Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 1/01/2009

Robert Simpson
SG|6'3"|188 lbs.|2.9 GPA
Jonesboro-Hodge HS|Jonesboro, LA

SG

685

Athleticism 54 Speed 75 Rebounding 27 Defense 94 Shot Blocking 13 Low-post 11 Perimeter 82 Ball Handling 56 Passing 85 Work Ethic 52 Stamina 60 Durability 76 Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 31 21 9.8 2.7 39.6 58.0 69.7 0.8 1.0 3.2 Current Rating Potential Current Rating Potential Athleticism 54 High Perimeter 82 Average Speed 75 High Ball Handling 56 Average Rebounding 27 Average Passing 85 Average Defense 94 Low Stamina 60 High Shot Blocking 13 Low Durability 76 Average Low-post 11 Low FT Shooting High

#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

Simpson had a fairly decent career. He won't be a draft pick, and he didn't stay in the starting lineup.

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
37	29	0	17.4	.471	.371	.800	0.2	1.6	1.9	1.3	1.6	0.0	1.1	7.3
36	27	27	23.9	.424	.353	.788	0.2	2.3	3.1	2.3	1.0	0.1	2.1	10.9
35	34	0	18.8	.477	.432	.811	0.1	1.5	2.4	1.1	0.9	0.0	1.4	6.3
34	28	0	16.5	.380	.316	.741	0.1	1.4	2.0	1.2	0.4	0.1	1.3	3.3
Averages				.444	.370	.786	0.1	1.7	2.4	1.5	0.9	0.1	1.5	6.9

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
37	29	0	506	80	170	39	105	12	15	5	46	54	39	45	1	32	211
36	27	27	646	97	229	60	170	41	52	5	62	85	63	26	2	57	295
35	34	0	638	71	149	41	95	30	37	4	50	83	39	30	1	49	213
34	28	0	462	27	71	18	57	20	27	2	39	57	33	10	3	35	92
Totals	118	27	2252	275	619	158	427	103	131	16	197	279	174	111	7	173	811

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No records, no awards.

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 1/01/2009

Christopher Bruce
PF|6'6"|202 lbs.|2.3 GPA
Prairie Center HS|Eden Prairie, MN

PF

708

Athleticism 67 Speed 54 Rebounding 80 Defense 69 Shot Blocking 69 Low-post 68 Perimeter 32 Ball Handling 19 Passing 20 Work Ethic 90 Stamina 80 Durability 60 Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 27 25 17.1 6.8 43.9 42.9 71.0 0.5 0.8 3.6 Current Rating Potential Current Rating Potential Athleticism 67 High Perimeter 32 Average Speed 54 Average Ball Handling 19 Average Rebounding 80 Average Passing 20 High Defense 69 High Stamina 80 Low Shot Blocking 69 High Durability 60 Average Low-post 68 Average FT Shooting Average

#6 PF, #20 overall, *****; ineligible. I really hope that Christopher Bruce shows up. I put in a fair amount of effort on him, but considering that he's coming from some 480 miles away or so, it couldn't be too much. He's a nice player. A really good one, actually. Obviously his development would be deferred for a year, but I really, really like what I see here. We'll have a deep frontcourt, regardless, but I'd prefer to have Bruce around, because I think he's one of the best ineligibles I've seen, definitely in the potential era

I'm hoping that Bruce comes back as a 5th year senior. He didn't exactly produce like a pro, but he's got the ratings to be a pretty high draft pick. Early entries have already declared, but I don't know how it works, exactly. That high potential in passing turned out to be absurdly high.

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
37	29	29	21.9	.440	.000	.630	2.0	5.2	0.7	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.6	7.0
36	27	0	19.2	.419		.677	2.0	5.1	0.4	0.7	0.7	0.9	1.6	5.5
35	32	0	6.6	.483		.842	0.6	2.0	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.4
34	Academic Non-Qualifier
Averages				.436	.000	.681	1.5	4.0	0.4	0.8	0.7	0.8	1.1	4.5

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
37	29	29	634	84	191	0	1	34	54	57	151	20	40	35	34	47	202
36	27	0	518	52	124	0	0	44	65	55	137	10	19	20	24	44	148
35	32	0	212	14	29	0	0	16	19	19	63	3	15	10	9	9	44
34	Academic Non-Qualifier
Totals	88	29	1364	150	344	0	1	94	138	131	351	33	74	65	67	100	394

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No records, no awards.

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 1/01/2009

Sheldon Dixon
C|6'10"|233 lbs.|3.2 GPA
Madison HS|Madison Heights, MI

C

658

Athleticism 53 Speed 29 Rebounding 81 Defense 64 Shot Blocking 68 Low-post 90 Perimeter 1 Ball Handling 1 Passing 19 Work Ethic 83 Stamina 75 Durability 94 Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 28 26 12.8 9.6 56.1 19.8 71.8 0.5 1.6 1.8 Current Rating Potential Current Rating Potential Athleticism 53 High Perimeter 1 Average Speed 29 Low Ball Handling 1 Average Rebounding 81 Average Passing 19 High Defense 64 Low Stamina 75 High Shot Blocking 68 High Durability 94 Low Low-post 90 Average FT Shooting Average

#7 C, #32 overall, ****; no promises. Solid but nothing special, Sheldon Dixon looks like a bench player who might make the starting lineup as a center, with time. I'm not crazy about his low potential on defense. He was a local guy, though, and I figured I'd take a flier on him. He's a pure center, plain and simple. I do wish he had better defense

Sheldon Dixon was arguably this season's star. Considering that the team underperformed all year, that's a dubious honor. He did develop as well as could be expected. A pure center...he would've been much better if he'd had more speed and defense. Again, though, he wasn't a disappointment, and he came to campus pretty cheaply.

Considering that this graduating class was the #4 recruiting class of its season, it really didn't work out.

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
37	29	29	25.1	.458		.727	2.1	6.4	0.7	0.8	1.4	1.2	2.1	10.0
36	27	27	22.5	.448	.000	.671	1.8	6.6	0.7	1.0	0.9	0.8	2.4	8.5
35	34	0	17.6	.473		.744	1.5	4.6	0.3	0.7	0.5	1.0	1.4	4.9
34	24	0	3.5	.778		.600	0.5	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.7
Averages				.463	.000	.708	1.5	4.8	0.4	0.7	0.7	0.8	1.6	6.2

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
37	29	29	727	109	238	0	0	72	99	61	186	19	24	41	35	62	290
36	27	27	607	90	201	0	1	49	73	48	177	18	28	23	22	65	229
35	34	0	597	69	146	0	0	29	39	52	156	10	24	16	34	49	167
34	24	0	83	7	9	0	0	3	5	12	25	3	3	3	5	10	17
Totals	114	56	2014	275	594	0	1	153	216	173	544	50	79	83	96	186	703

Conference Awards
2nd Team All-Conference once

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Team Records:

10th in blocks

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 1/01/2009

Mark McLean
SF|6'7"|212 lbs.|2.3 GPA
Patrick Henry HS|Glade Spring, VA

SF

662

Athleticism 43 Speed 70 Rebounding 52 Defense 44 Shot Blocking 36 Low-post 58 Perimeter 65 Ball Handling 53 Passing 39 Work Ethic 53 Stamina 71 Durability 78 Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 26 25 19.7 5.3 57.6 44.3 69.7 0.7 0.6 1.0 #28 SF, #226 overall, **; no promises. I didn't scout Virginia, so I can't attest to McLean's potential. I had my initial SF target picked up by Ohio State, so I went and took on an undecided guy from a ways off. I had to fight Davidson off a little. Hopefully he'll work out. His ratings aren't bad right now, so I think he can at least serve as a backup.

I almost forgot to post McLean. He turned into a good offensive reserve. His defense kept him on the bench, though.

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
37	29	0	14.5	.537	.526	.778	0.3	1.5	1.1	1.0	0.6	0.2	1.0	4.3
36	27	27	22.3	.420	.348	.754	1.0	3.3	1.1	2.1	0.5	0.3	1.8	8.6
35	34	0	16.3	.455	.360	.732	0.9	2.7	0.7	1.3	0.6	0.4	1.1	4.1
34	28	0	16.9	.495	.524	.667	1.0	2.9	0.8	1.1	0.5	0.3	1.5	4.8
Averages				.463	.414	.742	0.8	2.6	0.9	1.3	0.6	0.3	1.3	5.3

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
37	29	0	420	44	82	10	19	28	36	10	43	31	28	18	5	29	126
36	27	27	603	86	205	16	46	43	57	26	90	31	56	14	9	48	231
35	34	0	554	50	110	9	25	30	41	30	91	25	44	20	12	37	139
34	28	0	473	55	111	11	21	14	21	28	82	22	31	15	8	42	135
Totals	118	27	2050	235	508	46	111	115	155	94	306	109	159	67	34	156	631

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No awards. 7th in 3pt%

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 7/07/2009

end of improvements, Season 37:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Edmund Snyder	Sr.	PG	88	99	18	67	18	18	83	99	92	75	73	38	B+	768
Dale Lacombe	So.	PG	73	97	14	79	20	1	94	95	96	68	92	99	A	828
Robert Simpson	Sr.	SG	81	100	34	94	16	11	99	71	92	71	87	96	B	852
William Hodges	So.	SG	79	82	16	87	14	17	92	72	75	48	85	84	C-	751
Armand Russo	So.	SG	93	94	30	99	12	36	89	94	90	59	89	94	B	879
Mark McLean	Sr.	SF	56	84	66	44	50	73	93	70	68	69	74	92	B-	839
Frank Nelson	So.	SF	89	69	54	93	48	66	70	67	51	65	89	72	A-	833
Christopher Bruce	Sr.	PF	89	70	99	90	99	86	37	19	82	88	83	69	B-	911
Christopher Warren	So.	PF	87	69	96	95	84	82	32	29	35	70	96	66	C+	841
James Donahue	Fr.	PF	69	58	86	85	88	85	33	27	38	71	75	78	D+	793
Sheldon Dixon	Sr.	C	94	31	100	64	97	99	2	2	78	92	97	95	B-	851
Terry Thompson	Fr.	C	23	25	41	36	27	39	13	15	16	69	77	58	C-	439
Averages	-	-	77	73	54	78	48	51	61	55	68	70	85	78	-	799

Offseason improvement/change:

Lacombe - +11 points
Hodges - +14 points
Russo - +14 points, + 1/3 FT
Nelson - +21 points
Bruce - +5 points (I'm glad he's back)
Warren - +20 points
Donahue - +26 points, + 1/3 FT

The Michigan State Spartans, pre-recruiting, Season 38:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Dale Lacombe	Jr.	PG	73	96	15	84	20	1	99	94	99	68	91	99	A	839
William Hodges	Jr.	SG	83	81	17	87	14	18	94	76	74	48	85	88	C-	765
Armand Russo	Jr.	SG	93	96	31	97	12	38	93	93	95	59	87	99	B+	893
Frank Nelson	Jr.	SF	91	71	56	97	51	67	72	72	51	65	88	73	A-	854
Christopher Bruce	Sr/5	PF	88	69	99	90	98	85	38	21	89	88	83	68	B-	916
Christopher Warren	Jr.	PF	90	70	99	99	87	82	35	28	37	70	95	69	C+	861
James Donahue	So.	PF	72	61	91	85	91	86	34	29	40	71	76	83	C-	819
Averages	-	-	84	78	58	91	53	54	66	59	69	67	86	83	-	850

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Sheldon Dixon was drafted 17th overall.

The team loses some good players, but 6 of the 7 who are back are all real threats on the floor, and the other is a perfectly reasonable backup. The team is 3 deep at guard and big man, and has a good SF. I think they're capable of reaching the postseason and possibly doing some damage. Things obviously have to click, though.

The team needs a guard, a big, and a small forward. Personally, I like for my teams to have 5 bigs, to deal with fouls. Also, Hodges could be easily replaced by a good freshman SG. We'll see what the current coach does.

#20 PG, #75 Overall, ****; no promises. Colin Libby is a pure (passing) point guard. He'll never be a star, but he should be a perfectly good contributor. The NBA is not in his future.

	Current Rating	Potential			Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	68	High		Perimeter	79	High
Speed	80	Average		Ball Handling	85	Average
Rebounding	29	Average		Passing	81	Average
Defense	70	Average		Stamina	88	Average
Shot Blocking	12	Low		Durability	94	Low
Low-post	16	Low		FT Shooting		Low

#7 SG, #23 Overall, *****; no promises. John Childs is very good prospect. I expect that the only areas in which he might be limited would be defense and FT shooting, and neither will be bad. I think he looks like a fairly probable NBA player.

	Current Rating	Potential			Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	56	High		Perimeter	51	Average
Speed	64	Average		Ball Handling	35	Average
Rebounding	57	High		Passing	49	Average
Defense	91	Average		Stamina	66	Average
Shot Blocking	34	Average		Durability	44	High
Low-post	54	High		FT Shooting		Low

#5 SF, #60 Overall, ****; no promises. Gary Peterkin is a nice SF prospect. It's hard to find particularly decent SFs, lately. Well, Peterson will be another role-player...at best, he could be a particularly mobile big man, playing the 3 spot, with a decent repetoire away from the basket. I haven't seen many better SF prospects in the potential era, but he can be counted on for good defense and rebounding, and that's all that's really necessary from the spot.

	Current Rating	Potential			Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	53	Average		Perimeter	12	Low
Speed	33	Low		Ball Handling	1	Average
Rebounding	86	Average		Passing	43	Average
Defense	68	High		Stamina	77	High
Shot Blocking	80	Average		Durability	58	High
Low-post	90	Average		FT Shooting		Average

#9 C, #56 Overall, ****, JuCo Jr.; no promises. Jackie Humphrey is a perfectly decent role player and space filler at the C spot. He'll be a depth guy. The only downside is that if there are no junior entries into the draft, there will be a graduating class of 6, the year after. I like big men with good FT shooting.