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Izulde · 03-21-2023, 10:56 PM

Now that the third quarter grading blitz is done, I can get back to this...

Against Tennessee, Angel Moore scores 13 and Reinaldo Gonzalez scores 11 with 7 boards and a block off the bench. Gunther Hasenkopf nets 15 with 8 boards and a steal in Oklahoma, then 12, 7, and a steal against Baylor. We get blown out in all three games of course.

Chris Pigg commits to San Jose State as expected, ruining my great nickname plans for him, but we managed to nab Frank Gilmore for our second recruit.

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 #10 C Frank Gilmore
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 Height:       7-0
 Weight:       312
 High School:  South Eugene High School
 Hometown:     Eugene, OR
 GPA:          2.90
 Test Score:   1190
 Rating:       **
 
 Attributes:
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 Type       INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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 Current:    52  35  32   0  49  37  36  26  35  22  42  34  13  98   7  31
 Potential:   C   C   B   F   B   B   C   D   C   D   B   C                
 
 Season Stats:
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  PTS OREB  REB  AST  TOS   A/T  STL  BLK  PFS
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 23.8  2.8  8.4  1.5  1.9  0.78  2.3  3.5  2.8

 Shooting Averages:
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  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%
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  9.8 16.0  .611  4.3  6.4  .669  0.0  0.0  .000
 
 Recruiting Notes:
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 Qualified: Yes
 Committed to Cal State Northridge                                              
 Rankings: West Region #21 C
 High School Awards: All-State
 Top 5 Schools: *Cal State Northridge, Portland State, Portland

Another giant of a scorer who can shoot - similar to the disappointing Winston Reyes last year. The difference is, Gilmore comes in with Oregon All-State pedigree. Great-looking passing and handling for a big man with okay defense, stealing, and shotblocking. Super strong and trash at rebounding. Stilll, it's our first All-State nab, which is pretty exciting.

Reginald Maze, a 6'3, 174 lbs. 3* SG from Elk Grove, CA with 30.6 points a game, has been sitting on our list for a while but we didn't offer him because he didn't match our pressure system despite his amazing upside (Red/Blue). Nobody has offered him either, but at this point, the talent is getting awfully thin on the ground, so I offer him.

vs North Carolina Central (1-4)
Don't let the record fool you. The Eagles have two excellent post defenders, an excellent scorer/shooter in junior James Ledford, who has improved every single season, a ballthief gawd at SG, and a pure excellent PG. This is a very solid lineup who could strafe us if we're not careful.

Sure enough, they are doing an incredible job of shutting us down. We're shooting just 27.3% at the half (though 33.3% from 3) and they hit a buzzer-beater to go up 2, 31-29.

By the time our shooting recovers a little, it's far too little, far too late, and we waste Joseph Velarde's 21 points and Reinaldo Gonzalez's 10 bench points in a 59-66 loss. Rabbithead and Moore were a combined 1-15, and that pretty much tells the story right there.

vs Eastern Kentucky (1-5)
That loss cratered us almost 100 places in our RPI. The Colonels are a very beatable team. Junior Dustin Vassar is a 22.7 PPG star and his class- and court-mate Kurt Wood is an okay all-around player, but there's a reason this team only won 6 games last year.

We're having trouble finding our shooting stroke early, but we recover for a 36-32 halftime lead. Vassar has already ripped up our defense for 16 points - literally half of EKU's scoring.

Horrible news: Rabbithead is out for the game right when the second half starts, and Angel Moore continues his shooting funk - 2 of 13 for a deceiving 11 points. But we win anyway, and pretty comfortably 64-52 as Joseph Velarde scores 16 with a steal and Reinaldo Gonzalez chips in 12 points off the bench.

Gunther Hasenkopf is out two weeks due to concussion protocols, and Reinaldo Gonzalez steps in as the new starting SF after his strong bench play. We increase our pace a bit and drop our 3 point shooting and press a notch.

@ Bryant (1-5)
Freshman guard Daniel Parker will be dangerous eventually, but he's not there yet, and the rest of these Bulldogs have no bite. I'm expecting an easy win, even without Rabbithead.

We blow a 10+ point lead to let them back in by halftime, but we're still up 44-40 on some amazing perimeter play. Angel Moore already has 14 by himself and we're just unstoppable offensively.

And of course, they go ahead. With 16 seconds left, Florentin Dupretz bangs in the 3 pointer to put us back up. They play for the last shot and we thankfully get them to miss to escape with a 75-74 win that never should have been that close.

Dupretz's 11 points and a steal, including the game-winner, gets the Frenchman Player of the Game, though Reinaldo Gonzalez scored 15 with 7 rebounds, Angel Moore netted 14 and 6 with 2 steals, and Joseph Velarde contributed 12 points and a steal before fouling out.

vs Stony Brook (2-7)
The Seawolves have good defenders along the frontcourt, but their backcourt is awful - a rebounding specialist at SG and a guy who manages to score more than he should at PG but offers nothing else. This is a tough one to call. Rabbithead could play, but I'm not going to risk him in a non-conference game I feel like we should win anyway.

Neither team is shooting well at all, but we're slightly less terrible for the floor and consequently hold a 29-23 lead at the break.

We of course let them right back in and it turns into a see-saw. Tied 59-59 with just under 2 minutes to go, Angel Moore's non-clutch ass of course misses the 3, but the Fish Knight grabs the rebound and dunks the miss to put us up 61-59. Our defense then walls up and doesn't allow a point for the rest of the game, allowing us to escape 64-59.

Obviously with 21 points and 7 rebounds, Reinaldo Gonzalez is Player of the Game. Only he isn't! Nor is it Joseph Velarde (11 points, 2 steals), or the Fish Knight clutch though his only basket for 2 points and 10 rebounds was. No, it's Thomas Hadden, who had 12 points and 6(!) blocks. I'm feeling pretty good having him in the paint and I'm still debating whether he replaces Marlin Chevalier in the lineup.

vs Northern Arizona (2-7)
Warm body at center, defensive specialist at PF, a scorer at SF who can generate steals but isn't efficient, and Albert Twilley, who turns out to suck outside of passing/handling and 3 point shooting, though there's some stealing upside. Yeah I'm feeling good at making Twilley pay for this. Although at 2 wins, the Lumberjacks have equalled what they did last year already so... Rabbithead is at 96%, but I'm really not feeling risking it.

They start out ridiculously hot and we're not shooting great, but we're still with a 34-27 halftime lead due to forcing them into 10 turnovers. Hope we discover our shooting form again and make them cool off some more.

Nope. They got hotter, we get colder, but we still escape with a 71-67 victory. Angel Moore wakes up for the first time in a while with 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals to win PotG. Reinaldo Gonzalez has 12 and 8, and the Thomas "Block Gawd" Hadden watch is 9 points, 1 steal, and 1 block., Ronald Young dropped 22 points on us and Albert Twilley had 8 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and a steal.

It's our second time in three years finishing the non-conference portion with a winning record at 6-4, and we did it without one of our scoring stars. Now we've got some tough choices heading into Big West play - our juniors in the Fish Knight and Rabbithead? Or our fantastic freshmen in the Block Gawd and Reinaldo Gonzalez?

03-21-2023, 10:56 PM	#20
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Now that the third quarter grading blitz is done, I can get back to this... Against Tennessee, Angel Moore scores 13 and Reinaldo Gonzalez scores 11 with 7 boards and a block off the bench. Gunther Hasenkopf nets 15 with 8 boards and a steal in Oklahoma, then 12, 7, and a steal against Baylor. We get blown out in all three games of course. Chris Pigg commits to San Jose State as expected, ruining my great nickname plans for him, but we managed to nab Frank Gilmore for our second recruit. Code: #10 C Frank Gilmore -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Height: 7-0 Weight: 312 High School: South Eugene High School Hometown: Eugene, OR GPA: 2.90 Test Score: 1190 Rating: ** Attributes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current: 52 35 32 0 49 37 36 26 35 22 42 34 13 98 7 31 Potential: C C B F B B C D C D B C Season Stats: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23.8 2.8 8.4 1.5 1.9 0.78 2.3 3.5 2.8 Shooting Averages: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.8 16.0 .611 4.3 6.4 .669 0.0 0.0 .000 Recruiting Notes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualified: Yes Committed to Cal State Northridge Rankings: West Region #21 C High School Awards: All-State Top 5 Schools: Cal State Northridge, Portland State, Portland Another giant of a scorer who can shoot - similar to the disappointing Winston Reyes* last year. The difference is, Gilmore comes in with Oregon All-State pedigree. Great-looking passing and handling for a big man with okay defense, stealing, and shotblocking. Super strong and trash at rebounding. Stilll, it's our first All-State nab, which is pretty exciting. Reginald Maze, a 6'3, 174 lbs. 3* SG from Elk Grove, CA with 30.6 points a game, has been sitting on our list for a while but we didn't offer him because he didn't match our pressure system despite his amazing upside (Red/Blue). Nobody has offered him either, but at this point, the talent is getting awfully thin on the ground, so I offer him. vs North Carolina Central (1-4) Don't let the record fool you. The Eagles have two excellent post defenders, an excellent scorer/shooter in junior James Ledford, who has improved every single season, a ballthief gawd at SG, and a pure excellent PG. This is a very solid lineup who could strafe us if we're not careful. Sure enough, they are doing an incredible job of shutting us down. We're shooting just 27.3% at the half (though 33.3% from 3) and they hit a buzzer-beater to go up 2, 31-29. By the time our shooting recovers a little, it's far too little, far too late, and we waste Joseph Velarde's 21 points and Reinaldo Gonzalez's 10 bench points in a 59-66 loss. Rabbithead and Moore were a combined 1-15, and that pretty much tells the story right there. vs Eastern Kentucky (1-5) That loss cratered us almost 100 places in our RPI. The Colonels are a very beatable team. Junior Dustin Vassar is a 22.7 PPG star and his class- and court-mate Kurt Wood is an okay all-around player, but there's a reason this team only won 6 games last year. We're having trouble finding our shooting stroke early, but we recover for a 36-32 halftime lead. Vassar has already ripped up our defense for 16 points - literally half of EKU's scoring. Horrible news: Rabbithead is out for the game right when the second half starts, and Angel Moore continues his shooting funk - 2 of 13 for a deceiving 11 points. But we win anyway, and pretty comfortably 64-52 as Joseph Velarde scores 16 with a steal and Reinaldo Gonzalez chips in 12 points off the bench. Gunther Hasenkopf is out two weeks due to concussion protocols, and Reinaldo Gonzalez steps in as the new starting SF after his strong bench play. We increase our pace a bit and drop our 3 point shooting and press a notch. @ Bryant (1-5) Freshman guard Daniel Parker will be dangerous eventually, but he's not there yet, and the rest of these Bulldogs have no bite. I'm expecting an easy win, even without Rabbithead. We blow a 10+ point lead to let them back in by halftime, but we're still up 44-40 on some amazing perimeter play. Angel Moore already has 14 by himself and we're just unstoppable offensively. And of course, they go ahead. With 16 seconds left, Florentin Dupretz bangs in the 3 pointer to put us back up. They play for the last shot and we thankfully get them to miss to escape with a 75-74 win that never should have been that close. Dupretz's 11 points and a steal, including the game-winner, gets the Frenchman Player of the Game, though Reinaldo Gonzalez scored 15 with 7 rebounds, Angel Moore netted 14 and 6 with 2 steals, and Joseph Velarde contributed 12 points and a steal before fouling out. vs Stony Brook (2-7) The Seawolves have good defenders along the frontcourt, but their backcourt is awful - a rebounding specialist at SG and a guy who manages to score more than he should at PG but offers nothing else. This is a tough one to call. Rabbithead could play, but I'm not going to risk him in a non-conference game I feel like we should win anyway. Neither team is shooting well at all, but we're slightly less terrible for the floor and consequently hold a 29-23 lead at the break. We of course let them right back in and it turns into a see-saw. Tied 59-59 with just under 2 minutes to go, Angel Moore's non-clutch ass of course misses the 3, but the Fish Knight grabs the rebound and dunks the miss to put us up 61-59. Our defense then walls up and doesn't allow a point for the rest of the game, allowing us to escape 64-59. Obviously with 21 points and 7 rebounds, Reinaldo Gonzalez is Player of the Game. Only he isn't! Nor is it Joseph Velarde (11 points, 2 steals), or the Fish Knight clutch though his only basket for 2 points and 10 rebounds was. No, it's Thomas Hadden, who had 12 points and 6(!) blocks. I'm feeling pretty good having him in the paint and I'm still debating whether he replaces Marlin Chevalier in the lineup. vs Northern Arizona (2-7) Warm body at center, defensive specialist at PF, a scorer at SF who can generate steals but isn't efficient, and Albert Twilley, who turns out to suck outside of passing/handling and 3 point shooting, though there's some stealing upside. Yeah I'm feeling good at making Twilley pay for this. Although at 2 wins, the Lumberjacks have equalled what they did last year already so... Rabbithead is at 96%, but I'm really not feeling risking it. They start out ridiculously hot and we're not shooting great, but we're still with a 34-27 halftime lead due to forcing them into 10 turnovers. Hope we discover our shooting form again and make them cool off some more. Nope. They got hotter, we get colder, but we still escape with a 71-67 victory. Angel Moore wakes up for the first time in a while with 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals to win PotG. Reinaldo Gonzalez has 12 and 8, and the Thomas "Block Gawd" Hadden watch is 9 points, 1 steal, and 1 block., Ronald Young dropped 22 points on us and Albert Twilley had 8 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and a steal. It's our second time in three years finishing the non-conference portion with a winning record at 6-4, and we did it without one of our scoring stars. Now we've got some tough choices heading into Big West play - our juniors in the Fish Knight and Rabbithead? Or our fantastic freshmen in the Block Gawd and Reinaldo Gonzalez? __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)