first, some perspective:

Season	Coach	Overall W-L	Home W-L	Road W-L	Neutral W-L	Conf W-L	Rank	RPI	Prestige	Notes
51	colorblind79	32-3	11-1	13-1	8-1	15-1	2	2	A+	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (Championship Game)
50	colorblind79	33-2	11-2	13-0	9-0	16-0	1	1	A+	Conf Champion CT Champion National Champion
49	colorblind79	20-10	8-2	10-6	2-2	12-4		19	A+	NT At-large Bid NT (2nd Round)
48	colorblind79	31-3	12-1	12-1	7-1	15-1	3	4	A+	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (Final Four)
47	colorblind79	29-4	14-0	10-2	5-2	14-2	5	4	A+	Conf Champion NT At-large Bid NT (Final Four)
46	colorblind79	23-7	12-1	9-4	2-2	14-2	13	5	A+	Conf Champion NT At-large Bid NT (Sweet 16)
45	colorblind79	24-8	11-2	8-5	5-1	13-3	11	8	A+	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (Sweet 16)
44	colorblind79	20-14	8-3	5-10	7-1	9-7		47	A+	CT Champion NT (Elite 8)
43	colorblind79	29-5	13-0	9-4	7-1	14-2	3	2	A+	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (Final Four)
42	colorblind79	22-11	9-3	7-7	6-1	10-6	8	17	A	CT Champion NT (Elite 8)
41	colorblind79	19-13	9-3	5-9	5-1	9-7		27	A	CT Champion NT (2nd Round)
40	colorblind79	20-13	12-2	6-9	2-2	9-7		30	A+	PI (Championship Game)
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
25	dherz_263	20-10	13-1	5-7	2-2	11-5		51	B+	Conf Champion PI (2nd Round)
24	dherz_263	15-12	13-2	2-9	0-1	8-8		113	A-
23	dherz_263	15-13	11-4	3-8	1-1	8-8		139	A-
22	dherz_263	10-17	7-8	3-8	0-1	8-8		176	-
21	dherz_263	21-9	14-3	5-4	2-2	12-4	18	20	-	NT At-large Bid NT (Sweet 16)
20	dherz_263	25-8	13-2	7-4	5-2	12-4	11	11	-	NT At-large Bid NT (Final Four)
19	dherz_263	27-7	12-4	8-2	7-1	12-4	16	14	-	CT Champion NT (Final Four)
18	dherz_263	15-14	7-10	6-3	2-1	10-6		133	-	Conf Champion
17	dherz_263	21-11	13-3	4-6	4-2	10-6		43	-	PI (Final Four)
16	Sim AI	6-21	4-13	2-7	0-1	4-12		219	-
15	Sim AI	7-20	3-13	4-6	0-1	7-9		200	-
14	Sim AI	7-20	7-11	0-8	0-1	2-14		291	-
13	Sim AI	13-14	10-7	3-6	0-1	7-9		198	-
12	Sim AI	19-11	12-4	5-5	2-2	10-6		83	-	PI (1st Round)
11	Sim AI	16-13	10-8	5-3	1-2	9-7		83	-	PI (1st Round)
10	Sim AI	18-12	12-5	4-5	2-2	10-6		59	-	PI (2nd Round)
9	Sim AI	24-7	15-2	6-3	3-2	13-3	7	18	-	Conf Champion NT At-large Bid NT (Sweet 16)
8	Sim AI	17-11	9-3	8-6	0-2	10-6	17	65	-	NT At-large Bid NT (1st Round)
7	Sim AI	27-8	11-2	9-4	7-2	10-6	7	4	-	NT At-large Bid NT (Championship Game)
6	Sim AI	23-9	10-3	8-5	5-1	11-5	11	11	-	CT Champion NT (Sweet 16)
5	Sim AI	31-3	12-0	12-2	7-1	14-2	3	3	-	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (Final Four)
4	Sim AI	29-4	13-1	10-2	6-1	13-3	2	2	-	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (Elite 8)
3	Sim AI	29-2	14-0	11-1	4-1	16-0	2	3	-	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (2nd Round)
2	Sim AI	33-2	12-0	14-0	7-2	16-0	1	1	-	Conf Champion NT At-large Bid NT (Championship Game)
1	Sim AI	29-3	12-1	12-1	5-1	14-2	1	2	-	Conf Champion CT Champion NT (Sweet 16)

Posted by colorblind79 on 12/16/2010 8:07:00 AM (view original):
this year's recruiting class:

Name	Pos.	GPA	FG%	FT%	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	TOT
Rubin Brothers	PF	2.26	70.0	64.8	79	37	62	77	62	85	60	46	45	64	88	41	746
Herbert Wagner	PG	3.45	57.9	63.2	81	83	27	81	16	6	89	81	86	81	59	62	752
Paul Whitesides	C	2.75	70.0	62.2	91	32	95	81	94	92	40	54	38	61	54	36	768
Average		2.82	66.0	63.4	83	50	61	79	57	61	63	60	56	68	67	46	755

Hmm, doesn't seem to show potential.  Well, they're all good players with nice potential.

[edit, 12/16/10:]

This recruiting class was ranked the 6th best in DI.

Alabama was number 1, and has an average rating, one game in to the regular season, of 821!  Crazy!

Also of note: Silvestri was named a First Team Preseason All American, and Kaczor was named to the Second Team.

Whitesides was the only one of the three who made it to their senior season.  Wagner left as a sophomore and Brothers as a junior.  Well, I think Whitesides is another professional, but we'll see soon where (or if) he's drafted.  He was our second best player this year, and a key contributor last year with almost the same statistical output.  I don't know how much size actually matters in HD, but he was a proper 7 foot center, and played like one. 

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
51	35	35	23.8	.594	.000	.746	1.9	5.9	0.8	1.5	0.5	1.4	2.1	9.9
50	35	35	25.0	.545	.000	.714	2.1	6.1	0.6	1.3	0.5	1.3	1.5	9.8
49	30	30	22.5	.505	.000	.615	1.8	5.6	0.6	1.5	0.5	0.9	2.5	7.9
48	34	0	12.3	.485		.620	1.0	3.5	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.8	1.2	3.8
Averages				.541	.000	.694	1.7	5.3	0.6	1.2	0.4	1.1	1.8	7.9

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
51	35	35	833	130	219	0	2	85	114	67	208	28	54	18	50	73	345
50	35	35	874	122	224	0	1	100	140	74	214	20	44	16	44	52	344
49	30	30	675	98	194	0	1	40	65	54	169	19	45	15	27	75	236
48	34	0	419	49	101	0	0	31	50	34	118	13	13	9	27	42	129
Totals	134	100	2801	399	738	0	4	256	369	229	709	80	156	58	148	242	1054

Conference Awards
2nd Team All-Conference once 3rd Team All-Conference once

Team Records:

12th in rebounds, 3rd in blocks, 14th in FG%

[edit:]

5.

Houston Rockets

Paul Whitesides 7'1", 243 C - Michigan State University / Senior

Posted by colorblind79 on 3/21/2011 8:38:00 PM (view original):

James Juhl
SG | 6'0" | 179 lbs. | 3.3 GPA
University HS | Normal, IL

SG

768

 

Athleticism 84   Speed 73   Rebounding 38   Defense 95   Shot Blocking 19   Low-post 63   Perimeter 92   Ball Handling 75   Passing 56   Work Ethic 52   Stamina 67   Durability 54   Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 21 19 42.0 1.1 70.0 58.0 62.6 1.8 0.1 0.9

	Current Rating	Potential			Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	84	Low		Perimeter	92	Average
Speed	73	High		Ball Handling	75	Average
Rebounding	38	Low		Passing	56	High
Defense	95	Low		Stamina	67	High
Shot Blocking	19	Low		Durability	54	High
Low-post	63	Low		FT Shooting		High

#6 SG, #33 Overall, *****; no promises.  Juhl will probably start at some point this year, though I'm not sure if he's quite ready for the role.  He'd make a nice SF as well as a solid SG...maybe better to begin with as an SF and growing into an SG as he develops more speed and passing ability.  Regardless, he's ready to see the floor immediately in some fashion.

I didn't think it would be likely that Juhl would leave after this year, but I did consider it as a possibility.  Happily, Freund stayed, we have competent SFs ready to step in, and Kincannon has developed enough to be a starting guard, so this doesn't hurt us horribly (depending on recruiting for future starters/depth).  Regardless, Juhl was a good player for us...but really just a part of a great team, rather than being great himself.  He was more of a supporting castmate than a star, though his support was excellent, both in defense and offense.  He was more efficient as a SG, during his freshman year, than as an SF as a sophomore.  I don't know that he would have made a great SG, which is where he likely would have been playing next season had he stayed, but if you look at the production from George Carter, who had lesser abilities in general, I think that points to Juhl having a good chance to do more in that slot.  As it stands, though, he's leaving us, even though he still had room to grow in college.  I don't know quite where he'll be drafted.  I hope in the first round - it might even be high in the first round.  I'm glad we signed him.

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
51	35	35	23.9	.458	.407	.707	0.6	2.4	2.1	1.2	0.8	0.3	1.5	8.5
50	35	20	19.9	.472	.491	.676	0.6	1.6	1.6	1.0	0.6	0.0	1.0	4.8
Averages				.463	.440	.698	0.6	2.0	1.9	1.1	0.7	0.1	1.2	6.6

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
51	35	35	837	99	216	33	81	65	92	22	85	75	43	29	9	51	296
50	35	20	696	59	125	26	53	23	34	22	56	55	36	21	1	35	167
Totals	70	55	1533	158	341	59	134	88	126	44	141	130	79	50	10	86	463

No awards.

Team Records:

6th in 3pt%

[edit:]

31.

Utah Jazz

James Juhl 6'2", 179 SG - Michigan State University / Sophomore

just short of the first round.  The parallels to Jordan Williams' recent defection from (real life) Maryland are striking.

Posted by colorblind79 on 3/21/2011 8:41:00 PM (view original):

George Carter
SG | 6'1" | 187 lbs. | 3.4 GPA
Kishwaukee Community College | Malta, IL

SG

761

 

Athleticism 90   Speed 79   Rebounding 41   Defense 90   Shot Blocking 25   Low-post 34   Perimeter 83   Ball Handling 81   Passing 86   Work Ethic 26   Stamina 83   Durability 43   Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 23 26 29.4 4.0 70.0 58.0 69.0 3.1 1.7 1.4

	Current Rating	Potential			Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	90	Average		Perimeter	83	Low
Speed	79	Low		Ball Handling	81	Low
Rebounding	41	High		Passing	86	Low
Defense	90	Average		Stamina	83	Average
Shot Blocking	25	Average		Durability	43	Low
Low-post	34	Low		FT Shooting		Low

#20 SG, #97 Overall, ***, JuCo Jr; no promises.  Carter is a perfect 2-year backup utility guard.  He'll probably backup the point position because immediately he's the best ballhandler and passer on the team (but doesn't have the potential to get much better).  I highly doubt he'll be drafted, but he should be a very valuable contributor to our team.

George Carter didn't grow too much in terms of his abilities, but he contributed heavily to two Championship runs (whether or not the second one was quite realized).  As a junior, he backed up the PG spot and provided quality, efficient minutes.  As a senior, he started at SG and was an effective second guard and fourth or fifth scoring option.  Really, an ideal teammate - Carter did exactly what the team needed in two highly successful seasons, to the best of his abilities.

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
51	35	35	24.4	.468	.363	.647	1.0	2.9	3.1	1.5	0.7	0.0	2.0	8.1
50	35	0	12.2	.471	.439	.724	0.3	1.5	1.4	0.9	0.6	0.1	0.7	4.1
Averages				.469	.392	.670	0.6	2.2	2.3	1.2	0.7	0.0	1.3	6.1

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
51	35	35	853	103	220	33	91	44	68	34	100	110	54	24	1	71	283
50	35	0	428	49	104	25	57	21	29	10	52	49	32	22	2	23	144
Totals	70	35	1281	152	324	58	148	65	97	44	152	159	86	46	3	94	427

Conference Awards
3rd Team All-Conference once

No records.

Posted by colorblind79 on 3/21/2011 8:52:00 PM (view original):

Jack Nutter
SG | 6'4" | 195 lbs. | 2.0 GPA
Riverland Community College | Austin, MN

SG

675

Athleticism 71   Speed 78   Rebounding 16   Defense 68   Shot Blocking 14   Low-post 10   Perimeter 93   Ball Handling 66   Passing 58   Work Ethic 47   Stamina 78   Durability 76   Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 29 24 33.4 3.7 63.4 58.0 78.0 1.1 0.7 3.0

	Current Rating	Potential			Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	71	Low		Perimeter	93	Average
Speed	78	Low		Ball Handling	66	Average
Rebounding	16	High		Passing	58	High
Defense	68	High		Stamina	78	Low
Shot Blocking	14	High		Durability	76	High
Low-post	10	Average		FT Shooting		Average

#124 SG, unranked overall, no stars, JuCo Jr;  no promises.  Jack Nutter is sort of a space filler, but he could see significant time as a junior (and he'll probably be supplanted by Kincannon as a senior).  Nutter is a prototypical spot-up jump shooter whose comes off the bench for a quick spark.  He's got some upside on defense but that's limited by his mediocre speed and athleticism.  His low ballhandling will mean that he has to have shots created for him, but he should be able to make most of the shots he gets off of passes.  He's very disposable, regardless, and could easily be the 12th man on the team.  Also, with that 2.0 GPA, there's no telling how much study hall he needs.

Jack Nutter did everything we could ask from him.  As a junior, he started for 15 games as James Juhl got up to speed on the Motion offense, then Nutter sat on the bench and came in as that spark 3-point shooter that we needed.  His effectiveness in his role, as a senior, was outstanding.  Nutter also grew a fair amount as a player during his time with us.  Nutter is not an NBA guy, but he helped us to two 32 win years, a championship, and another championship game.  That's pretty damn good for a scrubby JuCo from Minnesota.  Also, we managed to raise his grades almost to B level.

Posted by colorblind79 on 5/12/2011 8:10:00 AM (view original):

Nicholas Rosen
PF | 6'9" | 222 lbs. | 4.0 GPA
El Paso HS | El Paso, IL

PF

802

 

Athleticism 93   Speed 50   Rebounding 84   Defense 92   Shot Blocking 85   Low-post 90   Perimeter 40   Ball Handling 46   Passing 55   Work Ethic 28   Stamina 64   Durability 75   Previous Season Stats GP MPG PPG RPG FG% FG3% FT% APG SPG BPG 30 22 42.0 6.5 70.0 50.9 55.9 0.8 0.1 3.1

Potential

	Current Rating	Potential			Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	93	Low		Perimeter	40	High
Speed	50	High		Ball Handling	46	High
Rebounding	84	Average		Passing	55	Low
Defense	92	Average		Stamina	64	High
Shot Blocking	85	Low		Durability	75	Average
Low-post	90	Low		FT Shooting		High

#3 PF, #8 Overall, *****; no promises.  Nicholas Rosen wasn't one of our original targets - I'll post the guy he replaced in the overall assessment.  In reality, he's probably a better player than the person who he replaced, Perry Gaylor, now of Kentucky.  The one big area of weakness for Rosen is his FT shooting.  Otherwise, he's a fanstasic talent, and certain to make the NBA, possibly leaving early to do so.  Our one big battle of this recruiting season was over Rosen - we beat Illinois, a team that had 3 openings and 2 other battles when we decided to shift our attention to this guy.  Due to his work ethic, he'll need early playing time, but that shouldn't be a problem (at the expense of Vosburgh, this year).  I think he'll be behind Sheehan for the year but might take the starting role next season.  Heck, he may start this season, due to the work ethic issue alone.

One year as a reserve does not make a proper collegiate career.  I can only think of one player, Marvin Williams of UNC, who, in the real world, was able to go from freshman reserve straight to the lottery of the NBA Draft.  I think this year, we'll probably see Enes Kantor of Kentucky do the same, except he wasn't actually a reserve, he was just hurt all year.

Nicholas Rosen.  That was too soon for this guy to leave.  For the record, Brandon Payeur is still at LSU and Perry Gaylor is still at Kentucky.  Yes, he is far more replaceable, at least at this point in his career, than Roy Freund, and if I had to choose to lose one it would be Rosen, but he really didn't do much for the team.  He was a good reserve, for a year.  Not amazing, not enough for me to grow attached to him in any way.  He was just a good young player who would've been a good older player, who had room to grow, and who I did not expect to declare for the draft this soon.

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FG%	FG3%	FT%	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
51	35	0	15.6	.530	.000	.515	1.1	3.7	0.7	1.0	0.6	0.7	1.3	5.0
Averages				.530	.000	.515	1.1	3.7	0.7	1.0	0.6	0.7	1.3	5.0

Yr.	GP	GS	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG3M	FG3A	FTM	FTA	OFF	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
51	35	0	545	70	132	0	10	34	66	38	129	25	36	21	23	46	174
Totals	35	0	545	70	132	0	10	34	66	38	129	25	36	21	23	46	174

Conference Awards
Freshman of the Year

No records.

[edit:]

26.

Sacramento Kings

Nicholas Rosen 6'9", 222 PF - Michigan State University / Freshman

SO close to back-to-back titles. Good job!

Posted by colorblind79 on 6/15/2011 9:30:00 AM (view original):

Posted by colorblind79 on 5/13/2011 6:11:00 AM (view original):
The Preseason #4 Michigan State Spartans, Season 51:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Roy Freund	So.	PG	99	97	46	95	23	28	99	89	79	66	91	76	A-	888
Jeff Kincannon	So.	PG	95	86	23	93	1	45	74	83	71	69	74	56	C+	770
George Carter	Sr.	SG	89	80	48	92	27	34	80	84	87	27	80	46	C	774
Jack Nutter	Sr.	SG	74	81	24	79	19	9	99	72	73	53	76	81	B+	740
James Juhl	So.	SG	84	85	40	99	21	63	93	83	74	57	70	67	C+	836
Barry Thomas	Jr.	SF	91	52	51	85	45	48	74	59	68	65	69	89	B	796
Charles Joyce	Fr.	SF	76	62	54	83	57	78	46	62	71	40	62	51	D	742
Allen Sheehan	So.	PF	92	63	78	95	72	91	55	61	60	56	73	64	C+	860
Nicholas Rosen	Fr.	PF	93	50	84	92	85	90	40	46	55	28	64	75	D-	802
David Vosburgh	Fr.	PF	79	45	70	85	64	76	21	49	42	49	71	53	C	704
Paul Whitesides	Sr.	C	95	33	99	99	99	93	43	54	52	77	77	37	B	858
Christopher Mitchell	Fr.	C	87	43	95	86	83	91	7	51	68	77	51	41	D+	780
Averages	-	-	88	65	59	90	50	62	61	66	67	55	72	61	-	796

Name	Yr.	Pos.	Flex	Motion	Triangle	Fastbreak	Man	Zone	Press
Roy Freund	So.	PG	F	B-	F	C-	B	F	C-
Jeff Kincannon	So.	PG	F	B	F	C-	B+	F	F
George Carter	Sr.	SG	F	B-	F	B	B-	A-	A-
Jack Nutter	Sr.	SG	F	B+	F	F	B-	F	B
James Juhl	So.	SG	F	B-	C-	F	B	F	D-
Barry Thomas	Jr.	SF	D-	A-	D-	D-	A-	C	C
Charles Joyce	Fr.	SF	F	C-	F	F	F	F	D
Allen Sheehan	So.	PF	C+	B	F	F	B	C-	F
Nicholas Rosen	Fr.	PF	C-	F	F	F	F	D+	F
David Vosburgh	Fr.	PF	F	F	C-	F	F	C-	F
Paul Whitesides	Sr.	C	D-	A	D-	C	A	C	D-
Christopher Mitchell	Fr.	C	C-	F	F	F	F	F	C

The currently #2 Michigan State Spartans, end of improvements, Season 51:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Roy Freund	So.	PG	99	98	49	97	29	28	99	95	79	74	91	76	A-	914
Jeff Kincannon	So.	PG	95	86	23	94	3	46	86	90	83	71	82	60	B-	819
George Carter	Sr.	SG	92	81	54	92	31	34	83	84	87	34	86	46	C	804
Jack Nutter	Sr.	SG	74	81	35	84	23	8	99	77	78	56	76	83	A-	774
James Juhl	So.	SG	84	91	40	99	22	63	94	83	81	65	81	76	B-	879
Barry Thomas	Jr.	SF	92	54	56	86	49	53	76	65	69	67	71	89	B	827
Charles Joyce	Fr.	SF	80	62	58	85	59	82	46	67	71	40	66	55	D+	771
Allen Sheehan	So.	PF	92	63	81	96	74	91	55	61	60	64	76	71	B	884
Nicholas Rosen	Fr.	PF	94	56	87	93	85	90	45	53	54	31	71	76	D+	835
David Vosburgh	Fr.	PF	79	46	76	88	68	81	21	54	47	49	72	53	C+	734
Paul Whitesides	Sr.	C	95	33	99	99	99	93	43	54	56	82	80	37	B	870
Christopher Mitchell	Fr.	C	87	43	95	91	89	92	7	51	68	79	62	52	D+	816
Averages	-	-	89	66	63	92	53	63	63	70	69	59	76	64	-	827

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Roy Freund	So.	PG	0	1	3	2	6	0	0	6	0	8	0	0	-	26
Jeff Kincannon	So.	PG	0	0	0	1	2	1	12	7	12	2	8	4	-	49
George Carter	Sr.	SG	3	1	6	0	4	0	3	0	0	7	6	0	-	30
Jack Nutter	Sr.	SG	0	0	11	5	4	-1	0	5	5	3	0	2	-	34
James Juhl	So.	SG	0	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	7	8	11	9	-	43
Barry Thomas	Jr.	SF	1	2	5	1	4	5	2	6	1	2	2	0	-	31
Charles Joyce	Fr.	SF	4	0	4	2	2	4	0	5	0	0	4	4	-	29
Allen Sheehan	So.	PF	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	8	3	7	-	24
Nicholas Rosen	Fr.	PF	1	6	3	1	0	0	5	7	-1	3	7	1	-	33
David Vosburgh	Fr.	PF	0	1	6	3	4	5	0	5	5	0	1	0	-	30
Paul Whitesides	Sr.	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	3	0	-	12
Christopher Mitchell	Fr.	C	0	0	0	5	6	1	0	0	0	2	11	11	-	36
Averages	-	-	1	1	3	2	3	1	2	3	3	4	5	3	-	31

Name	Yr.	Pos.	Flex	Motion	Triangle	Fastbreak	Man	Zone	Press
Roy Freund	So.	PG	D-	A-	D-	C-	A-	D-	C-
Jeff Kincannon	So.	PG	D-	A-	D-	C-	A	D-	D-
George Carter	Sr.	SG	D-	B+	D-	B	B+	A-	A-
Jack Nutter	Sr.	SG	F	A-	F	F	B+	F	B
James Juhl	So.	SG	D-	A-	C-	D-	A-	D-	D-
Barry Thomas	Jr.	SF	D-	A+	D-	D-	A	C	C
Charles Joyce	Fr.	SF	F	B	F	F	B-	F	D
Allen Sheehan	So.	PF	C+	A-	D-	D-	A-	C-	D-
Nicholas Rosen	Fr.	PF	C-	B-	F	F	B-	D+	F
David Vosburgh	Fr.	PF	F	B-	C-	F	B-	C-	F
Paul Whitesides	Sr.	C	D-	A+	D-	C	A+	C	D-
Christopher Mitchell	Fr.	C	C-	B-	F	F	B-	F	C
Players are graded from A+ to F based on their knowledge of each offense and defense.

The pre-recruiting Season 52 Michigan State Spartans:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Roy Freund	Jr.	PG	99	99	51	96	31	29	99	99	79	74	88	76	A-	920
Jeff Kincannon	Jr.	PG	95	86	24	99	4	46	89	89	87	71	79	64	B-	833
Barry Thomas	Sr.	SF	91	56	59	89	49	55	78	65	71	67	69	89	B	838
Charles Joyce	So.	SF	79	62	60	86	61	85	47	67	74	40	63	57	C-	781
Allen Sheehan	Jr.	PF	93	62	84	99	75	91	55	62	61	64	76	73	B	895
David Vosburgh	So.	PF	81	47	76	91	70	86	21	56	47	49	69	54	C+	747
Christopher Mitchell	So.	C	88	43	99	91	97	91	7	52	70	79	61	54	D+	832
Averages	-	-	89	65	65	93	55	69	57	70	70	63	72	67	-	835

#2 PG, #6 Overall, *****; no promises.  James Moore is obviously a great player with a high ceiling in the areas in which he's currently weak, and limited growth potential in areas in which he's already strong.  He will be a great asset to the Spartans.

	Current Rating	Potential			Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	90	Low		Perimeter	43	High
Speed	62	Average		Ball Handling	55	High
Rebounding	39	High		Passing	68	Low
Defense	94	Low		Stamina	66	Average
Shot Blocking	28	Low		Durability	49	Average
Low-post	63	Low		FT Shooting		Average

#11 SF, #30 Overall, *****; no promises.  Benny Feldman is a role player, but a good one.  Sort of a typical garbageman SF, starting quality player who won't be the focus of an offense but will do everything reasonably well and make the team better as a whole.  It's hard to find SFs without any weaknesses...though he could be faster, he's fast enough, though he could be better at scoring close to the basket, he's good enough, though he could have more stamina, it's good enough for about 20 minutes per game, etc.  The areas where he doesn't look so good now, he should develop into being good enough before long.  So yeah, not a star, but a worthy contributor to a winning team.

	Current Rating	Potential			Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	75	High		Perimeter	22	Low
Speed	50	Low		Ball Handling	59	Average
Rebounding	76	High		Passing	55	High
Defense	92	Average		Stamina	76	High
Shot Blocking	71	Low		Durability	63	Average
Low-post	70	Average		FT Shooting		Low

#3 PF, #18 Overall, *****; no promises.  Lawrence Bernier is a nice role player.  He's not going to be a great scorer, but he should be a good defender (though, with his low potential in shot blocking, not a great one), rebounder, passer for his position, FT shooter for his position, etc.  He'll eat up a lot of minutes and get garbage putback buckets and help the team run smoothly.  Great teams have to have players like Bernier who are not the focal point of their offense but do the little things to keep them running.  Some early minutes would help him develop, but if we want him to be a four-year player, maybe he should be more of a bench guy in the short run. 

Kentucky again jumped in on a recruit (a PG) of which we had sole consideration in the last possible cycle, and ultimately wrested him away from us after another big battle, and in the process, also stopped us from pulling in a C with whom we had the inside track on a battle with Illinois.  Here are those players:

	Current Rating	Potential			Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	92	Average		Perimeter	61	Low
Speed	90	Low		Ball Handling	79	High
Rebounding	37	High		Passing	61	High
Defense	80	Average		Stamina	81	Average
Shot Blocking	25	Low		Durability	28	High
Low-post	53	Low		FT Shooting		High

#6 PG, #42 Overall, ****; promised 15 minutes.  Drago probably will develop into a nice pass-first PG, though it depends on his ceiling on that passing rating.  He was important because we only have 3 guards without him.  I think that Benny Feldman is going to be the new depth SG due to losing Drago to UK.  Moore will be backing up both guard slots, in the meantime.  Hopefully this hole can be filled next year and won't damage the team's prospects too much this time around.

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	Current Rating	Potential			Current Rating	Potential
Athleticism	84	Average		Perimeter	46	Low
Speed	29	High		Ball Handling	37	Average
Rebounding	86	Average		Passing	54	Low
Defense	75	High		Stamina	72	Average
Shot Blocking	85	Average		Durability	39	Average
Low-post	90	Low		FT Shooting		High

#7 C, #35 Overall, *****; promised 10 minutes.  Spencer Hollis would've been a good center for us, particularly after getting up his speed and defense.  It hurts somewhat more that he went to an in-conference rival.  He wasn't anywhere near as important in the short term as Drago...really we were going after him because he was the best big man other than Bernier who was around, and he'll be a pretty good offensive player to go along with his very solid defensive ceiling, and I like to have 5 big men on a team at any given time because they pick up more fouls than the other positions, on average.

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From:  Corey Napier    To:  Coach colorblind79    Subject:  CI Top 32 Recruiting Classes    Sent:       07/02/2011 2:21AM

Well, well, well - guess who's recruiting class was just ranked #17 by CollegiateInsider.com? Nice job! Everybody in the Athletic Department is really excited - I think I'm even getting the administration behind what you're doing. Keep up the good work! Here's the article: College Basketball Top 32 Recruiting Classes Corey Napier Athletic Director Michigan St.

the Preseason #6 ranked Michigan State Spartans, Season 52:

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Roy Freund	Jr.	PG	99	99	51	96	31	29	99	99	79	74	88	76	A-	920
Jeff Kincannon	Jr.	PG	95	86	24	99	4	46	89	89	87	71	79	64	B-	833
James Moore	Fr.	PG	88	91	18	74	15	58	58	89	93	82	62	65	B-	793
Barry Thomas	Sr.	SF	91	56	59	89	49	55	78	65	71	67	69	89	B	838
Charles Joyce	So.	SF	79	62	60	86	61	85	47	67	74	40	63	57	C-	781
Benny Feldman	Fr.	SF	90	62	39	94	28	63	43	55	68	58	66	49	B-	715
Allen Sheehan	Jr.	PF	93	62	84	99	75	91	55	62	61	64	76	73	B	895
David Vosburgh	So.	PF	81	47	76	91	70	86	21	56	47	49	69	54	C+	747
Lawrence Bernier	Fr.	PF	75	50	76	92	71	70	22	59	55	39	76	63	C+	748
Christopher Mitchell	So.	C	88	43	99	91	97	91	7	52	70	79	61	54	D+	832
John Caron	Fr.	SG	23	29	18	5	1	3	29	23	52	82	81	57	D-	403
Dennis Herman	Fr.	C	22	17	41	10	43	46	2	19	5	53	61	52	D+	371
Averages	-	-	77	59	54	77	45	60	46	61	64	63	71	63	-	740

Name	Yr.	Pos.	Flex	Motion	Triangle	Fastbreak	Man	Zone	Press
Roy Freund	Jr.	PG	D-	A-	D-	C-	A-	D-	C-
Jeff Kincannon	Jr.	PG	D-	A-	D-	C-	A	D-	D-
James Moore	Fr.	PG	F	F	F	C-	F	D+	D+
Barry Thomas	Sr.	SF	D-	A+	D-	D-	A	C	C
Charles Joyce	So.	SF	F	B	F	F	B-	F	D
Benny Feldman	Fr.	SF	F	F	C	F	F	C	C
Allen Sheehan	Jr.	PF	C+	A-	D-	D-	A-	C-	D-
David Vosburgh	So.	PF	F	B-	C-	F	B-	C-	F
Lawrence Bernier	Fr.	PF	D+	F	F	F	F	F	C+
Christopher Mitchell	So.	C	C-	B-	F	F	B-	F	C
John Caron	Fr.	SG	F	F	F	C-	F	F	C-
Dennis Herman	Fr.	C	F	F	F	C-	F	F	C-

Exhibition 1 against #13 UConn:

Connecticut (0-0)
Kincannon had a nice game.  Freund was solid, as usual.  Our SFs were a bit underwhelming.