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01-02-2006, 09:03 PM
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FBCB: Rice Owls
 My Rice Dynasty...yummy
High School I was a 5' 9 asian gangster from the suburbs that played point guard in high school. Making up for my lack of size was good speed, fine handling, and extensive knowledge of the game. Outside of school, I spent hours and hours watching film on the greats, Isiah Thomas, John Stockton and Jason Kidd- hoping to incorporate their techniques into my game. I was a common baller at the local playgrounds, practicing constantly with the local players. When no one was around, I dreamed of hitting the game-winning three for my high school team and winning championships, getting recruitied, and being the most popular guy at school. At night, I curled up with my ball at my side. At school, I dribbled through the hallways and into class. I breathed and lived basketball. The first year of my high school career, things didn't work out the way I had envisioned in the playgrounds. In fact, I was expereincing a nightmare. I sat the bench on varsity and I was literally the waterboy/team manager. This didn't discourage me though, and I continued to work and eventually improve. I was awarded the starting job junior year and led the team to a winning record, averaging about 10 points and 5 assists a game. Senior year came and I found myself competing with a new freshman for the position. I lost out, as the coach said the team was 'rebuilding' and he wanted to give the younger players a chance to prove themselves. Thus, my senior season ended quiety. While some of my other teammates garnered attention from several lower level Divison I schools, I went unrecruited. So, when spring came I recieved my college decision letters. Usually a pretty good student, I had earned acceptance to Rice University in Houston, TX. Rice was a private university with high academic standards and a Division I championship men's baseball team, a crappy I-A football squad, and oh yea they have a basketball team too. College Arriving on campus, my first stop was to the athetic director and head basketball coach. They told me walk-on tryouts were coming up and that I should show up. A few weeks later, I was a member of the Rice University basketball team. But, that didn't mean I contributed. I played one game that entire year, against some lousy D-3 team in non-conference action. That was pretty much how it went my entire collegiate career. In four years as a walk-on, I played a grand total of 37 minutes, scored 11 points and had 2 assists. With all the time I spent on the pine, I became more and more focused on the coaching aspect of the game. I always sat right next to the assistant coaches and memorized the playbook and defensive sets. I knew every players tendencies and statistics in the entire conference. I had become a basketball nerd. After graduating with honors, I joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach. My specialty was offensive coaching, but I soon developed a special knack for recruiting and helped bring in some decent players into the program. After four years as an assistant, I was hired as the head coach after the former coach, and my mentor, resigned. Just as humbly and quietly my playing career began, my collegiate coaching career had officially begun... Code:
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01-02-2006, 09:14 PM
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Getting Acclimated
I settled in my office and sitting on my desk was this memo:
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01-02-2006, 09:53 PM
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Meet the Owls
Posted on my office wall is this year's team roster. Glancing quickly at the page, I see that we have four seniors this year, and one of them is Cletus Halliburton probably our best player. He's got a sweet stroke (78 JPS) and plays tough perimeter defense (70), not to mention nice hops (82 JMP) and good strength (60). Another things that jumped out at me was our 7'3 footer in Desplancque. Our 3 freshman will probably not see too much time, but none are worthy of a redshirt. Depth Chart and more analysis to come later on this subject.
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01-02-2006, 11:10 PM
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n00b
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Depth Charts/First Game
After evaluating the roster more throughly, here is the Rice depth chart:
C- So. Harold Beason (not much of an offensive threat, but plays solid defense) PF- Sr. Greg Carrasquillo (see above) SF- Sr. Benedict Jett (average all around, should contribute) SG- Sr. Cletus Halliburton (our stud, offensive will rely on him) PG- So. Andrew Sobel (like halliburton, a really good jumpshooter (80) but not a lever ball handler and passer a PG should be- but hes only a soph which is why is is starting) Bench: PF- Fr. Greg Packer (our 6th man, good improvement in camps) PG- Sr. Roger Newman (sick jump shot (90), a little more polished as a PG than Sobel) C- Jr. Kenneth Lee (100 shot blocking, good inside game, but cant rebound for his life) C- Jr. Geoffroi Desplancque (7'3 but doesnt play like it) SF- Jr. Dallas Barnhart (great rebounder (63, 67) but nothing else) SF- Jr. Boyd Cason Strategy: Our offensive will be based around our perimeter game and will go through Halliburton. Hopefully our guards can hit some jump shots, because the big men cannot score. Pace will be relatively normal, and the team won't be shooting too many threes. On defense, we should be OK. Rebounding could be a big issue though. We will run strickly zone defenses and look to double inside to force turnovers. Opening Night- vs. TCU Horned Frogs  The Rice Thresher, Student NewspaperNovember 16, 2003 Houston- First year Rice coach and former assistant Christopher Lee saw his Owls fall to the TCU Horned Frogs 86-69 last night at Autry Court. The Owls kept it close for most of the first half and only trailed 43-37 at the half. "I thought we did a nice job of staying in the game and keeping the intensity level high," said Lee. "In the end, I think they were just the better team." Early foul trouble hampered the team in both halves, with starting point guard Andrew Sobel fouling out just minutes into the second half. Owl fans were outraged over the fact that coach Lee did not take Sobel out after picking up his fourth foul in the opening minute of the half. There were several boos and obsenities yelled toward Lee throughout the game. Sobel ws leading the Rice offensive attack at the time, netting 11 points in only 11 minutes. Without Sobel, small forward Benedict Jett and senior guard Cletus Halliiburton provided most of the scoring, with 19 and 13 points respectively. Unfortunately, this was not enough to stop TCU's star guard Robert Gonzalez who dropped 21 points including 5 three-point field goals. The Horned Frogs shot 54.5% from beyond the arc, hitting 12 of 22. One positive for the Owls was the rebounding. Rice outrebounded TCU 41-29 with Halliburton and back-up guard Ryan Newman both grabbing 8 boards. This was an area coach Lee was particularly worried about before the game. "I was pleasantly suprised with the rebounding today," said Lee after the game. "Our guards did a nice job of crashing the boards, especially on the offensive glass and I'm happy with that." Rice shot just 41% from the field and a dysmal 30% from the three point line. The Owls return to action this Wednesday night, the 19th, to face in-state rival Lamar at home. Code:
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01-03-2006, 12:11 AM
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n00b
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November
The Rice Thresher, Student NewspaperNovember Basketball Review Tom Hill, Sports Editor Coach's Corner TH (Tom Hill): First off coach, I would like to congradulate you on your first career win against TAMU-Corpus Christi. CL (Coach Lee): Thanks Tom. I appreciate it. TH: Tell me how your first month has gone coach. How has the transition from assistant coach to head coach been? CL: Well Tom, I've been proud to be apart this program for a several years now, and I'm very familiar with what Rice basketball is all about. Now, I just have a few more responsibilites to take on compared to last season. I'm learning, slowly but surely. TH: What do you think about your team's play thus far? CL: Tom, we've struggled a little, but I think greener pastures are ahead of us. Our guard play has been terrific so far. Jett, Halliburton and Sobel have really carried our team and Newman is getting it done coming off the bench. What we really need is our forwards to contribute offensively. TH: With the tough Conference USA schedule, what are your expectations this season? CL: I'm not gonna lie. We have a lot of work to do. I expect our guys to play hard, stay competitive, and show up each and every night. Our younger guys are gonna gain valuable experience and as long as we keep on improving, I'll be harry. I think that 10-15 wins would be ideal, but that might be too optimistic. Recruiting Trail Rice and Coach Lee recieved their first verbal commitment this month. Shooting guard Dante Moss from Mill City, OR and Santiam High School has commited to play for the Owls next winter. Moss, 6'4 and 182 pounds, is averaging 13.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in his senior season. According to rivals.com, Moss is a 3-star recruit and maintains a 2.8 GPA and a solid 1210 SAT score. He is ranked the #82 recruit in the West, and the #17 SG in the region. Code:
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