A Fresh Start - CH2K8 Legacy

[JJ4]

I'm shooting for updates tonight. I've been busy with work I'm at like 38 hours this week (currently at work still) plus I work tomorrow. That's why I haven't updated much lately. I'm shooting for: coach starts, schedule, top 15, list of seven recruits, and then the game 1 update.

Also, I am going to attempt to watch every selection Sunday. And kind of provide live updates as it goes along. Just something different to try out.

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Schedule

11/3 vs Winston-Salem State
11/9 vs @ Weber State
11/14 vs Sacramento State
11/20 @ USC
11/24 vs Boise State
11/28 @ Utah State
12/6 @ IPFW
12/8 @ Oakland
12/15 @ Utah Valley
12/17 @ Utah
12/21 at BYU
12/29 @ #23 Michigan
1/3 vs Western Illinois
1/5 vs IUPUI
1/12 @ UMKC
1/17 @ North Dakota State
1/19 @ South Dakota State
1/24 vs N.C. Central
1/26 vs Oral Roberts
1/31 @ IUPUI
2/2 @ Western Illinois
2/9 vs UMKC
2/14 vs South Dakota State
2/16 vs North Dakota State
2/19 @ Oral Roberts
2/21 @ N.C. Central
2/28 vs Oakland
3/1 vs IPFW (Senior Night)

Green = Rivalry Game
Red = Conference Game

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I won't be playing all five Utah schools ("Rival") every year. I looked on the map and they're all located very close to each other, and then there's us way down at the bottom by ourselves. I consider Utah Valley and Weber State higher rivals than BYU/Utah/Utah State since they kind of have their own thing going. I'll play Utah Valley/Weber State every year, and then rotate the third school.

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Preseason Top 25

01. Memphis (C-USA)
02. Duke (ACC)
03. Kentucky (SEC)
04. Arizona (Pac-10)
05. Kansas (Big 12)
06. Michigan State (Big Ten)
07. Florida (SEC)
08. North Carolina (ACC)
09. UCLA (Pac-10)
10. Ohio (Big Ten)
11. Syracuse (Big East)
12. Wisconsin (Big Ten)
13. LSU (SEC)
14. Louisville (Big East)
15. Villanova (Big East)
16. Indiana (Big Ten)
17. Maryland (ACC)
18. Georgetown (Big East)
19. Notre Dame (Big East)
20. Oregon (Pac-10)
21. Marquette (Big East)
22. Oklahoma State (Big 12)
23. Michigan (Big Ten)
24. Tennessee (SEC)
25. Saint Louis (A-10)

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Winston-Salem State Rams at Southern Utah Thunderbirds

Nobody was really expecting much in this match up of two of the worst teams in the country. The game, however, was schedule so it had to be played.

Winston-Salem started the game on an 11-2 run and looked poised to run away with it. The Thunderbirds had other plans; they went on a 23-5 run to answer the Rams. They ended the half outscoring Winston-Salem 28-10. Southern Utah led at the break, 30-21.

Southern Utah was led by back up center Cal Hanks with 17 points (8/8 FG) and six rebounds. They shot 45% from the field but didn't connect on a single three pointer going 0/7. They dominated the inside outscoring the Rams 26-8 in the paint. They also racked up 25 bench points to the Rams two. Southern Utah also had 14 fast break points while Winston-Salem didn't get a single fast break basket. The Rams shot a miserable 32% from the field and 2/9 from beyond the arc. They were lead by guard William Peay who had 9 points (4/11 FG, 1/5 3pt)

The second half began the same way as the first half ended. Southern Utah would control most of the second half until Winston-Salem started on a little run. The Rams would eat most of the deficit and get it to 52-46. The wouldn't get any closer however and Southern Utah would win in their season opener, 60-49.

Southern Utah
45% FG
2/13 3PT
38 Points in the Paint
38 Bench Points
16 Fast Break Points

Jordan Johnson: 11 points, 4 rebounds (5/12 FG, 1/4 3PT)
Julian Scott: 11 points, 6 rebounds (5/8 FG)
Cal Hanks: 26 points, 10 rebounds (12/16 FG)

Winston-Salem
37% FG
4/16 3PT
20 Points in the Paint
11 Bench Points
2 Fast Break Points

Marcus Wells: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists (5/8 FG, 2/2 3pt)
William Peay: 9 points, 3 assists (4/15 FG, 1/8 3pt)

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Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1-0) at Weber State Wildcats (0-2)

If you liked offense, and high scoring games, the first half was definitely not something you would enjoy. It took Southern Utah 5:30 to get their first points after Weber State opened up an 8-0 lead. About 20 seconds later the Thunderbirds captured their first field goal. With in about a minute after getting their first points, Southern Utah had the 9-8 lead. Back up center Cal Hanks was picking up right where he left off. It seemed as if though he was fighting for a starting spot. He was able to help the Thunderbirds secure a 29-27 halftime lead.

Cal Hanks had nine points (3/6 FG) and two rebounds. Southern Utah, however, racked up 11 fouls (Weber State had six fouls in the first half) with A.J. Hess, J. Cheeseman both getting two fouls and J. Renfro getting three fouls. Weber State were lead by guard Davion Berry with 10 points (3/7 FG, 1/4 3PT) and center Kyle Tresek who had six points, three rebounds, and three blocks on 3/6 shooting.

The Thunderbirds shot a horrid 34% from the field while Weber State shot 43%. The teams combined for 3/10 shooting from deep.

Both teams started scoring right off the bat in the second half. Trading lead after lead. That, however, would turn into Southern Utah having to play catch up as they were clearly out matched talent wise. Weber State's Davion Berry completely took over the game and manhandled the Thunderbirds. With 5:50 to go Weber State led 59-49. In the final 5:50 Weber State would go on to score an astonishing 27 points en route to an easy win.

Southern Utah: 60
Weber State: 86

Southern Utah
36% FG
4/13 3pt
10/11 FT
23 team fouls
28 points in the paint
27 bench points

J. Johnson: 14 points, 3 assists (5/17 FG, 4/11 3pt)
C. Hanks: 15 points, 7 rebounds (6/10 FG)
A. Hess: 12 points, 3 rebounds (6/17 FG, 0/2 3pt)

Weber State

58% FG
5/11 3PT
17/27 FT
10 team fouls
36 points in the paint
19 bench points

D. Berry: 33 points (10/20 FG, 4/9 3pt, 9/11 FT)
K. Tresnek: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks (8/13 FG)

Weber State Second Half: 22/32 FG, 4/6 3pt


Coach Haas on the loss:

Quote:

That was probably the worst second half performance I have ever seen. All around, from me to the players. The first half was nothing special but we did enough to lead at the break. We got too caught up in trying to run with them. We don't have that kind of team, nor that kind of depth. We're a half court team that got reminded of why tonight. Our defense went from awesome in the first half to complete dog **** the second half. And that's partially my fault for not calming my players down and getting them back into halfcourt sets. I'm confident we'll bounce back though. This was a valuable learning experience for the entire team.

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Sim Results

Sacramento State at Southern Utah

W - 66-58

J. Scott: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists (3/12 FG)
J. Cheeseman: 14 points, 5 rebounds (5/10 FG)
A.J. Hess: 15 points, 3 rebounds (5/7 FG)

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Southern Utah at USC

L - 87-64

C. Nesnki: 10 points (3/7 3pt)
J. Scott: 10 points, 4 rebounds (3/13 FG)
J. Cheeseman: 13 points, 3 rebounds (6/8 FG)
A.J. Hess: 13 points, 3 rebounds (4/11 FG, 2/4 3pt)

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Boise State at Southern Utah

L - 76-68

J. Scott: 13 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists (6/7 FG)
J. Cheeseman: 8 points, 10 rebounds (3/8 FG)
C. Hanks: 10 points, 4 rebounds (4/8 FG)
A.J. Hess: 14 points, 3 rebounds (5/9 FG, 2/4 3pt)

Next up: Southern Utah (2-3) at Utah State (4-2)

(I'll be playing at least 5 of my next 7 games, maybe even 6 of 7)

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Top 25

01. Memphis (5-0) (C-USA)
02. Duke (5-0) (ACC)
03. Florida (5-0) (SEC)
04. Kansas (4-0) (Big 12)
05. Kentucky (5-1) (SEC)
06. Syracuse (5-0) (Big East)
07. UNLV (4-0) (MWC)
08. Wisconsin (4-1) (Big Ten)
09. Notre Dame (5-1) (Big East)
10. Indiana (3-1) (Big Ten)
11. Marquette (4-1) (Big East)
12. Arizona (2-2) (Pac-10)
13. Iowa (7-0) (Big Ten)
14. Saint Louis (5-1) (A-10)
15. Gonzaga (5-1) (WCC)
16. Mississippi State (5-1) (SEC)
17. Boston College (4-0) (ACC)
18. Maryland (2-1) (ACC)
19. Texas A&M (4-1) (Big 12)
20. Michigan State (1-1) (Big Ten)
21. Tennessee (4-1) (SEC)
22. Oregon (4-2) (Pac-10)
23. Georgetown (2-1) (Big East)
24. Louisville (3-2) (Big East)
25. Old Dominion (5-1) (Colonial)