Fordham 8-12, 5-5

At least we mostly win the games we're supposed to win..

RPI 96, SOS 10

2 more losses.

RPI 99, SOS 7

a win against Dartmouth by 1, at home.

RPI 105, SOS 12

Yale 9-15, 7-7

And this about sums it up. What a terrible year for the Rams.

From:Harry Clark To:Coach colorblind79 Subject:Final Term Grades Sent:09/03/2008 2:55AM

The final grades for this term have just been posted. Here are the final grades for everyone: o Student Name Yr. Term GPA Cumulative GPA o o Horn, Leonard Jr. 3.6 3.3 o o Parish, Toby Fr. 4.0 3.8 o o Harrington, Gary Jr. 3.9 3.1 o o Millar, James So. 3.6 3.5 o o Lee, Dan So. 3.6 3.5 o o Zodrow, Melvin Sr. 3.6 3.3 o o Eastland, James Jr. 2.5 3.4 o o Glover, Donald So. 2.8 3.1 o o Pringle, Joseph Fr. 2.4 3.4 o o Carpenter, John Fr. 4.0 3.5 o o Hawthorn, Sean So. 2.8 2.8 o o Wallace, Rodney Fr. 4.0 4.0 o Harry Clark Head Assistant Coach Fordham University

another loss, in OT, to Princeton. Rough year.

and I lost the regular season finale, too...but here's a new game:

Fordham 10-17, 6-10

First game of the CT. Maybe we can go on a run (doubtful)...at least we've gotten to double digit wins.

Boston U. 22-7, 10-6
Hmm, I must've missed posting a game. Whatever, it doesn't matter, because we lose here. In the last game, Millar got hurt and our bench got very short. That might have made the difference here. Two more wins and we would've redeemed the season. I wonder how low my prestige will dip.

Top Bids by Conference
Conference	bids
Big Ten	6
Ivy League	6
SEC	6
ACC	5
PAC 10	5
Big 12	3
Big East	3
Sun Belt	3
WCC	3

This does a lot to explain how tough conference play was for the Fordham Rams. Had I gone 10-0 against a weaker schedule in out of conference play, I would've had at least 16 wins. Maybe I still wouldn't have made it, but I feel like my team gave up on the year about 1/3 of the way into the conference season.

Quote: Originally Posted By colorblind79 on 3/06/2008

Melvin Zodrow
PF|6'8"|235 lbs.|2.7 GPA
The Pennington HS|Pennington, NJ

PF

612

Athleticism 61 Speed 50 Rebounding 80 Defense 36 Shot Blocking 78 Low-post 70 Perimeter 25 Ball Handling 6 Passing 34 Work Ethic 50 Stamina 66 Durability 56 Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 28 22 14.7 6.1 39.1 29.5 67.9 1.7 0.9 2.1

#47 PF, #242 Overall, ***; promised 10 minutes. Melvin Zodrow played the Triangle/Zone in high school, so should be ready that much sooner to contribute to the Rams. I really like him. My only complaint is that his FT shooting is slightly low for my taste. That will improve somewhat (it should start at a C and make it up to a B or B+), as will everything else. I think Zodrow will be rock solid for the next four years, and has a chance to make the NBA

Any player that graduates with over 1,000 points is, by definition, rock solid. Zodrow has solid numbers across the board. I regret that he leaves the program on such a sour note, but I'm glad he's the only departure for the year, because I think we can fill the void adequately.

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
29	29	29	27.5	.462		.689	2.1	6.1	0.8	1.7	0.7	1.0	2.0	11.8
28	30	30	22.3	.452	1.000	.737	2.0	6.2	0.4	2.0	1.0	1.1	2.3	10.3
27	32	0	19.4	.431		.717	1.5	5.1	0.5	0.9	0.6	1.1	1.7	6.5
26	32	0	17.3	.503		.660	1.7	5.0	0.4	0.7	0.6	0.9	1.3	6.6
Averages				.460	1.000	.703	1.8	5.6	0.5	1.3	0.7	1.0	1.8	8.7

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
29	29	29	798	129	279	0	0	84	122	60	176	24	49	21	30	58	342
28	30	30	669	103	228	1	1	101	137	59	187	12	59	31	34	70	308
27	32	0	620	69	160	0	0	71	99	47	164	15	29	20	36	53	209
26	32	0	554	72	143	0	0	68	103	54	160	12	22	18	29	42	212
Totals	123	59	2641	373	810	1	1	324	461	220	687	63	159	90	129	223	1071

Conference Awards
Defensive Player of the Year once

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Team Records:

15th in minutes, 15th in rebounds, 10th in blocks

the Season 30 Rams, pre-recruiting (I didn't do an end-of year look, apparently):

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Leonard Horn	Sr.	PG	55	92	4	59	6	12	72	96	92	94	88	44	B-	714
Toby Parish	So.	PG	65	84	4	89	14	11	59	88	78	78	67	8	B	645
Gary Harrington	Sr.	SG	79	97	55	59	1	29	97	95	94	74	86	68	D-	834
James Millar	Jr.	SG	86	66	45	52	1	43	71	84	70	90	87	32	C	727
Dan Lee	Jr.	SF	73	76	71	82	41	61	80	60	63	64	72	63	C-	806
James Eastland	Sr.	PF	53	61	90	84	87	96	11	48	52	92	83	100	B+	857
Donald Glover	Jr.	PF	62	56	83	65	79	81	32	27	8	75	78	49	B+	695
Joseph Pringle	So.	PF	67	55	82	54	72	75	34	34	21	44	75	64	B	677
John Carpenter	So.	PF	45	28	63	56	63	57	26	37	28	93	64	35	B	595
Sean Hawthorn	Jr.	C	56	63	90	45	89	89	34	12	52	73	82	59	B+	744
Averages	-	-	64	68	59	64	45	55	52	58	56	78	78	52	-	729

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Well, we look pretty good. A lot of depth in the frontcourt, quality players starting in the three other slots. We need to recruit a depth/developmental SG and an SF who can contribute minutes this year.

#15 SG, #65 overall; ineligible. I hope Stennis shows up. He doesn't have the best athleticism, but whatever. He's good everywhere else.

#44 SF, unranked overall; ineligible. I didn't want to sign an ineligible SF but I got cut off on multiple fronts and if he shows up, Manos was the best player we could get at the position.

[edit:]

From:Richard Manos To:Coach colorblind79 Subject:Maybe down the road Sent:09/25/2008 2:02AM

Bad news coach - I won't be attending Fordham next season. I really think a year off would not be the best thing I could be doing right now. At least JUCO ball will help me stay sharp. Good luck.

The Fordham Rams, beginning of Season 30:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Leonard Horn	Sr.	PG	55	92	4	59	6	12	72	96	92	94	88	44	B-	714
Toby Parish	So.	PG	65	84	4	89	14	11	59	88	78	78	67	8	B	645
Gary Harrington	Sr.	SG	79	97	55	59	1	29	97	95	94	74	86	68	D-	834
James Millar	Jr.	SG	86	66	45	52	1	43	71	84	70	90	87	32	C	727
Douglas Stennis	Fr.	SG	45	80	40	75	2	22	70	75	74	74	76	40	B-	673
Dan Lee	Jr.	SF	73	76	71	82	41	61	80	60	63	64	72	63	C-	806
James Eastland	Sr.	PF	53	61	90	84	87	96	11	48	52	92	83	100	B+	857
Donald Glover	Jr.	PF	62	56	83	65	79	81	32	27	8	75	78	49	B+	695
Joseph Pringle	So.	PF	67	55	82	54	72	75	34	34	21	44	75	64	B	677
John Carpenter	So.	PF	45	28	63	56	63	57	26	37	28	93	64	35	B	595
Sean Hawthorn	Jr.	C	56	63	90	45	89	89	34	12	52	73	82	59	B+	744
Larry Isaac	Fr.	C	41	11	41	39	37	34	5	9	24	63	64	55	C	423
Averages	-	-	61	64	56	63	41	51	49	55	55	76	77	51	-	699