LIU-NCAA 2K3 Legacy

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LIU Defeats Monmouth in Opening Round of NEC Tournament:

AP-New York- The Regular Season NEC Champion Long Island University Blackbirds defeated the eigth seeded Monmouth Hawks 94-66 in the opening round of the NEC Conference Tournament. The Blackbirds got 24 points (7-11 FG) and 7 assists from 2nd Team All-NEC shooting guard Raoul Spencer and 16 points and 11 rebounds from freshmen center Al Davenport. LIU held Monmouth's 1st Team All-NEC small forward Terry Graham to 14 points-6 below his season average. The blackbirds used 13-2 and 10-0 runs to pull away from the Hawks in the second half. LIU faces 5th seeded Maryland Baltimore County in the Semifinals. MD-Baltimore County defeated 4th seeded Central Connecticut State 97-83 in the earlier quarterfinal game.

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Blackbirds Dog Retrievers Face Bridgeport Tech in NEC Tournament Final:

AP - New York - The Long Island University Blackbirds used a 16-0 run to defeat the 5th seeded Maryland Baltimore County Retrievers 86-68 to advance to the Northeast Conference Tournament Final. The Blackbirds held UMBC scoreless over the last 5:18 of the second half to earn a place in the NEC Tournament Final and a chance at the Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Sophomore guard Russell Grady ended an 15-4 Retriever run with consecutive three pointers with just over six minutes remaining, allowing LIU to hold off UMBC. Grady finished with 10 points and six assists and was one of six Blackbirds in double figures. Freshman center Al Davenport led all LIU players with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Guards Lucas Sutton and Raoul Spencer each had 15 points and forwards Shane Porter (14 points 8 rebounds) and Desmon Bruthelieus (12 points 7 rebounds) also scored in double figures.

UMBC lost despite career highs in points (25) and rebounds (17) from freshmen center Carson Bremer. Bremer scored 19 of his 25 in the first half. Retriever guard Gary Harrington was the only other UMBC player in double figures with 17.

LIU (14-4, 19-8) faces 7th seeded Bridgeport Tech, (9-9, 11-15) which defeated 3rd seeded Wagner on their home floor, to represent the Northeast Conference in the NCAA Tournament.

[baccVols]

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what level u playin on

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20 min halves AA

[Jeff]

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Are those the real names of the LIU players or did you have the Comp generate names? I am curious because I also started an LIU dynasty. I am currently 11-5 and sit atop the conference at 5-1. I play 20 min halves on All Conference.

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Long Island University Earns Northeastern Conference Automatic Bid:

AP-New York- The Long Island University Blackbirds earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament by defeating the seventh seeded Bridgeport Tech Ducks 103-79 for the Northeastern Conference Tournament Championship. Bridgeport Tech raced out to an early 14-0 lead by forcing eight early Blackbird turnovers. The Ducks held leads of 14-0 and 28-10 before LIU tied the score at 32-32 with just over nine minutes remaining in the first half. LIU never trailed after a that, scoring over one hundred points for only the second time this season.

Senior Raoul Spencer scored a career-high 38 points, including 10 straight at one point to help erase an 18 point deficit, on his way to earning NEC Tournament MVP. Spencer averaged 25.7 ppg to spark LIU's run through the tournament. Forwards Shane Porter and Al Davenport each had 16 points and reserve guard Russell Grady added 11 points. Bridgeport Tech Junior center Christopher Wagner led all Ducks with 18 before leaving six minutes into the second half with a sprained wrist.

The Blackbirds await the NCAA Tournament Selection Show to see who they will face in the Opening Round of the NCAA Tournament.

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randomly generated. i'm just going to wait for someone to do all 300+ teams (cause someone always does) and download them using my sharkport.

[Jeff]

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Cool, I had the names generated as well. Right now my only conference loss is to UMBC 87-86. They hit a 3 midway between the 3 point line and half court with .6 seconds left. An unbelievable shot to say the least, but I spanked them in the rematch 3 games later 91-69.

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NEC Champ LIU Blackbirds to Face Defending National Champion Maryland Terrapins in Opening Round of the NCAA Tournament:

After winning the Northeast Confernece automatic bid in dominating fashion The Long Island University Blackbirds (22-8) are excited to be playing in the NCAA Tournament as a number 14 seed in the South Region. However, they are a little anxious about their first round opponent--third seeded defending National Champion Maryland. The reigning Champion Terrapins (22-8) are coming off another strong season in which they finished second to Duke in the ACC.

"If you're going to win any games as a lower [14] seed in this tournament you're going to have to beat some really good basketball teams," says LIU Coach Brian Keller. "We get Maryland, which definitely adds a different perspective for our players with them [Maryland] being the defending National Champions. I think it takes a lot of pressure off our guys. They're the National Champions. They're supposed to beat us."

Key Players:
Maryland Terrapins:
PG-SR. Steve Blake (18.8 ppg 6.6 apg) lone starter from '02 championship team. One of the top PG's in the country. One of only 4 players to record over 1000 career assists.

SG-SR. Drew Nicholas (13.8 ppg) great shooter in the mold of Juan Dixon, However did not score as much as expected in balanced Terp offense.

SF-JR.Jamar Smith (15.5 ppg) Juco transfer second in scoring for Terps.

PF- SR.Ryan Randle (10.3 ppg 7.7 rpg) last years Juco transfer. physical under the boards.

C- SR.Tahj Holden (14.5 ppg 9.6 rpg) Terps leading rebounder and third leading scorer.

LIU Blackbirds:
PG-JR. Lucas Sutton (13.6 ppg, 5.8 apg) plays both guard spots. will need to limit turnovers and focus the offense in order for an LIU upset.

SG-SR. Raoul Spencer (17.0 ppg) NEC Tournament MVP, and Second Team All-NEC. LIU will need him to continue his 25 ppg average from the NEC Tournament.

SF-Isaiah McIntyre (15.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg) 3rd team All-NEC. Quiet in the conference tournament. Always defends opposing teams best player.

PF-SR. Shane Porter (9.7 ppg 5.9 rpg) best defender and rebounder. Will have to keep larger Terp frontcourt off the boards.

C-FR. Al Davenport (7.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg) came on strong at the end of the season averaging 15.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg in the conference tournament.

Bench:
C-Desmon Bruthelieus (11.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg) much needed third big man to match up with talented Maryland frontcourt.



Selection Sunday: 2003 NCAA TOURNAMENT PREVIEW:

Play in Game for the right to be #64:
Jackson South Terriers 72
Valporaiso Crusaders 77

Valpo wins the chance to face 1st seeded Wisconsin (#1 in ESPN and Press Polls with a record of 27-3) as the 16th seed in the West.

WEST REGION::
Favorites-Wisconsin (1), Texas Tech (2 seed, 22-6), Kansas (3 seed, 19-9), Xavier (5, 23-6)

Sleepers-Western Michigan (4), Notre Dame (7), Mississippi (6), Georgetown (9) Penn (10, 24-6)

MIDWEST:
Favorites- Duke (1, 25-5) Georgia (2, 22-5) Cincinatti (3, 22-6)

Sleepers- Boston College (5, 23-6) Georgia Tech (9, 18-10)

SOUTH REGION:
Favorites- Indiana (1, 23-5) Oregon (2, 24-6)

Sleepers- Michigan State (3, 21-8) Kentucky (10, 17-12) Deleware (9, 24-6)

EAST REGION
Favorites- Oklahoma (1, 23-5) Florida (2, 21-7) Arizona (5, 18-10)

Sleepers- Maryland (3, 21-8) Missouri (4, 22-7) California (6, 20-9) Tulsa (8, 23-7)


ONE GUYS FINAL FOUR PREDICTION:
Maryland
Oregon

Duke
Kansas

FINALS
Duke
Oregon

NATIONAL CHAMPION:
DUKE

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Terps Edge LIU 101-96-Move on to Secound Round:

AP-WAshington, DC- Fourteen seed Long Island University gave defending National Champion Maryalnd all it could handle for forty minutes before falling to the Terps 101-96. Senior point guard Steve Blake, the lone returning starter from last years championship team was too much for the blackbirds scoring 29 points and dishing out 6 assists.
Senior center Tahj Holden had game highs of 31 points and 16 rebounds and Junior small forward Jamar Smith finished with 18 points.

"He [Blake] and [Tahj] Holden showed everyone why Maryland can win it all again. We didn't have an answer for either of them," said LIU Coach Brian Keller. "I think our kids played one heck of a game. To come and play the defending Champs on what amounts to their second home floor [Washington's MCI Center] and still be in the game after 39 minutes says a whole lot about the heart of our team".

Maryland's lead never stretched to greater than eight points until witha little over thirteen minutes remaining in the game a series of Blackbird turnovers helped the Terrapins build a sixteen point advantage. "I told our players at halftime keep it close and you'll give yourselves a chance to win this game. And thats what we did. They just had a little too much," said Keller.

"That's a very good basketball team we beat out there today," commented Maryland Head Coach Gary Williams. "We did an excellent job of fighting off that late run-Drew [Nicholas] got us what? Four baskets in a row down the stretch".

LIU got 30 points from Senior shooting guard Raoul Spencer and 18 from Senior center Desmon Buithelieus. Freshman forward Al Davenport finished a strong season with 18 points.

[avh00a]

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I've enjoyed your updates and previews. It gives me something to read to pass the time until wednesday and the 2k3 on xbox.

[Burdan01]

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hey great journal.. Makes games more fun to play. I have a question you said something about the Selection Sunday thing, is there reallly like a special at the end of the season or was that just made up?? I can't wait 2 more days 2k3 xbox

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was just made up. it made the season more rewarding since i play almost every game myslelf. to go through 20+ games then lose in the first rd it makes the whole season have more of a rewarding "feel" to it when you keep track of the season.

[Da_Czar]

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excellent excellent dynasty report, i love it and share that feeling of the more you put into it the more pressure it can create . hey try predicting your record or guarantee a few wins, everytime i do that i end up sweating through the game cause i have to "report" where everyone can see i didn't pull through. again

thank you great great post. i would love to see what happens next year

[DirtyDozen]

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Yes, outstanding work UMD! Your write-ups are very well done and enjoyable to read.

Wasn't it you that was saying you had a stat tracker you downloaded from somewhere for NCAA Football 2003? I created a post below trying to find out what it was and where it was.

Do you have one like that for CB2K3 also, or do you keep the stats manually?