Taking the Big East By [Red] Storm - CH2k9

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Game - College Hoops 2k8
Difficulty - MOP
Rosters - 2k9 Rosters from 2kShare
Half Lengths - 15 minutes
Sliders - Tweaked for difficulty as I go
Rules - Adjusted for realism as I go

Current Sliders:

USER/CPU

Shooting:

Inside Range Success - 46/48
Mid Range Success - 43/46
3-Point Range Success - 46/48
Dunk Success - 50/50
Layup Success - 55/44
Close Shot Tendency - 50/45
Mid Range Shot Tendency - 50/60
3PT Shot Tendency - 45/35
Drive Tendency - 50/50

Attributes:

Off. Awareness - 50/70
Def. Awareness - 70/80
Dunk - 55/50
Ball Handling - 50/50
Off. Rebounding - 55/50
Def. Rebounding - 50/50
Block - 56/48
Steal - 55/50
Speed - 50/47

Gameplay:

Team Unity Effects - 10/10
Dunks In Traffic - 50/50
Screen Success - 50/50
Screen Strength - 50/50
Steal Success - 55/55
Help Defense - 55/55
Help Recovery - 55/55

Fitness:

50's across the board

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Coach Card:

Norm Roberts:

Wins	Losses	Champ	Age
37	48	0	42

Coaching Characteristics:

OVR	OFF	DEF	TEA	SCT	CHA	DIS
B-	B-	B	C	C+	C+	C

Job Security - 35-40%

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St. John's Red Storm Roster:

Starters:

PG - #3 Malik Boothe (SO, 74 OVR)
SG - #23 Paris Horne (SO, 73 OVR)
SF - #1 D.J. Kennedy (SO, 75 OVR)
PF - #2 Anthony Mason, Jr. (SR, 80 OVR)
C - #24 Justin Burrell (SO, 75 OVR)

Reserves:

PF - #55 Rob Thomas (SO, 74 OVR)
PF - #5 Sean Evans (SO, 73 OVR)
C - #15 Dele Coker (SO, 71 OVR)
C - #11 Tomas Jasiulionis (SR, 66 OVR)
SG - #10 Quincy Roberts (FR, 66 OVR)
PG - #12 Tyshawn Edmondson (FR, 62 OVR)
C - #50 Phil Wait (FR, 54 OVR)

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St. John's Red Storm Schedule:

11/14 - vs St. Francis (NY)
11/20 - vs Sacred Heart
11/25 - vs F. Dickinson
11/28 - vs Long Island
12/2 - @ Miami (FL)
12/15 - vs Niagara
12/20 - vs Ohio
12/21 - vs Hawaii
12/22 - vs Georgia
12/28 - vs Marist
12/29 - vs Virginia Tech
1/2 - @ Syracuse
1/5 - vs Cincinnati
1/8 - @ Connecticut
1/12 - vs DePaul
1/17 - @ West Virginia
1/23 - vs Pittsburgh
1/26 - @ Louisville
1/30 - vs Georgetown
2/2 - @ South Florida
2/6 - @ Rutgers
2/9 - vs Providence
2/13 - @ Cincinnati
2/16 - vs Villanova
2/20 - vs Marquette
2/23 - @ Duke
2/27 - @ Georgetown
3/1 - vs Seton Hall
3/5 - @ Notre Dame
3/8 - vs West Virginia

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Norm Roberts Press Conference:

"I just want to thank everyone for being here. It truly is a pleasure to be standing in front of you all once again as the head coach of the St. John's basketball team. The Red Storm deserves nothing but the best and that's what I'm here to give you. I think we're all excited to get this season underway and hopefully make a postseason birth."

When asked about the schedule:

"We have a lot of games outside of the conference very close to home against feisty, although winnable, opponents. Once we reach conference play, we know we're going to be seeing tournament-worthy teams on a nightly basis, so we can't take any nights off. As a young team, that is one of my biggest concerns. Then the cherry on top is a road game to Cameron to take on Duke right in the middle of conference play. That will be a great experience for this team."

Analyzing the Red Storm's roster:

"Like I said before, we are very young. Anthony Mason, Jr. is our team leader, but he is going to be gone next season. I'm looking for someone to step up this year to complement Anthony so when he's gone next year, we'll know who we can fall back on. Our starting lineup consists of four sophomores and Mason Jr, so next year we will only have to replace one player in the starting five.

But with that, we have players playing out of position. Paris Horne will start at the off guard position, but he's a natural 3. Mason was brought in as a small forward, but with our lack of skill at the post positions, we feel like he can use his big frame and play at the four for us. Justin Burrell goes from power forward to center, but I have a feeling that will be position by committee as we go along."

Recruiting:

"We have three scholarships available and we plan on using them all. This school resides in Brooklyn, New York... the Mecca of the basketball world. We should be recruiting the great talent right in our backyard and resurrect this program to where it once was. One position of need is at shooting guard, but after that we will just be hunting for the best prospects we can get our hands on."

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Media Poll Top-25

1. North Carolina
2. UCLA
3. Memphis
4. Louisville
5. Duke
6. Michigan State
7. Kansas
8. Georgetown
9. Connecticut
10. Marquette
11. Pittsburgh
12. Florida
13. Texas
14. Arizona
15. Syracuse
16. Ohio State
17. Wisconsin
18. Villanova
19. Tennessee
20. Kentucky
21. Maryland
22. Florida State
23. USC
24. West Virginia
25. Notre Dame

The Big East has NINE teams in the top-25. Looks like St. John's has its work cut out for them if they want to make a splash in the Big East any time soon.

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NCAA Season Preview

First Team All-American:
PG - Ty Lawson
SG - Jodie Meeks
SF - Chase Budinger
PF - Tyler Hansbrough
C - Cole Aldrich

Second Team All-American:
PG - Stephen Curry
SG - Jerel McNeal
SF - Gerald Henderson
PF - Dejuan Blair
C - Greg Monroe

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St. John's University Recruiting Board

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November 19, 2008
Sloppy game all-around for St. John's, but dust off the rust to finish off the Terriers.

St. Francis Terriers @ St. John's Red Storm
Team	1st	2nd	OT	Final
St. Francis (NY)(0-2)	26	19	-	45
St. John's (1-0)	27	25	-	52
›› Player of the Game: Anthony Mason Jr - 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK

M. Boothe - 4 PTS
P. Horne - 9 PTS, 2 AST, 1 TO
D. Kennedy - 4 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 3 TO
A. Mason, Jr. - 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 2 TO
J. Burrell - 6 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 4 TO
R. Thomas - 9 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
S. Evans - 2 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
Q. Roberts - 2 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
T. Edmundson - 1 REB, 1 STL, 1 TO

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Media Poll as of November 19, 2008

1. North Carolina (2-0)
2. UCLA (3-0)
3. Louisville (2-0)
4. Memphis (4-0)
5. Duke (2-0)
6. Michigan State (2-0)
7. Kansas (2-0)
8. Georgetown (2-0)
9. Marquette (3-0)
10. Florida (3-0)
11. Texas (2-0)
12. Arizona (3-0)
13. Ohio State (2-0)
14. Villanova (1-0)
15. Wisconsin (4-0)
16. Tennessee (2-0)
17. Maryland (3-0)
18. Florida State (5-0)
19. Pittsburgh (2-1)
20. Connecticut (3-1)
21. USC (2-0)
22. West Virginia (1-0)
23. Gonzaga (3-0)
24. Washington (3-0)
25. Oklahoma State (3-0)