A West Coast Story - College Hoops 2k8 Legacy

[kibaxx7]

Looks like you're adding Parks, but tough loss...

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Quote: Originally Posted by kibaxx7

Looks like you're adding Parks, but tough loss...

Nothing is official yet, I still think we got a slim shot with Niemer Jefferson. Parks has been barely progressing the past few weeks after having UC Davis shoot up his board early. We currently have a big lead on any other team with him but it's definitely not a done deal yet and I'll have to worry about another team swooping in.

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Team Stats:Apologies I forgot to screenshot the team stats.

Cal Poly Embarrass UC Davis
January 22nd, 2009

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SAN LUIS -- After a last second loss to CS Fullerton the Aggies were looking to bounce back against Cal Poly. The Mustangs have a young roster which is led by their Senior point guard Trae Clark. They've struggled to close out games this season and have lost many close games down the stretch.

Right off the bat, the Mustangs caught UC Davis by surprise, their fast-paced offense was hitting shots at will from all three levels. Trace Karangwa the freshman forward had the hot hand early knocking down two threes in the first few minutes. On the other side, UC Davis tried to counter with threes of their own, however, Vince Oliver missed several open threes.

The Mustangs got UC Davis point guard Todd Lowenthal into foul trouble early. Forcing Aggie's coach Keon Reid into some unique lineups with Vince Oliver often playing the point. Joe Harden provided a spark off the bench early in the half but his shot started to fade as well. Things for Cal Poly continued to get better as they dominated the glass. Outrebounding UC Davis 41 to 29. They also forced turnovers leading to easy baskets.

Senior Trae Clark had one of his best games in a Mustang's uniform. Scoring at will even when UC Davis had a hand right in his face. When he passed the ball he found his teammates open Corien Luna and Shawn Lewis found themselves getting easy looks all day from Clark's passing.

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One bright spot in the game for the Aggies was their freshman, Dedrick Watson hit some tough shots in the post while Jimmie Harris had another efficient scoring game. However, the rest of the Aggies struggled on offense. Vince Oliver the conference's leading scorer was held to six points and 2-9 shooting. Nate Clark missed several shots he'd typically hit with ease.

Cal Poly cranked up their defense in the second half whilst not relenting on the offensive end. At the seven-minute mark, Keon Reid pulled his starters frustrated by their sloppy play. The bench for the Aggies didn't do much better but Mark Payne, Adam Malik, and Shane Hanson who typically don't see the court all scored.

[studbucket]

Man, the conference play has been tough so far for UC Davis. Trae Clark had a game for the Mustangs.

[ZSmit88]

Wasn't expecting a blowout in that spot.

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Quote: Originally Posted by studbucket

Man, the conference play has been tough so far for UC Davis.

It has but I was expecting it somewhat, we are still towards the bottom of the conference in talent once you get past our top four guys. I've never really paid attention to the Big West in past legacies because I'm almost always playing a team in the Southeast but the Big West is pretty talented right now for being a small conference. The only team below 70 overall is UC Riverside and the rest of the conference is basically in the mid-70s with one team rated an 80 overall and one a 79 overall. I don't know if that will keep up long term or not. However, we still have enough talent to be able to beat anyone in the league on any given night we just can also lose to anyone.

Quote: Originally Posted by ZSmit88

Wasn't expecting a blowout in that spot.

Yeah, I actually going into the game thought it would be a blowout in our favor. I thought we had favorable matchups in the post with Dedrick Watson over their center. Looking at the box score we did and he had a solid game but I feel like it could've been much better. They did a good job of not allowing Watson to get the ball in a favorable position.

[kibaxx7]

Brother we need some wins!

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Quote: Originally Posted by kibaxx7

Brother we need some wins!

Gonna have to wait a bit longer for that.