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

[doncoryell]

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

[b]PRESEASON TOP 25
RK[/B]
01  UCLA
02  North Carolina
03  Villanova
04  Kansas
05  Texas
06  Texas A&M
07  Virginia
08  Louisville
09  Connecticut
10  Boise State
11  Florida
[color=green]12  Michigan State[/color]
13  Syracuse
14  California
15  Stanford
[color=green]16  Illinois[/color]
[b][color=orange]17  West Virginia[/color][/b]
18  Baylor
19  Kentucky
20  Tennessee
[b][color=orange]21  Duke[/color][/b]
[color=green]22  Indiana[/color]
[b][color=orange]23  North Carolina State[/color][/b]
24  Cincinnati
25  Alabama


[b][u]Big Ten[/u][/b]
01  Illinois (88)
02  Michigan State (87)
03  Indiana (87)
[b][color=red]04  Ohio State (87)[/color][/b]
05  Iowa (83)
06  Michigan (83)
07  Minnesota (82)
08  Penn State (82)
09  Northwestern (81)
10  Purdue (81)
11  Wisconsin (78)

[b][color=orange]AROUND THE NCAA

[u]OVR[/u]
 87  Duke
 82  Georgetown
 73  High Point
 83  Maryland
 81  Massachusetts
 82  Nebraska
 87  North Carolina State
 85  Oklahoma State
 68  Princeton
 68  Tennessee-Martin
 74  Valparaiso
 88  West Virginia
 80  Western Michigan[/color][/b]

UNLV & USC have been dropped unless someone wants me to continue following them.

[doncoryell]

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

Columbus, OH - Last night was the annual midnight madness introduction of the team at Value City Arena but there was a twist. There is a new coach on the scene, coach Bob Knight. Coach Knight told the players that he has never had a losing season and he's not going to start having one this season.

Starters
pg - N.Osimani, JR (81)
sg - W.Ozier, SR (81)
sf - B.Reese, SO (83)
pf - C.Sylla, JR (77)
c - O.Feeney, JR (76)

Bench
sf - F.Wooden, JR (79)
pg - B.Henderson, SR (74)
pf - T.Peterson, SO (71)
pg - T.Neike, JR (71)
c - D.Bouma, SR (70)
c - J.Thomson, JR (67)
sg - A.Almanson, JR (60)

The bench looks thin in quality (ovr) but we'll soon see how good he and his assistants are at teaching the kids the right way to play the game of basketball at "Knight School".

Team Ratings
offense: 87
defense: 87
shooting: 85
rebounding: 91
overall: 87

[BubbleFour]

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

Don,

A couple of questions :

1. What was Boston College's rating going into this season?
2. Is it possible to edit your roster posting, designating who the walk-ons are? I would like to figure out how many scholarships you will have available for both this season and the next.
3. Are you planning on red-shirting any players?

At first, when you said you had 0 scholarships, I thought you meant for this, your first season. It turns out you should have 2-3 scholarships, giving you an opportunity to bring in some fresh faces for year 2. (does coach Knight recruit JC players??)

Having no scholarships for the first season would've been really tough for you to succeed at the Ohio State University. Penn State in my dynasty was like that, 0 scholarships in first year and something like 8 scholarships in the second year. It looks like you will be doing a lot of recruiting in year 2 as well.

Also, a point of clarity is in order. It's not 'Ohio State University' or 'OSU', but rather 'the Ohio State University' or 'theOSU'. The word 'the' must be written in bold type. Coach Knight needs to show that he can fit into the midwest, or he needs to just head back east and get the job at Boston College again.

[BubbleFour]

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

Updated Coaching Record

Coaching Legacy of Bob Knight
 
 
[B][U]Goals Reached[/U][/B]
go entire season with no unhappy players
have player chosen freshman all conference
have player chosen all conference
coach conference player of the year
coach a team to a winning record
coach a team to 10 wins
coach a team to conference championship
coach a team to NCAA tournament bid
coach a team to NCAA sweet sixteen
get 5000 legacy points in one season
sign a 4-star recruit
coach an NCAA All-American
get hired by a larger conference
Sign a 5-star recruit
Sign a Senior who attended the 2K Sports Elite Camp
Assemble a top 20 recruiting class
Coach a 2K Sports Award Winner
Sign a 5-star recruit in season
Have a player chosen in the NBA Draft
Coach a team to 20 wins
[B][COLOR=green]Coach a Naismith Award winner[/COLOR][/B]
[B][COLOR=green]Coach a team into the top 25[/COLOR][/B]
[B][COLOR=green]Be chosen conference coach of the year[/COLOR][/B]
[B][COLOR=green]Get hired by a power conference team[/COLOR][/B]

Comparing the two coaches - goals :

year 7 :

Coach Knight -> 86
Coach Lewis (MD) -> 85

Goals that Coach Knight has earned exclusively -

• Player of the year (Naismith Award)
• 2k Sports Award winner
• Player chosen in the NBA draft (coach Lewis inherited 3 seniors with Maryland projected to go in 1st round of draft next year though)
• Participant of 2k Sports Camp (goal doesn't exist in xbox360 version)

Goals that Coach Lewis has earned exclusively -

• Recruit HS All-American
• Recruit Mr. Basketball of home state
• Recruit top recruit in nation
• Win non-conference tourney (season 7)
• Upset #1 team in nation (#1 Minnesota @ Valparaiso)

Right now, coach Lewis has 3 goals in the bank for next year and has a good shot for a fourth if one of the seniors is drafted in the NBA.

Coach Knight has a shot at another goal if they knock off #1 UCLA early in the season. Also, is the Ohio State University in a non-conference tourney this season? Is Coach Knight going after the Mr. Basketball of Ohio?

[BubbleFour]

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

It looks like the Ohio State University drew a tough draw in this year's ACC-Big 10 challenge. The Buckeyes will have to go on the road against the ACC's top ranked Virginia Cavaliers. Ouch!

Despite coaching Maryland, I still can't bring myself to cheer for the ACC in the ACC-Big 10 challenge, though.

[doncoryell]

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

Don,

A couple of questions :

1. What was Boston College's rating going into this season?
2. Is it possible to edit your roster posting, designating who the walk-ons are? I would like to figure out how many scholarships you will have available for both this season and the next.
3. Are you planning on red-shirting any players?

At first, when you said you had 0 scholarships, I thought you meant for this, your first season. It turns out you should have 2-3 scholarships, giving you an opportunity to bring in some fresh faces for year 2. (does coach Knight recruit JC players??)

Having no scholarships for the first season would've been really tough for you to succeed at the Ohio State University. Penn State in my dynasty was like that, 0 scholarships in first year and something like 8 scholarships in the second year. It looks like you will be doing a lot of recruiting in year 2 as well.

Also, a point of clarity is in order. It's not 'Ohio State University' or 'OSU', but rather 'the Ohio State University' or 'theOSU'. The word 'the' must be written in bold type. Coach Knight needs to show that he can fit into the midwest, or he needs to just head back east and get the job at Boston College again.

1. I'll have to check and let you know what BC was rated on Monday.

2. The notation for walk ons has been edited.

3. The incoming freshman was red shirted.

"I don't give a damn how the people pronounce the name of the school. I am here to coach the basketball team to the top of the Big Ten and into NCAA Tournaments for years to come. If the people don't like the way I pronounce the name of the school, they can kiss my you-know-what!"

[BubbleFour]

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

Both Maryland and Boston College had me as their #1 choice. I declined the Maryland job because I didn't want coach Knight to be compared to your coach while you are there.

I turned down the BC job because I saw the opening in the Big Ten conference, the RL conference that Coach Knight went to after coaching for 6 years at Army. He was, of course, the long time head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers.

The contract calls for 2 years.

There are a couple of differences between Coach Matta and Coach Knight. Coach Matta's offense was the motion offense playbook (flex offense for Knight). Coach Matta's offensive tempo was a little more up tempo (70) than mine (60). His defense was more loose (30) than mine (50).

Boise State, I think, returned all 5 starters and has an overall rating of 88. They are also ranked #10 in the preseason rankings, which will be posted shortly.

I think it is really cool that coach Knight is coaching at the Ohio State University. In fact, if memory serves, there were some rumors that the RL coach Knight might have taken over in Columbus after being let go by Indiana. Didn't come to fruition as the Buckeyes brought in Thad Motta instead.

It's much more challenging (and frustrating) to coach at the power conference level. My team is terribly inconsistent. When playing their best, they could win a National Title. On the other hand, they needed a last second shot to defeat Albany (rpi 214) at home earlier in the year. I was honestly afraid to play the game at Duke with this team.

The record is probably where it should be. There were a couple of bad losses that I should have pulled out if not for stupid coaching lapses on my part (home against Marquette, 9-11 rpi 73 and at North Carolina 6-10 rpi 181). On the other hand, the Terrapins pulled out a couple of games they probably shouldn't have (neutral court #13 Seton Hall, 16-3 and @ #12 Duke, 17-4) So there are some positives and negatives on the resume when it comes to NCAA bubble time.

The competition is so much tougher and the teams are much more balanced, talent wise. As a coach, it really becomes necessary to make in-game adjustments to your game plan to compete at this level. I believe that I lost the Marquette and North Carolina games mainly due to a stubbornness to alter my initial game plan, even when it wasn't working.

The main thing is to win enough games so that the contract is extended after two years. Survive and advance, as they say. Good luck with the Ohio State University Buckeyes!!

[BubbleFour]

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

1. I'll have to check and let you know what BC was rated on Monday.

2. The notation for walk ons has been edited.

3. The incoming freshman was red shirted.

"I don't give a damn how the people pronounce the name of the school. I am here to coach the basketball team to the top of the Big Ten and into NCAA Tournaments for years to come. If the people don't like the way I pronounce the name of the school, they can kiss my you-know-what!"

Cool, thanks.

It looks like the Ohio State University will have 3 scholarships in the first year and a maximum of 6 scholarships in the second year. That's not bad at all.

If the people in Columbus aren't happy, coach Knight can always go back out west. I'll bet Idaho State will be looking for a new coach soon ......:wink:

[superjames1992]

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

"I don't give a damn how the people pronounce the name of the school. I am here to coach the basketball team to the top of the Big Ten and into NCAA Tournaments for years to come. If the people don't like the way I pronounce the name of the school, they can kiss my you-know-what!"

Congratulations at making it to the top, Coach Knight!

[doncoryell]

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

Comparing the two coaches - goals :

year 7 :

Coach Knight -> 86
Coach Lewis (MD) -> 85

Goals that Coach Knight has earned exclusively -

• Player of the year (Naismith Award)
• 2k Sports Award winner
• Player chosen in the NBA draft (coach Lewis inherited 3 seniors with Maryland projected to go in 1st round of draft next year though)
• Participant of 2k Sports Camp (goal doesn't exist in xbox360 version)

Goals that Coach Lewis has earned exclusively -

• Recruit HS All-American
• Recruit Mr. Basketball of home state
• Recruit top recruit in nation
• Win non-conference tourney (season 7)
• Upset #1 team in nation (#1 Minnesota @ Valparaiso)

Right now, coach Lewis has 3 goals in the bank for next year and has a good shot for a fourth if one of the seniors is drafted in the NBA.

Coach Knight has a shot at another goal if they knock off #1 UCLA early in the season. Also, is the Ohio State University in a non-conference tourney this season? Is Coach Knight going after the Mr. Basketball of Ohio?

Now you see why I didn't take the MD job. I didn't want the comparisons.

The team doesn't have a non-conference tourny scheduled, otherwise it would have been noted when I posted the schedule.

I will only go after the Mr. Basketball of Ohio if he meets my criteria for my assistants to use when initially contacting prospective recruits(#1 skills, #2 intellegence).

[doncoryell]

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

Congratulations at making it to the top, Coach Knight!

You would have been there before both Coach Knight and Coach Lewis but you were too tangled up in the "Ivy".

[BubbleFour]

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

Now you see why I didn't take the MD job. I didn't want the comparisons.

The comparisons are going to come, now that you are in the big-time. Sorry .

Another good thing about choosing the OSU is that it's more likely that the Mr. Basketball in Ohio will meet your recruiting criteria. At least more likely than in states like MD, MA, or ID.

[doncoryell]

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

The overall team ratings for Maryland and Boston College was 83.

Here is a comparison between the outgoing coach, Thad Matta, and the incoming coach, Bob Knight:

Offensive Playbook
Matta: motion
Knight: flex

Primary Defense
Matta: man to man
Knight: man to man

Secondary Defense
Matta: 2-3
Knight: 2-3

Pressure Defense
Matta: 2-3 matchup
Knight: 2-3 matchup

Inbounds Press
Matta: fullcourt man
Knight: fullcourt trap

Press Frequency
Matta: occasionally
Knight: occasionally

Offensive Tempo
Matta: 70
Knight: 60

Defensive Pressure
Matta: 30
Knight: 50

Defensive Rebounding
Matta: 50
Knight: 50

Transition Defense
Matta: 40
Knight: 30

Bench
Matta: 40
Knight: 40

[doncoryell]

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

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[doncoryell]

November 8, 2013 - Hofstra (0-0) @ Ohio State (0-0)

Buckeyes Defeat Pride, 71-64

Value City Arena
Columbus, OH
Att: 11,520 (60%)


First Half
Reece slams in a dunk and Sylla banks in a short turnaround jumper then after Sylla and Feeney sinks hooks, Terrell buries a 3pter to pull Hofstra to within five, 8-3, with 15:00 remaining. Udeogalanya puts in a layup on a fast break and after Ozier makes two free throws, Osimani and Henderson bank in layups. Meredith sinks a turnaround jumper then after Wooden jams home a dunk, Meredith cans 1 of 2 free throws and Townsend drops in a hook. Robinson flips in a layup then Osimani nails a jumper to give Ohio State a six point lead, 18-12, halfway through the first half. Ball and Sylla trade 3-point plays and after Udeogalanya tips in a rebound, Osimani drops in a layup. Ray and Sylla trade short jumpers then Elder puts in a layup to pull the Pride to within four, 25-21, with around 5:00 to go in the half. Udeogalanya and Meredith put in layups to tie the game then after Thomson lays in a rebound and Reece jams in a dunk on a fast break, Ray sinks a short turnaround jumper. Bouma banks in a hook and after Ozier and Feeney bank in layups, Udeogalanya and Meredith drill jumpers to pull Hofstra to within four at the half. Ohio State's Sylla leads all scorers with 9 points and Udeogalanya leads the Pride with 8.
Ohio State 35, Hofstra 31

Second Half
Ball makes two free throws and banks in a layup and after Meredith cans 1 of 2 free throws, Ball and Feeney trade layups. Ozier drains two free throws then Meredith swishes a hook to give Hofstra the lead, 40-39, with 15:00 remaining. Udeogalanya makes 1 of 2 free throws and after Wooden cans two free throws, Townsend hits a jump hook. Henderson converts a 3-point play then after Reece and Terrell trade jumpers, Ngounou and Bouma trade short jumpers as Ohio State holds the lead, 48-47, midway through the second half. Ngounou and Feeney trade jumpers and after Sylla makes four straight free throws, Ball sinks a 3pter. Sylla drops in a hook then after Meredith cans two free throws, Feeney drills a couple of jumpres and Reece hits a jumper to give the Buckeyes an eight point lead, 62-54, with just under 5:00 left. Ozier buries a 3pter then after Meredith and Feeney trade tipping in rebounds, Garnett hits a 3pter. Reece sinks a jumper and after Ball makes 3 of 4 free throws, Ozier and Udeogalanya trade a pair of free throws as Ohio State beats the Pride.

                           1   2   F
   Hofstra                31  33  64
   Ohio State             35  36  71
   



[b]Hofstra Pride
Starters          min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b]
C.Ball             26   4-5    6-7   0   2   2  2  15
D.Terrell          30   2-5    0-0   0   3   1  1   5
B.Garnett          18   1-9    0-0   0   5   0  2   3
E.Meredith         29   5-10   4-6   2   8   0  1  14
W.Udeogalanya      28   4-11   3-4   2   9   0  1  11
[b]Bench             min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b]
T.Townsend         10   2-4    0-0   0   4   1  0   4
R.Ngounou          10   2-3    0-0   0   2   0  0   4
D.Robinson          8   1-2    0-0   0   0   0  0   2
P.Rodgers          10   0-1    0-0   1   3   3  1   0
E.Powell           10   0-1    0-0   0   0   2  0   0
B.Ray              10   2-5    0-0   0   1   0  2   4
A.Elder            12   1-2    0-0   0   2   0  0   2
[b]Totals                 24-58  13-17  5  39   9 10  64
                       
PCT[/b]: .414 FG, .765 FT
[b]3-PT FG[/b]: 3-9, .333 (C.Ball 1-2, D.Terrell 1-2, B.Garnett 1-4,
D.Robinson 0-1). [b]Turnovers[/b]: 21 (C.Ball 11, E.Meredith 3,
T.Townsend 2, D.Terrell, W.Udeogalanya, R.Ngounou, D.Robinson,
E.Powell). [b]Blocks[/b]: 7 (W.Udeogalanya 3, T.Townsend 2, E.Meredith,
R.Ngounou).




[b]Ohio State Buckeyes
Starters          min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b]
N.Osimani          33   3-4    0-0   0   1   1  0   6
W.Ozier            33   2-4    6-6   1   3   3  2  11
B.Reece            33   5-13   0-0   0   6   2  3  10
C.Sylla            28   5-13   5-6   2   7   2  1  15
O.Feeney           28   7-21   0-0   3   8   3  2  14
[b]Bench             min fgm-a  ftm-a off reb ast pf pts[/b]
F.Wooden           10   1-3    2-2   0   1   1  0   4
B.Henderson        11   2-4    1-1   1   1   0  1   5
T.Peterson          7   0-3    0-0   0   0   0  0   0
T.Neike             8   0-0    0-0   0   0   1  1   0
D.Bouma             8   2-9    0-0   0   2   0  0   4
J.Thomson           2   1-2    0-0   1   2   0  0   2
A.Almanson         DNP - COACH'S DECISION
[b]Totals                 28-76  14-15  8  31  13 10  71
                       
PCT[/b]: .368 FG, .933 FT
[b]3-PT FG[/b]: 1-5, .200 (N.Osimani 0-1, W.Ozier 1-2, B.Reece 0-2).
[b]Turnovers[/b]: 11 (N.Osimani 2, W.Ozier 2, C.Sylla 2, B.Reece,
O.Feeney, F.Wooden, T.Neike, J.Thomson). [b]Blocks[/b]: 8 (B.Reece 3,
W.Ozier 2, O.Feeney 2, C.Sylla).