#23 PF, #88 Overall, ****; promised 10 minutes. A lot depends on just how high the potential is for Robillard in stamina. Everything else is good or acceptable, but his stamina rating really needs to get up to 80 or better for him to be the eventual starter he would seem to be. It could stop at 77, 80 really wouldn't be the best place for it to stop...the higher the better.

#51 PF, #216 Overall, **; no promises. While stamina is an issue for Branson, the bigger question for him is where his defense tops out. If he can get up to 90 in defense, low post, athleticism, and stamina, he could be a pro. He's got a ton of potential, and he might even be willing to redshirt (though I doubt that would be a good idea for class structure).

Name	Yr.	Pos.	A	SPD	REB	DE	BLK	LP	PE	BH	P	WE	ST	DU	FT	TOT
Dale Lacombe	Sr.	PG	78	99	16	84	20	1	99	99	99	75	99	99	A	868
Colin Libby	So.	PG	60	95	23	89	10	7	43	97	99	51	80	64	C	718
William Hodges	Sr.	SG	88	81	18	96	14	18	97	80	77	51	90	90	C	800
Armand Russo	Sr.	SG	99	99	32	99	12	38	99	98	99	67	96	99	B+	937
John Childs	So.	SG	81	91	33	73	13	16	90	93	85	49	91	99	C+	814
Frank Nelson	Sr.	SF	94	70	56	99	54	69	75	73	54	72	90	76	A-	882
Gary Peterkin	So.	SF	72	70	71	97	39	65	56	37	51	67	71	59	C-	755
Christopher Warren	Sr.	PF	90	72	99	99	90	82	41	30	37	76	96	71	C+	883
James Donahue	Jr.	PF	83	64	100	93	99	95	34	28	45	74	86	95	C-	896
Edwin Skrzypinski	So.	PF	60	58	88	91	86	86	48	24	40	49	74	65	C	769
Gerald Branson	Fr.	PF	63	58	74	63	80	65	26	35	21	51	60	22	C	618
John Robillard Fr. PF 55 60 80 83 77 66 14 40 29 45 57 23 C- 629 Averages - - 77 76 58 89 50 51 60 61 61 61 82 72 - 797

Unfortunately, on this computer, this gets sort of jury-rigged looking. Anyways, the #5 Michigan State Spartans, start of Season 39.

Thoughts for Season 39:

This team had better produce this year. I have never seen a guard as talented as Russo and I probably never will again. Lacombe is a great point. Nelson, though he's a forgotten man on this team, is a great defender and should be fine on offense. Warren and Donahue are extremely good big men...every one of the starters would be a star on almost any team in DI. Every one of them is a strong defender, too.

Looking at the backups, Hodges has been productive as an outside shooter (I can't really explain why, since I've had guys who have had better ratings but haven't been able to get the ball in the basket, even as backups), Libby and Childs and Peterkin continue to grow and improve, though I'd imagine that the first two could be productive his year. I expect big things from Edwin the Pole, but that might take until the middle of the season to be realized. I'm a big fan of Branson as a long-term prospect, and Robillard should be able to do some good things this year.

The team may fall a bit short on FT shooting - they'll have to make that up by being dominant elsewhere. They're not terrible, but they're not good, either.

If Russo doesn't start tearing up the world, there is something clearly wrong with this game.

Bowling Green 1-1
Catching up now, here's Exhibition 1.

Texas 2-0
You'll notice that the offense doesn't look as crisp as it should. Exhibition 2.

Sacramento St. 2-0
There is no excuse for this loss, whatsoever, in the season opener.

Mississippi St. 0-2
Maybe it was a fluke.

Ranked 8th (down from 5th)

colorblind,
How are you able to post the box scores like that? I can never seem to format them the correct way.

Quote: Originally Posted By jfinn19 on 9/14/2009
colorblind,
How are you able to post the box scores like that? I can never seem to format them the correct way.

Internet Explorer, post, edit to take away the html stuff in between the two teams' stats.

Georgetown 1-2

The Spartans win without sinking a 3 pointer.

S. Alabama 3-1
Winning ugly is still winning...but you have to wonder about this 3-point production. It's standing in marked contrast with last year, down the stretch.

Ranked 7th

Michigan St. 3-2
Dale Lacombe is going through a mean senior slump, and it's really costing the team.

Michigan St. 7-2
I didn't post for a while...just getting caught up.

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