Coaching Career of Chris Matthews (CH2k8)

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Selection Sunday
Midwest Region

Upset Watch
(10) UNLV over (7) UT-Arlington
--There isn't really a big time upset that is easy to predict in this part of the bracket, though it is possible for Fresno St. to pull off a big upset over Mississippi St. Also keep an eye on Kansas, Darnell Jackson will miss the first two games of the tournament, so Wash St. or Arizona St. might have more of a shot than one might think.

Surprises
Indiana St. had a good season, but they also don't deserve to be a 12 seed.

Predicted Elite-8 Matchup
(1) Kansas vs. (6) Tennessee
This one is reaching a little bit. Tennessee has been bugged by injuries all year, and with Tyler Smith coming back they have a very good shot to knock off Marquette, and possibly Duke.

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Selection Sunday
South Region

Upset Watch
(11) Florida St. over (6) Temple
--While Temple has had an extremely good year, they struggled when conference play came around, going 7-9 in the A-10. Florida St. got into the tournament thanks to doing well in the ACC.

(10) Kansas St. over (7) Vanderbilt
--This is one of the best first round matchups in the tournament. Either one of these teams could give Pitt trouble in the 2nd round..

Predicted Elite-8 Matchup
(1) UCLA vs. (3) North Carolina
We think Pitt could get knocked off in the 2nd round, giving UNC an easy road to the Elite 8. UCLA is in the weakest half-region in the bracket

Selection Sunday
West Region

Upset Watch
(11) DePaul over (6) Fordham
--If a big upset is to happen this is the bracket it will happen in. Despite DePaul's 16-18 record, their last 3 games they beat #3 Louisville (1 seed), #7 Pitt (2 seed), and #8 Georgetown (2 seed) to get into this tournament.

Other games to watch are Albany against Dayton and Michigan against LSU. Kenny George and UNC Asheville could give Arkansas a run for their money as well.


Predicted Elite-8 Matchup
(1) Louisville vs. (7) Ohio St.
This one is reaching a little bit. Tennessee has been bugged by injuries all year, and with Tyler Smith coming back they have a very good shot to knock off Marquette, and possibly Duke.

[cubsfan203]

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Road to the Final Four
1st Round Recap

East Regional

--Chris Douglas-Roberts scores 41 as Memphis rolls past Jackson St.

--Xavier comes from behind to beat Wright St. in overtime.

--Clemson goes down early, comes from behind in 2nd half and wins on buzzer beater by Rivers

--W. Kentucky holds off UW-Green Bay comeback to move on

--Hoyas have early scare, beat N. Arizona by one point.

2nd Round Match-Ups
(1) Memphis vs. (8) Xavier
(4) Clemson vs. (5) Stanford
(3) Gonzaga vs. (6) Connecticut
(2) Georgetown vs. (10) W. Kentucky

South Regional

--Tennessee St. holds Texas A&M to 22 points in 2nd half, manage to win.

--E. Tennessee St. has huge upset over Stephen Curry and Davidson.

--Florida St. manages to beat Temple.

--Beasley has 30 and 15, Kansas St. dominates Vanderbilt 92-46

2nd Round Match-Ups
(1) UCLA vs. (9) Saint Louis
(12) Tennessee St. vs. (13) E. Tennessee St.
(3) North Carolina vs. (11) Florida St.
(2) Pittsburgh vs. (10) Kansas St.

West Regional

--SO Rod Moores scores 21 off of bench to lead Albany to easy victory over Dayton

--DePaul's amazing streak continues as they come back and beat Fordham

2nd Round Match-Ups
(1) Louisville vs. (8) Kentucky
(4) LSU vs. (12) Albany
(3) Butler vs. (11) DePaul
(2) Arkansas vs. (7) Ohio St.

Midwest Regional

--Rider holds off Kansas, pulls off upset of the year, no scratch that century. Lamar Johnson comes off of bench and goes 6-6 from long range.


2nd Round Match-Ups
(8) Washington St. vs. (16) Rider
(4) Mississippi St. vs. (5) Arizona
(3) Marquette vs. (6) Tennessee)
(2) Duke vs. (7) UT-Arlington

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Road to the Final Four
2nd Round Recap

East Regional

--Memphis holds off Xavier 70-69

--Stanford's comeback falls short, lose to Clemson 70-66

--Matt Bouldin's 3 with 5.0 to go is the difference as Gonzaga beats UConn.

--What? Western Kentucky outscores Georgetown by 33 in 2nd half to win? It's true.

Sweet 16 Match-Ups
(1) Memphis vs. (4) Clemson
(3) Gonzaga vs. (10) W. Kentucky

South Regional

--UCLA makes easy work of Saint Louis

--Great game ends in buzzer-beater, Tennessee St. wins 73-71

--Ellington scores 30 to lead UNC past the Seminoles

--Beasley can't quite lead the Wildcats past Pitt, Pitt wins 73-70

Sweet 16 Match-Ups
(1) UCLA vs. (12) Tennessee St.
(2) Pittsburgh vs. (3) North Carolina

West Regional

--Louisville makes easy pickings of rival Kentucky

--Albany can't hang with the big dogs....I mean cats

--DePaul's magic run comes to an end, Butler moves on

--Arkansas has to come from way down to have a chance, still lose 68-66 to tOSU

Sweet 16 Match-Ups
(1) Louisville vs. (4) LSU
(3) Butler vs. (7) Ohio St.

Midwest Regional

--Rider hangs tough with Wash St., but can't pull off another amazing upset

--Bulldogs hold off Arizona for the win

--Tennessee takes care of Marquette

--Duke moves on with ease


Sweet 16 Match-Ups
(8) Washington St. vs. (4) Mississippi St.
(2) Duke vs. (6) Tennesee

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Road to the Final Four
Sweet 16 Recap

East Regional

--Rose leads Tigers past the .....Tigers

--Gonzaga ends Western Kentucky's Cinderella dream.

Elite 8 Match-Up
(1) Memphis vs. (3) Gonzaga

South Regional

--Tennessee St. had no chance, no Cinderella this year

--Buzzer beat no good, North Carolina advances

Elite 8 Match-Up
(1) UCLA vs. (3) North Carolina

West Regional

--LSU collapses in 2nd half, Louisville takes advantage and moves on

--Campbell comes off bench to stun Ohio St., Butler wins.

Elite 8 Match-Up
(1) Louisville vs. (3) Butler

Midwest Regional

--Foul trouble allows Washington St. to win

--Vols defeat Dook by one point, 88-87

Elite 8 Match-Up
(8) Washington St. vs. (6) Tennesee

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Road to the Final Four
Elite 8 Recap

East Regional

vs.
108 - 89
Player of the game:
Derrick Rose - 25 pts, 9 ast, 5 reb, 1 stl (9-14 FG)

South Regional

vs.
63-88
Player of the game:
David Padgett - 19 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast, 3 blk

West Regional

vs.
70 - 50
Player of the game:
Tyler Hansbrough - 33 pts, 12 reb, 1 st (13-21 FG)

Midwest Regional

vs.
66 - 83
Player of the game:
Chris Lofton - 30 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl (10-14 FG, 5-7 3pt)

[OliDegu2008]

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Looking good dude! Keep up the work!

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Final Four

vs.
87 - 75
Player of the game:
Chris Douglas-Roberts - 25 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast

Both teams came out strong and shooting well. Louisville took the early lead, and went into halftime ahead 43-40. Despite having players on the bench due to foul trouble, Memphis came out and jumped back into a comfortable lead in the 2nd half. They outscored the Cardinals 47-32 in the frame to go move on the the Championship game.


vs.
82 - 94
Player of the game:
Chris Lofton - 27 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl

This game played very similarly to the Memphis-Louisville one. Both teams came out hot, with the Tar Heels being on top 47-45 at the half. Hansbrough got into foul trouble and only played 13 minutes, but scored 15 points in the small amount of time. Once Danny Green also got into foul trouble North Carolina didn't stand a chance. This sets up an interesting championship game between rivals Memphis and Tennessee. Memphis beat Tennesee 84-73 earlier this season. *as a side note, Tyler Hansbrough was seen crying like a baby after the game*

[cubsfan203]

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You're 2008 National Champions are the Memphis Tigers


Final Score
Memphis 91 - Tennessee 81

Player of the game:
Chris Douglas-Roberts - 19 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast

Other Players....
Derrick Rose - 12 pts, 9 ast
Antonio Anderson - 14 pts, 3 ast, 2 reb
Robert Dozier - 11 pts, 12 reb, 2 blk
Joey Dorsey - 14 pts, 10 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk
Jajuan Smith - 20 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast
Chris Lofton - 22 pts, 5 ast, 2 stl


End of Season Awards
Player of the Year
Tyler Hansbrough - 22.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg

Freshman of the year
Michael Beasley - 20.4 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.3 bpg

First Team All-Americans
D.J. Augustine (TEX)
O.J. Mayo (USC)
Chris Douglas-Roberts (MEM)
Tyler Hansbrough (UNC)
Luke Harongody (ND)

Second-Team All-Americans
A.J. Price (CONN)
Stefon Jackson (UTEP)
Shan Foster (VAN)
Michael Beasley (KSU)
Kevin Love (UCLA)

A-Sun Awards
Player of the year: James Florence (Mercer)
Freshman of the year: Brent Wood (North Florida)

1st team all conference: James Florence (MER), Courtney Pigram (ETSU),
Jon Rodriguez (CAM), Shaun Stegall (KENN), James Grimball (UNF)

Freshman All-Conference: Wood and Cecil from UNF


Players Leaving Early

Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina, JR)
Hasheem Thabeet (UConn, SO)
Terrence Williams (Louisville, JR)
Kenny George (UNC Asheville, JR)
Eric Gordon (Illinois, FR)
Mario Chalmers (Kansas, JR)
Brandon Rush (Kansas, JR)
Michael Beasley (Kansas St, FR)
D.J. Augustine (Texas, SO)
Derrick Rose (Memphis, FR)
Chris Douglas-Roberts (Memphis, JR)
Brook Lopez (Stanford, FR)
Darren Collison (UCLA, JR)
Kevin Love (UCLA, FR)
Jamont Gordon (Mississippi St, JR)
Stephen Curry (Davidson, SO)

Coaching Positions

Oregon St. – New Coach – Bo McKillop (Davidson’s HC)
Northwestern – New Coach – D. Horn (W. Kentucky’s HC)
W. Kentucky – New Coach – S. Sutton (ORU HC)
Davidson – New Coach – K. Williamson (MSST Assistant)

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Top 50 Recruits - 2008 Class

2008 North Florida Recruiting Class

Emerson Riley - C - *** - 7'2"/248 lbs - HS SR - Orlando Florida
Brings a B.I.G. presence down low for the Ospreys. His size is his big tool, also has really good speed and handles for a big man. Not a great scorer yet, but he's going to get plenty of easy shots as he's the biggest guy in the A-Sun.

Junior Rivera - PG - *** - 6'4"/202 - HS SR - Brazil
Great size for a PG, which is where he will play with Hammonds and Wood both being SG. Not a great shooter, but can hit the open 3. Very similar to Chris Timberlake, except he's 5 inches taller. Good speed, can push the ball up the court. Will start from day 1.

Ka'Ron Ellerbee - C - *** - 6'8"/226 - JC SO - Dallas, TX
Ian Gibson parted ways, giving UNF an extra scholarship at the end of the year, and boy did it pay off. Ellerbee can score down low, and can rebound pretty well. He brings experience, and will probably back up Riley to start the year. Ka'Ron will also get a lot of playing time.

Predrag Oliver - PG - ** - 6'0/177 - HS SR - Phoenix, AZ
Oliver was more of a desperation signing it appears. Coach Matthews hoped he could step in and play right away, but it looks like Cortez Riley will have back-up duties instead. Oliver will probably get a redshirt, assuming he makes the team.

Evaluation:
North Florida has a very good recruiting class coming in. Riley, Rivera, and Ellerbee will all have a lot of minutes right away. Both Riley and Rivera will be starting, taking the roles that Chris Timberlake and James Grimball left behind. It looks like Coach Matthews will have another good shot at a run at the A-Sun next season.

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If you want to be a recruit use the following info, I'll probably limit it to 5 so that I can create 5 one and done players.

Name:
Class: HS FR thru JC JR
Position:
State:
Hand:
Position:
Height:
Weight:
General Appearance: White, black, hair color, etc...
Ratings Preset: (PG - Distributor, Shoot first, defense), (SG - Slasher, Pure Shooter, Defense), (SF - Pure Shooter, Defense, Slasher), (PF - Banger, Defense, Finesse), (C - same as PF)

Tendencies: make it realistic to your preset
Potential: (one and done, two year, four year, etc)

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...shameless bump...

I'd like to get these recruits in before I sim the ABL so that they have a chance of committing in the early signing period. Sooo... hurry so I can continue as I'd like to start the games already.

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Season Preview
2008-2009 Edition

Preseason Top 25
1. North Carolina
2. Duke
3. UConn
4. Memphis
5. Marquette
6. UCLA
7. Arizona
8. Gonzaga
9. Louisville
10. LSU
11. Michigan St.
12. Villanova
13. Syracuse
14. Texas
15. Pittsburgh
16. Tennessee
17. Georgetown
18. Kansas
19. Stanford
20. Alabama
21. USC
22. Texas A&M
23. Notre Dame
24. Providence
25. UAB


Preseason All-Americans

1st Team
Russell Westbrook
Wayne Ellington
Tyler Smith
Darrell Arthur
Robin Lopez

2nd Team
Ty Lawson
OJ Mayo
Sam Young
Kyle Singler
Luke Harongody

[dlane0087]

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It would be an honor to get chewed out by your Coach lol.

Name: Dan Lane
Class: HS Sr
Position: PG
State: Ma
Hand: Right
Position: PG
Height: 6'2
Weight: 180
General Appearance: White, short black hair, headband, high socks
Ratings Preset: Distributor

Tendencies: Rajon Rondo like, so low on the jump shooting and high on the drive and dish
Potential: 3 years

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Season Preview
Atlantic Sun Conference

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Best Overall Player
Courtney Pigram - East Tennessee St.

Best Freshman
Stewart Wheeler - Mercer

Best Shooter
Andy Wicke - Belmont

Best Playmaker
Ben Smith - Jacksonville

Best Defender
Oldapo Fagbenle - Campbell