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Izulde · 04-29-2023, 11:36 PM

I forgot to note - the Butterfly Man and Truman Crain are our key offensive players this year. They score 12 and 11 respectively in a blowout loss to Maryland (You're welcome, TK) with Crain adding 2 blocks and a steal. They reprise their scoring numbers in the hammering by UConn. A block and a steal each for Butterfly Man and Frank Gilmore to go with their 17 and 13 points as we actually lead #4 Stanford briefly in the second half before the Cardinal wake up to prevent their second straight embarrassment and beat us by 22.

Another recruit gone, off to Loyola Marymount, but we're now in the lead on two foreign recruits. I didn't intentionally pursue them - that's just how the calculus worked out after our domestic targets kept getting sniped.

vs Longwood (1-4)
The Lancers are a team that scare no one and I'm shocked they actually have a win under their belt.

That we're only up by 7 at the half is a wee bit disconcerting but FT shooting continues to haunt us because I haven't recruited well there. It gets a little scary at points, but we take the 63-54 win on Truman Crain's 19 points and 2 blocks, Papillion Faulvarque's 14 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals, PotG Geoffrey Blodgett's 13 points and 5 steals, and 13 rebounds by Frank Gilmore.

vs Savannah State (1-6)
Another garbage independent team. This one has great post defenders but their perimeter defense is just asking to get eaten alive, and we should be able to do that to these Tigers.

They do a great job in the paint defending us, but can't muster anything themselves as we never look like losing - 63-45. Dennis Luther scores 19 with 3 steals to earn top honors and Truman Crain puts up 11 with 2 blocks and a steal. Shoutout to Brian Lowry with 7 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals off the bench in the garbage sophomore's best-ever showing.

vs Mount St. Mary's (1-5)
This Northeast team has a stud scorer in senior Chris Venegas and overall, the Mountaineers are far more talented than their record suggests. Wouldn't shock me to see us lose this one.

We force Chris Venegas into a 3 of 18 night and 7 points - 11 below his season average - and win 76-56. Frank Gilmore goes off for 17 points, 9 rebounds, and a block as the best player on the court. 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals for Geoffrey Blodgett, and though he had a horrible shooting night of his own, the Butterfly Man scores 14 with a block.

vs Bucknell (3-4)
The Bison have a horrible PG and no depth to speak of. I'm a little surprised they're within shouting distance of .500 because they don't look that good. Winning season two years ago at 17-14 (8-6) but that's been their high point. Should be a win.

It had to happen at some point, but we start off cold - down 2-10 before we're able to fight our way back to 27-all at the break. FT shooting is again hurting us and maybe I should start recruiting with an aim towards that.

We lose by 27. Ouch. Wheels just completely fell off our shooting. No one in double-digit figures anywhere.

vs Charleston Southern (2-7)
We catch a lucky break as they're dealing with injuries, including their star freshman out. That alone should see us right the ship after our stinker against the Bison.

Have teams solved us? That's the question I'm asking after we find ourselves down 7 at halftime. We should be taking them to the woodshed, not the other way round. We're playing like I expected us to at the beginning of the season now.

13 point loss. It's too demoralizing to do highlights. Our RPI is now tanking.

vs Elon (3-7)
The Phoenix have three Green/Green starters. Their talent way outclasses us and I don't see us getting anything out of this game.

We build a 9 point lead at the half thanks to their completely bricking free points (28.6% at the line). Maybe we can snap out of the funk and beat a better team?

We do, but only after Truman Crain hits the buzzer-beater to steal the upset win. Very weird game as you'll see by the box score:

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Brett Thao        PF   32   4-5   1-2   3  11   1  1   9
Patrice Bourgois  SF   29  7-18   1-2   0   3   2  5  15
Theodore Irizarry SG   37  7-10   2-3   0   3   3  3  20
Joseph Goddard    PG   36   2-5   1-5   2   6   3  2   5
Michael Mott      PG    6   1-1   2-2   0   1   0  1   5
Donn Berger       PF   18   3-4   0-0   2   5   1  1   6
Ricky Light       SF   11   2-3   0-2   0   1   2  0   4
David Shoulders   C    11   1-2   1-1   0   1   1  0   3

Turnovers: 14 (J.Gravitt 1, P.Bourgois 7, T.Irizarry 2, 
 J.Goddard 2, M.Mott 1, D.Shoulders 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (P.Bourgois 1, D.Berger 3)
Steals: 4 (J.Gravitt 1, B.Thao 1, J.Goddard 1, R.Light 
 1)
3P FGs: 5-8 (T.Irizarry 4-4, J.Goddard 0-3, M.Mott 1-1)

Cal State Northridge  (6-5, 0-0):
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Frank Gilmore     C    22   5-8   0-0   2   4   0  4  10
Truman Crain      PF   28  4-10   5-5   3   6   1  4  13
P. Faulvarque     SF   29  6-18   3-4   2   5   2  2  17
Dennis Luther     SG   35   3-7   1-3   3   7   3  4   7
Geoffrey Blodgett PG   31   2-6   1-2   1   5   3  4   5
Clint Monger      PG   18   5-8   1-4   1   1   3  1  12
Gregory Lau       SF    6   1-2   0-0   0   3   1  0   3
Robert Adams      SG    1   0-0   0-0   0   0   0  0   0
Brian Lowry       PF   18   5-5   1-1   0   3   1  2  11
Albert Ragsdale   PF   10   2-5   0-0   1   4   2  1   4
Austin Soukup     C     1   0-0   0-0   0   0   0  0   0

Turnovers: 10 (F.Gilmore 1, T.Crain 2, P.Faulvarque 1, 
 D.Luther 4, R.Adams 1, A.Ragsdale 1)
Blocked Shots: 0 
Steals: 8 (F.Gilmore 3, P.Faulvarque 1, D.Luther 1, 
 C.Monger 1, B.Lowry 1, A.Ragsdale 1)
3P FGs: 4-16 (T.Crain 0-1, P.Faulvarque 2-9, D.Luther 
 0-1, G.Blodgett 0-1, C.Monger 1-3, G.Lau 1-1)

Player of Game: PF Brian Lowry (CSNTH)

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2020 Big West Conference Standings

 TEAM                             CW  CL   Pct  W  L   Pct  RPI  Prestige
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors           0   0  .000  8  3  .727  100        24
 UC Davis Aggies                   0   0  .000  7  2  .778    5        47
 Cal State Northridge Matadors     0   0  .000  6  5  .545  262        27
 Cal State Fullerton Titans        0   0  .000  5  5  .500   38        35
 UC Irvine Anteaters               0   0  .000  5  5  .500  168        30
 UC Riverside Highlanders          0   0  .000  3  5  .375   36        52
 Long Beach State 49ers            0   0  .000  3  8  .273  196        23
 Cal Poly Mustangs                 0   0  .000  3  6  .333  271        39
 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos          0   0  .000  2  9  .182  224        44
 Pacific Tigers                    0   0  .000  1  9  .100  267        20

Not a terrible preseason - honestly about what I expected considering we just aren't a good team by my lights. AD is smoking that good good when he thinks we're an NCAA tournament worthy team.

vs UC-Riverside (3-5)
The Highlanders have the Big West's best player in Hoyt Belisle, the reigning Big West Player of the Year and 1st Team All-Conference the last two seasons. That alone is reason to regard this as the first of many Ls this season.

Yep. We're down by 9 at the half, fight back and lead most of the second... only to lose in the last 30 seconds by one fucking point. Geoffrey Blodgett's buzzer-beater fails. Ugh. Heart-ripping.

But we get a recruit.

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 #13 SG Bogdan Gonchar
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 Height:       6-6
 Weight:       195
 High School:  
 Hometown:     Zelenodolsk, Russia
 GPA:          2.37
 Test Score:   1080
 Rating:       ***
 
 Attributes:
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 Type       INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Current:    46  37  32  31   1  35  38   9  19  44  51  17  93  39  74  30
 Potential:   A   C   C   D   F   B   D   D   C   C   B   C                
 
 Season Stats:
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  PTS OREB  REB  AST  TOS   A/T  STL  BLK  PFS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 18.8  1.9  5.8  6.0  2.5  2.40  4.2  0.7  1.5

 Shooting Averages:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  8.3 14.5  .569  2.0  4.0  .494  0.4  1.2  .292
 
 Recruiting Notes:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Qualified: Yes
 Committed to Cal State Northridge                                              
 Rankings: Foreign #13 Overall, Foreign #1 SG
 High School Awards: None
 Top 5 Schools: *Cal State Northridge, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State

Red/Blue by our scouting. Will cough up more turnovers than he gets with that poor handling and he can't shoot FTs. But he should be otherwise pretty good in the offensive half and decent on the defensive side of the ball. Not looking like a world-beater or anything, but should give us much needed depth at SG/SF

04-29-2023, 11:36 PM	#50
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	I forgot to note - the Butterfly Man and Truman Crain are our key offensive players this year. They score 12 and 11 respectively in a blowout loss to Maryland (You're welcome, TK) with Crain adding 2 blocks and a steal. They reprise their scoring numbers in the hammering by UConn. A block and a steal each for Butterfly Man and Frank Gilmore to go with their 17 and 13 points as we actually lead #4 Stanford briefly in the second half before the Cardinal wake up to prevent their second straight embarrassment and beat us by 22. Another recruit gone, off to Loyola Marymount, but we're now in the lead on two foreign recruits. I didn't intentionally pursue them - that's just how the calculus worked out after our domestic targets kept getting sniped. vs Longwood (1-4) The Lancers are a team that scare no one and I'm shocked they actually have a win under their belt. That we're only up by 7 at the half is a wee bit disconcerting but FT shooting continues to haunt us because I haven't recruited well there. It gets a little scary at points, but we take the 63-54 win on Truman Crain's 19 points and 2 blocks, Papillion Faulvarque's 14 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals, PotG Geoffrey Blodgett's 13 points and 5 steals, and 13 rebounds by Frank Gilmore. vs Savannah State (1-6) Another garbage independent team. This one has great post defenders but their perimeter defense is just asking to get eaten alive, and we should be able to do that to these Tigers. They do a great job in the paint defending us, but can't muster anything themselves as we never look like losing - 63-45. Dennis Luther scores 19 with 3 steals to earn top honors and Truman Crain puts up 11 with 2 blocks and a steal. Shoutout to Brian Lowry with 7 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals off the bench in the garbage sophomore's best-ever showing. vs Mount St. Mary's (1-5) This Northeast team has a stud scorer in senior Chris Venegas and overall, the Mountaineers are far more talented than their record suggests. Wouldn't shock me to see us lose this one. We force Chris Venegas into a 3 of 18 night and 7 points - 11 below his season average - and win 76-56. Frank Gilmore goes off for 17 points, 9 rebounds, and a block as the best player on the court. 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals for Geoffrey Blodgett, and though he had a horrible shooting night of his own, the Butterfly Man scores 14 with a block. vs Bucknell (3-4) The Bison have a horrible PG and no depth to speak of. I'm a little surprised they're within shouting distance of .500 because they don't look that good. Winning season two years ago at 17-14 (8-6) but that's been their high point. Should be a win. It had to happen at some point, but we start off cold - down 2-10 before we're able to fight our way back to 27-all at the break. FT shooting is again hurting us and maybe I should start recruiting with an aim towards that. We lose by 27. Ouch. Wheels just completely fell off our shooting. No one in double-digit figures anywhere. vs Charleston Southern (2-7) We catch a lucky break as they're dealing with injuries, including their star freshman out. That alone should see us right the ship after our stinker against the Bison. Have teams solved us? That's the question I'm asking after we find ourselves down 7 at halftime. We should be taking them to the woodshed, not the other way round. We're playing like I expected us to at the beginning of the season now. 13 point loss. It's too demoralizing to do highlights. Our RPI is now tanking. vs Elon (3-7) The Phoenix have three Green/Green starters. Their talent way outclasses us and I don't see us getting anything out of this game. We build a 9 point lead at the half thanks to their completely bricking free points (28.6% at the line). Maybe we can snap out of the funk and beat a better team? We do, but only after Truman Crain hits the buzzer-beater to steal the upset win. Very weird game as you'll see by the box score: Code: Brett Thao PF 32 4-5 1-2 3 11 1 1 9 Patrice Bourgois SF 29 7-18 1-2 0 3 2 5 15 Theodore Irizarry SG 37 7-10 2-3 0 3 3 3 20 Joseph Goddard PG 36 2-5 1-5 2 6 3 2 5 Michael Mott PG 6 1-1 2-2 0 1 0 1 5 Donn Berger PF 18 3-4 0-0 2 5 1 1 6 Ricky Light SF 11 2-3 0-2 0 1 2 0 4 David Shoulders C 11 1-2 1-1 0 1 1 0 3 Turnovers: 14 (J.Gravitt 1, P.Bourgois 7, T.Irizarry 2, J.Goddard 2, M.Mott 1, D.Shoulders 1) Blocked Shots: 4 (P.Bourgois 1, D.Berger 3) Steals: 4 (J.Gravitt 1, B.Thao 1, J.Goddard 1, R.Light 1) 3P FGs: 5-8 (T.Irizarry 4-4, J.Goddard 0-3, M.Mott 1-1) Cal State Northridge (6-5, 0-0): Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts Frank Gilmore C 22 5-8 0-0 2 4 0 4 10 Truman Crain PF 28 4-10 5-5 3 6 1 4 13 P. Faulvarque SF 29 6-18 3-4 2 5 2 2 17 Dennis Luther SG 35 3-7 1-3 3 7 3 4 7 Geoffrey Blodgett PG 31 2-6 1-2 1 5 3 4 5 Clint Monger PG 18 5-8 1-4 1 1 3 1 12 Gregory Lau SF 6 1-2 0-0 0 3 1 0 3 Robert Adams SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Lowry PF 18 5-5 1-1 0 3 1 2 11 Albert Ragsdale PF 10 2-5 0-0 1 4 2 1 4 Austin Soukup C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Turnovers: 10 (F.Gilmore 1, T.Crain 2, P.Faulvarque 1, D.Luther 4, R.Adams 1, A.Ragsdale 1) Blocked Shots: 0 Steals: 8 (F.Gilmore 3, P.Faulvarque 1, D.Luther 1, C.Monger 1, B.Lowry 1, A.Ragsdale 1) 3P FGs: 4-16 (T.Crain 0-1, P.Faulvarque 2-9, D.Luther 0-1, G.Blodgett 0-1, C.Monger 1-3, G.Lau 1-1) Player of Game: PF Brian Lowry (CSNTH) Code: 2020 Big West Conference Standings TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 0 0 .000 8 3 .727 100 24 UC Davis Aggies 0 0 .000 7 2 .778 5 47 Cal State Northridge Matadors 0 0 .000 6 5 .545 262 27 Cal State Fullerton Titans 0 0 .000 5 5 .500 38 35 UC Irvine Anteaters 0 0 .000 5 5 .500 168 30 UC Riverside Highlanders 0 0 .000 3 5 .375 36 52 Long Beach State 49ers 0 0 .000 3 8 .273 196 23 Cal Poly Mustangs 0 0 .000 3 6 .333 271 39 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 0 0 .000 2 9 .182 224 44 Pacific Tigers 0 0 .000 1 9 .100 267 20 Not a terrible preseason - honestly about what I expected considering we just aren't a good team by my lights. AD is smoking that good good when he thinks we're an NCAA tournament worthy team. vs UC-Riverside (3-5) The Highlanders have the Big West's best player in Hoyt Belisle, the reigning Big West Player of the Year and 1st Team All-Conference the last two seasons. That alone is reason to regard this as the first of many Ls this season. Yep. We're down by 9 at the half, fight back and lead most of the second... only to lose in the last 30 seconds by one fucking point. Geoffrey Blodgett's buzzer-beater fails. Ugh. Heart-ripping. But we get a recruit. Code: #13 SG Bogdan Gonchar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Height: 6-6 Weight: 195 High School: Hometown: Zelenodolsk, Russia GPA: 2.37 Test Score: 1080 Rating: *** Attributes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current: 46 37 32 31 1 35 38 9 19 44 51 17 93 39 74 30 Potential: A C C D F B D D C C B C Season Stats: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.8 1.9 5.8 6.0 2.5 2.40 4.2 0.7 1.5 Shooting Averages: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.3 14.5 .569 2.0 4.0 .494 0.4 1.2 .292 Recruiting Notes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualified: Yes Committed to Cal State Northridge Rankings: Foreign #13 Overall, Foreign #1 SG High School Awards: None Top 5 Schools: Cal State Northridge, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State Red/Blue by our scouting. Will cough up more turnovers than he gets with that poor handling and he can't shoot FTs. But he should be otherwise pretty good in the offensive half and decent on the defensive side of the ball. Not looking like a world-beater or anything, but should give us much needed depth at SG/SF __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee* 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)