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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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Coach Toby Whittaker: Audet Somniare, Parat Laborare (FBCB)
Hi again, everyone.
I had so much fun with my Graham Sims dynasty for Fast Break College Basketball that I decided to return to this wonderful game for another story. The laptop on which I played Coach Sims' save has been retired, and I installed a "clean" copy of FBCB on my new computer. I've spent some time over the past month or so editing the database to create the college basketball world in which my new story will take place. Our main character will be Coach Toby Whittaker, whose career had just begun when my story ended. I've magically turned the clock back three decades or so, giving Coach Whittaker a chance to begin his career in the 2010s. I've added two conferences to Division I for this story: the New England Conference and the Centennial Conference. Both leagues are closely based on real Division III conferences. Here's a look at their membership: New England Conference: Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Hamilton, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, Wesleyan, Williams. Centennial Conference: Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Gettysburg, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, McDaniel, Muhlenberg, Swarthmore, Ursinus, Washington (MD). Our story will begin in the spring of 2013. Coach Whittaker is 25 years old. He grew up in Falls Church, Virginia, and after a successful high school career at St. Stephens & St. Agnes School, Toby walked on at the University of Virginia. In his four years in Charlottesville, he saw just over 100 minutes of court time in 19 appearances. He completed his B.A. in History with the Class of 2010. Toby knew his talent would take him only so far as a player. He was still in high school when he first expressed his interest in coaching, and his coaches at UVA encouraged and fostered his interest in the profession. Head coach Tom Schumann offered Toby a position as a graduate assistant, and for two seasons, Coach Whittaker worked on the Cavaliers' staff while he completed his M.A. in Higher Education. Now, Coach Whittaker is teaching and coaching at St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville. While he loves what he's doing, he dreams of heading a college program of his own one day. As the 2013/14 season begins, we join Coach Whittaker as he waits for an opportunity to enter the Division I coaching ranks. Game Notes: I added about 250 high schools to my game's database, mostly independent schools from the Northeast and Middle Atlantic states. I let a random number generator choose the school where Coach Whittaker is coaching high school ball; it picked STAB, and I constructed Toby's backstory from there. The Latin motto of the title roughly translates to "He dares to dream, he prepares to work." My apologies to my high school Latin teacher if my translation is a bit off.  Last edited by MoonlightGraham : 08-30-2024 at 02:41 PM. |
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08-29-2024, 02:41 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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I'll begin the tale of Coach Whittaker's universe by fast-simming through a season or two, or three, or four. At the end of each season, I'll look at the offers Toby has received. If one of them looks like a good fit for him, I'll have him take it.
Coach Whittaker will begin his career as a Level 5 coach. That will make him roughly as talented as the coaches at most smaller programs. For example, all the coaches in the Centennial and New England Conferences are Level 5. |
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08-29-2024, 02:48 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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08-29-2024, 06:34 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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It'll be great to have you along, Chas! Hopefully Coach Whittaker's story will be as much fun as Coach Sims' was. Toby has landed his first job, and I'll be back soon to set the stage for the beginning of his coaching journey. |
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08-30-2024, 02:17 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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May 1, 2019
Toby Whittaker was announced today as the new head men's basketball coach at Amherst.  The Mammoths have struggled throughout the six-year history of my universe. Code:
A 58-126 mark over those six seasons cost coach Donny Baker his job. The resulting loss of Prestige--from 12 to 9--has dropped Amherst to the tenth-lowest mark in all of Division I. Coach Whittaker has quite a job ahead of him. |
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08-30-2024, 02:41 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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May 1, 2019
I couldn't afford to spend more than $30,000/year on assistant coaches' salaries, but I ended up being able to find three coaches I'm fairly happy with.  Our staff is at least as good as most of the other programs in the New England Conference. Forrest Gill is a Level 1 coach, and the Davids are both Level 0. |
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08-30-2024, 10:06 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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July 1, 2019
Recruiting season is about to begin. We have $7,819 to spend each month, and we have four scholarships to offer. We will have to concentrate our efforts on players who live close to home. After projecting our depth chart for the next two years, I've identified our recruiting priorities. We need a big man and a point guard who will be ready to step in right away. We need another big man with whom we could be patient, and we could probably use a wing. Ideally, they'll all be good defenders--we're way too easy to score against--but the PG absolutely must be. |
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08-30-2024, 10:51 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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August 1, 2019
Amherst has recruited about as successfully as you'd expect a school with ratings for 9 in Prestige and 10 in Facilities, and a budget of less than $10K/month to do. There are 367 Division I schools in our universe. The Mammoths' recruiting classes have ranked #338, #367, #313, #317, #168, and #356 (the class that placed last had no recruits). The Mammoths have signed two three-star players, both arriving via the JUCO ranks with the Class of 2018. If Coach Whittaker is going to raise the standard of the Amherst program, he'll need to attract more players of this quality. One very promising prospect, New York big man Richard Zamudio, expressed Very High interest last month. I liked his stats (23.6 PPG, 9.8 RPG, #196 national ranking) so much that I offered him a scholarship right away. Unfortunately, Richard caught the eye of at least five more prestigious programs, all of whom offered him, too. Richard took us completely out of his top five list, so we'll probably move along. We're in better shape with another post player, three-star center Carson Shears. Code:
In a perfect world, Carson would be a better defender than he projects to be. He's got some good inside moves, however, and he's comfortable handling the ball. He's worth keeping an eye on, and he likes us a lot. Josiah Pennington is a 6'4" wing with a lethal jump shot and a willingness to challenge the opposing team's best player on defense. Code:
Nobody has offered Josiah a scholarship yet, but we're about to change that. We'll also recruit him heavily; until I look at the finances more closely, I don't know how heavily. The most intriguing defensively-talented point guard on our list is Doyle Cannon. Code:
I decide to bring Shears, Pennington, and Cannon to campus for a visit, and I also invite another big man, Michael Grigsby. Coach Whittaker will visit Cannon, and his recruiting assistant, David Getty, will visit Shears. We can't afford to do anything else. Last edited by MoonlightGraham : 08-31-2024 at 03:50 PM. |
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08-30-2024, 11:07 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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September 1, 2019
I'm pleased with how our recruiting efforts went last month. Carson Shears still has us at the top of his list, and none of his other favorites have made him an offer. The same is true of Josiah Pennington. We'll be in a battle for the commitment of Doyle Cannon, who holds offers from Yale, Amherst, Trinity, and Colby. That's how Doyle ranks the four programs right now. The most promising news of all might be coming from very, very close to home. Local boy Michael Grigsby looks like he could be a great fit for us. Code:
I'm sending Coach Whittaker to visit all four of the guys who hold offers from us. I can afford to send Coach Getty to the Cannon residence, taking what might be one last shot to pry Doyle out of the clutches of Yale. Wish us luck... Last edited by MoonlightGraham : 08-30-2024 at 11:07 PM. |
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08-30-2024, 11:19 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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October 1, 2019
Oh, dear. First, the good news. Carson Shears still likes us best. We're the only program who has offered him a scholarship, so that might be the reason why. Still, I'm high on him, and I hope we get good news from him on Decision Day next month. Two of our other targets had their heads turned by offers from more prestigious programs. Wesleyan (Prestige 20) is courting Josiah Pennington. Bates (Prestige 20) is trying to lure Michael Grigsby away from his hometown school. And Doyle Cannon has cut his list to two, but we still trail Yale (Prestige 26). Pennington and Grigsby have lowered their expressed interest in us to High. Is it worth pursuing these three guys any longer? There are quite a few players on our call list who don't have any offers in hand, and several of them don't have any program on their list but Amherst. Unfortunately, they look about as good as the guys who would sign up as walk-ons. What should I do? I have some thinking to do, don't I? |
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08-31-2024, 09:16 AM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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October 1, 2019
After thinking over our position a little more, I took a closer look at the players on our call list. I had been asking myself "Are they good enough to dominate the NEC?, and if my answer was "I don't think so," I was disregarding them. That wasn't a very helpful attitude. Amherst is one of the least significant programs in the country right now. Now, when I look at a recruit, I'm asking myself "Can he do anything that can make us a better team?" Even if that "thing" is "give us a better option for ten minutes off the bench," that's an improvement. I acquired that mindset honestly; it was the result of my experience with my last FBCB save. Graham Sims' first recruiting class at Lafayette contained Rhett King, Venceslás Castillo, Hubert Song, and James Sanders. The recruiting rankings gave King one star, Castillo two, and Song and Sanders three each. That four-man class gave the Leopards 394 starts and 13,078 minutes of basketball. They earned seven spots on the All-Patriot League teams between them, each of them gaining that recognition at least once. Sanders, the Big Colonel, was Patriot League Player of the Year twice and a professional draft pick. Coach Sims' first recruiting class transformed the Lafayette program and propelled him into a Hall of Fame coaching career. I'm in a very different position now. When Coach Sims started at Lafayette, the Leopards' Prestige was 27, and Coach Sims was 10 points better at Recruiting than Coach Whittaker is now. I can't expect to attract players as highly regarded as those in Coach Sims' first class. But, on the other hand, Coach Sims and I found a hidden gem in one-star Rhett King, the original rebounding/shot blocking/defending Blue Collar Man. If I can mine more King-like treasures, who do two or three things well, Amherst will start winning more games. I decided to stick with the four players I had offered for one more month, because I discovered some guys on my list who seem to be able to do a few basketball things fairly well and who don't have any interest in playing for anyone but us. If our first choices turn us down, I'll pursue some of these backup plans. |
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08-31-2024, 11:36 AM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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November 1, 2019
Decision Day Today, Carson Shears becomes the first recruit of the Toby Whittaker era at Amherst. Carson's potential as a shot blocker, an inside scorer, and a forceful rebounder--especially on the defensive glass--should earn him significant playing time as a freshman. Welcome to the Amherst family, Carson! Josiah Pennington announces his commitment to Wesleyan, but our other two targets are still making up their minds. Michael Grigsby still prefers Bates and Doyle Cannon still lists Yale first, but we remain in the running for their signatures. Should I give them another month's worth of recruiting effort, or should I move on? Shears' commitment checks one item off our "to-do list," a big man who should contribute early. We really need a lockdown perimeter defender; is there a likely candidate on our call list? Bryan Currin is a promising option. He's a rangy, 6'4" guard from New York with a secure handle and the potential to develop into a good shooter and a fairly good defender. We're the only team on Bryan's list. When I look at the players who have some interest in playing for us whom we haven't contacted, I see a few intriguing players. One of them is an Aussie point guard named Claude Audley, who averages almost four steals per game. He might be worth considering. There's also Hans Fluegel, a "small" forward from Germany who packs 253 pounds on a 6'6" frame. His stat line suggests a versatile player who, not surprisingly, is comfortable playing close to the basket. Evaluating Audley and Fluegel would cost us more than half of our recruiting budget. Neither of them have been spotted by any other programs yet. I've decided to take one more shot at signing Grigsby and Cannon. We'll also offer a scholarship to Currin, and invite him to campus for a visit. I've added Fluegel and Audley to our call list, and we'll evaluate them next month, when we have the funds to do so. Last edited by MoonlightGraham : 08-31-2024 at 03:51 PM. |
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08-31-2024, 12:36 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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Here's the roster for the 2019/2020 Amherst Mammoths:
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How did their first training camp with Coach Whittaker go? Code:
The team's star is senior point guard Jesse Scott. He's a highly skilled ballhandler and a creative passer, and he significantly improved both aspects of his game in camp. Jesse is one of the few Green players in the NEC, and we expect him to be among the league's top guards. He averaged 5.1 APG last season; don't be surprised if he surpasses that mark this year. He'll be joined in the backcourt by junior Perry Jordan. Perry has started 61 games for the Mammoths, the most of any player on the roster. He's been a potent scorer; he averaged 16.1 PPG and should score his 1000th career point before the New Year. We'll have to keep an eye on Perry's academic standing, because he's a fairly indifferent student. Senior Matthew Kennedy will start at small forward. Like Scott, he arrived as a JUCO transfer last season, and he made an impact from Day One with his scoring. Matthew is especially deadly from behind the arc (37.9% last season). His 14.2 PPG was second on the team. Drew Lehr started 19 games last season, and he'll return to the starting five at power forward for his senior year. He's an aggressive rebounder, and he led the team with 7.8 RPG in 2019. Drew has some post moves in his toolbox, but he's a weak defender and a weak student. Seven-foot sophomore Pierre Chauvin will be the starting center for the second straight season. Despite his Francophone name, he's from just across the border in eastern New York. Pierre's offensive ability and a knack for blocking shots sets him apart from the other bigs on our roster. We're much deeper in the backcourt than we are up front. Junior David McQuiston and sophomore Alan Rasberry are the most talented reserves, but they'll possibly find playing time scarce with Scott and Jordan ahead of them. McQuiston is the better shooter and defender; Rasberry the better distributor. The best of the reserve bigs is Dominic Moss. The redshirt junior started 12 games last year. He's a superb rebounder who averaged 7 boards per game last season. First years Spencer Lund and Anseleme Catoire are raw, but at least one of them will have to play. Lèon Hespel can provide an offensive boost off the bench. Catoire and Hespel are French imports. The fact that last year's 12-win team was almost the best in Amherst history says a lot about the program. The Mammoths return all five players from last year's preferred starting lineup, so there's a chance we might be better this time around. Our AD expects us to avoid last place in the league, and I feel fairly confident of our chances to do that. I'd be delighted with a .500 season and a winning record in the NEC. Last edited by MoonlightGraham : 08-31-2024 at 12:37 PM. |
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08-31-2024, 01:56 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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November 17, 2019
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We recovered from the shock of a 7-0 run by the Mules that sent the game into overtime, winning the extra period 14-6. Record: 1-0. November 21, 2019 Code:
Matthew Kennedy once again lights up the scoreboard, but it's the all-around excellence of Pierre Chauvin that makes him the PotG. We score in the nineties again...without much contribution from Perry Jordan, who is 2-for-16 from behind the arc. Perry entered the season shooting 40 percent from deep for his career, so I'm not concerned yet. Record: 2-0. November 24, 2019 Code:
Perry Jordan begins to awaken from his offensive slump, and Matthew Kennedy continues to find the basket with regularity. Meanwhile, Drew Lehr is averaging a double-double; he steps up tonight to cover for a rough night from Pierre Chauvin. Record: 3-0. November 29, 2019 Code:
The Wildcats do a much better job defending us, holding us to 21-for-65 shooting and 5-for-21 from three-point range. We're going to have to tighten up defensively, or we'll find ourselves losing to teams, like tonight's opponent, who can slow our roll. Record: 3-1. |
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08-31-2024, 10:55 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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December 1, 2019
Persistence pays off this time, as Doyle Cannon announces his commitment to play for us today! If we've scouted Doyle's defensive ability accurately, he would be the second-best perimeter defender on the team right now. Unless we've mis-evaluated him really badly, he'll be good enough to join our backcourt rotation from Day One. Michael Grigsby is still making up his mind. He continues to prefer Bates, and he rates his interest in our program as High. Bryan Currin is also still waiting to decide, although we're the only program he has on his list. I'm looking forward to seeing what our scout sees in Claude Audley and Hans Fluegel, both of whom we're paying the money to evaluate this month. Both are given only one star by the recruiting experts, but (1) they could be wrong and (2) even if they're not, Claude and Hans might still be very useful players. If Michael and Bryan commit next month, it might not matter. |
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09-03-2024, 12:03 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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December 1, 2019
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All five starters make significant contributions, especially Pierre Chauvin, who does a little bit of everything. Record: 4-1. December 7, 2019 Code:
Matthew Kennedy is electric, the big men play well, and Jesse Scott leads the band like a maestro. More of this, please. Record: 5-1. December 9, 2019 Code:
Matthew Kennedy moves into 9th place on the national scoring leaderboard with another productive game. He's the NEC's leading scorer; we also boast the top rebounder (Drew Lehr) and assist man (Jesse Scott). Our seniors are playing like men, and that bodes well for our continued success. Record: 6-1. December 11, 2019 Code:
They miss Lèon Hespel's five points in five minutes and an eye-popping dunk from Dominic Moss, but they probably wouldn't have enjoyed those events anyway. I wonder if we'll appear in the Mid-Major poll next week? Record: 7-1. |
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09-07-2024, 02:09 AM
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Dark Cloud
Join Date: Apr 2001
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Looking forward to my annual return to this game in the fall.
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11-06-2024, 11:34 AM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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I'm back myself, after a hiatus of two summer/early autumn months or so. The return of "real" college basketball inspired me to come back to my hoops world, which is refreshingly unlike what the real version has become. I'll really be back, with some actual content, very soon! Thanks for stopping by! |
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11-06-2024, 12:35 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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December 15, 2019
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Cinderella misses her ride home from the ball, however. The Mammoths launch a barrage of threes with poor results, and can't stop the more talented Wildcats from scoring. The result is a predictable 13-point victory for the home team. Record: 7-2. December 18, 2019 Code:
Kudos, too, to Jesse Scott, who barely misses a triple double. Record: 7-3. December 22, 2019 Code:
On a night when Matthew Kennedy can't shake loose his defender or make the shots he gets, we rely on stifling defense and the scoring of Jesse Scott to create the desired outcome in our last non-conference game of the season. Record: 8-3. Last edited by MoonlightGraham : 11-06-2024 at 03:09 PM. |
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11-06-2024, 02:09 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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December 26, 2019
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I'm pleased with how our non-conference schedule played out. We lost the three games I didn't think we had a chance of winning (and nearly stole one of them), while winning all the games I thought we might win. None of the New England Conference teams grabbed a signature win. Bates came closest, losing 77-73 to Virginia Tech. Hamilton also scared Michigan, losing 58-52 in Ann Arbor. Wesleyan lost 100-96 to a Delaware team that's currently 9-1 and ranked #10 among mid-majors. |
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11-06-2024, 02:41 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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December 28, 2019
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I expected Jesse Scott to be a big part of any success our team experiences this year, and so far I've been right. Tonight, he stuffs the scoreboard like a Christmas bird and leads us to victory in Toby Whittaker's NEC coaching debut. Only three Mammoths turn the ball over, for a total of five times. Record: 10-3 (1-0). January 1, 2020 The Twenty-Twenties begin with a piece of negative news. Michael Grigsby will be returning home to Amherst as a visiting player, as he commits today to play at Bates. These bad tidings are made less so by the reports we receive after we take a close look at Hans Fluegel. Code:
Coach Whittaker is going to cross the Atlantic for a visit to Dresden with a scholarship offer in hand. |
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11-07-2024, 12:15 PM
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High School Varsity
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January 2, 2020
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Jesse Scott adds to his credentials as the best point guard in the league. I love that 8:1 assist-turnover ratio. It's 2.64 for the season, best among qualifying players in the NEC. Record: 10-3 (2-0). January 4, 2020 Code:
I want to give some love to a couple of the bench players who have been key contributors to this year's team. Dominic Moss has our team's best rebound rate and is a plus defender. David McQuiston has given Amherst teams valuable minutes as a backcourt reserve for three seasons now; he doesn't do one thing superbly, but he does most things fairly well. Record: 11-3 (3-0). January 6, 2020 Code:
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Brian Halter, a shooting guard who is, in fact, very good at shooting, hit a triple with time running out to give the Jumbos a victory. Their gym exploded; their student section stormed the court. It was a moment those kids won't ever forget. We, especially Matt Kennedy, shot horrifically from behind the arc, but otherwise we played good basketball. MK is allowed to have a crappy game sometimes. These things happen. Next game. Record: 11-4 (3-1). January 11, 2020 Code:
We're tied with Wesleyan for first place in the New England Conference. Hamilton (4-2) is right behind us. Record: 12-4 (4-1). January 16, 2020 Code:
Our veteran backcourt combines for 46 points and 13 rebounds as we hold off a spirited challenge from the Cardinals. Record: 13-4 (5-1). |
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January 18, 2020
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Our victory establishes a new program record for wins in a season, and it's not yet February. Record: 14-4 (6-1). January 23, 2020 Code:
We sink half of our 20 three-point attempts. We've been shooting well lately. Record: 15-4 (7-1). January 25, 2020 Code:
The home team earns their victory with an inspired second half comeback. Again, we don't play badly; they simply play a bit better. And Hamilton's victory brings them within a game of the NEC lead, which we now share with Bates. Record: 15-5 (7-2). January 30, 2020 Code:
At the same time, I'm glad Perry Jordan and Pierre Chauvin aren't graduating. I owe Perry an apology; he's scored over 1100 points in his career, and I completely forgot to recognize his entrance into the 1000-point club. There's only one other member: Don Orcutt '18, who is Amherst's all-time leading scorer with 1315 points. Perry should easily surpass that total, possibly even this season. Record: 16-5 (8-2). Last edited by MoonlightGraham : Yesterday at 01:43 PM. |
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Yesterday, 11:57 AM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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February 1, 2020
Recruiting News Our pursuit of Bryan Currin pays off today, as he announces his commitment to play for us next season. I just realized I never posted his "hero card." Here it is: Code:
Welcome to the Mammoth family, Mr. Currin! American (prestige 37) has discovered Hans Fluegel, and they've offered him a scholarship. Hans still prefers Amherst, but we can't match the recruiting efforts the Eagles can devote to signing him. If Hans didn't have an offer from American, I wouldn't hesitate to battle for him...but we're up against a program that leads us 37-8 in Prestige and 48-10 in Facilities. Coaches Whittaker and Getty are better recruiters, but not that much better. Let's find another big man to check out. How about Thomas Fernandez, a seven-footer from Litchfield, CT? He lists Harvard, Williams, and Marist as his top three schools, but nobody has offered him a scholarship. He expresses High interest in playing for Amherst, without us paying any attention to him at all. Thomas averages 15.4 points and 11.1 rebounds per game, shooting 52%. His grades are good and his test score is high. I'd prefer to wait until we've had a chance to evaluate Thomas before we offer him a scholarship, but it's February. Time is of the essence now. Because we already have a three-star big man, Carson Shears, on board, I can afford to gamble on Fernandez. You had your chance, Hans. I'm pulling your offer and extending it to Thomas instead. |
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February 1, 2020
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Both teams come out firing, and many of those shots are going in. Bates takes a 56-50 lead into the intermission, but Perry Jordan and, then, Matthew Kennedy sink threes to tie the score. The lead changes 11 times during the next 17 minutes. Two Kennedy free throws give us a 102-100 lead, but Brandon Buell sends the game into overtime with two foul shots of his own as the clock reads 00:01. Five minutes of extra play ensue, interrupted frequently by Bates players who foul out of the game. By the time the final buzzer sounds, four of the five Bobcats starters have been disqualified, and the fifth has four fouls of his own. Meanwhile, five of our guys have four personals. As befits a game when 56 personal fouls are called (29 for them, 27 for us) and 80 free throws are attempted, the game is decided at the charity stripe. The last shooter standing is Perry Jordan, and he coolly sinks two shots with no time remaining. Bates' Andrew Freese plays majestically in defeat. Record: 17-5 (9-2). February 6, 2020 Code:
The visitors make only 3 of 21 long shots, and shoot just over 30% overall. Meanwhile, Matt Kennedy does what he does, and Pierre Chauvin completes a nice double-double. Record: 18-5 (10-2). February 8, 2020 Code:
Perry Jordan comes within inches of stealing the game right back, but his long three-ball hits the rim and bounces harmlessly away. If we'd shot better on our other three-point attempts (we went 7-for-23) we wouldn't have needed Perry to try to work some last-second magic. Now we're tied with Hamilton for the league lead, making our game with them on February 20 even more crucial. Record: 18-6 (10-3). February 13, 2020 Code:
Redshirt freshman Spencer Lund plays very well in relief of Drew Lehr. Spencer and Drew are two of six Amherst players who score in double figures. Record: 19-6 (11-3). |
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Yesterday, 02:25 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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I love that FBCB despite all the changes in college basketball is still a really fast easy solid number generator for all this. I'd love it to be updated, but I'm just glad it's mostly useful enough for this sort of thing. I always start in the winter playing it again, so this is getting me excited to dive back in, especially the D3 angle.
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Yesterday, 03:24 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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February 15, 2020
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Alan Rasberry, in the game for his shooting prowess, has a chance to tie the game with a three, but he misses. His misfire was the 21st of the game for us, in 25 attempts. Overall, we shoot 19-for-68. Hamilton has played one fewer conference game than we have; their record is 11-3. We really, really need to beat them when they visit us in five days. Record: 19-7 (11-4). February 20, 2020 Code:
Guards Perry Jordan, Matthew Kennedy, and Alan Rasberry provide the scoring, and everyone takes good care of the basketball. The Continentals' excellent sophomore guard, Sean Averill, plays well, and they get a typically solid performance from senior Daniel Elam. Hamilton is a good team who deserves to play some postseason basketball. Record: 20-7 (12-4). February 22, 2020 Code:
I'd have liked to give walk-on Léon Hespel a start, but we're still battling Hamilton for the conference title. (Had Léon not started 12 games last season, I'd have given him the chance to hear his name announced with the starters.) Drew Lehr, Jesse Scott, and Matthew Kennedy all acquit themselves well in their final home games. Record: 21-7 (13-4). February 26, 2020 Code:
Richard Hernandez drops 31 on us. He's Cornell's all-time leading scorer and one of the Ivy League's best players. We can't handle their senior big man Chris McLellan, either. If we win at Middlebury tomorrow, we clinch the New England Conference regular season title and the top seed in the conference tournament. If we lose, Hamilton could win the league by beating Trinity at home. Record: 21-8 (13-4). February 29, 2020 Code:
Hamilton is upset by Trinity, which removes the need for a tiebreaker to decide the championship and the #1 seed in next week's tournament. Record: 22-8 (14-4). |
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Yesterday, 03:48 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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I'm glad you're getting the urge to play some FBCB again. I can relate completely to what you say about the game. I'm about to turn 41, so I have a feeling I'm younger than many of the forum members, but I remember well the "good old days" of college basketball in the 1990s and 2000s. I have memories of the eight-team ACC and the nine-team Big East, with teams that were located in the conference's natural geographical areas. I still enjoy watching college basketball, but I miss the "old days" when I could tell you which teams were in every major conference. I can't do that now. Neither can my daughter and her friends who like college hoops. For that reason, I really enjoy being able to create a throwback universe in FBCB. The rosters have continuity (especially since I don't let guys turn pro early). Transfers have to sit out a year. I do this for the story, and I think those rules help me build my narrative. I realigned the conferences in my universe once before, and I might do it again sometime. For now, I'm enjoying my gently tweaked college hoops world. Thanks for stopping by! |
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Yesterday, 03:59 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2022
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March 1, 2020
Recruiting News Let's take a look at Thomas Fernandez, who is still considering the Amherst offer we made him last month. Code:
I'm gambling that Thomas is better than that. Perhaps that defensive rating is fairly accurate. I need him to provide backup for Pierre Chauvin and Carson Shears, and I think he'll fit that role well enough. We'll bring Thomas to campus this month, and Coaches Whittaker and Getty will visit him at home. |
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Yesterday, 06:28 PM
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Dark Cloud
Join Date: Apr 2001
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That's such a good point that at this point FBCB is basically a time portal into the old college basketball landscape. I run enough mods that I can get the scoring into the modern era and have player usage run differently, but I do think it's cool that you can run the old conferences and that it's good with you having hundreds of college teams all running at once, but it still runs pretty swiftly. I've done some old FBCB dynasties where I create D3 universes and this one is going to make me dust them off, since I actually keep those files saved thankfully. But yeah, keep up the good work. I usually make Johns Hopkins go back to the UAA, hah and I also create new high schools in-game, especially ones in my local areas or back home that I'm familiar with, often to juice the amount of talent coming from a region. Last edited by Young Drachma : Yesterday at 06:30 PM. |
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