Boston U. 22-7, 10-6


Fordham 22-6, 13-3

I've just had their number this year...and next is Columbia, who's just had mine.

RPI 5, SOS 5, ranked 9th

From:Winford Flowers To:Coach colorblind79 Subject:1 more... Sent:05/29/2008 3:49AM

Hey Coach, good luck in the Conference Championship tonight - the guys are playing well. According to the latest RPI numbers, we're sitting at #5 - I think we *should* be a lock, win or lose, but hey, you hold fate in your hands...just one more game and we're dancing no matter what the committee thinks! Again, congratulations and best of luck tonight, Winford Flowers Athletic Director Fordham University

This post could not be converted. To view the original post's thread, click here.

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 4/26/2008

beginning of season 27:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Lance Jones	Sr.	PG	79	97	11	60	1	6	87	97	97	99	89	16	C+	739
Jason Abate	Jr.	PG	70	92	6	91	19	13	66	97	82	82	84	65	B	767
Leonard Horn	Fr.	PG	44	77	3	53	6	11	38	70	67	97	68	28	D+	562
Kenneth Biesenthal	Sr.	SG	84	87	15	38	14	20	86	95	93	84	80	70	B	766
Gary Harrington	Fr.	SG	62	78	33	46	1	32	85	77	82	53	68	49	D-	666
Peter Boatman	Sr.	SF	85	78	50	67	27	74	75	65	63	67	75	49	C+	775
Jamie Williams	Sr.	SF	80	77	51	71	34	73	68	54	38	59	66	74	C+	745
Larry Criner	Sr.	PF	71	79	92	41	83	86	50	11	23	71	76	86	A	769
Patrick Richards	Sr.	PF	72	56	97	70	79	97	50	19	47	95	86	84	A	852
Melvin Zodrow	So.	PF	67	56	84	39	82	75	27	6	38	54	71	61	C+	660
James Eastland	Fr.	PF	43	46	66	71	69	67	10	34	32	83	70	71	C	662
Sean Hawthorn	Fr.	C	44	50	67	40	80	70	25	12	42	66	66	41	B-	603
Averages	-	-	67	73	48	57	41	52	56	53	59	76	75	58	-	714

Name	Yr.	Pos.	Flex	Motion	Triangle	Fastbreak	Man	Zone	Press
Lance Jones	Sr.	PG	F	C-	A-	F	F	A-	A-
Jason Abate	Jr.	PG	F	C-	A-	F	F	A-	A-
Leonard Horn	Fr.	PG	F	F	F	C-	F	C+	C-
Kenneth Biesenthal	Sr.	SG	C-	F	A-	F	F	A-	A-
Gary Harrington	Fr.	SG	D	F	C+	F	D+	C+	B
Peter Boatman	Sr.	SF	F	F	A-	C-	F	A-	A-
Jamie Williams	Sr.	SF	C-	F	B-	F	F	B	B-
Larry Criner	Sr.	PF	C-	F	A-	F	F	A-	A-
Patrick Richards	Sr.	PF	F	F	A	C-	C-	A	A
Melvin Zodrow	So.	PF	F	F	B-	F	F	B-	C+
James Eastland	Fr.	PF	F	D	F	F	F	C	C-
Sean Hawthorn	Fr.	C	D+	F	F	F	D+	F	C-

improvement/change:

Jones - +13 points, + 1/3 FT
Abate - +19 points
Horn - +30 points
Biesenthal - +26 points
Harrington - +35 points
Boatman - +33 points
Williams - +39 points
Criner - +35 points
Richards - +31 points, + 1/3 FT
Zodrow - +31 points, + 1/3 FT
Eastland - +27 points, + 1/3 FT
Hawthorn - +23 points

end of improvements, season 27:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Lance Jones	Sr.	PG	80	97	11	65	1	6	90	97	97	99	91	18	B-	752
Jason Abate	Jr.	PG	71	92	6	91	19	12	74	97	87	84	86	67	B	786
Leonard Horn	Fr.	PG	46	78	3	54	6	11	47	76	74	97	71	29	D+	592
Kenneth Biesenthal	Sr.	SG	87	88	15	42	14	19	90	95	94	89	85	74	B	792
Gary Harrington	Fr.	SG	65	80	38	47	1	30	89	83	86	57	73	52	D-	701
Peter Boatman	Sr.	SF	86	79	54	69	27	77	78	69	67	72	78	52	C+	808
Jamie Williams	Sr.	SF	82	78	56	71	34	77	72	59	43	66	70	76	C+	784
Larry Criner	Sr.	PF	74	81	93	43	85	90	56	11	23	78	82	88	A	804
Patrick Richards	Sr.	PF	75	60	97	73	81	97	59	19	51	96	89	86	A+	883
Melvin Zodrow	So.	PF	70	59	86	40	84	81	28	6	39	58	76	64	B-	691
James Eastland	Fr.	PF	45	48	71	72	70	72	10	37	35	84	73	72	C+	689
Sean Hawthorn	Fr.	C	46	52	72	41	81	74	26	12	43	66	70	43	B-	626
Averages	-	-	69	74	50	59	42	54	60	55	62	79	79	60	-	742

Name	Yr.	Pos.	Flex	Motion	Triangle	Fastbreak	Man	Zone	Press
Lance Jones	Sr.	PG	F	C-	A+	F	F	A+	A+
Jason Abate	Jr.	PG	F	C-	A	F	F	A	A
Leonard Horn	Fr.	PG	F	F	B-	C-	F	B+	B
Kenneth Biesenthal	Sr.	SG	C-	F	A	F	F	A	A
Gary Harrington	Fr.	SG	D	D-	B	D-	D+	B	B+
Peter Boatman	Sr.	SF	F	F	A	C-	F	A	A-
Jamie Williams	Sr.	SF	C-	F	B+	F	F	B+	B+
Larry Criner	Sr.	PF	C-	F	A	F	F	A	A
Patrick Richards	Sr.	PF	F	F	A+	C-	C-	A+	A+
Melvin Zodrow	So.	PF	D-	D-	B+	D-	D-	B+	B
James Eastland	Fr.	PF	F	D	C+	F	F	B	B-
Sean Hawthorn	Fr.	C	D+	F	C+	F	D+	C+	B-
Players are graded from A+ to F based on their knowledge of each offense and defense.

Fordham 23-6, 13-3
Cool. I wanted to win the CT and beat muffin_man, quite a bit. I decided to try a straight-up, normal speed, 0 defense game, since going at all gimmicky on him had backfired before.

They should, but don't, have a special e-mail in regards to winning the Conference Championship.

From:Winford Flowers To:Coach colorblind79 Subject:It's time to dance! Sent:05/30/2008 5:25AM

Coach, just wanted to formally congratulate you on getting us into the National Tournament! We'd been hoping for a #1 seed, I just couldn't believe it though when it was finally announced. The buzz on campus is electric right now! Best of Luck - Make us Proud! Winford Flowers Athletic Director Fordham University

Florida Atlantic 16-15, 5-11

This was the one, practically free win that I earned by getting a 1 seed. From now on, every game is a toss-up.

The Ivy League went 3-2 in the NT and 2-1 in the PIT. Cornell, the top seed of the PIT, drew the short straw in their matchup, getting a highly talented and as-yet-underachieving team to play.

From:Winford Flowers To:Coach colorblind79 Subject:On to Round 2! Sent:05/31/2008 3:45AM

Coach, it happens every year - teams get upset in the first round. Thankfully, this was not our year! Congratulations and best of luck in round 2. Winford Flowers Athletic Director Fordham University

Toledo 23-8, 14-2
Okay, a good, solid win...Toledo I thought I'd deal with using the gimmicky Normal pace and 0 defense. Seems to have worked out. Honestly, though, that does seem almost like a gimmick these days.

From:Winford Flowers To:Coach colorblind79 Subject:On to the Sweet 16! Sent:06/01/2008 3:55AM

Coach, I don't care what your seed is, making the Sweet 16 is something that is hard to do, glad to see you had the guys focused on taking care of business. Good luck in the Sweet 16! Winford Flowers Athletic Director Fordham University

------------

Richards got an "Honorable Mention" for the All American team.

-------------

Name	Yr.	Pos.	Flex	Motion	Triangle	Fastbreak	Man	Zone	Press
Michael Davenport	Sr.	PG	F	A+	F	F	A+	F	C-
Dwayne Smith	Sr.	PG	F	A-	F	C-	A	F	F
David Foor	Fr.	PG	D+	B+	D-	D-	B+	C-	D-
Michael Brown	Sr.	SG	F	A	C-	F	A	F	F
Henry Snelling	Sr.	SG	F	A-	F	C-	A-	C-	F
Paul Ritchie	Fr.	SG	F	B	F	F	B-	F	D+
Michael Knutsen	Fr.	SF	F	B-	B-	F	B-	F	C
Samuel Joiner	Jr.	PF	F	A	F	F	A	F	F
Scott Skaggs	So.	PF	C-	B+	D-	D-	B+	D-	D+
Vincent Bryant	Sr.	C	F	A-	C-	F	A-	C-	F
Harry Weathers	Sr.	C	F	A	C-	F	A	F	C-
Richard Lenz	So.	C	D-	B+	D-	D-	A-	D-	C

----------

They've got good FT shooting, which detracts from the advantage of going uptempo. Ours is somewhat better, in theory. Their starting big men are almost as good as mine and have excellent defensive ratings. We might have a good game on the perimeter, at least if we get a little lucky. I don't foresee them exactly stopping Richards, but he's unlikely to run absolutely wild over them. This looks like a good team I'm facing here; very deep and talented. I'd give myself about a 60% chance of winning this game.

Averages						.487	.414	.730	13.6	39.7	13.3	11.9	7.6	6.5	18.8	83.5
Opp. Averages						.404	.310	.710	8.2	28.4	12.7	14.9	5.2	4.5	23.1	63.1

Name	Yr.	Pos	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
V. Bryant	Sr.	C	31	31	723	147	304	0	0	114	153	91	243	25	38	30	49	64	408
M. Davenport	Sr.	PG	31	31	719	121	254	56	132	96	125	31	90	93	62	33	7	47	394
M. Brown	Sr.	SG	31	31	678	88	202	62	156	46	62	9	56	83	42	23	1	58	284
S. Joiner	Jr.	PF	31	15	624	66	136	0	0	70	91	56	159	38	33	24	25	50	202
R. Lenz	So.	C	31	0	622	123	226	0	0	110	172	73	184	16	28	19	40	85	356
H. Weathers	Sr.	C	31	31	608	108	217	0	0	104	130	56	167	7	22	19	36	64	320
M. Knutsen	Fr.	SF	31	16	586	56	136	27	65	37	49	23	83	13	55	14	13	75	176
S. Skaggs	So.	PF	31	0	500	57	106	0	0	44	67	57	135	9	21	21	22	49	158
H. Snelling	Sr.	SG	29	0	467	43	84	27	62	30	42	10	58	45	20	18	3	38	143
D. Smith	Sr.	PG	30	0	343	24	55	12	35	23	31	7	32	48	30	12	4	25	83
D. Foor	Fr.	PG	31	0	330	23	38	5	6	14	20	10	24	35	19	24	2	27	65
Totals						856	1758	189	456	688	942	423	1231	412	370	237	202	582	2589
Opp. Totals						651	1611	137	442	517	728	253	880	393	462	162	140	715	1956

------------

they have an RPI of 10 and an SOS of 50, so it's not like I can explain away their dominance on a bunch of weak opponents. We just have to put in a better game than they do, that's all.

Grambling St. 26-6, 14-2

Turnovers doom us. We just gave up too many possessions.

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 10/05/2007

Patrick Richards
PF|6'11"|249 lbs.|3.3 GPA
Livingston HS|Livingston, NJ

PF

603

Athleticism 47 Speed 34 Rebounding 71 Defense 53 Shot Blocking 56 Low-post 67 Perimeter 30 Ball Handling 16 Passing 22 Work Ethic 91 Stamina 63 Durability 53 Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 26 20 15.6 6.0 47.3 25.1 69.7 0.7 0.1 1.3

Patrick Richards will be redshirting, and I'm just thrilled to have him. I think he's going to be a super player for me, continuing my history of strong frontcourt play. With his work ethic, Richards will develop phenomenally well.

Four stars, 31st ranked PF, 154th ranked overall. If a redshirt can be the star of a recruiting class, then Richards is exactly that.

Richards has had a fantastic career. I'm sad to see him go, but he's certain to be a high NBA draft pick. He fouled out of his last game but, in the meantime, had been putting on a masterful performance.

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
27	32	32	24.3	.549		.855	2.3	6.8	0.4	1.0	1.2	1.6	2.6	14.8
26	32	32	23.4	.483		.798	2.6	6.7	0.5	1.2	1.3	1.1	2.2	12.6
25	32	0	14.8	.485		.765	1.9	5.3	0.2	0.6	1.1	0.9	1.7	7.4
24	30	1	17.5	.448		.733	1.8	5.0	0.1	0.7	1.0	0.9	1.6	8.4
23	Redshirt
Averages				.496		.802	2.2	6.0	0.3	0.9	1.2	1.1	2.0	10.8

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
27	32	32	777	146	266	0	0	183	214	74	218	14	31	37	52	84	475
26	32	32	748	129	267	0	0	146	183	84	214	16	38	43	35	69	404
25	32	0	472	81	167	0	0	75	98	62	168	7	19	35	28	53	237
24	30	1	525	87	194	0	0	77	105	53	150	3	20	31	27	47	251
23	Redshirt
Totals	126	65	2522	443	894	0	0	481	600	273	750	40	108	146	142	253	1367

Conference Awards
Player of the Year once Defensive Player of the Year twice 1st Team All-Conference twice

-------------

Team Records:

4th in points, 10th in rebounds, 5th in blocks, 2nd in steals, 14th in FG%, 11th in FT%

[edit:]

3.

Utah Jazz

Patrick Richards 7'0", 249 PF - Fordham University / Senior

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 11/25/2007

Peter Boatman
SF|6'4"|212 lbs.|3.1 GPA
South Glens Falls HS|South Glens Falls, NY

SF

626

Athleticism 75 Speed 67 Rebounding 34 Defense 56 Shot Blocking 26 Low-post 56 Perimeter 64 Ball Handling 44 Passing 45 Work Ethic 57 Stamina 68 Durability 34 Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 14 28 19.3 4.3 64.3 44.2 67.1 2.8 0.4 1.0

Four stars, #33 SF, #198 overall. Boatman was promised 15 minutes, which he'll get. He played zone in high school, which helps a little. Other than needing some work on rebounding, he's a really good SF

Boatman never really lived up to my expectations of him. He was a fine player and contributor to the team, but never terribly efficient nor gamebreaking. If he were suddenly given clemency - in the form of two more years in college - he'd continue to develop, and become a true star. He just made less progress than I expected him to...which goes to show the fault was in my expectations, not Boatman.