Front Office Football Central - View Single Post - Coach Graham Sims: A Pennsylvania Story (FBCB)

MoonlightGraham · 03-29-2023, 11:38 AM

October 1, 2015

It's down to Lafayette and Drexel for Darwin Alessi. He's removed every other school from consideration. Darwin still prefers us. All we can do is send Coach Sims and Coach Manion to his home; I'm sure Leroy Curry and his assistant are doing the same thing.

Coach Curry is a very good X-and-O coach, but he's not much of a recruiter. Let's hope Coach Sims can work some of his recruiting magic.

The situation is much the same with Daniel Warnock. He narrows his choices to Lafayette and Pennsylvania, in that order. Penn's new head coach, Dale Lavalley, is a good recruiter (68, to Graham's 72). Their recruiting assistant, Dirk Clarke, is exactly as good at his job as our Steven Manion is. There's probably a random number generator which will determine which school Warnock picks. Let's hope Daniel values the stability Coach Sims is building in Easton.

Meanwhile, Jack Senn appears to have told every other program to stop recruiting him. He doesn't commit yet, but I don't recall us losing a player once we're in sole possession of the recruiting field. Time to close the deal, Coach.

The story behind our last scholarship becomes more interesting. I'm not surprised that Jeffrey Gray decides to move St. Francis, from whom he's received an offer, ahead of us. He still hasn't accepted the offer, and we're his other finalist...

Meanwhile, Dan Langdon announces his final two choices: Fairfield and Lafayette. That's a good sign. Dan says his interest in Lafayette is Average. That's not a good sign. Fairfield coach Jack Jones is a god-tier recruiter (97). That's not a good sign, either. We haven't invited Dan to campus yet, so we still have that move to make. We saw how much difference bringing Darwin Alessi to campus made in his recruitment.

Dan is supposedly one of the 25 best centers in the country. That makes it difficult to eliminate ourselves from the contest.

Worst-case scenario: Langdon signs with Fairfield, and Gray, tired of waiting, signs with St. Francis. What would we do then?

Perhaps we pursue Robert Wiley, a 7-footer from Long Island, to whom no school has yet offered a scholarship.

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 #3 C Robert Wiley
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 Height:       7-0
 Weight:       210
 High School:  East Hampton High School
 Hometown:     East Hampton, NY
 GPA:          2.41
 Test Score:   940
 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:    47  43  29   0  30  11  24  20  26  32  11  33  20  80  32  38
 Potential:   B   C   C   F   C   F   C   C   C   B   F   C                
 
 Season Stats:
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  PTS OREB  REB  AST  TOS   A/T  STL  BLK  PFS
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 25.6  3.0  7.4  0.8  2.1  0.36  0.7  1.3  3.1

 Shooting Averages:
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  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%
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 10.7 16.9  .630  4.3  9.1  .473  0.0  0.0  .000
 
 Recruiting Notes:
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 Qualified: Yes
 Current interest in Lafayette: Average                                         
 Rankings: East Region #99 Overall, East Region #16 C
 High School Awards: None
 Top 5 Schools: Providence, Rhode Island, Holy Cross, Fordham, Connecticut

Robert scores a lot of points, but not simply because he's constantly shooting the ball. He's making 63 percent of his shots. Robert likes some big programs, but none of them seem to like him the same way. Holy Cross is on his list, too. I'd hate to have to play against him at least twice a year.

Then, there's a local boy named James Standard.

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#41 C James Standard
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 Height:       6-10
 Weight:       231
 High School:  Easton Area High School
 Hometown:     Easton, PA
 GPA:          2.65
 Test Score:   1090
 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:    24  29  35  28   5  43  44  55  33  31  20  39  32  84  39  45
 Potential:   D   D   D   D   C   C   B   A   C   C   D   D                
 
 Season Stats:
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  PTS OREB  REB  AST  TOS   A/T  STL  BLK  PFS
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 13.4  3.4 13.7  2.4  1.6  1.47  1.0  2.1  1.7

 Shooting Averages:
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  FGM  FGA   FG%  FTM  FTA   FT%  3PM  3PA   3P%
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  6.0 12.9  .461  1.2  2.0  .615  0.3  2.4  .128
 
 Recruiting Notes:
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 Qualified: Yes
 Current interest in Lafayette: Very High                                       
 Rankings: None
 High School Awards: None
 Top 5 Schools: Lafayette, Columbia, Navy, Canisius, Northeastern

James isn't much of a scorer, but he rebounds as if his life depends on it. He's the kind of player who might be willing to wait for the offer he wants most.

It's a game. Let's play hard. Let's do Max Effort with every player whose name appears in this post.

Carpe diem.

03-29-2023, 11:38 AM	#121
MoonlightGraham High School Varsity Join Date: Sep 2022	October 1, 2015 It's down to Lafayette and Drexel for Darwin Alessi. He's removed every other school from consideration. Darwin still prefers us. All we can do is send Coach Sims and Coach Manion to his home; I'm sure Leroy Curry and his assistant are doing the same thing. Coach Curry is a very good X-and-O coach, but he's not much of a recruiter. Let's hope Coach Sims can work some of his recruiting magic. The situation is much the same with Daniel Warnock. He narrows his choices to Lafayette and Pennsylvania, in that order. Penn's new head coach, Dale Lavalley, is a good recruiter (68, to Graham's 72). Their recruiting assistant, Dirk Clarke, is exactly as good at his job as our Steven Manion is. There's probably a random number generator which will determine which school Warnock picks. Let's hope Daniel values the stability Coach Sims is building in Easton. Meanwhile, Jack Senn appears to have told every other program to stop recruiting him. He doesn't commit yet, but I don't recall us losing a player once we're in sole possession of the recruiting field. Time to close the deal, Coach. The story behind our last scholarship becomes more interesting. I'm not surprised that Jeffrey Gray decides to move St. Francis, from whom he's received an offer, ahead of us. He still hasn't accepted the offer, and we're his other finalist... Meanwhile, Dan Langdon announces his final two choices: Fairfield and Lafayette. That's a good sign. Dan says his interest in Lafayette is Average. That's not a good sign. Fairfield coach Jack Jones is a god-tier recruiter (97). That's not a good sign, either. We haven't invited Dan to campus yet, so we still have that move to make. We saw how much difference bringing Darwin Alessi to campus made in his recruitment. Dan is supposedly one of the 25 best centers in the country. That makes it difficult to eliminate ourselves from the contest. Worst-case scenario: Langdon signs with Fairfield, and Gray, tired of waiting, signs with St. Francis. What would we do then? Perhaps we pursue Robert Wiley, a 7-footer from Long Island, to whom no school has yet offered a scholarship. HTML Code: #3 C Robert Wiley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Height: 7-0 Weight: 210 High School: East Hampton High School Hometown: East Hampton, NY GPA: 2.41 Test Score: 940 Rating: * Attributes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current: 47 43 29 0 30 11 24 20 26 32 11 33 20 80 32 38 Potential: B C C F C F C C C B F C Season Stats: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25.6 3.0 7.4 0.8 2.1 0.36 0.7 1.3 3.1 Shooting Averages: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.7 16.9 .630 4.3 9.1 .473 0.0 0.0 .000 Recruiting Notes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualified: Yes Current interest in Lafayette: Average Rankings: East Region #99 Overall, East Region #16 C High School Awards: None Top 5 Schools: Providence, Rhode Island, Holy Cross, Fordham, Connecticut Robert scores a lot of points, but not simply because he's constantly shooting the ball. He's making 63 percent of his shots. Robert likes some big programs, but none of them seem to like him the same way. Holy Cross is on his list, too. I'd hate to have to play against him at least twice a year. Then, there's a local boy named James Standard*. HTML Code: #41 C James Standard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Height: 6-10 Weight: 231 High School: Easton Area High School Hometown: Easton, PA GPA: 2.65 Test Score: 1090 Rating: Attributes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current: 24 29 35 28 5 43 44 55 33 31 20 39 32 84 39 45 Potential: D D D D C C B A C C D D Season Stats: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PTS OREB REB AST TOS A/T STL BLK PFS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13.4 3.4 13.7 2.4 1.6 1.47 1.0 2.1 1.7 Shooting Averages: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.0 12.9 .461 1.2 2.0 .615 0.3 2.4 .128 Recruiting Notes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualified: Yes Current interest in Lafayette: Very High Rankings: None High School Awards: None Top 5 Schools: Lafayette, Columbia, Navy, Canisius, Northeastern James isn't much of a scorer, but he rebounds as if his life depends on it. He's the kind of player who might be willing to wait for the offer he wants most. It's a game. Let's play hard. Let's do Max Effort with every player whose name appears in this post. Carpe diem.