Incarnate Word vs. Abilene Christian (FBCB2 Interactive Dynasty)
 

This is an interactive dynasty based on a similar idea as my Pirates vs. Royals dynasty. Here's the way it will work:

1) Participants will be a blue chip recruit for either Incarnate Word or Abilene Christian. Each season, one player will be added to each team.

2) Instead of picking attributes on a points based system, participants will select an NBA player and a season. I will use the Find Ratings feature to come up with player skills.

3) Height/Weight will be based on the top recruit for that position.

4) Intelligence will be set at 100 for each player.

5) Early departures are off. Conference movement is also off, because I want to keep both teams in the same conference as part of a rivalry. I did turn on conference prestige change, so maybe we'll see some movement for the Southland conference.

6) The seasons picked have to be from 1977-78 or later as complete stats aren't available from before that.

If you're interested, just post below with your player name, team selection (Abilene or Incarnate), and the NBA player and season your ratings will be based on.


Abilene Christian

2013 - SG Vincent Harvey (Alvin Robertson)
2014 - PG Mike Schaplowsky (John Stockton)
2015 - SF Rob Nielsen (Scottie Pippen)
2016 - SF Dean Hoo (Grant Hill)
2017 - PG Jeeber De Mack (Tim Hardaway)
2018 - C Jobu Eckman (Hakeem Olajuwon)
2019 - SG Erik Flamebeard (Michael Jordan)
2020 - PF Dude Hoo (Kevin Garnett)

Incarnate Word

2013 - SF Izulde Jestor (Larry Johnson)
2014 - C David Ginsberg (Patrick Ewing)
2015 - PF Jawouk Bafou (Kevin McHale)
2016 - PG Nathaniel Lang (Chris Paul)
2017 - SG Kuji Chagulia (Reggie Miller)
2018 - SF Ariel Ginsberg (Bernard King)
2019 - SF Gabriel Jestor (Stacey Augmon)




Head to Head Matchups -

2013/14 - Incarnate Word 73, Abilene Christian 52 (Regular Season)
2013/14 - Abilene Christian 64, Incarnate Word 58 (Regular Season)
2014/15 - Incarnate Word 58, Abilene Christian 39 (Regular Season)
2015/16 - Incarnate Word 61, Abilene Christian 47 (Regular Season)
2015/16 - Abilene Christian 81, Incarnate Word 73 (Regular Season)
2015/16 - Incarnate Word 91, Abilene Christian 72 (Conference Tourney)
2016/17 - Incarnate Word 93, Abilene Christian 67 (Regular Season)
2016/17 - Incarnate Word 82, Abilene Christian 49 (Conference Tourney)
2017/18 - Incarnate Word 75, Abilene Christian 72 (Regular Season)
2017-18 - Abilene Christian 72, Incarnate Word 58 (Conference Tourney)
2018-19 - Incarnate Word 72, Abilene Christian 60 (Regular Season)
2018-19 - Abilene Christian 75, Incarnate Word 57 (Regular Season)

Fun.

Vincent Harvey, Abilene Christian
NBA: Alvin Robertson, '85-'86

Name: Izulde Jestor - Incarnate Word
Player: Larry Johnson - 1992-93 Season

Name: David Ginsberg - Incarnate Word
Player: Patrick Ewing - 1989-90 season

Name:Mike Schaplowsky, Abilene Christian
Player: John Stockton, 1988-1989 Utah Jazz (I like to be the assist man, let somebody else score the points, but I'll sure score if needed. :) )

Name: Jawouk Bafou, Incarnate Word
Player: Kevin McHale, '86-'87 Celtics

Name: Rob Nielsen, Abilene Christian
Player: Scottie Pippen, 93-94.

Awesome. Two very different strategies. Will be interesting to see how that works out. I'll start the first season soon.

Signups are still open. At the end of the first season, I'll let original players get back in line.

Name: Dean Hoo, Abilene Christian
Player: Grant Hill, 99-00

Team Overview: Abilene Christian

AD Expectations: Avoid last place in the conference.
Head Coach: Chris Bevis, 39 years old.
Abilities: Recruiting (3), Scouting (1), Offense (10), Defense (7)

Bevis is by far the best gameday coach in the conference, but will his atrocious scouting doom him? Also, his weak recruiting could be problematic in these first few years when depth will be key. The assistants are awful. Asst Coach Vernon Duda is the only one with a rating higher than 4 and that's a 5 in Defense.

Roster: Other than Harvey, there's not much to write home about on the Wildcats roster. The only one that seem to have any potential is PF Norris Ridge who can play strong D and hits the boards really well.

Team Overview: Incarnate Word

AD Expectations: Avoid last place in the conference.
Head Coach: Jack Phelps, 39 yrs old
Abilities: Recruiting (8), Scouting (4), Offense (2), Defense (9)

Phelps is the 2nd best recruiter in the conference, so it'll be interesting to see if he can grab any depth for our FOFC guys. He's a defensive specialist in a conference loaded with them. There are 4 coaches with a 10 and another with an 8. The assistants aren't much to write home about, all $30,000 salary guys. The only rating above a 4 is Asst Coach Myron Collins who has a 7 in Offense, filling some of Phelps' gaps.

Roster: Other than Jestor, the best Incarnate players are one dimensional rebounder Brock Twitty and jump shooter Albert Rogers.

November Results

November 19th

Abilene Christian 61, Sacramento State 48 - Abilene gets off to a good start with a convincing victory. Playing at SF, Harvey led the way with 22 pts, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Norris Ridge grabbed 9 rebounds and played solid D.

November 20th

Incarnate Word 74, Texas Arlington 64 - Izulde Jestor's completely dominating performance led Word to a season opening victory. Jestor had 22 points, 21 rebounds, and 6 assists. Surprisingly, 3 other players were in double digits and Twitty grabbed 9 boards.

November 22nd

Abilene Christian 66, Idaho State 60 - Make it 2-0 for the NCAA newcomers! Harvey once again impresses with 28 pts (helped by 12-13 at the line) and 12 rebounds (7 offensive). Ridge fouled out early but PF Leon Dorris picked up his slack with 15 rebounds.

November 24th

Coastal Carolina 73, Incarnate Word 51 - And here we see how hard it is to do everything by yourself. Jestor's 22 pt, 11 rebound performance isn't enough as Coastal obliterates the Cardinals. Albert Rogers had 7 points and that was 2nd highest on the team.

November 27th

Drake 79, Abilene Christian 73 - Drake ends the winning streak at 2 games, but it was a close one. Harvey's 24 pts and 9 rebounds kept Abilene in it until late in the 2nd half. SG Frank Vela surprisingly added 17 points.

November 29th

Portland 86, Incarnate Word 60 - Once again Jestor gets absolutely no help and once again Incarnate gets blown out. Jestor had 17 pts, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists but it wasn't enough to overcome a 2nd straight game where none of his teammates got into double digits.

Texas Arlington 73, Abilene Christian 66 - Harvey had 19 pts, but also 5 turnovers. Abilene was unable to overcome an 11 pt halftime deficit. Ridge added 12 rebounds

Jeeber DeMack, ACU
Tim Hardaway, 90/91

Added all current signups to the first post.

December Update

December 1st

Clemson 79, Abilene Christian 45 - Abilene doesn't have a chance against BCS power Clemson, but Vincent has a good showing against the competition with an 18 pt performance. No one else on Abilene in double digits.

Incarnate Word 61, Cal Poly 54 - It's amazing Incarnate pulled this one out as Jestor had his worst game of the season, plagued by foul trouble and only managing 8 pts and 4 rebounds. PF Arthur McKay had 21 pts and 10 rebounds and SG Albert Rogers added 15 pts.


December 3rd

Abilene Christian 61, Tennessee State 57 - Vincent Harvey carries Abilene on his shoulders with a 20 pt 9 rebound performance. Only one other player was in double digits. Tenn St made it close at the end, but Vincen't clutch free throws put the game away.


December 12th

Western Michigan 82, Abilene Christian 67 - 20 pts, 6 assists, 6 rebounds by Vincent Harvey were not enough to overcome WMU's two 20+ pt scorers and amazing ball handling as they only had 4 turnovers.

California 74, Incarnate Word 47 - With 22 points, Izulde Jestor almost had half of his team's total as Cal overwhelmed his teammates. Aside from Jestor, the Cardinals were 11 for 30 from the field and only got to the line 6 times.

December 15th

Abilene Christian 59, Texas Southern 48 - For the first time this season, Vincent Harvey wasn't the leading scorer as PG Albert McDonald led the way with 16 pts. Vincent did have 15 points and 7 assists, including three consecutive assists that broke open a 3 pt 2nd half lead.

December 21st

California 68, Abilene Christian 55 - Vincent Harvey was held to 10 pts, but horrendous free throw shooting from Cal (16-33) kept this alot closer than it should've been. Vincent did add 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals.

December 23rd

San Diego State 72, Incarnate Word 50 - Word travels to 23rd ranked San Diego State and keeps it close for alot longer than expected. SDSU only led by 6 with 11 minutes left in the game, but then went on a 10-0 run and never looked back. 17 pts and 8 rebounds for Jestor, with 15 points of support from Rogers.

December 25th

Texas Christian 70, Incarnate Word 62 - Im a battle of religious schools on Christmas Day, Jestor has one of his best games of the season. But his 29 pts and 10 rebounds were not enough to overcome Incarnate's 19 turnovers and 1-10 3P shooting.

December 27th

Incarnate Word 72, UMKC 47 - Izulde completely dominated with 33 points and 14 rebounds and this one was never close. Incarnate won the rebound battle 30-17 and shot 60% from the field. The only drawback was a 4 pt, 8 turnover performance from Albert Rogers.

Abilene Christian 62, Grambling State 54 - Grambling State led by 1 at the half, but Vincent keyed a 12-1 run and Abilene coasted to victory. Vincent had 25 pts and 10 rebounds.

December 30th

Incarnate Word 56, Delaware 45 - Izulde Jestor's ability to get to the line led Incarnate back from a 4 pt halftime deficit. He scored 24 pts only only 8 attempts from the field, going 12-15 from the line. Albert Rogers added 17 pts and 6 rebounds.

December 31st

Cal Poly 56, Abilene Christian 49 - Foul trouble plagues Vincent and he is held to 14 points and 5 rebounds. without Vincent on the court, Abilene completely floundered, turning the ball over 19 times and unable to take advantage of Cal Poly's 1-18 3P performance.

Izulde's +/- is the worst among the Incarnate Word starters. I hate that stat.

Yeah and it's not like his defense is a hidden problem. He's the best defender on the team.

Surprised they haven't plugged Harvey in at PG, where I thought he'd get a run this season with the above average ratings.

Cool to see an above average NBA player (in Robertson) translating appropriately to an elite college level player

The coach really liked McDonald's 6 in Passing, despite his 3 in Handling and 2 in Perimeter D. If I were coaching the team, I'd put Harvey at SG and for PG I would start Toby Eakins, who has a 6 in Handling. I think it likes Harvey at SF because he has high ratings in both PRD and PSD. He'll definitely move back to SG when Nielsen arrives.

Name: Nathaniel Lang, Incarnate Word
Player: Chris Paul, 08-09

January Update

January 4th

Abilene Christian 68, East Carolina 57 - ECU had a 37-29 lead at the half, but Harvey led Abilene on a 14-2 run to get back in it. The game was close until late in the 2nd hald when Abilene pulled away thanks to constant turnovers from ECU. Vincent had 23 pts and 11 rebounds.

Northern Colorado 62, Incarnate Word 60 - Izulde struggled in the 2nd half as Incarnate blows an 11 pt lead. Izulde still managed 17 pts and received no help from his teammates.

January 6th

Dayton 70, Incarnate Word 39 - It's a slaughter as Dayton races out a 22 pt first half lead. Izulde is limited to 12 pts on 6 for 14 shooting, and his teammates combined to go 8 for 29 from the field.

January 9th

Abilene Christian 80, Samford 60 - Abilene jumped out to a 14-3 lead and never looked back. Vincent was dominant with 30 pts, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists. Norris Ridge added 11 pts and 7 rebounds.

Butler 73, Incarnate Word 61 - Incarnate rebounds from their miserable showing against Dayton with an impressive performance against #23 Baylor. Izulde's 18 pts and 11 rebounds kept Incarnate as close as 4 pts late in the 2nd half before Butler pulled away.

January 16th

Abilene Christian 71, Stephen F. Austin 63 - Abilene opens conference play with a convincing victory. The final margin was only 8 pts, but Abilene led by double digits until a late meaningless rally. Vincent had 21 pts and 8 rebounds, while Albert McDonald led the team with 22 pts.

Northwestern State 62, Incarnate Word 51 - Incarnate loses their 4th straight game despite another 17 pt performance from Izulde. Once again, no one else on the Cardinals scored in double digits.

January 18th

Incarnate Word at Abilene Christian

In our first FOFC matchup, Abilene threatened to pull away in the first half, but Vincent Harvey hit a couple late jumpers to keep Incarnate within 4 pts at the half. Izulde Rogers scores on 4 consecutive possessions to lead Incarnate on a 14-4 run to open the 2nd half. Abilene was unable to keep up as Vincent got into foul trouble and was limited to 10 pts in 23 minutes. Izulde's 30 pt performance helped Incarnate pull away easily and snap their 4 game losing streak while ending Abilene's 4 game winning streak. Final Score: Incarnate Word 73, Abilene Christian 52

January 23rd

Abilene Christian 60, Lamar 53 - Vincent was limited to 16 pts on 6 for 16 shooting, but he also had 5 steals and that was enough to lead Abilene to their 2nd conference win. Albert McDonald added 15 pts.

Southeastern Louisiana 69, Incarnate Word 60 - Izulde's 24 pts and 14 rebounds were wasted due to another miserable performance from his supporting cast. The second highest scorer was Jamie Phillips with 10 pts.

January 25th

Abilene Christian 66, Houston Baptist 56 - Vincent led Abilene to an early 11 pt lead but was injured late in the first half and had to leave the game. His teammates were able to hold the lead thanks to 14 pts from Frank Vela and 12 pts from Albert McDonald.

Lamar 63, Incarnate Word 52 - Izulde fouled out with 2 minutes left and a 6 pt deficit turned into an 11 pt defeat. His 17 pt, 7 rebound performance was wasted by his teammates.

January 30th

Abilene Christian 72, Central Arkansas 46 - Vincent returns quickly from his injury and overwhelms Central Arkansas with 27 pts and 11 rebounds. Abilene won the rebounding battle 38-21 and shot 56% from the field.

McNeese State 65, Incarnate Word 55 - Constant foul trouble limited Izulde to 13 pts and 7 rebounds in 19 minutes. PF Arthur McKay tried to pick up the slack with 13 pts and 11 rebounds, but it was not enough.



It was an interesting month. Incarnate got a big win in the first rivalry game, but other than that the month belonged to Abilene who went 4-1 in conference play. Izulde seems to clearly be the better player, but Vincent has had better help from his supporting cast.

February Update

February 1st

Sam Houston State 71, Abilene Christian 59 - Abilene jumped out to an early 7-2 lead, but it was all Sam Houston after that and they remained undefeated in conference play. Vincent had 21 pts, 11 rebounds, and 2 steals.

Lamar 60, Incarnate Word 48 - Izulde is limited to 14 points on 5 for 14 shooting and Incarnate commits 19 turnovers to fall to 1-5 in conference play. Incarnate actually led at the half, but turnovers doomed them and they were outscored 37-24 in the 2nd half.

February 6th

McNeese state 63, Abilene Christian 48 - Abilene lays an egg at home against a 4-16 McNeese State squad. Vincent had his worst game of the season with only 8 pts and 4 rebounds, while commiting 4 turnovers. Norris Ridge was the only ACU player in double digits with 12 pts.

Incarnate Word 51, Houston Baptist 39 - After an ugly first half where Incarnate only managed 16 points, they poured it on and outscored Houston Baptist 35-21 in the 2nd half. Izulde led the way with 16 pts, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals.

February 8th

Oral Roberts 72, Abilene Christian 54 - Oral Roberts is clearly the class of the conference and they cleaned up nicely at home. Vincent was held to 12 pts on 5-17 shooting and committed 10 turnovers! Abilene actually won the rebounding battle 41-29, but 22 turnovers on the day did them in. This third loss in a row dropped ACU to 4-4 in conference play.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi 64, Incarnate word 58 - It was a close game late as Incarnate trailed 54-53 with 2 minutes to play, but Izulde missed consecutive shots and TAMCC was able to open the game up to a 5 pt lead with 1 minute left. Incarnate was unable to recover. Izulde had 23 pts and 9 rebounds.

February 13th

Abilene Christian 66, Northwestern State 47 - Both Vincent and Abilene ended their recent struggles with a convincing road victory. Vincent had a complete game with 21 pts, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Abilene dominated the boards by a 44-19 margin and McDonald added 16 pts.

Stephen F. Austin 57, Incarnate Word 41 - Izulde was held to 12 pts on 4-12 shooting and Incarnate committed 21 turnovers in a miserable offensive performance. Only one other player was in double digits.

February 15th

Abilene Christian 69, Houston Baptist 50 - Abilene struggled a bit with a very bad Houston Baptist squad (3-20 on the season) and it was as close as 45-40 with 10 minutes left, but Albert McDonald keyed a 12-1 run that broke open the game. Vincent had 33 pts and 9 rebounds, while McDonald added 15 pts.

Incarnate Word 71, New Orleans 64 - Incarnate finally gets their third conference win, but it's not much to celebrate as New Orleans is a very bad team (2-21, 1-9). As usual, Izulde led the way with 28 pts and 12 rebounds.

February 20th

Abilene Christian 70, Texas A&M Corpus Christi 52 - Abilene won their third straight as vincent had a great shooting day, going 8-11 from the field and 8-8 from the line for a 24 pt effort, adding 10 rebounds in the process. Abilene was once again dominate on the boards (45-27).

Nicholls State 67, Incarnate Word 59 - Nicholls dominated the first half to take a 41-24 lead. Incarnate rallied in the 2nd half, but got no closer than 6 pts and Incarnate falls to 7-17 (3-8) on the season. Izulde had 20 pts and 12 rebounds.


February 22nd

Abilene Christian at Incarnate Word

A much more exciting game than last time out. Incarnate jumped out to an early 12-2 lead and led by as m uch as 13 pts in the 2nd half, but Vincent Harvey scores on three consecutive possessions to cut the lead to 2 (34-32) at the half. The teams trade baskets in the 2nd half, but the key plays happened with just over 5 minutes to go. With Abilene leading 53-49, SG Frank Vela hits a 3 to make it 56-49. Incarnate doesn't score and on the next possession Vela hits a jumper from the free throw line and suddenly it's a 58-49 lead with 4:11 to go. Incarnate misses two free throws and Vincent finds Leon Dorris for an easy basket and an 11 pt lead. Abilene doesn't give up, though. Jestor beats the press on a breakaway and Arthur McKay adds a 3 pointer to close the lead to 61-58 with 21 seconds left. Vincent gets fouled immediately, but hits both free throws to clinch the game. Abilene gets their revenge and is now 9-4 in conference play while Incarnate drops to 3-8. Both FOFC guys had double doubles as Vincent went 19/11 and Izulde went 20/10. Final Score: Abilene Christian 64, Incarnate Word 58

February 27th

Abilene Christian 61, Stephen F. Austin 48 - Despite my criticism of Albert McDonald's starting role, he has proven to be a consistent #2 scorer for ACU and his 21 pts led the way as Abilene jumped out to a 40-22 halftime lead and coasted to victory. Vincent had 20 pts and 8 rebounds.

Incarnate Word 67, Northwestern State 50 - Incarnate takes out their frustrations on NWST by running out to a 34-21 halftime lead and never looking back. Despite 18 pts, Izulde wasn't even the star as PF Arthur McKay had 19 pts on 7-9 shooting and Jamie Phillips added 14 pts.

March Update

March 1st

Nicholls State 75, Abilene Christian 70 - Vincent Harvey fouls out with 3 minutes to go and a 6 pt deficit. His teammates made a spirited effort to get back in it, but it was not enough. Before fouling out, Vincent had 18 pts.

Oral Roberts 77, Incarnate Word 46 - Incarnate had no hope staying alive against the best team in the conference. Izulde only scored 14 pts on 5-15 shooting and had 4 turnovers.

March 6th

Abilene Christian 69, New Orleans 60 - Albert McDonald continues his strong late season play with a 25 pt performance. Vincent added 16 pts and a terrible New Orleans team (3-25, 2-13) was never in it.

Incarnate Word 56, Central Arkansas 53 - Izulde's 18 pt, 7 rebound performance helped Incarnate stay in the lead, but he fouled out with 4 minutes to go and only a 3 pt lead. His teammates actually held on to the lead.

March 8th

Southeastern Louisiana 78, Abilene Christian 76 - Vincent had 22 pts and 11 rebounds, but Norris ridge left with an injury early in the game and ACU lost a close one down the stretch. Frank Vela had 13 pts. Abilene qualifies for the conference tournament as the 4th seed.

Sam Houston State 69, Incarnate Word 50 - Another bad loss to end the season for Incarnate. Izulde had 16 pts on 6-17 shooting, but did add 11 rebounds. In a fitting end to the season, no other Incarnate player was in double digits. Incarnate does not make the conference tournament.


Southland Conference Tournament

First Round

Lamar 65, Stephen F. Austin 64
Nicholls State 76, SE Louisiana 67

Second Round

Lamar 58, Abilene Chrisian 51 - Abilene actually led 20-14 at the half, but Vincent picked a bad time to have his worst game of the season, scoring only 12 pts on 4-18 shooting. It was still a close game with 2 minutes left, but Lamar scored the last 5 pts of the game. Albert Mcdonald only had 6 pts on 3-10 shooting and Norris Ridge missed the game with an injury. Disappointing loss against a team Abilene beat in the regular season.

Sam Houston State 58, Nicholls State 43

Semifinals

Oral Roberts 70, Lamar 53
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 72, Sam Houston State 54

Conference Championship

Oral Roberts 75, Texas A&M Corpus Christi 67

Season Ending Standings and Stats

Appearances on Leaderboards

Nationwide PPG

Vincent Harvey - 16th
Izulde Jestor - 19th

Southland PPG

Vincent Harvey - 2nd
Izulde Jestor - 3rd

Southland RPG

Izulde Jestor - 2nd
Vincent Harvey - 5th

Southland APG

Vincent Harvey - 4th

Southland SPG

Vincent Harvey - 4th

Southland PPS

Vincent Harvey - 7th
Izulde Jestor - 8th

FG%

Izulde Jestor - 3rd
Vincent Harvey - 4th

FT%

Izulde Jestor - 8th
Vincent Harvey - 9th

Now on to the next season. It'll be interesting to see how much of an improvement the extra players will make. Here are the player cards:

Incarnate Word Team Overview

Aside from Ginsberg, Incarnate added some much needed help at Guard with Dick Dao and Fermin Bravo.

Abilene Christian Team Overview

Abilene curiously picked up three Centers in recruiting. Montalvo is the best of the bunch, but he starts the season suspended due to Academics.

November Update

November 16th

Incarnate Word 58, Texas Pan American 48 - Starting three Freshmen, Incarnate gets off to a great start with a road win. Ginsberg is completely dominant, going for 27 pts and 13 rebounds. Jestor added 10 pts and 9 rebounds.

November 18th

Incarnate Word 72, Southeast Missouri State 63 - Ginsberg dominates again, this time scoring 26 pts on on 10-14 shooting and 10-16 from the line. Jestor had 17 pts and 9 rebounds and SE Missouri St was held to 37% from the field.

November 21st

Abilene Christian 70, Northern Colorado 55 - Vincent takes advantage of having someone who can dish him the ball, opening the season with 24 pts and 12 rebounds. Schaplowsky has 8 assistswith 0 turnovers and added 11 pts of his own.

November 24th

Southern California 92, Abilene Christian 85 - Both Vincent and Mike get into foul trouble and are limited 22 and 25 minutes respectively. Despite that, Abilene is in this until very late when USC hits a three with 33 seconds left and pulls away. Vincent had 19 pts and Mike had 6 assists.

November 30th

Incarnate Word 64, San Diego St 56 - Incarnate led most of the game, but SDSU hit back to back three's to make it a 3 pt game with 4 minutes left. Ginsberg and Jestor then keyed a 7-0 run that put the game away. Ginsberg had 27 pts and 11 rebounds, while Jestor had 15 pts and a staggering 20 rebounds.

Cool! Get me in, if possible.

Kuji Chagulia - Incarnate Word
NBA Player: Reggie Miller '97-'98

I'm assuming that means I can go ahead and add another player?

If so...

Jobu Eckman, ACU
Hakeem Olajuwon 92/93

Thanks to Heavyreign for the awesome customer service. I had a corrupt save file but he was able to fix it.

And Jeeber is correct. Everyone can add a 2nd player now, but I'm going to limit everyone to 2 players for now.

December Update

December 1

Northern Iowa 103, Abilene Christian 68 - Abilene suffers an embarassing defeat at home. Vincent was injured 17 minutes into the game and would not return. Schaplowsky picked up the slack and scored 21 pts with 9 assists, but Northern Iowa hit 14 three pointers and shot 60% from the field.


December 3

Incarnate Word 53, Morgan State 43 - Ginsberg and Jestor are completely dominant, combining for 42 pts and 25 rebounds. The rest of Incarnate's squad shot a pathetic 4 of 19 from the field. Morgan State didn't have a single scorer in double digits.

December 5

Baylor 69, Abilene Christian 56 - Vincent has to sit this one out due to injury and Abilene puts upa spirited, but futile effort without him. Schaplowsky has 15 pts and 9 assists, but the team commits 23 turnovers (7 from SF Richard Zeman and 6 from SF Merv Jones).

December 7

Incarnate word 78, #20 Pittsburgh 62 - Incarnate pulls off a huge upset of 20th ranked Pitt thanks to another strong combined outing from Ginsberg (24 pts, 10 reb) and Jestor (23 pts, 9 reb). They were helped by Freshman Guard Dick Dao who had 16 pts and 4 steals. Pitt was held to 39% from the field and only 6 free throw attempts.

Utah Valley 63. Abilene Christian 51 - With Vincent still out, Abilene gets dominated on the boards and Schaplowsky is unable to singlehandedly keep his team in it, despite 15 pts, 7 assists, and 4 rebounds.

December 9

Murray State 78, Abilene Christian 70 - After a listless first half where Abilene trailed 46-28, Schaplowsky erupted in the 2nd half, ending up with 42 pts on 13-21 from the field and 15-18 from the line. Unfortunately, he had very little help as the rest of the team shot 6 of 22 with 16 turnovers.

December 12

Idaho state 77, Abilene Christian 73 - Another great Schaplowsky effort goes to waste without a healthy Vincent Harvey. Mike had 18pts, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals, but just doesn't have the necessary support to pull out a victory.

December 13

Incarnate Word 91, TCU 70 - Ginsberg has his best game of the season with 38 pts (including a 16-17 performance from the line) and Incarnate dominates this one from the opening tip. Izulde adds 18 pts and 11 rebounds.

December 14

Arizona 78, Abilene Christian 55 - Abilene was unlucky to have Vincent get hurt just as they started a stretch of 5 games in 10 days. Without him again, not a single Abilene player scored in double digits. Schaplowsky has his worst game of the season, going 2 of 11 from the field, but he did add 12 assists.

December 15

Incarnate Word 60, Montana St 43 - Ginsberg has his second consecutive 30 pt game and Jestor has a double-double with 10 pts and 10 rebounds. Montana St never had a chance, falling behind 36-19 at the half and being outrebounded 36-23.

December 21

Abilene Christian 78, Grambling St 66 - Vincent returns with a subpar game, scoring 13 pts on 6 of 20 shooting, but Schaplowsky rebounds from his prior outing and leads Abilene to victory with 19 pts, 7 assists, and 7 rebounds. Grambling St was held to 38% from the field and committed 19 turnovers.

December 22

Southern Miss 78, Incarnate Word 58 - Incarnate's winning streak is snapped as Southern Miss PG Ronald Bing scored 20 pts with 10 assists. Ginsberg is held to 10 pts and 6 rebounds, while Jestor gets 15 and 7. The rest of the team was 5 for 16.

December 26

UMKC 79, Incarnate Word 67 - Ginsberg gets back on top with 23 pts and 10 rebounds, but it isn't enough to overcome Incarnate's 20 turnovers. Jestor had 10 pts and 8 rebounds.

December 29

Incarnate Word 71, Northern Arizona 38 - Jestor has his best game of the season with 28 pts and 13 rebounds to lead the Cardinals to a complete blowout victory. Ginsberg added 20 pts and 8 boards.

I'm enjoying this, keep up the good work Larry!

Name: Ariel Ginsberg - Incarnate Word
Player: Omri Casspi - 2009-10 season

Ooh, just saw this. Interesting idea!

January 3rd

Incarnate Word 78, Utah 67 - Utah is definitely the deeper team, but they had no answer for Ginsberg and Jestor. Ginsberg scored 21 with 18 rebounds and Jestor had 27 pts, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. IW outshot Utah 58% to 37%

January 4th

Marshall 79, Abilene Christian 71 - Vincent put up 28 pts, while Schaplowsky added 14 pts and 8 assists, but it wasn't enough. Abilene let the game slip away early in the second half and a furious late rally wasn't enough. Marshall shot 26 free throws to Abilene's 13.

January 6th

Incarnate Word 62, Western Carolina 53 - Not as close as the final score indicates. IW opened a 17 pt lead at the half and coasted to victory. Ginsberg had 27 pts, 10 rebounds, while Jestor had 13 and 11.

Creighton 66, Abilene Christian 51 - Schaplowsky had a bad night with 4 assists and 3 turnovers. Vincent tried his best with 18 pts, but it wasn't enough to overcome Creighton's massive 44-20 edge on the boards.

January 8th

Incarnate Word 93, New Mexico State 84 - Big win for Incarnate as Ginsberg explodes for 39 pts and 11 rebs. Izulde also had a double-double with 20 and 11. IW dominated almost every stat except three pointers.

January 10th

New Mexico State 79, Abilene Christian 73 - Abilene falls to 3-10 and the big problem now seems to be getting both Schaplowsky and Vincent hot at the same time. They keep alternating bad games. This time it was Vincent's turn, who was ha,pered by foul trouble and only contributed 12 pts and 4 boards. Schaplowsky put up 20 pts and 11 assists.

Conference Play Begins

January 15th

Abilene Christian 77, Southeastern Louisiana 70 - Despite early season struggles, Abilene at least opens up conference play with a victory. Finally, Schaplowsky (25pts, 7 assists, 5 rebs) and Vincent (21 pts, 10 rebs, 4 assists) had great games at the same time.

Incarnate Word 75, McNeese State 57 - McNeese State is a terrible (1-13) team, so it was a shock that this game was tied 36-36 at the half. But Incarnate predictably crushed the 2nd half on the strength of 27 and 9 from Ginsberg and a near trible double (16-13-7) from Jestor.

January 17th

Oral Roberts 91, Incarnate Word 83 - Ginsberg and Jestor combined for 83 pts and 29 rebounds, but they received almost no help from the rest of the team as a more balanced Oral Roberts (5 players in double digits) pulled away in the 2nd half.

Abilene Christian 84, Central Arkansas 60 - Vincent and Schaplowsky were solid once again, both putting up double doubles and helping Abilene storm away from a 1 pt halftime lead. Vincent had 24 pts, 10 rebs, while Mike had 20 pts and 10 assists.


January 22nd

Abilene Christian 72, Northwestern State 47 - Schaplowsky has 10 assists and Vincent adds 18 pts to lead the way, but it's the defense that made the difference. Abilene held NW St. to 32% from the field and forced 21 turnovers.

Nicholls State 77, Incarnate Word 60 - Ginsberg and Jestor are let down by their teammates again. They combined to score 44 points and no other player on the team had more than 5. Nicholls State is a weak squad, so this was a surprise.

January 24th

McNeese State 69, Abilene Christian 58 - Vincent Harvey gets injured in this one and will miss significant time. Schaplowsky had 14 pts and 7 rebounds, but the rest of the team was atrocious. McNeese State is only 3-14, but two of those wins come against our FOFC teams.

Incarnate Word 44, Stephen F. Austin 30 - Nope, that wasn't a misprint. In a defensive fight, Ginsberg was the only strong offensive performer, scoring 18 pts and pulling down 17 boards. He also had 6 blocks. Izulde only had 9 pts on 13 shots, but did pull down 10 boards. The key was holding SFA to 22% from the field. Now for the bad news: Ginsberg got hurt late in the game and will not be back until late February.

January 29th

Abilene Christian 66, Nicholls State 57 - With Vincent Harvey out, we had a surprising performance from SG Paul Montalvo, who came out of nowhere to score 27 points. This helped make up for a miserable shooting night for Schaplowsky who was 3-17 from the floor, but did add 11 assists.

Incarnate Word 70, Houston Baptist 49 - Izulde was able to make up for Ginsberg's absence with a terrific 31 pt, 9 rebound performance. The score was only 20-19, but Izulde and IW exploded in the 2nd half. Lyle White had 2 pts and 5 rebounds in Ginsberg's place.

January 31st

Abilene Christian 81, McNeese State 74 - Another random player steps up for Abilene. This time it is backup SF Richard Zeman, who puts up 20 pts and 7 rebounds. Schaplowsky adds 17pts and 9 assists himself, and an FOFC team finally beats McNeese State (now 3-16).

Incarnate Word 63, Central Arkansas 60 - Incarnate manages to win another one without Ginsberg, but they are forced to OT by a 4-15 Central Arkansas squad. This could be problematic when they face tougher competition. Izulde had 20 pts and 12 rebounds.


End of Month Notes:

*Ginsberg is out 22 days and Vincent is out for 16 days.
*Ginsberg is 2nd in the nation in scoring, blocks, and rebounding. He also has a massive lead in Free Throws Made (8.2-5.4 for 2nd) and Attempted (10.1-7.8).
*Jestor's scoring is down, but he is 9th in the nation in rebounding.
*Schaplowsky is 1st in the nation in assists.

Really? Why?

Well, it seemed cool to do the Israeli, but I'll change it.

Name: Ariel Ginsberg - Incarnate Word
Player: Bernard King - 1983-84 season

Adding McHale to the tandem of Ginsberg (Ewing) and Jestor (Larry Johnson) might make things crazy in San Antonio.

Oh I get that. He just would've translated to a bad player based on pure stats.