Obviously, I hope that Fernandez transfers. If he does, in recruiting I'll have the money for 5 open scholarships, plus whatever the ACC picked up (divided by 12). Looks like something above $10k for me. Add to that either $60k or $75k, and I hope that my prestige stays somewhere around an A-. I'm in a good recruiting area, so I hope I can pull in a good class.

Ideally, I'd like a PG, an SG, two bigs, and a good SF.

I expect to scout MD, VA, PA, and NY. I may throw in a few states that are further away, or smaller, to get the maximum discount. I think I need 8 total for that.

[edit:]

From:Jose Fernandez To:Coach colorblind79 Subject:Your loss! Sent:01/05/2009 2:48AM

Coach, you promised to make me the starter and didn't deliver. I promised I'd transfer - I'm delivering. Kiss my curvy butt goodbye. BTW, I'll make sure everyone knows what a liar you are.

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my reputation went down to a B.

Fernandez regained his WE upon leaving:

good luck, kid.

Season	Coach	Overall W-L	Home W-L	Road W-L	Neutral W-L	Conf W-L	Rank	RPI	Prestige	Notes
28	colorblind79	17-11	10-5	6-5	1-1	9-7		109	B+
27	Sim AI	4-23	4-8	0-14	0-1	1-15		251	A
26	oldresorter	24-8	12-2	7-5	5-1	12-4	11	8	A+	CT Champion NT (Sweet 16)
25	oldresorter	25-10	10-1	7-8	8-1	10-6	2	9	A+	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (Championship Game)
24	oldresorter	23-10	10-2	8-6	5-2	10-6	11	13	A	NT At-large Bid NT (Final Four)
23	oldresorter	16-13	8-5	7-6	1-2	8-8		57	A	NT At-large Bid NT (1st Round)
22	oldresorter	19-10	11-2	7-6	1-2	10-6		15	A	NT At-large Bid NT (2nd Round)
21	oldresorter	19-11	10-3	7-6	2-2	11-5		28	A	NT At-large Bid NT (2nd Round)
20	oldresorter	27-3	12-0	13-1	2-2	15-1	24	5	A-	Conf Champion NT At-large Bid NT (2nd Round)
19	oldresorter	25-7	9-4	12-1	4-2	13-3	14	13	A-	Conf Champion NT At-large Bid NT (Elite 8)
18	oldresorter	11-16	5-5	6-10	0-1	5-11		119	A-
17	oldresorter	10-17	8-7	2-9	0-1	4-12		224	-
16	Sim AI	10-17	6-8	4-8	0-1	8-8		238	-

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A big drop in prestige but we're still in decent shape. If I can get some momentum, it'll be back up very quickly. I should be able to recruit okay.

	Current Rating	Potential			Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	52	High		Perimeter	35	Average
Speed	91	Average		Ball Handling	86	Average
Rebounding	16	Low		Passing	89	Average
Defense	68	High		Stamina	71	High
Shot Blocking	1	Average		Durability	78	High
Low-post	14	Low		FT Shooting		High

#14 PG, #92 overall, ****; no promises. Hodges looks good to me, potentially as an immediate starter. He wasn't quite my first choice for the PG slot but that's only because he was a little further away and would take some extra time to develop, and can't shoot at all. I'll keep his distribution low. He should be good everywhere else.

#26 SG, #139 overall, ***; no promises. I really, really like Richard Whittaker...as a PG. As an SG, I have to take issue with his perimeter rating and potential. I think everything else will really work out, but the perimeter rating, not so much. Still, he'll be fun to watch grow, and maybe it won't matter.

	Current Rating	Potential			Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	70	High		Perimeter	25	Low
Speed	35	Low		Ball Handling	28	Low
Rebounding	67	High		Passing	11	Low
Defense	71	High		Stamina	59	High
Shot Blocking	36	Average		Durability	63	High
Low-post	73	High		FT Shooting		High

JuCo 2; #52 PF, #186 overall, ***; promised 15 minutes. I was getting desperate, and decided I needed a warm body for a couple of years. Bill Delaney fit the need well enough, and I didn't have to spend too much to get him. It'll be interesting to see how much better he'll get.

#10 PF, #28 overall, ***** (and Mr. Maryland); no promises. The areas of concern: rebounding and FT shooting. Everything else will be fine but I wouldn't have put a high priority on Rumfelt. I got him without a fight, though, so I was happy enough.

#24 PF, #81 overall, ****; ineligible. If he shows up, French will be good for me. Simple as that. I'd love to have him. He wouldn't be much of a scorer, at first, but that might develop.

Aaaaaaaaaand the one who I spent most of my money on and who is getting away. I should mention that I cut King. Retrospectivally, not the best idea.

#6 SF, #64 overall, ****; promised the start, promised 20 minutes. I wanted this player so badly, but La Salle ultimately won the battle. I spent too much chasing around a second big man. This was a frustrating recruiting season. I would've loved to welcome Day to campus. He'll be quite good by the time he graduates (if he doesn't leave before then). Drag. I just know that I am not going to see him on my campus.

[edit, 2/18/09:]

up to 821 after his freshman season, with a B- on FT shooting. Day would've been great for me. He started and played about 25 minutes per game, scoring a bit more than 5 points per game, and rebounding roughly 3 times per game. He'll get better yet.

[edit, 5/27/09:]

up to 938 almost at the end of his junior season. Really a nice player, but getting close to topping out. Might be draft-worthy right now. I really wish we'd signed him. I've got a couple of decent SFs now but nothing equivalent. And fussyd La Salle after Season 29.

[edit, 7/21/09:]

Day made it to 950 by the end of his career. La Salle hasn't done too much, but Day graduates having played the most minutes in school history and having scored the second most points. He would have been a very, very fine addition for Maryland.

French showed up, we got the 27th ranked recruiting class. I missed setting up stuff this morning, but I just did it. I'll post the team soon.

The Maryland Terrapins, close to the start of Season 29

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
John Lee	Fr.	PG	72	75	6	89	9	14	93	89	82	81	81	83	B-	774
Abraham Hodges	Fr.	PG	52	91	16	69	1	14	35	86	89	48	71	78	B	650
John Lafrance	Sr.	SG	78	96	48	96	12	36	96	82	87	82	81	82	A-	876
Brian James	Sr.	SG	74	84	41	92	1	18	85	93	93	30	71	35	C-	717
Richard Whittaker	Fr.	SG	63	74	41	51	5	12	57	68	88	61	71	45	B	636
Leroy Henry	So.	SF	75	61	47	87	41	67	44	38	39	81	67	72	B-	719
Ivan Zito	Sr.	PF	64	64	93	63	73	94	31	34	23	46	74	85	B-	744
Bill Delany	Jr.	PF	70	35	68	72	36	74	25	28	11	52	59	63	C	593
William Noah	So.	PF	66	58	87	85	77	79	15	30	55	63	82	87	C+	784
Jermaine French	Fr.	PF	46	36	80	94	71	58	5	1	41	54	68	67	B-	621
Roger Rumfelt	Fr.	PF	44	38	66	94	67	75	28	20	36	85	64	50	D	667
Kenneth Sanders	Fr.	C	21	12	42	5	37	49	6	7	25	67	56	40	C-	367
Averages	-	-	60	60	53	75	36	49	43	48	56	62	70	66	-	679

Richmond 0-1
We lost the two exhibitions, but we win this first real game.

I tried to redshirt Whittaker but he didn't agree, so I'm letting him actually play.