Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 6/01/2009

James Donahue
PF|6'11"|253 lbs.|3.1 GPA
Whitmore Lake HS|Whitmore Lake, MI

PF

708

Athleticism 54 Speed 52 Rebounding 76 Defense 83 Shot Blocking 80 Low-post 74 Perimeter 33 Ball Handling 27 Passing 37 Work Ethic 70 Stamina 63 Durability 59 Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 30 22 12.6 7.0 43.8 12.2 60.9 0.5 0.1 1.3 Current Rating Potential Current Rating Potential Athleticism 54 High Perimeter 33 Low Speed 52 Average Ball Handling 27 Low Rebounding 76 High Passing 37 Average Defense 83 Average Stamina 63 High Shot Blocking 80 Average Durability 59 High Low-post 74 High FT Shooting Average

#5 PF, #7 Overall, *****; no promises. Well, how do you like that? Here's the best recruit in the history of Michigan State, as far as I know. Positives? Ratings and potential in nearly every important category. Negatives? Free Throw shooting - that's it! The question about James Donahue isn't whether he'll make the NBA, it's when. Personally, I'd prefer it happen after his senior year, but that's pretty unlikely.

I don't know if James Donahue will be leaving early this year, but it wouldn't surprise me, so I'll post him up for a "senior" retrospective, now, and erase it if he stays.

Donahue is a damn good player. We'll miss him if he leaves, but we have guys waiting in the wings, to a degree. He'd probably be drafted in the top 10, somewhere, even though he wasn't that productive, offensively.

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ESPSports.com

NBA ready for James Donahue? Apparently he's ready for the NBA. Michigan St. officials unavailable for comment.

10/21 03:54 AM

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
39	33	33	20.6	.438		.725	1.5	4.8	0.8	1.3	1.0	0.9	1.9	6.4
38	31	0	16.2	.503	.000	.629	1.3	3.9	0.2	1.0	0.8	0.6	1.2	5.6
37	29	0	12.1	.400		.769	0.9	2.6	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.7	2.2
Averages				.458	.000	.709	1.2	3.8	0.4	0.9	0.8	0.7	1.3	4.8

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3	FG3	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
39	33	33	680	77	176	0	0	58	80	48	158	26	44	34	30	62	212
38	31	0	501	76	151	0	1	22	35	41	122	6	30	24	19	37	174
37	29	0	350	22	55	0	0	20	26	26	75	7	10	13	13	21	64
Totals	93	33	1531	175	382	0	1	100	141	115	355	39	84	71	62	120	450

This player has not won any awards.

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Team Records:

None.

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8.

Portland Trailblazers

James Donahue 6'11, 253 PF - Michigan State University / Junior

Season	Coach	Overall W-L	Home W-L	Road W-L	Neutral W-L	Conf W-L	Rank	RPI	Prestige	Notes
39	colorblind79	29-4	13-1	10-2	6-1	15-1	2	3	A	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (Elite 8)
38	colorblind79	22-9	10-3	8-5	4-1	12-4	14	18	A-	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (2nd Round)
37	colorblind79	19-10	10-1	8-7	1-2	12-4		45	A-	Conf Champion NT At-large Bid NT (1st Round)
36	colorblind79	11-16	4-7	7-8	0-1	7-9		114	A-
35	colorblind79	23-11	9-4	8-5	6-2	12-4	4	16	A	Conf Champion NT At-large Bid NT (Final Four)
34	colorblind79	16-12	12-3	4-8	0-1	10-6		89	A-	PI (1st Round)
33	colorblind79	17-14	11-5	5-8	1-1	8-8		69	A-	PI (3rd Round)
32	colorblind79	15-13	11-6	4-6	0-1	9-7		70	A	PI (1st Round)
31	colorblind79	30-4	13-0	10-3	7-1	13-3	3	3	A	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (Final Four)
30	colorblind79	19-9	13-2	6-5	0-2	11-5		43	B	NT At-large Bid NT (1st Round)
29	colorblind79	10-17	7-8	3-8	0-1	5-11		125	B-
28	colorblind79	13-16	9-8	2-7	2-1	4-12		168	B-
27	dherz_263	3-24	2-12	1-11	0-1	2-14		288	B-
26	dherz_263	8-19	5-10	3-8	0-1	3-13		223	B

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After the players are drafted, I have no doubt that Michican State will be at an A+ prestige again.

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...and they are.

The Michigan State Spartans, Season 40, pre-recruiting:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	ATH	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Colin Libby	Jr.	PG	65	98	23	91	13	7	49	98	98	54	85	74	C+	755
John Childs	Jr.	SG	88	96	35	80	14	16	98	100	90	53	89	99	C	858
Gary Peterkin	Jr.	SF	81	76	79	99	42	69	58	38	55	61	76	64	C	798
Edwin Skrzypinski	Jr.	PF	67	60	96	97	90	92	54	23	39	52	79	76	C+	825
Gerald Branson	So.	PF	74	64	83	67	88	73	27	32	20	52	65	27	C	672
John Robillard	So.	PF	65	66	89	85	89	74	15	38	28	47	66	28	C	690
Averages	-	-	73	77	68	86	56	55	50	55	55	53	77	61	-	766

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Well, the team needs two guards, a small forward, and a big man. Libby can be recruited over pretty easily, I'd think. Peterkin also doesn't have a stranglehold on his job, and of the big men, only Skrzypinski is a firm starter. Childs is the star of this group, probably, with Skrzypinski coming in a close second.

After the four needs I listed, my successor may want to go after another guard, or possibly a JuCo sophomore, to better space out the classes. A senior transfer might be worth having...but there really aren't many of those available and they're only slightly better than walk-ons.

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 10/26/2009
The Michigan State Spartans, Season 40, pre-recruiting:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	ATH	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Colin Libby	Jr.	PG	65	98	23	91	13	7	49	98	98	54	85	74	C+	755
John Childs	Jr.	SG	88	96	35	80	14	16	98	100	90	53	89	99	C	858
Gary Peterkin	Jr.	SF	81	76	79	99	42	69	58	38	55	61	76	64	C	798
Edwin Skrzypinski	Jr.	PF	67	60	96	97	90	92	54	23	39	52	79	76	C+	825
Gerald Branson	So.	PF	74	64	83	67	88	73	27	32	20	52	65	27	C	672
John Robillard	So.	PF	65	66	89	85	89	74	15	38	28	47	66	28	C	690
Averages	-	-	73	77	68	86	56	55	50	55	55	53	77	61	-	766

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Well, the team needs two guards, a small forward, and a big man. Libby can be recruited over pretty easily, I'd think. Peterkin also doesn't have a stranglehold on his job, and of the big men, only Skrzypinski is a firm starter. Childs is the star of this group, probably, with Skrzypinski coming in a close second.

After the four needs I listed, my successor may want to go after another guard, or possibly a JuCo sophomore, to better space out the classes. A senior transfer might be worth having...but there really aren't many of those available and they're only slightly better than walk-ons.

?

Quote: Originally Posted By jbasnight on 10/26/2009

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 10/26/2009

The Michigan State Spartans, Season 40, pre-recruiting:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	ATH	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Colin Libby	Jr.	PG	65	98	23	91	13	7	49	98	98	54	85	74	C+	755
John Childs	Jr.	SG	88	96	35	80	14	16	98	100	90	53	89	99	C	858
Gary Peterkin	Jr.	SF	81	76	79	99	42	69	58	38	55	61	76	64	C	798
Edwin Skrzypinski	Jr.	PF	67	60	96	97	90	92	54	23	39	52	79	76	C+	825
Gerald Branson	So.	PF	74	64	83	67	88	73	27	32	20	52	65	27	C	672
John Robillard	So.	PF	65	66	89	85	89	74	15	38	28	47	66	28	C	690
Averages	-	-	73	77	68	86	56	55	50	55	55	53	77	61	-	766

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Well, the team needs two guards, a small forward, and a big man. Libby can be recruited over pretty easily, I'd think. Peterkin also doesn't have a stranglehold on his job, and of the big men, only Skrzypinski is a firm starter. Childs is the star of this group, probably, with Skrzypinski coming in a close second.

After the four needs I listed, my successor may want to go after another guard, or possibly a JuCo sophomore, to better space out the classes. A senior transfer might be worth having...but there really aren't many of those available and they're only slightly better than walk-ons.

I'm still tracking the team but I don't make most of the decisions. I handed off the reigns to MSU and UDC (a DII team in Knight, which was quickly dropped...and which has since won a championship) to a coach who I trusted, and kept Maryland, in Crum, for myself. I do contribute somewhat to the Spartans, but I'm not the main coach, more like an assistant, or athletic director.

Pete thinks maybe this replacement should be fired. Could of cleaned up in Michigan guards and easily brought home 3 top 10 ranked guards from michigan. Decided to battle the dominator and lost and ended up with 1 guard instead of the 3 he should have. Pete realizes that sometimes foolish pride gets in the way, hopefully it doesn't set MSU to far back

The Michigan State Spartans, beginning of Season 40:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Colin Libby	Jr.	PG	65	98	23	91	13	7	49	98	98	54	85	74	C+	755
Mark McCausland	Fr.	PG	47	91	12	94	12	6	52	67	78	65	79	50	B+	653
John Childs	Jr.	SG	88	96	35	80	14	16	98	100	90	53	89	99	C	858
Gary Peterkin	Jr.	SF	81	76	79	99	42	69	58	38	55	61	76	64	C	798
James Buchanan	Fr.	SF	57	62	53	67	38	53	56	58	60	46	66	48	C-	664
Edwin Skrzypinski	Jr.	PF	67	60	96	97	90	92	54	23	39	52	79	76	C+	825
Gerald Branson	So.	PF	74	64	83	67	88	73	27	32	20	52	65	27	C	672
John Robillard	So.	PF	65	66	89	85	89	74	15	38	28	47	66	28	C	690
Michael Carey	Fr.	C	58	48	90	94	80	89	19	20	39	36	60	85	D+	718
Sean Stokes	Fr.	SG	32	22	6	26	1	4	38	22	36	72	67	45	B-	371
Christopher Williams	Fr.	C	20	14	39	5	73	38	1	7	15	71	58	34	B-	375
Carl Hughes	Fr.	C	11	5	38	43	32	43	23	1	21	85	61	37	C-	400
Averages	-	-	55	58	54	71	48	47	41	42	48	58	71	56	-	648

I didn't post the new guys. Anyways, we got a five star C, with a promised start, a four star PG who will back up both slots and improve a lot over his career, and a three star Canadian SF who I don't know how he's going to progress. The team will run 9 deep and will have to make do by going with a slowdown. PeteC (Kentucky) beat my successor, badly, in a battle for a top ten PG. My successor spent something like $52k on that battle. My successor lost another $15k battle to Michigan. He beat Northwestern for the C (maybe $20k) and a few teams who weren't heavily invested at all for the SF (roughly $2k). The PG came in for $9k or so.

There were a couple other local players who could have been had, but the PG that cost this year's recruiting so heavily was 100 miles away from us and 280 or so from Kentucky, so I don't blame my successor for thinking he'd win that fight and that PeteC would go elsewhere. Obviously this could have been handled differently, but hindsight is 20/20, and this does help round out the classes a bit more, on the positive side.

Georgia 1-0
Ugly.

Ranked 19th for now.

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Michigan St. 5-3
Clearly, we won this with rebounding.

RPI 18, SOS 20

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Fresno St. 940, Oregon 933, Michigan St. 933, Florida St. 931, Missouri 930, Washington St. 930, S. Carolina 929, Virginia 928, Colorado 928, S. Mississippi 927, Vanderbilt 926, Jacksonville 926, Clemson 925, USC 924, UTEP 924

Texas A&M, CC 2-7
A junk win, and the result of not scheduling manually.

RPI 26, SOS 40