

GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG%	FG3%	FT%	APG	SPG	BPG
27	26	19.0	8.4	57.3	32.0	60.9	0.8	3.0	1.8

	Current Rating	Potential		Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	55	High	Perimeter	50	Average
Speed	56	Average	Ball Handling	10	Average
Rebounding	75	High	Passing	32	Average
Defense	94	Low	Stamina	68	High
Shot Blocking	53	Average	Durability	46	Average
Low-post	72	Average	FT Shooting		Average

#5 PF, #17 Overall, *****; no promises. Jeffrey Huff might be the guy who would be better suited to shifting over to backup the SF spot as he grows into himself and the team develops a little. He might be pressed into service as the starter, though. Huff is never going to be a great shotblocker, but he should have a variety of ways to score (though not from the foul line), and will be a quality starter during his college years. Depending on team success, he may or may not make the NBA.

5/17/2010 6:43 AM

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Michael Yarmitsky
C|6'8"|240 lbs.|2.6 GPA
Lincoln College|Lincoln, IL

C

631

Athleticism	51
Speed	50
Rebounding	90
Defense	75
Shot Blocking	80
Low-post	89
Perimeter	1
Ball Handling	1
Passing	40
Work Ethic	66
Stamina	61
Durability	27

Previous Season Stats

GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG%	FG3%	FT%	APG	SPG	BPG
14	18	6.8	6.9	47.1	8.6	62.8	0.7	0.1	1.7

Current Rating	Potential		Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	51	High	Perimeter	1	High
Speed	50	Average	Ball Handling	1	Average
Rebounding	90	Average	Passing	40	Average
Defense	75	High	Stamina	61	High
Shot Blocking	80	Average	Durability	27	Average
Low-post	89	Average	FT Shooting		High

#11 C, #38 Overall, *****; JuCo Jr., no promises. Yarmitsky is another guy who will ably perform for two years before moving on...probably to Europe. We'll see how he does under the new system. He'll be a big help to this year's team, regardless; for depth, if nothing else.

5/17/2010 6:47 AM

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William Burke
SF|6'7"|228 lbs.|2.6 GPA
Flower Career Academy HS|Chicago, IL

SF

746

Athleticism	75
Speed	70
Rebounding	70
Defense	93
Shot Blocking	42
Low-post	70
Perimeter	80
Ball Handling	60
Passing	47
Work Ethic	41
Stamina	55
Durability	43

Previous Season Stats

GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG%	FG3%	FT%	APG	SPG	BPG
19	20	22.2	3.2	53.9	56.6	78.1	2.1	0.1	1.0

	Current Rating	Potential		Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	75	High	Perimeter	80	Average
Speed	70	Average	Ball Handling	60	Average
Rebounding	70	High	Passing	47	Average
Defense	93	Average	Stamina	55	High
Shot Blocking	42	Average	Durability	43	Average
Low-post	70	High	FT Shooting		Average

#2 SF, #7 Overall, *****; promised the start, guaranteed 10 minutes. William Burke is a fantastic player. Possibly the best player ever signed by a team associated with me. I have gotten a few top SFs before, and they are hard to get, because there are so few of them (Michigan State beat oldresorter's Wisconsin team for Burke), and I think Burke is the best of all of them. He'll be speedy and super athletic, an amazing rebounder for his position, and a great scorer and defender. The only slight area of any complaint is his passing, which isn't all that bad, really. Even his FT shooting is very good. With a guy like this, it isn't a question of whether they go pro early, it's a question of whether you have him for 2 or 3 seasons. Burke's one truly limiting factor is his stamina, which has high potential but which will take him off of the floor more than he should be, at least in the short run.

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The preseason #17 Michigan State Spartans, beginning of Season 44:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Mark Escudero	Jr.	PG	77	72	29	56	20	18	45	84	87	74	71	58	B-	691
Matthew Etheridge	So.	PG	81	96	3	97	3	1	71	98	99	68	79	68	A+	764
Tony Olivo	Fr.	PG	52	74	21	94	5	19	49	85	92	56	71	44	B-	662
Eugene Hoffman	Sr.	SG	93	99	41	98	18	29	98	99	99	60	91	71	C+	896
Matthew Couey	Fr.	SG	56	85	16	70	2	19	68	73	82	51	83	24	C+	629
William Burke	Fr.	SF	75	70	70	93	42	70	80	60	47	41	55	43	B+	746
Howard Henry	Sr.	PF	65	60	90	82	92	89	64	25	44	38	87	67	D+	803
Jeffrey Huff	Fr.	PF	55	56	75	94	53	72	50	10	32	53	68	46	D+	664
Tim Woods	Fr.	PF	64	49	66	52	64	64	28	18	11	75	66	27	C	584
Michael Yarmitsky	Jr.	C	51	50	90	75	80	89	1	1	40	66	61	27	D+	631
William Jameson	Jr.	C	80	59	99	99	100	91	1	23	22	76	74	47	B	771
Robert Allen	Fr.	SF	27	37	33	59	17	23	32	33	24	79	58	35	C-	457
Averages	-	-	65	67	53	81	41	49	49	51	57	61	72	46	-	692

5/19/2010 6:37 AM

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Name	Yr.	Pos.	Flex	Motion	Triangle	Fastbreak	Man	Zone	Press
Mark Escudero	Jr.	PG	F	F	F	B	B	F	A-
Matthew Etheridge	So.	PG	F	B-	F	C-	F	F	B
Tony Olivo	Fr.	PG	F	F	D+	F	F	D+	D+
Eugene Hoffman	Sr.	SG	D-	A	D-	C	D-	C	A+
Matthew Couey	Fr.	SG	F	B-	F	F	F	C	B-
William Burke	Fr.	SF	F	F	C-	F	D	F	F
Howard Henry	Sr.	PF	D-	A-	C-	D-	C	D-	A
Jeffrey Huff	Fr.	PF	F	F	F	C+	F	C-	C
Tim Woods	Fr.	PF	F	F	F	C-	F	C-	C-
Michael Yarmitsky	Jr.	C	B	F	F	F	A	F	F
William Jameson	Jr.	C	C	A-	D-	D-	D	D-	A
Robert Allen	Fr.	SF	F	F	F	C-	F	F	C-

5/19/2010 6:38 AM

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California, Santa Barbara 0-0

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Frank Lighty, c	28	3-6	0-1	0-2	3	8	0	2	0	0	4	6
Gavin Crockett, pf	38	5-9	2-2	0-2	1	2	3	3	1	0	3	12
Gavin Reilly, sf	34	3-7	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	3	2	0	3	6
Anthony Clayton, sg	24	3-6	1-1	0-0	1	2	1	5	1	0	2	7
David Minarik, sg	13	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Russell Steele, pg	29	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	0	2	3	0	0	1	2
John Blanche, pg	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0
Louis Nichols, c	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
David Urbina, sf	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Phipps, pf	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	200	17-37	5-10	0-4	7	19	10	19	5	0	21	39
Percentages		.459	.500	.000

Michigan St. 0-0

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
William Jameson, c	21	3-5	0-0	1-2	2	5	1	1	0	2	0	7
Howard Henry, pf	24	1-3	0-0	2-6	1	4	1	2	1	1	3	4
William Burke, sf	21	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	5
Eugene Hoffman, sg	35	11-17	4-8	4-5	2	5	1	2	1	0	1	30
Matthew Etheridge, pg	23	3-6	2-5	0-0	1	1	4	0	2	0	2	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Jeffrey Huff, pf	23	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	3	0	1	1	4
Michael Yarmitsky, c	19	2-6	0-1	0-0	3	4	0	1	0	0	1	4
Matthew Couey, sg	17	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	3
Mark Escudero, pg	17	0-0	0-0	2-3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Totals	200	25-45	8-17	9-16	12	27	11	10	5	4	10	67
Percentages		.556	.471	.563

Welcome to the year of Hoffman.

This opponent is ludicrously bad, of course, and coached by Simmy, so this won't be a real example of how games will go with this team. I expect to see losses, mostly, for a while.

5/19/2010 3:40 PM

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Michigan St. 0-0

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
William Jameson, c	24	3-3	0-0	0-0	2	5	1	1	0	0	2	6
Howard Henry, pf	25	2-8	1-4	0-0	2	5	1	1	0	2	2	5
William Burke, sf	21	4-7	2-4	1-1	1	3	1	2	0	0	2	11
Eugene Hoffman, sg	34	4-11	2-7	0-0	4	6	5	0	2	0	1	10
Matthew Etheridge, pg	22	3-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Jeffrey Huff, pf	20	3-5	1-1	0-0	2	5	0	1	0	0	1	7
Michael Yarmitsky, c	19	2-2	0-0	1-2	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	5
Mark Escudero, pg	18	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
Matthew Couey, sg	17	3-7	2-3	2-2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	10
Totals	200	24-49	9-21	6-7	14	29	10	7	3	2	12	63
Percentages		.490	.429	.857

UNLV 0-0

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Gilbert Talavera, pf	31	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	6	0	3	0	0	2	2
Jason Tolbert, pf	37	2-6	0-1	2-3	3	4	1	1	2	1	2	6
Alex Winfrey, sf	40	0-5	0-1	0-0	1	1	5	1	0	0	1	0
Santos Guerrero, sf	40	7-11	0-2	0-2	2	5	0	4	0	0	3	14
Paul Boerner, pg	36	2-6	0-0	2-2	0	2	2	1	0	1	3	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
William Emmer, c	13	3-5	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	6
Joseph Johnson, sg	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Garf Zentz, pg	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
Totals	200	15-37	0-5	4-7	8	19	8	14	3	3	13	34
Percentages		.405	.000	.571

Even though Hoffman was not shooting well from outside, he was able to put together a very good game, with rebounding and passing, as well as reasonable scoring. He limited Santos Guerrero okay.

Overall, MSU was pretty efficient, and managed to keep UNLV from being efficient. UNLV Is a much more talented squad than our first opponent was, so there's a chance that we can compete with our non-conference opponents.

5/20/2010 6:42 PM

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From:John Wilson

To:Coach colorblind79

Subject:Player Thoughts...

Sent:05/20/2010 2:55AM

Hey coach, you asked me to give you my thoughts on how everyone looked after the offseason and I think I've seen enough to do that. I only jotted down things that stood out to me...

William burke:
athleticism: big upside
durability: big upside
low post moves: big upside
perimeter shooting: big upside
rebounding: big upside
stamina: big upside

Matthew Couey:
ball handling: big upside
low post moves: limited upside
rebounding: limited upside
ft shooting: limited upside
[could be higher in athleticism and defense, but not bad for a backup]

Mark Escudero:
athleticism: big upside
defensive fundamentals: big upside
low post moves: limited upside
perimeter shooting: big upside
rebounding: limited upside
shot blocking: limited upside
speed: big upside
stamina: big upside

Matthew Etheridge:
ball handling: limited upside
defensive fundamentals: limited upside
passing: limited upside
speed: limited upside
[not bad, only the areas where he's topped out]

Howard Henry:
athleticism: limited upside
speed: limited upside
ft shooting: limited upside
[still room to grow. Interesting.]

Eugene Hoffman:
athleticism: limited upside
ball handling: limited upside
defensive fundamentals: limited upside
durability: limited upside
passing: limited upside
perimeter shooting: limited upside
rebounding: limited upside
shot blocking: limited upside
speed: limited upside
ft shooting: limited upside
[now that is a topped-out player]

Jeffrey Huff:
athleticism: big upside
low post moves: big upside
rebounding: big upside
stamina: big upside
ft shooting: big upside

William Jameson:
ball handling: limited upside
defensive fundamentals: limited upside
durability: limited upside
passing: limited upside
rebounding: limited upside
shot blocking: limited upside
speed: limited upside
ft shooting: limited upside
[stamina and athleticism...]

Tony Olivo:
athleticism: big upside
durability: big upside
low post moves: limited upside
perimeter shooting: big upside
speed: big upside
stamina: big upside

Tim Woods:
athleticism: big upside
ball handling: limited upside
defensive fundamentals: big upside
low post moves: big upside
passing: limited upside
perimeter shooting: limited upside
rebounding: big upside
shot blocking: big upside
speed: limited upside
stamina: big upside
ft shooting: limited upside

Michael Yarmitsky:
athleticism: big upside
ball handling: big upside
defensive fundamentals: big upside
perimeter shooting: big upside
shot blocking: big upside
stamina: big upside
ft shooting: big upside

Robert Allen:
ball handling: limited upside
low post moves: limited upside
passing: limited upside
rebounding: limited upside
shot blocking: limited upside
speed: limited upside
ft shooting: big upside

Anyway, maybe some guidelines for practice time? If I notice anything else, I'll let you know.

- John

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here's the second exhibition, again, and evidence that if Hoffman struggles, the team struggles:

Michigan St. 0-1

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
William Jameson, c	30	3-9	0-0	3-3	2	7	1	1	1	2	2	9
Howard Henry, pf	23	1-7	0-2	1-2	2	6	0	1	1	2	4	3
William Burke, sf	26	4-6	2-3	0-1	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	10
Eugene Hoffman, sg	39	5-24	2-13	0-0	1	1	3	3	0	0	3	12
Matthew Etheridge, pg	27	3-6	0-1	1-1	4	4	2	1	1	0	2	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Matthew Couey, sg	23	0-1	0-1	3-4	0	2	1	3	1	0	2	3
Jeffrey Huff, pf	22	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	5	1	1	1	0	1	0
Michael Yarmitsky, c	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	2
Mark Escudero, pg	17	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	225	17-57	4-20	8-11	14	33	8	12	6	4	20	46
Percentages		.298	.200	.727

UNLV 0-1

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Robert Green, c	21	0-4	0-0	0-0	1	4	1	1	0	0	2	0
Jason Tolbert, pf	31	2-7	0-0	0-1	0	3	0	2	0	1	4	4
Alex Winfrey, sf	36	4-8	1-5	4-4	1	2	0	4	2	0	4	13
Santos Guerrero, sf	28	7-8	0-0	2-2	0	4	0	5	0	1	1	16
Paul Boerner, pg	31	1-1	0-0	6-6	0	4	3	1	1	0	3	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	FGM3-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Joseph Johnson, sg	21	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0
William Emmer, c	18	3-6	0-0	0-2	1	5	1	0	0	1	2	6
Gilbert Talavera, pf	17	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	4	1	0	1	2	0	2
Garf Zentz, pg	14	1-2	0-1	0-1	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	2
William Weist, pf	8	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
Totals	225	19-38	1-6	14-18	3	31	10	16	6	5	16	53
Percentages		.500	.167	.778

It was an OT loss. I found it disheartening.

5/27/2010 6:43 AM

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