Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

[trekfan]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

I like project players, that 6'10" kid sounds like a potential steal.



French also is interesting, he'd be quite a get for Valentine and with a chip on his shoulder I think.

[RolePlayer]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

I like project players, that 6'10" kid sounds like a potential steal.



French also is interesting, he'd be quite a get for Valentine and with a chip on his shoulder I think.

I mean when you're signing 3 Star recruits all of them will probably be project players but on a team full of project players at least they'll be the better project.

My ideal realistic recruiting class would be Brophy and Al-Sayyad, Brophy is nearly a lock to sign with us but we're in a close third with room to go for Al-Sayyad. Not sure who I want the third to be, obviously want the four-star but we're trailing decently now after it started close.

French is the most interesting to me, he's got great size and the scouting report on him looks almost as good as Brophy. But he didn't do well in the ABL and isn't rated. We're also most likely bringing in Brophy who is a top 200 player in the nation at the same position. It'd be a good story though, Coach Valentine is from Rockford which is only an hour away from Chicago and French basically has us as the only school he wants to goto.

[RMJH4]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

I mean when you're signing 3 Star recruits all of them will probably be project players but on a team full of project players at least they'll be the better project.

My ideal realistic recruiting class would be Brophy and Al-Sayyad, Brophy is nearly a lock to sign with us but we're in a close third with room to go for Al-Sayyad. Not sure who I want the third to be, obviously want the four-star but we're trailing decently now after it started close.

French is the most interesting to me, he's got great size and the scouting report on him looks almost as good as Brophy. But he didn't do well in the ABL and isn't rated. We're also most likely bringing in Brophy who is a top 200 player in the nation at the same position. It'd be a good story though, Coach Valentine is from Rockford which is only an hour away from Chicago and French basically has us as the only school he wants to goto.

Any word on if Faried will stay? That could have an enormous impact on your recruiting alright!
Nice to see you are over .500 now too!

[R1zzo23]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

With Faried’s low overall I bet he stays all 4 years.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

[RolePlayer]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

Any word on if Faried will stay? That could have an enormous impact on your recruiting alright!
Nice to see you are over .500 now too!

He's a low overall so I wouldn't expect him too, but he does have some pro buzz around him saying that he might be able to sign with a team undrafted. In real life, he stayed all four years at Morehead taking them to two NCCA tournaments.

[dfsJunkie]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

French's size looks pretty appealing, given that he's a 2 star recruit though that could be moot.. I've always been intrigued by length and shooters, so I'm interested to see someone else's preferences.

[RolePlayer]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

[studbucket]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

So I know this is totally tertiary, but I definitely LoL at your Jerry Bonkowksi guy. Is he a real person? If not, who inspired him?

[RolePlayer]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

So I know this is totally tertiary, but I definitely LoL at your Jerry Bonkowksi guy. Is he a real person? If not, who inspired him?

He is somewhat real, I was using the way back machine to make a suitable looking 2005-2008 era looking page. I stumbled upon this guy who is a Nascar writer in real life but for this story is the life long Morehead St. local and sports writer.

The persona is inspired by someone in real life, I played high school basketball in a semi-small town with only 3 high schools. We had a writer who had seemingly been covering high school sports in the area forever.

This fictional writer has lived around Morehead his whole life and has watched the team miss the tournament every year since 1984. He's seen all the players and coaches come and go, as he has written about a celar dweller program for the last twenty-four years. But just maybe he'll get to see PJ Valentine turn Morehead into something special before he retires.

[RolePlayer]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game




Morehead St. versus Bowling Green

Panthers no Match for Hot Eagles
____________

December 19th, 2007

(SIMMED)

Eastern Illinois Panthers at Morehead State Eagles
Dec 19, 2007	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Eastern Illinois (4-6)	26	27	53
Morehead State (6-3)	39	42	81

_________
Key Eagles

• L.Simmons 20pts 4rebs
• R.Gaye 8pts, 7rebs
• K.Faried 6pts, 9rebs

_________
Key Panthers

• R.Martin 9pts
• B.Catchings 7pts, 9rebs
• D.Cisse 6pts, 3rebs

[trekfan]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

Nice beatdown, Simmons showed up in a big way.

[RolePlayer]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

Nice beatdown, Simmons showed up in a big way.

Yeah Simmons has had an up and down year, he hasn't gotten as much shine as his frontcourt mate Kenneth Faried has but he has a more well-rounded game then Faried and can hit a mid-range shot when left open.

[studbucket]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

He is somewhat real, I was using the way back machine to make a suitable looking 2005-2008 era looking page. I stumbled upon this guy who is a Nascar writer in real life but for this story is the life long Morehead St. local and sports writer.

The persona is inspired by someone in real life, I played high school basketball in a semi-small town with only 3 high schools. We had a writer who had seemingly been covering high school sports in the area forever.

This fictional writer has lived around Morehead his whole life and has watched the team miss the tournament every year since 1984. He's seen all the players and coaches come and go, as he has written about a celar dweller program for the last twenty-four years. But just maybe he'll get to see PJ Valentine turn Morehead into something special before he retires.

Amazing, thanks.

[dfsJunkie]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game

I really like the old school layout and presentation. I think it helps capture the moment and what it was like during the era/generation.

[RolePlayer]

Re: Another Person Who Can't Give up a Decade Old Game



Around the NCAA

CBS's Christmas NCAA Update

---

Save some Christmas cheer, because on December 26th number five ranked Louisville will face off against the red hot Morehead State on CBS. Louisville is led by Senior Terrence Williams and will be facing up against a Morehead team that is red hot winning their last three.

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Dec 25, 2007
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	01	Memphis	11-0
2	02	Kansas	10-1
3	04	North Carolina	12-2
4	03	UCLA	11-1
5	05	Louisville	11-1
6	06	Georgetown	10-1
7	07	Oregon	11-1
8	08	Washington St.	12-0
9	09	Tennesse	11-1
10	10	Vanderbilt	13-0
11	11	Indiana	11-1
12	12	Wisconsin	10-3
13	13	Michigan St.	9-3
14	14	Villanova	9-1
15	15	Texas A&M	10-2
16	16	Clemson	10-1
17	18	Marquette	9-3
18	19	Xavier	10-3
19	22	Washington	10-1
20	17	Texas	9-4
21	--	UCONN	9-2
22	--	Arkansas	11-2
23	--	S.Illionois	9-3
24	--	W.Virginia	9-2
25	20	Florida St.	11-4

Around the rest of the NCAA, Coach Cal's Memphis Tigers are still red hot they're undefeated on the year led by Freshman standout Derrick Rose. UCLA's four-headed monster of freshman Kevin Love, Darren Collison, Josh Ship, and Luc Mbah a Moute has been nearly unstoppable. However, they do have a weak link, Sophmore Russell Westbrook is not on par with the four other studs for UCLA.

Looking further down the rankings, Washington State continues to be a surprise. The team led by Senior guards Derrick Low and Kyle Weaver are 12-0 on the year, climbing from the depths of being unranked to now being inside the top 10.

NCAA Hoops Rankings - Mid Major Top 5 - Updated: Dec 25, 2007
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	S.Illinois	9-3
2	VCU	10-2
3	Davidson	5-3
4	Nevada	8-4
5	Butler	3-4

When it comes to the Mid-Major programs the biggest surprise is Davidson's slow start. Many expected the Wildcats led by Sophmore sensation Steph Curry to take the NCAA by storm but so far the team has started slow. Losing three of their last four games.