This dynasty will be directed by using College Hoops 2K8, and then the games themselves will be played on NBA 2K20. So essentially, I will do everything game based using the College 2K8 engine. Such as recruiting, scheduling, roster changes, roster updates, top 25 polls, etc. The only thing I wont use 2K8 for is to play the actual games themselves. I will use the College Hoops mod for 2K20 to play the games out.
WHO IS COACH RICK DANTONI?
Currently, a 46 year old coach originally from Nashville, TN. He played collegiately at South Alabama and led the conference in steals 3 years in a row as a 6'5" Shooting Guard. His entire mantra is defense. He loves defense more than anything else in the game of basketball. His philosophy is if you work hard on defense, you can have fun on offense. "Hustling leads to opportunities, and Turnovers lead to points" in his words.
He is also a very strict discplinarian. Due to his "Alpha-Male" traits, he immediately garners the respect of kids all over the country, including the parents of the kids he recruits. He treats the kids more than just basketball players. But they are on the court, it's his way or the highway.
"Don't commit to my school if you aren't ready to run." he says all the time.
Dantoni ultimately believes that in-order to play his style of defense, you #1, cannot be lazy. #2 must be in shape. Most of his practices are rendered towards conditioning, than actual basketball. And when the basketball comes into play, his primary focus is defense, instead of offensive sets.
"Kids are taught their entire lives how to score. As a child, as a toddler, when your parents buy you that little Pre-School goal at home what do children do when you give them a basketball? They try to put it in the basket. From toddler aged children, kids are groomed to score. So if you don't know how to score by now, you may never know. No one grooms kids to play defense. And that's one thing kids will do with me. Play immaculate defense" he says.
Due to Dantoni's infatuation with Defensive basketball, he runs a helter skelter type style. His teams are taught to press the entire game. Pressure the ball at all times. On missed shots, made shots, free throws, the team will Full Court press the entire game. The entire goal is to create turnovers so the team can have fun on offense.
"I tell kids all the time, if you work hard for me on defense, have fun in transition. I'm getting them ready for life. If you work hard, you can enjoy the finer things. So sure, if you're getting turnovers, enjoy yourself in transition. Become the Globetrotters if you want" He said with a laugh "But you can't work hard when you want to. It must be every second of the game. We are causing chaos the entire game. If you want to have fun, work hard to do it. "
Simply put, find ways to get the ball in transition. More fastbreak opportunities, the better. Dantoni likes the basketball to be across half court in 2 seconds or less. Less dribbles, more passing. Get the ball up the court. Put pressure on the defense. Test their conditioning.
Because of the Helter Skelter style, Dantoni prefers rangy players. Tall, long,lanky, athletic. Dantoni could care less about "Star Gazing" players. Meaning, he doesn't care if you are a 5-star, 4-star.. he wants guys who are ready to put in the work. He likes long athlete because length helps with deflections and steals in the passing lanes. The best 5 athletes on the floor will play. Because he doesn't run a traditional offense, so traditional positions aren't required. Dantoni's best offense is defense, which means turnovers and missed shots are key to starting a fast break.
Dantoni got his first coaching job at the University of Radford, and served 7 years as the Head Coach. While there, Radford caught the College Basketball World by storm with an astonishing 251-17 record. Dantoni has never lost more than 3 games in a season. After his first season at Radford, Dantoni has went on to win 30 or more games in 6 straight seasons. And also went on to win 7 straight Big South titles. And he has taken Radford to four straight Final Four Appearances. He's done more with less than probably any coach in the history of College Basketball.
However, legend coach Roy Williams has retired, and the University of North Carolina has come knocking on the door of coach Rick Dantoni. Unfortunately, do to Dantoni's absolutely incredible resume, Radford did not have the funds to match UNC's offer to bring Dantoni on as the Head Coach for the Tar Heels.
And now here we are, Year 8, Season 1 of Coach Rick Dantoni of the North Carolina Tar Heels.
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