Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

[OSUPiper]

Re: Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

First of all, way to turn it around! #13 seed is a tough road cuz if to make the Sweet 16 you have to beat a 4 and a 5, then you probably get the #1 seed. Either way, that is a great season to win one in the NCAAs.

Next, Nebraska must have been on a freaking mission at the end of the season.

[superjames1992]

Re: Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

Next, Nebraska must have been on a freaking mission at the end of the season.

Yeah, I guess Nebraska won the Big 12 Tournament, but they must have had a horrible year getting the #16 seed in a powerful conference.

[doncoryell]

Re: Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

EVIL BOB KNIGHT!!! BOB KNIGHT MUST DIE FOR DEFEATING MY BELOVED MOUNTAINEERS!!!

Haha, just kidding, it's only a videogame. Good luck in the 2nd round!

It was basically a tale of two halfs. I don't know what I said in the locker room at halftime but the team came out firing with my "bomb squad" (Chavis Holmes & Reggie Williams) leading the way. The team ended up shooting over 50% from the floor and about 60% from 3-point range in the second half. The confidence level had to be soaring during that stretch for those guys. WVU just couldn't buy a bucket during the stretch plus their turnovers were higher in the 2nd half then in the first while VMI only turned the ball over 3 times the entire second half.

Here's the tale of two halfs:

First Half
VMI: 35.7% fg, 22.2% 3pt
WVU: 51.6% fg, 25.0% 3pt

Second Half
VMI: 64.7% fg, 60.0% 3pt
WVU: 34.4% fg, 42.9% 3pt

First of all, way to turn it around! #13 seed is a tough road cuz if to make the Sweet 16 you have to beat a 4 and a 5, then you probably get the #1 seed. Either way, that is a great season to win one in the NCAAs.

Next, Nebraska must have been on a freaking mission at the end of the season.

After upsetting WVU, ranked 14th in the Media poll, we are taking on the 17th ranked Butler Bulldogs. With Butler being from a mid-major level conference, I think that we would match up pretty well against them. They are the 5 seeded team but VMI is the designated "home" team. My guess is because we played the 4th seed and took over their seeding. It shouldn't be that way but I'll take it.

The Cornhuskers got on a big roll during the Big 12 tournament and upsetted both Kansas and Iowa State to get to the NCAAs. I'll have to look it up when I get back home. (I'm at my local library because a virus got on my pc at home and ate a couple of system32 files and windows keeps shutting down on it's own.) My guess is that because they were 13-18, that they got the 16th seed, but they also had to play the 64/65 game in order to get that. They received the automatic bid for winning the Big 12 tournament, but, not a spot in the first 63, that in itself surprised me because that's the way that North Carolina State got in. The Wolfpack won the ACC tournament but got one of the 63 spots because of a better record.

A major reason why I took VMI in the first place was because they were only 1 game away from making the NCAA's last season. They lost in the Big South finals to Winthrop. They also had a 69 overall rating plus the nation's top scorer last season. Those were pretty good points as well.


As always guys, thanks for the feedback. On to the round of 32 for the sharpshooting Keydets.

[doncoryell]

3/22/08 -- (5) Butler (23-8) vs (13) VMI (16-13) -- NCAA, 2nd Round -- Midwest Region

Keydets Strike Early, Upsets #17th Ranked Butler Bulldogs, 79-65, Advances to Sweet Sixteen!

Qwest Center Omaha
Omaha, NE


First Half
Graves and Brownfield trade layups then after Howard drops in a layup and a short jumper, Sargent sinks a hook to pull VMI to within two, 6-4, with just over 15:00 remaining. Travis Holmes knocks down a jumper and after Streicher nails a hook, Williams banks in a short jumper. Jukes hits a hook then after Chavis Holmes buries a 3pter, Betko drains a runner. Chavis Holmes nails a 3pter and after Graves puts in a layup on a fast break to tie the game, Chavis Holmes hits another 3pter to give the Keydets a three point lead, 17-14, halfway through the opening period. Chavis Holmes banks in a layup and Williams drills a 3pter then after Lonon and Graves trade jumpers, Brownfield puts in a layup. Green and Williams trade 3pters then Williams nails another 3pter and a short jumper as VMI goes on a 17-5 run and opens a 15-point lead, 34-19, with under 5:00 to go. Graves makes two free throws and after Williams buries a 3pter, Graves and Howard each put in layups. Chavis Holmes hits a 3pter and Williams drops in a layup then after Chavis Holmes banks in a layup and Williams nails a 3pter, Veasley lays in a rebound at the buzzer to pull Butler to within 20 at the half. VMI's Williams leads all scores with 21 points and Graves leads Butler with 8.

Second Half
Chavis Holmes banks in a short jumper then after Betko and Williams trade 3pters, Howard sinks a couple of jumpers. Chavis Holmes buries a 3pter then Williams converts a 3-point play and Houston drops in a layup on a fast break to give VMI a 26-point lead, 60-34, with just over 15:00 remaining. Campbell sinks a jumper and after Mosley drops in a layup, Jukes swishes a turnaround jumper. Kenon drains a 3pter then Jukes and Travis Holmes trade jumpers as the Keydets are now up by 27, 67-40, midway through the second half. Campbell and Mosley trade layups then after Green and Streicher knocks down jumpers, Kenon hits a 3pter. Howard puts in a layup and Streicher makes 1 of 2 free throws and after Mosley nails a short jumper, Howard cans 1 of 2 free throws and lays in a rebound to pull Butler to within 22, 74-52, with under 5:00 to go. Veasley hits a jumper and Leiendecker makes 1 of 2 free throws then after Veasley puts in a layup on a fast break and Leiendecker drains two free throws, Mosley tips in a rebound. Green sinks two free throws and Jukes banks in a layup on a fast break and after Howard swishes a turnaround jumper, Josey nails a 3pter before the buzzer as VMI surprises 17th ranked Butler and advances to the Sweet Sixteen.

                         1   2   F
     ( 5) Butler        27  38  65
     (13) VMI           47  32  79



[b]Butler Bulldogs
Starters          min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b]
M.Green            28   2-6    2-2   0   8   4  1   7
A.Graves           32   4-8    2-2   1   1   2  0  10
J.Betko            28   2-2    0-0   0   1   1  1   5
M.Howard           31   6-16   1-3   1   8   4  1  13
A.Jukes            28   6-11   0-0   1   5   0  0  12
[b]Bench             min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b]
P.Campbell         11   2-6    0-0   2   4   0  0   4
D.Streicher        12   2-3    1-2   0   2   1  0   5
W.Veasley          14   3-5    0-0   1   2   0  0   6
G.Leiendecker       8   0-3    3-4   0   0   1  0   3
S.Vanzant           4   0-0    0-0   0   0   0  0   0
E.Engelmann         3   0-2    0-0   0   0   0  0   0
[b]Totals                 27-62   9-13  6  31  13  3  65
                       .435   .692

Turnovers[/b]: 9 (A.Graves 3, J.Betko 2, M.Howard 3,
G.Leiendecker 1)

[b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 2 (M.Howard 1, A.Jukes 1)

[b]3-PT FG[/b]: 2-16, .125 (M.Green 1-4, A.Graves 0-3, J.Betko 1-1,
P.Campbell 0-2, W.Veasley 0-1, G.Leiendecker 0-3, E.Engelmann 0-2)



[b]VMI Keydets
Starters          min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b]
A.Lonon            20   1-2    0-0   0   0   6  0   2
C.Holmes           24   8-10   0-0   0   1   2  0  21
R.Williams         27  10-19   1-1   2   4   3  1  27
Q.Brownfield       19   2-2    0-0   0   4   3  1   4
S.Sargent          19   1-2    0-0   0   6   0  0   2
[b]Bench             min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b]
T.Holmes           17   2-8    0-0   1   4   0  1   4
A.Kenon            12   2-4    0-0   0   1   0  0   6
C.Hunter           12   0-0    0-0   0   3   3  0   0
T.Mosley           18   4-6    0-0   2   7   0  1   8
H.Houston          13   1-8    0-0   1   1   1  1   2
C.Josey            10   1-4    0-0   0   1   0  1   3
W.Bell             10   0-0    0-0   0   1   0  1   0
[b]Totals                 32-65   1-1   6  33  18  7  79
                       .492  1.000

Turnovers[/b]: 10 (A.Lonon 1, C.Holmes 1, R.Williams 4, A.Kenon 1,
T.Mosley 1, H.Houston 1, W.Bell 1)

[b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 5 (R.Williams 1, S.Sargent 2, T.Holmes 1,
T.Mosley 1)

[b]3-PT FG[/b]: 14-21, .667 (C.Holmes 5-5, R.Williams 6-7,
T.Holmes 0-1, A.Kenon 2-3, H.Houston 0-3, C.Josey 1-2)

Next Game: Thursday, 3/27/08 -- (13) VMI (17-13) vs. (8) Colorado (22-10) -- NCAA Sweet Sixteen

[doncoryell]

Re: Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

NCAA Tournament

Second Round

East Region
(1) Tennessee 85, (9) Clemson 54
(4) Arizona 72, (5) Xavier 48
(15) New Orleans 76, (7) Notre Dame 63
(14) North Carolina State 56, (6) George Washington 52

South Region
(8) North Carolina 63, (1) Kansas 62
(4) Gonzaga 71, (12) Columbia 58
(2) Georgetown 73, (7) Texas A&M 60
(6) Indiana 62, (3) George Mason 58

Midwest Region
(8) Colorado 63, (1) Michigan State 57
(13) VMI 79, (5) Butler 65
(2) Memphis 87, (10) San Diego State 62
(11) Alabama-Birmingham 80, (3) Texas 74

West Region
(9) DePaul 74, (1) Alabama 64
(4) Florida State 77, (12) Illinois State 57
(2) Kentucky 70, (7) Houston 64
(6) Connecticut 72, (3) UCLA 65



NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Second Round
Vanderbilt 92, Villanova 88
Duke 74, Saint Louis 56

Third Round
Duke 74, Middle Tennessee State 44

[superjames1992]

Re: Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

Nice upset of Butler, but I wasn't totally surprised as you beat WVU already. Coach Knight is having a bit more success on 2K8 than 2K7, eh?

[doncoryell]

3/27/08 - (13) VMI (17-13) vs (8) Colorado (22-10) - NCAA Sweet Sixteen

Clock Strikes Midnight On Cinderella Keydets, Falls To Buffaloes, 86-71

Ford Field
Detroit, MI


First Half
Jeremy Williams nails a turnaround jumper and Roby drops in a layup then after Reggie Williams nails a jumper, Roby banks in a layup. Reggie Williams makes two free throws then Roby puts in a layup on a fast break to give Colorado a four point lead, 8-4, with under 15:00 remaining. Patterson drains a hook then after Reggie Williams makes 1 of 2 free throws and Sargent lays in a rebound, Knutson buries a 3pter. Sargent lays in a rebound and after Roby and Lonon trade layups, Chavis Holmes drills a 3pter and a jumper to give VMI the lead. Higgins makes two free throws then after Travis Holmes hits a short turnaround jumper, Hall cans a pair of free throws and Higgins knocks down a short turnaround jumper to give the Buffaloes a three point lead, 21-18, halfway through the first half. Higgins swishes a short turnaround jumper and puts in a layup on a fast break then after Jeremy Williams makes two free throws and Jackson-Wilson knocks down a turnaround jumper, Reggie Williams drops in a layup. Hall drains two free throws and after Jackson-Wilson sinks a short jumper, Chavis Holmes hits a 3pter. Hall cans two free throws then Josey nails a 3pter to pull the Keydets to within nine, 35-26, with 5:00 to go. Reggie Williams and Jackson-Wilson trade jumpers and after Higgins makes 1 of 2 free throws, Chavis Holmes nails a 3pter. Reggie Williams swishes a turnaround jumper and Chavis Holmes drains two free throws then after Patterson lays in a rebound and Jeremy Williams hits a turnaround jumper, Chavis Holmes drills another 3pter to pull VMI to within four at the half. VMI's Chavis Holmes leads all scorers with 16 points and Higgins leads Colorado with 9.

Second Half
Reggie Williams buries a 3pter and after Hall makes 1 of 2 free throws, Chavis Holmes converts a 3-point play. Hall cans 1 of 2 free throws then after Brownfield drains a runner and lays in a rebound, Patterson converts a 3-point play. Roby banks in a jumper on a fast break then Travis Holmes nails a 3pter to give VMI the lead, 51-49, with 15:00 remaining. Chavis Holmes and Roby trade 3pters and after Roby buries another 3pter, Travis Holmes makes 1 of 2 free throws to tie the game. Roby sinks a jumper then after Reggie Williams cans 1 of 2 free throws, Roby hits a 3pter. Hall puts in a layup then Jeremy Williams and Lonon trade layups as Colorado takes a six point lead, 64-58, midway through the second half. Jackson-Wilson sinks a short jumper and Roby hits a 3pter then after Brownfield and Jeremy Williams trade jumpers, Kenon drills a 3pter. Roby makes 1 of 2 free throws and Higgins lays in a rebound to give the Buffaloes an 11-point lead, 74-63, with 5:00 to go. Houston banks in a layup on a fast break and Reggie Williams sinks a hook then after Hall and Jeremy Williams both bank in layups, Reggie Williams makes 1 of 2 free throws. Hall cans a short jumper and Roby banks in a layup then after Jackson-Wilson drains two free throws and Thorne puts in a layup, Travis Holmes nails a 3pter at the buzzer as VMI's dream season comes to an end.

                         1   2   F
     (13) VMI           38  33  71
     ( 8) Colorado      42  44  86



[b]VMI Keydets
Starters          min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b]
A.Lonon            36   2-11   0-0   2   2   4  1   4
C.Holmes           36   7-13   3-3   0   2   1  0  22
R.Williams         37   6-19   5-8   0   6   3  2  18
Q.Brownfield       34   2-2    0-1   1   7   3  2   4
S.Sargent          15   2-3    0-0   2   2   0  4   4
[b]Bench             min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b]
T.Holmes           12   3-6    1-2   0   0   0  0   9
A.Kenon            10   1-5    0-0   0   0   0  0   3
C.Hunter            3   0-1    0-0   0   1   0  0   0
T.Mosley            8   1-1    0-0   0   1   0  1   2
H.Houston           5   1-2    0-0   0   0   0  1   2
C.Josey             3   1-1    0-0   0   0   0  1   3
W.Bell              1   0-0    0-0   0   0   0  0   0
[b]Totals                 26-64   9-14  5  21  11 12  71
                       .406   .643

Turnovers[/b]: 16 (A.Lonon 4, C.Holmes 1, R.Williams 1,
Q.Brownfield 4, S.Sargent 1, T.Holmes 2, A.Kenon 1, C.Hunter 1,
H.Houston 1)

[b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 4 (Q.Brownfield 1, S.Sargent 2, C.Hunter 1)

[b]3-PT FG[/b]: 10-22, .455 (C.Holmes 5-9, R.Williams 1-3,
T.Holmes 2-3, A.Kenon 1-3, C.Josey 1-1)



[b]Colorado Buffaloes
Starters          min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b]
M.Hall             36   3-6    8-10  0   3   5  1  14
R.Roby             36  11-19   1-2   0   3   2  1  27
J.Williams         30   5-9    2-2   1   9   2  1  12
J.Jackson-Wilson   32   4-6    2-2   0   6   3  2  10
C.Patterson        22   3-6    1-1   2   5   1  4   7
[b]Bench             min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b]
X.Silas            15   0-0    0-0   0   1   2  1   0
L.Knutson           8   1-2    0-0   0   1   0  0   3
C.Higgins           9   4-5    3-4   1   1   0  0  11
D.Thorne            4   1-2    0-0   0   0   0  0   2
M.King-Stockman     8   0-1    0-0   1   4   0  0   0
[b]Totals                 32-56  17-21  5  33  15 10  86
                       .571   .810

Turnovers[/b]: 18 (M.Hall 4, R.Roby 7, J.Jackson-Wilson 2,
C.Patterson 2, L.Knutson 1, C.Higgins 1, M.King-Stockman 1)

[b]Blocked Shots[/b]: 5 (C.Patterson 5)

[b]3-PT FG[/b]: 5-10, .500 (R.Roby 4-6, J.Jackson-Wilson 0-1,
L.Knutson 1-2, D.Thorne 0-1)

Next Game: A week off at the "nut house", "loony bin", "funny farm", etc. for Coach Knight

[doncoryell]

Re: Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

Nice upset of Butler, but I wasn't totally surprised as you beat WVU already. Coach Knight is having a bit more success on 2K8 than 2K7, eh?

Just a little. Coach Knight did take the Black Knights to their first NCAAs in his second season.

[doncoryell]

Re: Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

NCAA Tournament

SWEET SIXTEEN

East Region
(1) Tennessee 83, (4) Arizona 78
(15) New Orleans 71, (14) North Carolina State 64

South Region
(8) North Carolina 72, (4) Gonzaga 70
(6) Indiana 59, (2) Georgetown 55

Midwest Region
(8) Colorado 86, VMI 71
(2) Memphis 64, (11) Alabama-Birmingham 62

West Region
(9) DePaul 73, (4) Florida State 50
(2) Kentucky 61, (6) Connecticut 57


ELITE EIGHT

East Region
(1) Tennessee 100, (15) New Orleans 61

South Region
(8) North Carolina 77, (6) Indiana 64

Midwest Region
(2) Memphis 62, (8) Colorado 60

West Region
(9) DePaul 75, (2) Kentucky 72


FINAL FOUR

Memphis 72, North Carolina 71
Tennessee 87, DePaul 68

Memphis 84, Tennessee 66

CONGRATS TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, MEMPHIS TIGERS



NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

FINAL FOUR

Duke 73, Missouri 58

NIT Championship Game
Duke 84, UNLV 68

CONGRATS TO THE NIT CHAMPIONS, DUKE BLUE DEVILS

[doncoryell]

2007-08 Postseason Awards

National Champions: Memphis Tigers

National Player of the Year: Darren Collison, UCLA

2K Sports Player of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina

National Coach of the Year: Bruce Pearl, Tennessee


Big South Conference

Regular Season Champions: Virginia Military Institute Keydets

Coach of the Year: Randy Peele, Winthrop

Big South Player of the Year: Reggie Williams, VMI

Big South Newcomer of the Year: Stephen Sargent, VMI


VMI Individual Awards

All-Big South - First Team
Quinn Brownfield, Forward
Stephen Sargent, Center
Reggie Williams, Forward

All-Big South - Second Team
Chavis Holmes, Guard

All-Big South - Freshman Team
Quinn Brownfield, Forward
Stephen Sargent, Center

Individual Notes
Chavis Holmes led the Big South in steals
Stephen Sargent led the nation in rebounds (7.4/g) and blocked shots (1.9/g)
Reggie Williams led the nation in scoring (18.7/g)

[doncoryell]

Re: Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

Coaching Legacy of Bob Knight


Coaching Record:

Season     School         Record     NCAA Tournament Results
2007-2008  VMI             17-14     Sweet Sixteen
---------------------------------------------------
1 year                     17-14



(Goals achieved will be placed here, maybe)

[doncoryell]

Re: Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

[b]2008  Coaching Carousel

[u]School              Out           Reason     In           Previous[/u][/b]
Arizona            L.Olson        Retired   S.Sutton      HC, Oral Roberts
Wisconsin          B.Ryan         Retired   D.Wolff       HC, Boston University
DePaul             J.Wainwright   Retired   D.Bike        HC, Sacred Heart
Texas Tech         B.Knight       Retired   M.Bartow      HC, East Tenn. State
South Carolina     D.Odom         Retired   P.Douglass    HC, UC Irvine
Northwestern       B.Carmody      Fired     B.McKillop    HC, Davidson
Oral Roberts       S.Sutton       New Job   A.Benson      Asst, George Mason
Davidson           B.McKillip     New Job   L.Broermann   Asst, Missouri STate
Boston Univ.       D.Wolff        New Job   C.McFadgon    Asst, VCU
UC Irvine          P.Douglass     New Job   A.Nardi       (unemployed)
East Tenn. St.     M.Bartow       New Job   A.Jacobson    (unemployed)
Sacred Heart       D.Bike         New Job   J.Gaines      Asst, Akron
Tennessee-Martin   B.Campbell     Fired     E.Kann        Asst, Col. of Charleston

[superjames1992]

Re: Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

Wow, tough end there, but a Sweet 16 is still a great accomplishment. It's funnt to see Duke in the NIT.

[OSUPiper]

Re: Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

I'm a little worried about a #15 in the Elite 8, and 3 #1s going down in the Sweet 16. I haven't really noticed that in my legacy.

Can't wait to see the recruits!

[doncoryell]

Re: Coaching Career of Bob Knight (No, not THAT Bob Knight) - take #2 - ps2

Expectations are going to be high considering only one player is leaving the team due to graduation, although that player is Reggie Williams.

I wonder if VMI will be getting any invitations to the invitational tournaments since we got to the sweet sixteen. I also wonder if getting to the sweet sixteen will have an effect with recruiting. There weren't many HS seniors who wanted to come to VMI (50%+ interest) who also fit my priorities. (Why my "scouts" contacted a couple of players with an intelligence grade of D, I'll never know.)