Texas Tech 18-12, 9-7
Somewhat less ugly. Our defense continues to play well. We continue to play.

I would talk about winning but.. its the PIT whocares.

UTEP 20-11, 12-4
Tanner strikes again. This has to be the ugliest rivalry in Smith DI.

Anyways, we lose. Good game, tanner. You got me both times, this year.

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 4/24/2008

Marijan Osowski
PG|6'1"|187 lbs.|3.2 GPA
Romanian Junior National Team|Constanta, Romania

PG

595

Athleticism 47 Speed 91 Rebounding 29 Defense 43 Shot Blocking 1 Low-post 16 Perimeter 36 Ball Handling 82 Passing 74 Work Ethic 67 Stamina 77 Durability 32 Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 15 27 11.0 1.7 30.0 27.4 72.0 6.5 3.1 1.2

unranked foreigner, ****; redshirting. Osowski is a developmental prospect, but a good one. His perimeter rating could certainly improve, and hopefully will considerably. I like his rebounding. I don't like his athleticism. He shoots FTs pretty well. That about covers it.

Osowski got good...not great, but good. He could conceivably be drafted. A four-year starter, he's been very solid for me.

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
33	31	31	26.0	.453	.413	.761	0.8	3.4	3.2	1.8	1.0	0.0	2.4	11.0
32	28	28	21.7	.484	.361	.633	1.0	3.9	3.4	2.0	1.4	0.0	1.4	8.5
31	34	34	22.0	.485	.375	.780	0.7	1.9	3.9	2.1	1.1	0.0	1.4	5.3
30	28	28	23.3	.455	.294	.690	0.8	1.5	2.7	2.4	1.5	0.0	2.0	4.5
29	Redshirt
Averages				.468	.385	.716	0.9	2.7	3.3	2.1	1.2	0.0	1.8	7.3

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
33	31	31	807	115	254	59	143	51	67	26	105	100	55	32	1	75	340
32	28	28	608	89	184	30	83	31	49	29	109	95	55	38	0	40	239
31	34	34	747	65	134	18	48	32	41	25	65	131	71	36	0	49	180
30	28	28	651	40	88	5	17	40	58	23	43	76	68	42	0	56	125
29	Redshirt
Totals	121	121	2813	309	660	112	291	154	215	103	322	402	249	148	1	220	884

Conference Awards
2nd Team All-Conference once 3rd Team All-Conference twice

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Team Records:

5th in assists, 8th in steals, 15th in 3pt%

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 6/14/2008

Louis Boulay
PG|6'0"|180 lbs.|3.2 GPA
Valley Lutheran HS|Saginaw, MI

PG

592

Athleticism 45 Speed 73 Rebounding 26 Defense 52 Shot Blocking 8 Low-post 3 Perimeter 40 Ball Handling 90 Passing 92 Work Ethic 62 Stamina 69 Durability 32 Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 22 22 8.0 0.6 30.0 29.7 64.9 6.3 0.4 1.0 #33 PG, #147 Overall, ****; no promises (but I could've promised 15 minutes easily). Louis Boulay has two of the key ingredients to a good PG - passing and ballhandling. He could stand to improve his speed, and I'll certainly be working on his perimeter shooting. I like Boulay's rebounding, and I like that I got him on the cheap side. He's a little underrated due to his durability.

I let Louis Boulay loose this year and he responded well. He's a good player, not a pro, but a solid college guy. He did get a lot faster, and it helped.

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
33	31	31	25.7	.473	.361	.650	1.1	3.7	4.0	2.6	1.4	0.1	1.6	9.8
32	28	0	16.7	.437		.780	0.9	2.4	2.7	1.5	1.0	0.0	1.2	4.1
31	34	0	18.4	.494		.654	0.7	1.5	2.8	1.5	0.9	0.0	1.4	3.5
30	28	0	16.5	.362	.400	.609	1.0	1.9	1.6	1.9	0.6	0.0	1.9	2.1
Averages				.457	.362	.685	0.9	2.4	2.8	1.9	1.0	0.0	1.6	4.9

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
33	31	31	797	115	243	48	133	26	40	33	116	124	82	42	3	51	304
32	28	0	468	38	87	0	0	39	50	24	67	76	41	27	1	34	115
31	34	0	624	43	87	0	0	34	52	23	50	95	52	31	1	49	120
30	28	0	461	21	58	2	5	14	23	27	54	44	53	16	0	54	58
Totals	121	31	2350	217	475	50	138	113	165	107	287	339	228	116	5	188	597

Conference Awards
2nd Team All-Conference once

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Team Records:

10th in assists

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 6/14/2008

Thomas Mulvey
SF|6'8"|231 lbs.|2.7 GPA
John & Paul HS|Ashtabula, OH

SF

639

Athleticism 47 Speed 66 Rebounding 37 Defense 44 Shot Blocking 24 Low-post 47 Perimeter 73 Ball Handling 42 Passing 58 Work Ethic 64 Stamina 63 Durability 74 Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 32 23 21.5 2.9 35.5 49.0 53.0 1.2 0.2 2.4

#28 SF, #276 Overall, ***; no promises (I asked him to redshirt but he said no). I really wanted Thomas Mulvey to redshirt, but it is impossible, as far as I've seen, to get a half-decent SF to agree to that. Since Mulvey is (roughly) half-decent, it was a doomed effort and I should've known better than mention it, instead waiting to see if he'd take it upon showing up at campus. Mulvey is, without question, a career backup. His FT shooting is abysmal, and he doesn't excel anywhere except perimeter shooting (and that, only to a degree). Still, I had two promising looking SFs fall through, to Michigan and Pittsburgh, respectively, and the options behind Mr. Mulvey were ineligibles, who I wanted even less than a non-redshirtable redshirt candidate.

As good as his overall rating is, I don't expect Thomas Mulvey to get drafted. Maybe if he'd redshirted, like I asked (but that would have Labriola un-redshirted). I hope Labriola doesn't leave early...anyways, Mulvey was okay. Nothing special, but he did his job.

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 6/14/2008

Harry Anderson
PF|6'8"|236 lbs.|2.6 GPA
Cedarville HS|Cedarville, MI

PF

603

Athleticism 54 Speed 49 Rebounding 59 Defense 94 Shot Blocking 51 Low-post 52 Perimeter 8 Ball Handling 18 Passing 30 Work Ethic 70 Stamina 60 Durability 58 Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 25 23 8.0 3.1 59.5 13.6 69.9 0.5 0.1 1.3

#21 PF, #84 Overall, *****; no promises. If you want to see a truly compelling candidate for an uninformed red-shirt-i-fi-ca-tion, meet Harry Anderson, a.k.a. Mr. Michigan (Michigan Man?). Anderson has great potential, and an extra year would do nothing but good for him, provided his WE isn't shattered by the prospect. He is raw, raw, raw. Frontcourt TarTar. However, he's got good speed, decent athleticism, great defense, and decidedly undeveloped rebounding and low post. His shot blocking is low for a big man, but that won't change much, and it matters to me about as much as it will change.

[edit:]

From:Harry Anderson To:Coach colorblind79 Subject:Just heard about your decision... Sent:06/16/2008 8:01AM

Coach, I wasn't sure how I'd take being redshirted this season, but to be honest, I've never been more upset or angry in my life. I just don't think it's cool that you didn't say that I would be looking at a redshirt season when I got here. Harry

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dropped his WE down to 9. Not acceptable. I'll try someone else.

Harry Anderson ultimately became an okay player. His rebounding was a big issue from the start of his career to the finish. Even now, while it's reasonably high, he still wasn't pulling down a lot of boards...the edge that other guys had must have made a difference. Still, like I said, he was alright. I wish he'd been a potential-era guy because I wouldn't have recruited him without a "high potential" on rebounding, considering where he started.

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
33	31	31	24.0	.431		.793	1.8	4.7	0.4	1.8	1.1	0.6	2.2	8.2
32	28	0	19.3	.412		.827	1.4	4.3	0.4	1.0	0.6	0.8	1.6	5.0
31	33	0	6.1	.722		.800	0.3	1.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.6	1.0
30	28	0	11.0	.452		.654	0.6	2.0	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.2	1.2	2.0
Averages				.441		.782	1.0	3.1	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.5	1.4	4.0

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
33	31	31	744	94	218	0	0	65	82	55	147	12	55	34	19	68	253
32	28	0	541	49	119	0	0	43	52	40	119	10	28	16	23	46	141
31	33	0	202	13	18	0	0	8	10	10	51	4	5	8	9	19	34
30	28	0	307	19	42	0	0	17	26	17	57	4	14	9	5	33	55
Totals	120	31	1794	175	397	0	0	133	170	122	374	30	102	67	56	166	483

This player has not won any awards.

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Team Records:

None

#8 SG, #45 overall, ****; no promises. I did try to promise 15 minutes to Robert Simpson, early in the recruiting process, but he declined. The only weakness I see in Simpson's game, long-term, is with ballhandling. That should get better pretty steadily, though. His speed, athleticism, and stamina will skyrocket together. I like that he has potential in rebounding, even if it isn't high. I like that he'll shoot FTs well. I love his defense. His perimeter game and passing are already good. Basically, at the moment he's a spot-up shooter. In the future, he'll be able to create his own shot. A great signing, I think, and a very likely draft pick.