Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

[superjames1992]

#7 San Francisco 76, Saint Mary's 46
1 2 T Final #7 San Francisco (23-4) 41 35 76 Saint Mary's (8-17) 15 31 46	February 10th, 2018 McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA

Moraga, CA - The San Francisco Dons (23-4, 8-2 WCC) cruised past the Saint Mary's Gaels (8-17, 2-8 WCC) 76-46 this afternoon as the Dons finally got revenge for their 13-point loss to the Gaels earlier this season in San Francisco. The Dons jumped out early dominating on both ends of the floor and cruised to a 41-15 halftime lead. From there on out, it was just all about going through the motions as the Dons cruised to an easy 30-point victory.

"This was just what the doctor ordered," joked Coach Frizzell. "We needed a win and we got one in a big way."

The Dons were led by Walter Proffitt, who scored 23 points to go along with 5 rebounds and shot 80% from the field. Matt Owen scored 18 points. Jason Redick hit four threes on his way to 14 points while Jaime Barton came off the bench to score 11 points for the victorious Dons.

San Francisco shot 54% from the floor and 52% from three-point land. The Dons shot over 65% from the floor in the first half before cooling off a bit in the final frame of play.

The Dons will travel to Spokane to take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs (21-5, 6-4 WCC) on Monday. The Bulldogs have flamed out a bit since losing to the Dons awhile back and now have four losses in West Coast Conference play. In fact, San Francisco currently has a two-game lead in the conference standings as three teams - Gonzaga, Loyola Maramount, and Portland - are currently tied for second place in the WCC with 6-4 records.

San Francisco Leaders
Matt Owen, PG: 18 points (7-9, 3-5), 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Jason Redick, SG: 14 points (5-8, 4-6)
Walter Proffitt, SF: 23 points (8-10, 3-4), 5 rebounds
Owen Kole, C: 7 points (3-9), 10 rebounds
Jaime Barton, PG: 11 points (3-7, 2-5)

Saint Mary's Leaders
Zach Mattox, SF: 11 points (5-14, 0-1)
Billy Grafs, PF: 8 points (4-6), 13 rebounds, 3 assists

West Coast Conference Standings
1. #12 San Francisco 23-4 (8-2)
2. Portland 13-11 (6-4)
3. Gonzaga 21-5 (6-4)
4. Loyola Maramount 16-9 (6-4)
5. San Diego 14-9 (5-4)
6. Pepperdine 14-11 (5-4)
7. Saint Mary's 8-17 (2-8)
8. Santa Clara 7-17 (1-9)

[arsenal123gunners]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

So, its not like I read through this whole thing in 1 and half hours or anything

[Amoo316]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

@ James - Whatever you do, don't ever leave the WCC.

In my dynasty the progression went like this:

Brown 2 years > Drexel 5 years > Duke 4 years and counting.

I have a very similar mindset as you and was hoping to get a small major job, but Duke opened up, my recruiting class coming in wasn't very strong, one thing led you to another and next thing you know I'm coaching at Cameron Indoor. I've enjoyed my time there, but a lot of the fun of being the underdog was definitely lost the minute I signed there. The pressure of feeling like you should never lose is definately different then the thrill and excitement that comes from beating a major with a mid/small major.

As far as your dream for WV, good luck I haven't seen it open up yet in my dynasty. I have seen maybe 8 power 6 schools replace their coaches so far, it's been kind of disappointing I'm holding onto Duke hoping to get to USF, Ms St....or something that level in basketball. If it doesn't come around in the next few years though Coach Thomas may retire at a young age to follow his brother's coaching career.

[Deuce2223]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

@ James - Whatever you do, don't ever leave the WCC.

In my dynasty the progression went like this:

Brown 2 years > Drexel 5 years > Duke 4 years and counting.

I have a very similar mindset as you and was hoping to get a small major job, but Duke opened up, my recruiting class coming in wasn't very strong, one thing led you to another and next thing you know I'm coaching at Cameron Indoor. I've enjoyed my time there, but a lot of the fun of being the underdog was definitely lost the minute I signed there. The pressure of feeling like you should never lose is definately different then the thrill and excitement that comes from beating a major with a mid/small major.

As far as your dream for WV, good luck I haven't seen it open up yet in my dynasty. I have seen maybe 8 power 6 schools replace their coaches so far, it's been kind of disappointing I'm holding onto Duke hoping to get to USF, Ms St....or something that level in basketball. If it doesn't come around in the next few years though Coach Thomas may retire at a young age to follow his brother's coaching career.

I totally agree with you on this. I went from winning National Titles at Saint Louis and Iowa with Coach Young to taking the job at UCLA after 4 years I lost the excitment of trying to build a winner rather then maintain winning status at a Elite school. So I left for LMU. After building success there quickly I again became bored and left for CS Northridge. I am in year 32 of my legacy now but don't really play it anymore other then to sim a season and see if I can ever get the careering coaching offer.

[Amoo316]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

I totally agree with you on this. I went from winning National Titles at Saint Louis and Iowa with Coach Young to taking the job at UCLA after 4 years I lost the excitment of trying to build a winner rather then maintain winning status at a Elite school. So I left for LMU. After building success there quickly I again became bored and left for CS Northridge. I am in year 32 of my legacy now but don't really play it anymore other then to sim a season and see if I can ever get the careering coaching offer.

Wanted to add that while I was in the Colonial Conference at Drexel it was just as competitive nationally as the WCC seems to be in Frizzell's career. We had 7 of our teams make the big dance the final season I was there. I think going back at this point now that I'm an "A" coach might make things a bit too easy and not as enjoyable. I'm contemplating hard at starting over, but I just don't know if I will ever see the jobs I want open up. What's been your experience in the 32 years you've simmed? Does it always seem to be the same majors opening up or have you see just about everybody cycle through?

[Deuce2223]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Wanted to add that while I was in the Colonial Conference at Drexel it was just as competitive nationally as the WCC seems to be in Frizzell's career. We had 7 of our teams make the big dance the final season I was there. I think going back at this point now that I'm an "A" coach might make things a bit too easy and not as enjoyable. I'm contemplating hard at starting over, but I just don't know if I will ever see the jobs I want open up. What's been your experience in the 32 years you've simmed? Does it always seem to be the same majors opening up or have you see just about everybody cycle through?

Keep in mind I only started simming the past 2 years. I played everything before that. For the most part it is the same schools as far as Major's and Mid-Majors go. One thing I don't like about the coaching carosel is that Power schools seem to always hire the guys from small conference and mid-major's that have success. It really comes down to coaches retiring.

Something you might consider is changing the age of the coaches at the school's you want to take over for in the future. For me it was WSU when Coach Bennett was there, but now that he is at Virginia it will be interesting to see what happens with Coach Bone in my current legacy.

[superjames1992]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

So, its not like I read through this whole thing in 1 and half hours or anything

Yeah, it's not something you can just sit down for an hour or so and read. It might take a weekend.

Thanks for following.

@ James - Whatever you do, don't ever leave the WCC.

In my dynasty the progression went like this:

Brown 2 years > Drexel 5 years > Duke 4 years and counting.

I have a very similar mindset as you and was hoping to get a small major job, but Duke opened up, my recruiting class coming in wasn't very strong, one thing led you to another and next thing you know I'm coaching at Cameron Indoor. I've enjoyed my time there, but a lot of the fun of being the underdog was definitely lost the minute I signed there. The pressure of feeling like you should never lose is definately different then the thrill and excitement that comes from beating a major with a mid/small major.

As far as your dream for WV, good luck I haven't seen it open up yet in my dynasty. I have seen maybe 8 power 6 schools replace their coaches so far, it's been kind of disappointing I'm holding onto Duke hoping to get to USF, Ms St....or something that level in basketball. If it doesn't come around in the next few years though Coach Thomas may retire at a young age to follow his brother's coaching career.

Good story and you do make a good point. I certainly am enjoying my time in the WCC and like that it's a mid-major conference. I enjoy playing in conferences like the WCC, A-10, ect. because, while they're not a power conference, they give you enough competition still to make things interesting (The WCC is a lot harder than the Ivy League was, day in and day out). The second best team in the Ivy League was often rated in the low to mid-70s. In contrast, the lowest team in the WCC is usually rated in the upper 70s while most of the teams are rated around 80-85 OVR (I'm an 85 OVR this year).

I'm not sure if I'd jump at the WVU offer or not. They've been in the doldrums over the last five years in my legacy, but now they seem to have resurrected themselves and are ranked highly this year. I can definitely see how coaching a dominant power conference school could get boring and I actually do enjoy playing in the different gyms and teams of the West Coast Conference.

I am starting to fall in love with my team (LOL), which may keep me here for awhile. That's what kept me at Princeton for nine years despite numerous offers (and power conference schools started knocking after year five or so) because I just couldn't break up with my kids (I know it's a videogame, but when you play every single game (I don't simulate) with them over the course of a few seasons, you start to become connected with them and don't want to leave them).

I've got a fine recruiting class coming along, which I'm excited about (two three-star players and likely I'll get a four-star SF to sign with me in the spring). BTW, as San Francisco, I exclusively recruit California as a sort of a house rule. Besides, there's plenty of talent to be found inside the Golden State, so it's not like I'm starving myself for talent.

I guess we'll see where this game takes me.

[superjames1992]

#12 San Francisco 81, Gonzaga 67
1 2 T Final #12 San Francisco (24-4) 36 45 81 Gonzaga (21-6) 31 36 67	February 12th, 2018 McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA

Spokane, WA - The San Francisco Dons (24-4, 9-2 WCC) successfully pulled off a 2-0 sweep over the Gonzaga Bulldogs (21-6, 6-5 WCC) on the season as the Dons emerged from Spokane with an 81-67 road victory over the Bulldogs.

Gonzaga and USF played a close game in the first half, but a big run in the second half allowed the Dons to pull away for good.

The Dons could not stop Gonzaga small forward Andrius Garcia, who had 28 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals against USF. He shot 10-13 from the floor, 2-2 from three-point range, and 6-6 from the free throw line.

"He was on fire tonight," explained Coach Frizzell. "Really, with the way he was playing, I have to wonder why he didn't get more shots. He was unstoppable out there tonight, no matter what defense we played. If they would have made an effort to get him the ball more, the outcome of this game could have been different, but we'll take the 14-point win, for sure."

Jason Redick continued his hot shooting this evening as he went 4-5 from deep and shot 7-9 from the floor on his way to scoring 18 points. He also grabbed 3 boards. Redick was struggling earlier in the year with his shot as he was only shooting around 30% from three-point range, which is a problem considering the only reason he was on the floor was to shoot the basketball from deep. But lately he's been on fire and now his scoring average is up to 10.5 PPG. In addition, he is not shooting 41.9% from the floor, 35.8% from three, and 73.9% from the charity stripe.

"[Redick] has really come around lately," remarked Coach Frizzell, "and it has really helped this team out. The offense we run relies on the three-point shot, so it is paramount that he is shooting well now. It's hard for our opponents to double guys like Owen Kole in the low post when you have sharp-shooters out on the perimeter like Redick ready to knock down the open three-point attempt."

Owen Kole contributed 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks. Matt Owen finished two assists short of a triple-double as he tallied 13 points, 8 assists, and 4 steals while Walter Proffitt finished with 11 points, 6 boards, and 4 assists. Jaime Barton came off the bench to hit three three-pointers as he finished with 13 points on 5-6 shooting.

The Dons have seven days off before taking on the Pepperdine Waves (14-12, 5-5 WCC) next Wednesday on San Francisco's Senior Night. Thereafter, the Dons will close out the season against the Santa Clara Broncos (8-17, 2-9 WCC) and the Loyola Maramount Lions (16-10, 6-5 WCC).

San Francisco Leaders
Matt Owen, PG: 13 points (6-10, 1-3), 8 assists, 4 steals
Jason Redick, SG: 18 points (7-9, 4-5), 3 rebounds
Walter Proffitt, SF: 11 points (4-13, 1-5), 6 rebounds, 4 assists
Owen Kole, C: 13 points (6-14), 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Jaime Barton, PG: 13 points (5-6, 3-4)

Gonzaga Leaders
Andrius Garcia, SF: 28 points (10-13, 2-2), 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals
Lenzie Boythe, C: 8 points (3-10, 1-1), 8 rebounds, 2 blocks

West Coast Conference Standings (As of February 18th)
1. #11 San Francisco 24-4 (9-2)
2. San Diego 16-9 (7-4)
3. Portland 14-11 (7-4)
4. Gonzaga 22-6 (7-5)
5. Loyola Maramount 16-10 (6-5)
6. Pepperdine 14-13 (5-6)
7. Santa Clara 8-17 (2-9)
8. Saint Mary's 8-19 (2-10)

[BV28]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

So today I completed my fourth year in my closed legacy at Northern Colorado. At the end of the season, Coach Few left to take over UConn, and well, Gonzaga wanted me. I took a look at the roster and there was no way I could turn down this offer! Three incoming freshman that are all starters, and 2 returning juniors that are starters. The team is rated 84 overall, I can't wait to get this 5th season underway!


Should be interesting to see how far you go in the NCAA tournament this year!

[superjames1992]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

So today I completed my fourth year in my closed legacy at Northern Colorado. At the end of the season, Coach Few left to take over UConn, and well, Gonzaga wanted me. I took a look at the roster and there was no way I could turn down this offer! Three incoming freshman that are all starters, and 2 returning juniors that are starters. The team is rated 84 overall, I can't wait to get this 5th season underway!


Should be interesting to see how far you go in the NCAA tournament this year!

Cool. Hope you have fun coaching in the WCC!

Thanks for following.

[superjames1992]

#11 San Francisco 85, Pepperdine 83
1 2 T Final Pepperdine (14-14) 43 40 83 #11 San Francisco (25-4) 44 41 85	February 19th, 2018 War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA - The 11th-ranked San Francisco Dons (25-4, 10-2 WCC) emerged victorious on Senior Night against the Pepperdine Waves (14-14, 5-7 WCC), but it was far from an easy task. Plagued by sloppy play and bad defense, the Dons fell behind in the second half after leading 44-43 at halftime.

With just eight minutes remaining, the Dons found themselves down 11 points to the Waves. Then Owen Kole and Jason Redick took over.

The two players, who combined for 55 points, took over the game and led the Dons back to within striking distance. USF would eventually take the lead with 50 seconds remaining, but a Pepperdine bucket with seven seconds left knotted the game up at 83 apiece.

On the ensuing Dons possession after the Pepperdine basket, Matt Owen quickly passed the ball upcourt to Jason Redick, who found Owen Kole posting his defender up. Kole took the ball, dribbled to his left, and sank a layup to put the Dons ahead 85-83 with just 0.5 seconds remaining on the clock.

It was a perfectly drawn up play leading the perfect result: a Dons victory on Senior Night.

Owen Kole was a dominant force all night along as he ended with 25 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks. However, Jason Redick stole the spotlight tonight as the sophomore had the finest game of his career. Redick hit five three-pointers and sank 9 of 14 baskets overall to end with a career-high 30 points. He also recorded 3 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals as he padded he stat sheet.

"Kole and Redick were spectacular tonight," beamed Coach Frizzell. "Overall, we didn't play well, but Kole and Redick really stepped up and allowed us to escape with the win, regardless."

Walter Proffitt recorded 14 points and 5 rebounds in the final home game os his career. Senior center Clement Patterson ended with 0 points and 5 boards while seniors Matas Hickman and Colin Soson both went scoreless.

With the win, the Dons clinch at least a share of the WCC Regular Season Title.

The Dons will close out the regular season with a pair of road games against Santa Clara (9-17, 3-9 WCC) and Loyola Maramount (16-11, 6-6 WCC).

Pepperdine Leaders
Quinton Hedges, PG: 14 points (6-10, 0-1), 8 assists
L.L. Yates, SF: 17 points (7-10, 0-1), 4 rebounds, 4 steals
Jaron Holden, PF: 13 points (6-11)
Joshua Fazekas, C: 13 points (5-12), 6 rebounds, 3 steals
Edgar Williams, PF: 12 points (5-8), 5 rebounds

San Francisco Leaders
Matt Owen, PG: 7 points (1-6, 0-3), 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals
Jason Redick, SG: 30 points (9-14, 5-10), 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals
Walter Proffitt, PF: 14 points (4-12, 2-9), 5 rebounds
Owen Kole, C: 25 points (12-17, 0-1), 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks

[K_rob11]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Owen Kole!!!!!

[Deuce2223]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

I forgot to ask this early is Jason Redick any relation to JJ Redick. Seems like he has that same sweet 3pt shot..

Owen Kole is still the beast though...

[superjames1992]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Owen Kole!!!!!

I forgot to ask this early is Jason Redick any relation to JJ Redick. Seems like he has that same sweet 3pt shot..

Perhaps; I'm not sure. He's a good shooter, though. He struggled during his first year-and-a-half here, only shooting around 30-31% from three-point range, but he's starting to stroke it well now and hopefully that carries over into next season.

EDIT: I should note that he's white and has dark hair, so maybe he is of relation to JJ.

[superjames1992]

Santa Clara 79, #11 San Francisco 71
1 2 T Final #11 San Francisco (25-5) 28 43 71 Santa Clara (10-17) 39 40 79	February 24th, 2018 Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara, CA - The 11th-ranked San Francisco Dons (25-5, 10-3 WCC), fresh off clinching at least a share of the WCC Regular Season Title, blew an easy one tonight as they got upset by yet another sub-.500 team, the Santa Clara Broncos (10-17, 4-9 WCC). Earlier this year, the Dons lost to Saint Mary's at home. Two of the Dons' three conference losses have now come against the two worst teams in the conference.

"I'm not really sure what the cause of it is other than maybe we just aren't focused," said Coach Frizzell. "We shouldn't be losing to the bottom teams of the conference, but we have. I guess, the only good thing is that we won't be facing any bad teams in the NCAA Tournament, and we seem to be pretty good at beating the top teams in the WCC."

The Dons put up a rather pathetic effort on both ends of the floor. Offensively, only Matt Owen and Owen Kole came to play for the Dons as Owen racked up 25 points and 5 assists while Kole tallied 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. Outside of those two, no one scored more than eight points.

Santa Clara was led by three double-figure scorers, but the most impressive of the bunch was Enrique Morales, who had a remarkable day. The sophomore center totaled 23 points and 20 rebounds in the game, breaking his old career-highs of 13 points and 11 rebounds. In total, the Broncos tallied 13 offensive rebounds and out-rebounded the Dons 37 to 29, in total.

The Dons got off to a slow start and trailed by 17 points late in the first half. However, USF made a run in the second half and actually took the lead for a brief time in the closing minutes, but the Dons had no gas left in the tank as Santa Clara was able to run away with it in the final minutes to walk away with a 79-71 victory.

With San Diego losing, the Dons clinched a #1 seed in the WCC Tournament today.

The Dons have a single game remaining in the regular season before conference play begins. USF will take on the Loyola Marymount Lions (17-11, 7-6 WCC) on Monday.

San Francisco Leaders
Matt Owen, PG: 25 points (10-18, 1-4), 5 assists
Owen Kole, C: 20 points (9-12, 1-2), 11 rebounds, 4 steals

Santa Clara Leaders
Hugh Garrett, SG: 14 points (6-15, 2-8)
Jiri Zimmerman, SF: 15 points (4-11, 2-6), 5 assists, 5 steals
Enrique Morales, C: 23 points (10-16), 20 rebounds

West Coast Conference Standings (As of February 25th)
1. #20 San Francisco 25-5 (10-3)
2. Gonzaga 23-6 (8-5)
3. Portland 15-12 (8-5)
4. San Diego 17-10 (8-5)
5. Loyola Maramount 17-11 (7-6)
6. Pepperdine 14-15 (5-8)
7. Santa Clara 10-17 (4-9)
8. Saint Mary's 8-20 (2-11)

San Francisco Dons' NCAA Tournament Resume
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Vs. Top 25: 1-0
Road/Neutral: 14-4
Home Win Streak: 4 Games
Vs. RPI 1-50: 2-2
Vs. RPI 51-100: 3-1
Vs. RPI 101-200: 16-2
Vs. RPI 201+: 4-0
RPI: 15
Media: 20
Coaches: 23
Mid-Major: 2
Bracketology: #4 Seed in Charlotte Regional vs. #12 Seed Utah (20-10)