CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

[Deuce2223]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

Snubed on CotY. Way to drop the ball WAC

I guess they felt bad for screwing Cleavland last year. (He lead Fresno to a 20+ win season, won the WAC regular season Title and won 2 rounds in the NIT, but they gave it to S. Morrill from UTah State.


Maybe this means that next year Coach Derozan will win.

[BV28]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

Wow Duke is going to be stacked again next year, Irving and Curry staying. I hope UNLV can actually put up a good year this time with their new recruits!

[delija66]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

1ST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
C-JR J. Willaims (Maryland)

oh yeahhh fear the turtle hahaa

[VandyRedskins21]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

YES JOHN JENKINS ALL-AMERICAN!!!
NO JOHN JENKINS IS LEAVING EARLY!!!

[dtackel78]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

YES JOHN JENKINS ALL-AMERICAN!!!
NO JOHN JENKINS IS LEAVING EARLY!!!

When did he say Jenkings was an all american?

[Deuce2223]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

When did he say Jenkings was an all american?

In the Awards section. Jenkins was named 1st Team All-American. He Avg 24.4 PPG and 22.3 PPG over the past 2 years.

[Deuce2223]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

Updates coming Thursday, as I start the new season. Will post roster breakdown, schedule, PreSeason Top-25, and talk about news around the league, including some indepth coverage on the 10 incoming Freshman as well as the 15 guys who are in this year's class.

[HarkTheSound]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

Wow, I really thought you were gonna pull the upset over St. Marys. Guess I underestimated their legitimacy as a one seed, lol.

Cant wait to see your pre-season write-up!

[TheKT]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

Damn, BYU? I'm gonna be suspended my entire college career, I can't live by the honor code. LOL. I was really looking forward to playing for Coach Deuce, oh well. Good luck this season.

[Deuce2223]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

Damn, BYU? I'm gonna be suspended my entire college career, I can't live by the honor code. LOL. I was really looking forward to playing for Coach Deuce, oh well. Good luck this season.

Trust me I wanted you to sign badly. I don't have a true backup PF, and now with only 1 recruit signing, I am going to go into the season with 9 guys figuring on using a 7 man rotation being how I don't have a pure PG to back up Fields who will now have to start.

[Deuce2223]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

Wow, I really thought you were gonna pull the upset over St. Marys. Guess I underestimated their legitimacy as a one seed, lol.

Cant wait to see your pre-season write-up!

Well I scheduled SMC as my 1st game of the season in a rematch and you will see that this past season wasn't a fluke. They are legit. Granted I don't know if they will continue to recruit well enough to stay among the Top-25 in the nation in future years, but they should be able to give Gonzaga a run for it's money in the WCC.

[waytofailself]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

Looking forward to the updates. I've enjoyed lurking at your legacy for quite some time!

[Deuce2223]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

2013 COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW SHOW

Good Evening and Welcome to ESPN "The Ocho" I am your host Bryan Scott. Tonight we will breakdown the 2013 College Basketball Preview. Let's jump right in and take a look at this year's Top-25 Poll

#1 Duke
"Return 4 starters from last year's National Champion team, inlcuding 3 Preseason All-Americans (RS SO PG K. Irving, SO SF H. Crenshaw, SO PF A. Pratt) as well as 6th Man SO PG K. Holcomb (2nd team All-American)."

#2 Kansas
"The Jayhawks return just 2 starters, but their starting 5 is made up of 4 former Mr BB's."

#3 Arizona
"The Wildcats had a disappointing 18-16 season last year, but return 4 starters including SR PG M. Jones and SF S. hill."

#4 Syracuse
"The Orange are coming off a disappointing 1st Round upset in the NCAA but will look to Preseason All-American JR C D. Riley to carry to the load this year"

#5 Villanova
"The Wilcats are loaded with talent and it all starts with FR PG Ghost Watson (Rated 86 overall), voted the Big East Best Overall, Best Freshman, Best Playmaker and Best Pro"

#6 Florida
"The Gators will look make a 5th trip back to the Final 4 behind SR SG K. Boyton and FR C W. Hunter (2nd team Presseason All-American)

#7 Indiana
"The Hoosiers are back among the nation's best and with FR PG M. Williams(78 Overall) "Best Freshman and Playmaker" and FR PF Dalton Henry (75 Overall) they will look to stay there for quite awhile"

#8 Louisville
"The Cardinals will look to make a repeat trip to the Final 4 behind SR PG P. Siva and C R. Buckles."

#9 Arizona State
"The Sun Devils are a surprise team in the Top-10 this year but they return all 12 players (4 SO,4 JR,4 SR) from last years team and they will look to challenge their instate rival for the Pac-10 crown"

#10 Alabama
"The Tide have missed the NCAA tourney for the past 8 seasons, but will look to stop that streak, behind the play of JR SG K. Durant"

#11 NC State
"The Wolfpack return all 5 starters"

#12 Georgetown
The Hoyas start 3 Sophs led by SG F. Bell (83 Overall)

#13 Texas
The Longhorns might be a year away with 8 Soph's on the roster including 2 starters (SF C. Westphal-82, and SG B. Jensen-80)

#14 UConn
The Huskies are loaded with talent in their JR class (7 players, including PG S. Napiar-75, and SG N. Giffey-76), but it will be the play of SR A. Oriakhi(83) in the middle if they go far

#15 Maryland
Like Texas and UConn the Terps could be a year away as their roster and starting lineup is full of SO's and JR's

#16 Pitt
See comments above

#17 Memphis
"After making a trip to the Championship game, the Tigers are ready for a repeat with 5 JR's and 4 SO's on this years team"

#18 UNC
"Sitting #18 in the country is not a spot Coach Williams likes to be in, but coming off a 14 win season doesn't help. SR T. Zeller (82) and D. Strickland (84) should lead the way but they will be helped by SO PG M. Whitted (83), FR SF N. Braxton(78) and SO PF W. Farmer (86)

#19 Saint Mary's
"The Gaels finished last season as the #1 team in the country and with 4 SR starters returning, they could finish their once again"

#20 Tennessee
This could be the last year for Coach Pearl, unless he can get the Vols back among the Top-10 in the country

#21 Georgia Tech
The Yellowjackets made a shocking run to the Sweet 16 as a 11th seed, with 5 SR's and 4 JR's returning they will look to repeat that performance


#22 West Virginia
"The National Champs of 2011, were disappointed in the 1st Round last year, but with 4 SR Staters, Coach Huggins won't let that happen again"

#23 Saint Joseph's
The Redhawks look ready to make that next jump and with 4 JR's starters this might not be a 1 year fluke. See Saint Mary's last year

#24 LSU
The Tigers have fallen on tough times, but with FR PG R. Irland(82) and FR C. Marks(78) their future looks bright

#25 Marquette
The Golden Eagles are coming off a #1 seed in last year's NCAA tourney, and will look to repeat once again

Now we get to the part of our show were we showcase 10 future star's. You have already heard a little about FR PG Ghost Watson at Villanova "Future Top Pick", and FR PG M. Williams "1st Round status" and FR PF Dalton Henry "2nd Round Status" at Indiana, so now let's take a look at other 7 Impact Freshman in this year's class.

7'6 Jacob Yrogergj (76 Overall)
"The Beast will start for the Rebels and is already considered a lock for the 1st Round this year"




6'9 Kyle Thomas (77 Overall)
"Voted the MWC Best Freshman and Best Defender"




6'11 Ian McLaughlin (77 Overall)
"Voted Best Freshman, Best Defender, and has 1st Round buzz"



6'3 SG Dillon Tenholder (77 Overall)
"Voted Best Shooter has 2nd Round Draft Buzz"




6'7 Logan Martinez (82 Overall)
"Last year's #1 Overall Player in the country will move to SG to make room for fellow FR SF D. Tolic (84 Overall) in the starting lineup. Martinez is already considered a Lottery pick this year"



6'8 Adrian Marvell (81 Overall)
"The #2 player in the country last season like Martinez is already considered a Lottery Pick this year, as he was voted Best Freshman, and Best Pro in the A-10"



6'8 AJ Akpan (78 Overall)
"Voted Best Freshman,Shooter, and Pro in the WAC Conference, Akpan already has 1st Round Buzz"

[Deuce2223]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

Looking forward to the updates. I've enjoyed lurking at your legacy for quite some time!

Glad to hear it. If their is a team you want me to mention in my Mid-Season and End of the year recaps, let me know.

Also I am doing something different, this year regarding player caps. If you want a player in the thread, just give me a Name, Height/Weight/POS and hometown/state, as well as the type of player you want to be and I will then edit a recruit in this year's class and comment about where they sign this year as well as follow their career and give updates on stats.

[Deuce2223]

Re: CH 2K8 "The Rebirth of a Legend" Coach BJ Derozan

WAC AND BOISE STATE PREVIEW

Once again the WAC is up for grabs. In 2011 Fresno State won the regular season title, well the Boise State Broncos finished 2nd, but won the Tourney Championship to earn the trip to the Field of 65, well the Bulldogs were left heading to the NIT. Last year (2012), Boise State won both the regular season title and tourney title as well as a 1st round win over Oregon in the NCAA before losing to #1 seed Saint Mary's, well again the Bulldogs were left headed to the NIT.

This year it's another team picked to win it all. The Nevada Wolfpack(82 Overall) are loaded with talent led by 2nd Team All-Conference SO PG B. Holden(79) and SR SG M. Story(77).Boise State(80) is actually picked to finish 2nd after being picked the past 2 years to finish in the middle of the pack. They return 1st Team-All Conference players SR SG D. Wiley and JR PF S. Hicks, as well as 2nd Team-All Conference SO SF A. Legee and WAC FOY Center SO M. Mbaye as well as add FR AJ Akpan "Voted Best Freshman,Shooter and Pro" to the mix.

After the Top-2, it's pretty much anyone's shot to finish #3 through #7

Utah State (79 Overall)
(SO SF R. Simpson-78, FR PF W. Rost-76, FR K. Tafo-74)

Fresno State (77 Overall)
(SR C K. Young-76, FR SG E. Worley-77)

La Tech (77 Overall)
(JR PF G. Coombs "Best Overall and Best Defender"-80, FR C K. Leonard-72)

San Jose State (77 Overall)
(SO SF T.Wood-77, SO PF L. Leach-73)

Hawaii (77 Overall)
(FR PG R. Linderman-74, 2nd Team All-Conference SR C D. Brumfield-71)

New Mexico State (75 Overall)
(FR PG K. Tsagarakis-78 "Voted Best Playmaker")

Idaho (72 Overall)
(SO SF K. Tayborn-73, FR PG M. McGuire-69, FR SG O. Bennett-64)

TEAM ROSTER

(*Starters)

* PG- SO 6'3 D. Fields-(67 Overall/70 3pt)
"Avg 2.2 PPG 1.6 APG last season, started 10/33 games"

* SG- SR 6'7 D. Wiley (78 Overall/81 3pt)
"Avg 12.9 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 4.9 APG, 1.2 SPG and made 96/236 3pt (41%), starting 34/34 games"

* SF-FR 6'8 AJ Akpan (78 Overall/85 3pt)
"Created player by me, 5* Ranked #8 Overall)

*PF-JR 6'10 S. Hicks (69 Overall)
"Led the team with a 15.4 PPG last year as well as 7.2 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.0 SPG. Was voted WAC FOY in 2011, and WAC 1st Teamm All-Conference in 2012, has started in 67/67 games over the past 2 years"

* C-SO 6'10 M. Mbaye (77 Overall)
"Former Mr BB from MT, was named WAC FOY last year after Avg, 13.8 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 1.4 BPG starting in 34/34 games."

SF-SO 6'6 A. Legee (76 Overall/75 3pt)
" The Former Mr BB from OR, started 34/34 games last year Avg 7.1 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 1.9 APG, 1.4 SPG, will move the bench and into the 6th man role this season

C-SO 7'2 A. Diarra (67 Overall)
"The African Giant dominated off the bench last year Avg 10.9 PPG, 5.7 RPG and 1.1 BPG. playing in all 34 games Avg 17 MPG. He will again fill that role as the backup to Hicks and Mbaye"

SF-SO 6'5 P. Fullove (65 Overall/67 3pt)
"A fan favorite, Fullove gave the Broncos a spark when they needed it, Avg 3.1 PPG, 1.6 RPG, playing in all 34 games Avg 10 MPG"

PG/SG-SO 6'4 B. Sparks (64 Overall/76 3pt)
"Played in 33 games last season, Avg 2.4 PPG, 1.5 RPG hitting 8/22 3pt (36%), with SR T. Nichols gone, should be the primary backup for Fields this year and see more PT"

**Roster Notes-7'1 JR I. Oltjen (56 Overall) has been dismissed from the team. Coach Derozan accepted 2 Walkons this season, FR SF 6'6 R. Hoyer(70 Overall) and FR SF 6'7 B. Sylla (67 Overall/70 3pt) both players will Redshirt.

Coach D's comments on this year roster

"Normally I go with a 10 man roster and have 2 teams. My starters play 80% of the game, however this season, I will only go with 9 active players, redshirting the 2 Walkons.. I am going to switch up my rotation, trying to give 6th Man A. Legee the same type of minutes the starters get as well as the 7'2 A. Diarra, playing pretty much 7 guys. Fullove and Sparks will give us depth and help with foul trouble"

THE 2012-2013 SCHEDULE

11/6- VS #19 Saint Mary's
"A rematch with last years's #1 team and 2nd Round NCAA Matchup"

11/7 vs Eastern Washington
"Former Big Sky Rival, somewhat"

11/8 vs Idaho State
"A sorta instate rival, get to face off against former Zags and current Boise State Head Coach Leon Rice"

11/14 @ Oregon
"Rematch of last year's 1st Round NCAA win, and start of a rivalary"

11/18 vs VCU
"Faceoff against Boardmember Ian McLaughlin"

11/21 @ Ole Miss
"Faceoff against Boardmember Jacob Yorgi "The Beast"

11/24 vs Nebraska
"Faceoff against Boardmember Dillon Tenholder"

11/27 @ BYU
"Faceoff against Boardmember Kyle Thomas and start of a Rivalary"

12/5 @ Saint Louis
"Faceoff against Boardmember Adrian Marvell

12/13 @ Indiana
"Faceoff against Boardmember's M. Williams and D. Henry"

12/19 @ Florida State
"Faceoff against Boardmember L. Martinez"

12/25 @ Golden Bear Classic
(UC Santa Barbara-1st Round, UMKC/Holy Cross-2nd Round)

12/31-3/6 WAC Conference Play

**Schedule Note**-I am not sure how I missed scheduling Villanova and Ghost Watson. If he is not a 1 and Done, I will make sure they are on the schedule next year along with teams with new Boardmember created recruits. Because of the size of players that are being created, I will probably only be able to schedule some teams every other year