Coaching Career of Shawn Montgomery

[ThirtySix]

Picked up this fantastic game once again after a long period of not playing it. Started a career legacy and I'd thought I'd share it with the fine people here at OS.

I'll be using coach mode for this legacy mostly because I've become too accustomed to NBA 2K11's controls and I found going back to CH2K8 a bit difficult. Also, I feel I know the ins and outs of the game so coach mode will remove the possibility that I will exploit the CPU. Plus, coach mode is fun.

I'd like to keep this updated on a regular basis but I can't promise anything. Anyway, feel free to comment and let me know what you think. Most importantly, I hope you enjoy.

Settings
Platform: PS3
Type: Career Legacy
Sliders: Jukeman's CPUvCPU
Half Length: 20 minutes
Style: Coach Mode with some simming along the way.
Rosters: 07-08 Rosters, no idea who the author is, I had them saved from a long time ago.

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Brooklyn, NY – After much searching and outside speculation, St. Francis college basketball has announced its new head coach to be Shawn Montgomery out of California. Montgomery replaces Brian Nash who resigned for personal reason after just two years at the helm. Montgomery, 29, has no prior college coaching experience but has enjoyed success during his short stint coaching at the high school level, winning two regional championships and becoming a well known figure amongst the coaching ranks out west. “This is a great opportunity for me and for St. Francis basketball, together I believe we can recapture the past success this team has enjoyed and become the team to beat in the Northeast Conference. The school and myself have high expectations and I will work hard with the support of excellent staff, talented players and passionate fans to get this team back to the top”.

Team Info
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Home Court: Pope P.E. Center
Capacity: 1250 – Current Attendance: 300
Rivals: Long Island, Wagner
Tournament Appearances: 0

Coaches
Head Coach Shawn Montgomery, 29: C Ovr
Assistant Rakim Lovelace, 36: C- Ovr
Assistant Emanual Irvin, 48: C- Ovr

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Roster
Number in brackets is the player's overall rating and (W) is for Walk-on

2007-08 St. Francis (NY) Terriers
#	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
11	Ricky Cadell (57)	PG	6'2"	175	FR	Chapel Hill, NC
3	Jamaal Womack (64)	PG	5'8"	170	JR	Buffalo, NY
5	Marcus Willams (63)	SG	6'3"	220	SR	Teaneck, NJ
21	David Burton (61)	PF	6'5"	220	SO	Piitsburgh, PA
13	Robert Hines (68)	PF	6'5"	250	SR	Newark, NJ
--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2	Otis Campbell (59)	SG	6'2"	215	JR	Camden, NJ
10	Sami Pekkola (54)	SF	6'7"	220	SR	Montenegro
44	John Gooden (57)	PF	6'6"	220	JR	Brooklyn, NY
20	Bassith Yessoufou (56)	C	6'9"	218	SR	Senegal
45	Rocco Rubino (56)	SG	6'3"	170	FR	New York, NY
4	Lateef Willis (54) (W)	PG	5'8"	150	FR	Buffalo, NY
32	Kayode Ayeni (55)	SF	6'5"	180	SO	New York, NY

2007-08 Schedule
11/9 vs Hartford
11/14 @ St. John's
11/17 @ Maine
11/21 vs Hofstra
11/24 @ Manhattan
11/28 vs Fairfield
12/6 @ Quinnipiac
12/8 @ Wagner
12/10 @ Columbia
12/15 @ Albany
12/22 @ South Florida
12/29 vs Navy
1/3 Remainder of conference schedule

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Pre-Season

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 28, 2007
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	Kansas	N/A
2	North Carolina	N/A
3	Memphis	N/A
4	UCLA	N/A
5	Georgetown	N/A
6	Duke	N/A
7	Tennessee	N/A
8	Marquette	N/A
9	Wisconsin	N/A
10	Louisville	N/A
11	Michigan State	N/A
12	Arizona	N/A
13	Texas	N/A
14	Texas A&M	N/A
15	Kentucky	N/A
16	Pittsburgh	N/A
17	Oregon	N/A
18	Ohio State	N/A
19	Florida State	N/A
20	Washington State	N/A
21	Maryland	N/A
22	West Virginia	N/A
23	Southern Illinois	N/A
24	Illinois	N/A
25	Clemson	N/A

First Team All-American
Derrick Rose, Memphis
DeMarcus Nelson, Duke
Kyle Weaver, Washington State
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Roy Hibbert, Georgetown

Second Team All-American
Darren Collison, UCLA
Chris Lofton, Tennessee
Josh Shipp, UCLA
DJ White, Indiana
Kevin Love, UCLA

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Coach Montgomery Confident In Team

Brooklyn, NY - Prior to his first game, newly appointed head coach of the St. Francis Terriers, Shawn Montgomery, talked to the media about his sudden elevation into Division 1 college basketball and what his expectations and goals are for the upcoming season and beyond. “As far as expectations go, we have a good team and I think we can make some noise in the conference. We have great shooters and quick guards that will allow us to get out and run, which is always exciting for the fans. Obviously our post game isn't as strong as I'd like it to be but David (Burton) and Robert (Hines) are hard working guys so they may lack some height but they'll go out and give 100% each and every night.” Asked if his lack of college coaching experience will cause some issues, Montgomery responded “Well I've been playing and coaching basketball my whole life, so it's not as if I don't know what I'm doing or what is happening. The college level will be an extra step above the high school level but I'm prepared, I'm ready for this challenge and I've got two very experienced assistants that will help me with this transition.” Rounding out the press conference coach Montgomery answered questions on his own future “I'm just going to take it one step at a time and I've recently taken a pretty big one.” [Reporter shouts out if he'd like to coach in his home state of California] “(laughs) I'm sure it surprises no one that it would be a dream to coach back home, but that is not on the cards now and that's a discussion for another time. Right now I'm here at St. Francis and my focus is on getting this team to the top.”

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For the first season I'll be doing a month-by-month recap, not sure if I'll continue to use this format for the second season onwards though

November

St. Francis coach Shawn Montgomery kicked off his career with...a loss. Hartford was able to step up its game in the second half and the Terriers couldn't stay with the hot shooting from Joe Zeglinski who finished with 24 points in the win.
Second game and nobody expected St. Francis to win against St. John's and they didn't. The Terriers were once again completely outclassed in the second half after leading at the break. St John's won the rebound battle against the shorter Terrier forwards lead by Justin Burrell with 12 to go along with his 10 points.
The game against the Maine would mean one team would finally get their first win of the season. Coach Montgomery was the one left celebrating his first win at the final buzzer. Rocco Rubino scored 14 points off the bench to lead his team.
This win would mark a great run for the Terriers as they closed out the month with wins in their next three games: 24 points wasn't enough by Hofstra guard Antoine Aguido to slow down St. Francis' balanced attack; and balance was the name of the game again in the win against Manhattan. Rounding out the month, Sami Pekkola hit 6 threes in the second half and Jamaal Womack recorded a double-double as the Terriers scored their fourth straight win of the season against Fairfield.

Opponent	Result	Terrier of the Game
vs Hartford	L 67-81	B. Yessoufou - 13 points, 7 rebounds
@ St. John's	L 52-69	M. Williams – 10 points
@ Maine	W 61-49	R. Rubino – 14 points, 2 steals, 4-6 3pt
vs Hofstra	W 80-57	M. Williams – 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
@ Manhattan	W 69-62	R. Hines – 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block
vs Fairfield W	W 88-81	J. Womack – 15 points, 12 assists, 2 steals

After the first month of play St. Francis finishes 4-2


Forgot to record the Top 25

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Oh god, why is there a massive gap in that last post. It's all gone downhill!

Tables: Not something I'm good at it appears...

[doncoryell]

Don't worry about the gap. I use notepad in my posts. It is easier for me.

Anyways, good luck with SFNY. It's nice to see someone else using "coach mode".