Rob Stone, the next big thing.

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Since my last dynasty might be dead, or on hold until I recreate it all... I decided to throw myself a challenge.

I decided to start a career legacy with South Carolina State, I picked a school at random it just so happened to be SCST. I'm from North Carolina so there is no SC bias in my school selection.

Game - College Hoops 2k8
Difficulty - AA
Rosters - 2k9 Rosters from 2kShare
Half Lengths - 15 minutes
Sliders - Custom with the CPU given the shooting advantage
Rules - No created freshman unless the AAs are mainly PGs or SGs.

Orangeburg, SC
The South Carolina Bulldogs announced today they have signed Rob Stone to a 2 year contract. Rob was a standout high school player in South Carolina and had a 2 year playing career that was cut short after Tim Carter came into be the new head coach of SCST. Coach Carter has moved on to coach the Liberty Flames of the Big South.

Prior to joining the SC State staff, Stone worked for himself as the owner of Bluechip Sports Training, LLC (2005-08). Walton also served as a fitness instructor for a health club in Macon, GA for a year (2007-08) and head coach of the Georgia Wildcats AAU team for two seasons (2004-06). He has helped scout and develop talent in Georgia for the past three years and is considered a big threat to the South East's recruiting scene.



Rob Stone's Abilities:
Overall C
Offense C-
Defense C-
Teaching C
Scouting B+
Charisma C+
Discipline C-

In his own words-
"I want to run an up tempo offense, scoring lots of points and keeping the pressure on our opponents to keep up or get left behind. The Bulldogs have been known in the MEAC to be a ''slow down" team, but we have so many good scorers and runners. We lack the size to have a potent rebounding strategy so we have to look to our guards to keep us in the game.

Roster

Starters
PG #2 Jessie Burton 76 ovr (JR) 6'1
SG #22 Carrio Bennett 61 ovr (FR) 6'1
SF #23 Everett Spencer 70 ovr (Jr) 6'6
PF #25 Julius Carter 58 ovr (Jr) 6'8
C #11 David Cobb 54 ovr (Jr) 6'8

Bench
1 #3 Derrick Davis 62 ovr (Sr) 6'
2 #15 Jason Flagler 56 ovr (So) 6'5
3 #32 Chris Miller-Williams (Jr) 6'6

Redshirts
Freshman Westley Telfare and Sophomore Dale Carn will be redshirted this season. Coach Stone had this to say, "Both boys have great potential, ya know. We really wanted to give them a year to mature and learn the game some more. I had the pleasure of seeing Westley many times in high school and I know I can get the most out of him and he will fit well into the system. Dale would be our tallest player this year and give us an advantage inside, but given a year to mature he will be a bigger stronger player with a chance to compete for the starting job at Center.

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Schedule

11/9 Winthrop
11/11 Old Dominion
11/14 Jacksonville
11/20 at App State.
11/23 at Iona #
12/1 at Winston Salem State %
12/4 VMI
12/8 at Savannah State
12/15 at High Point
12/17 at UNC Asheville
12/22 SMU
12/29 at James Madison #
1/3 James Madison
1/12 Delaware State
1/14 MD Eastern Shore
1/19 Hampton
1/21 Howard
1/26 Norfolk State
1/28 at NC A&T
2/2 Bethune-Cookman
2/4 Florida A&M
2/9 at Coppin State
2/11 at Hampton
2/16 at Howard
2/18 at Morgan State
2/23 at Norfolk State
2/25 NC A&T
3/1 at Bethune Cookman
3/3 at Florida A&M
3/6 Winston Salem State

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Meet the Assistant Coaches of South Carolina State

From the Head Coach Rob Stone, "I feel lucky to have these guys, I guess some would say this is an experiment. I took the other coach considered for the Head Coaching job, and I selected a former assistant coach at Blue Chippers Development. Both of these guys know how to mold talent, I hope this experiment goes well as I think many will like the results."

Isaiah Ravello is the first assistant coach, he was also a main contender to get the head coaching job, some say he is more prepared as he has been an assistant coach at D2 School of the South in South Carolina. Isaiah also played for the Bulldogs and is 25 years old.

His best ability is his defensive mentally. He had a B- in this category.

Dalen McKnight has been considered one of the best AAU coaches in the South and one of the best scouts for talent. The 26 year old has been around the South Carolina and Georgia talent pools molding talent. His father was a great High School coach in South Carolina.

His best ability is his scouting with a B- ability.

Recruiting

Rivals.com

Coach Stone has been active on the ABL scene and in the High School gyms looking for his next chest pieces. Looking for size and athleticism he has built a pretty solid list of targets. He will compete with SEC and ACC schools for a few recruits but given his past history he has an advantage over many local recruits because he has been working with them for the last 4 to 5 years.

"We want to go after local guys, we want to bring in the best players from Georgia and South Carolina. But we will look outside the SE, North Carolina, Florida and Texas all have huge talent pools for us to attack. We are looking for scorers with size. I want our 1 through 4 to all be threats from any where on the floor and we need size to compete."

Target list

*** SF Ray Bozeman
6'7 Atlanta, GA
Rank #112
Position #23

One of the top players in Georgia in a strong SF class, Ray is a threat from the floor wether its 22 feet or at the basket. He has great size but lacks the speed the top tier schools look for. Looks to be one of the first players off the bench at an ACC or SEC school, but could develop into a sound starter with his unlimited potential.

Grades:
Shooting B+
Skills C+
Defense B+
Athleticism A
Potential A+
Size A-

Top 5
Auburn (High)
NC State (High)
SC State (Medium)
Georgia Tech (Medium)
Florida State (Medium)

*** C Collier Meyer
6'10 Garland, Tx
Class #402
Position #30

Many people have overlooked Collier, he had a rough junior year but had really improved his stock after a solid ABL season. He didn't put up the rebounding numbers that would be key, but with time he could get those long arms to pull down 10+ a night. He had great size and basketball IQ and is automatic from inside 7 feet. He was compared to Dwight Howard by one scout during the ABL, but had a long road to find himself in that comparison. Could find himself at a high mid major, a Conference USA or he might find a spot open on a Big 12 school.

Grades:
Shooting B+
Skills C
Defense B
Athletism B+
Rebounding B-
BBall IQ B+
Potential B
Size A-

Top 5:
TCU (High)
SMU(High)
Texas (Medium)
SC ST (Medium)
Oregon (Low)

*** PF Jamie Temple
6'9 Atlanta, GA
Class #423
Pos #87

One of the best PF in the South east, between him and 5 star Patrick Day. Excellent in the block, great low post moves, and almost automatic scoring inside. He can also knock down the 3 when needed. An average rebounder, his strong suit is his defense and blocking skills. Could go anywhere from a mid major to a small school.

Grades:
Shooting B+
Skills B-
Defense B
Athletism B-
Rebounding B
IQ B+
Potential A
Size A

Top Schools:
JVST (Medium)
SCST (Medium)

*** SG Jaron McFadden
6'2 Columbus, GA
Class #348
Pos #100

Silky smooth off guard can play the 1 or the 2 if needed. He can run the court with the best or pop the 3 if needed. Play style is a lot like Ty Lawson but doesn't have the playmaking abilities. He will find a good home in the Mid Major conferences.

Grades:
Shooting B+
Skills B
Defense B
Athletism B
Rebounding C
IQ B
Potential B+
Size C

Top 5:
Georgia Tech (high)
Mercer (High)
Liberty (High)
SCST (High)
Furman (Medium)

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thanks man!

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Pre Season Preview by Pontiac!

Pre-Season Top 25

1. UNC
2. Louisville
3. Duke
4. Syracuse
5. UCLA
6. Marquette
7. Michigan St.
8. Memphis
9. Kansas
10. Georgetown
11. UConn
12. Villanova
13. Wisconsin
14. Tennessee
15. Texas
16. Ohio St.
17. Arizona
18. Clemson
19. Alabama
20. Florida
21. Maryland
22. Pittsburg
23. Providence
24. Florida St.

Its the year of the Big East, will a team from the BE take home the title? My guess would by Syracuse, they have all the tools to make the run but can Johnny Flynn carry his team to the promise land?



PG Darren Collison, UCLA
SG Wayne Ellington, UNC
SF Tyler Smith, Tennesee
PF Tyler Hansborough, UNC
C Luke Harangody, ND

Final Four:
UNC
Syracuse
UCLA
Villanova

Player of the Year:
Tyler Hansborugh

Team to Watch:
Alabama

MEAC Preview


PG Jessie Burton, SCST
SG Ed Tyson, MD Eastern Shore
SF Mat Washington, Delaware St
PF Jason Wills, NC A&T
C Cassin Diggs, Delaware St

Champion:
Coppin State

Player of the Year:
Ed Tyson, MD Eastern Shore

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Winthrop 83, South Carolina State 74
1 2 T Final WIN (1-0) 36 47 83 SCST (0-1) 43 31 74	8:00 PM November 9, 2008 Smith-Hammond Center Orangeburg, SC

SC State Courier, Sports Edition

The Bulldogs lose one late, drop to 0-1.

The Boys in Red lost the home opener to in-state Rival Winthrop Friday night after a late second half surge by the Eagles. With a sully attendance of 547 people, and an almost empty student section the Bulldogs held off perennial NCAA tournament team in Winthrop for 37 long minutes leading by 8 points at one time. Behind all-star Everett Spencer and All-Conference Jessie Burton the Boys knocked in three ball after three ball, a team high of 13 made three shots, 4 to start off the game and 2 at the beginning of the second half. In the end it was the low post play that failed the Bulldogs, with Cobb fouling out late in the game Winthrop used it new size advantage to pound the ball inside and pull away. The last three minutes of the game were spent with the Bulldogs playing keep away but a cold shooting streak matched with a 16-4 run to finish the game and the team was sent back to their dorms with their heads in their hands.

Coach Stone told the student press, "We pushed the ball, we ran hard and when it was all said and done I would say you could count this a moral victory, last year we would have been ran out of our gym but now we have them scared to come back. I hate we missed so many free throws, it looked like the basket had a lid on it when we went to the line. We will work hard and come strong to the Smith-Hammond Center Sunday to play Old Dominion." Even if the first game of the Stone Era was a defeat it has created a buzz around campus that a real team has emerged.

Game Statistics

Bulldogs

Burton 15 points, 5 assist
Bennett 11 points
Spencer 23 points, 3 assist
Carter 2 points, 7 rebounds
Cobb 4 points, 10 rebounds

Bench
Davis 11 points
Flagler 8 points
Miller-Williams 4 rebounds

Eagles

Davis 21 points
Faison 21 points, 5 assist
Stanley 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assist
Rice 7 points, 4 rebounds
Valentine 8 points, 14 rebounds

Bench
DeWitt 4 points, 1 rebound
Corbin 2 points, 1 rebound

SC State is now 0-1 on the year and will host Old Dominion 0-0 on Sunday November 11, 2008.

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hopefully you guys can bounce back

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*South Carolina State 73,**Old Dominion 57
1 2 T Final SCST (1-1) 46 27 73 ODU (0-2) 27 30 57	7:00 PM November 10, 2008 Ted Constant Center Norfolk, VA

South Carolina State Student Courier, Sports Edition

Bulldogs roll over Monarchs 73-57.

It seems after the heartbreaking loss to Winthrop the Bulldogs had all the pieces in the right places against Old Dominion. Coach Stone was proud of his teams performance, "We came out and I told them before the game that this was a game of respect. We don't have the best reputation around the NCAA, we don't have a ton of fan support but we have a great team. We went out in front of a packed house and beat a Mid-Major team by 16 points, yeah I think the fans have something to say about this team. I love the way we play and I love how our boys go hard to the basket and make things happen. I feel like we could be in every game and even maybe win out from here." Junior Small Forward Everett Spencer continued to have a big start to his season knocking in 5 three point shots and finishing the game with 21 points and a few monster dunks. "You know, I just go at it like an animal, a beast. Ha, I'm just too big, too fast too good, 'aint no one in this conference going to shut me down. Not this animal. 23, hang it, baby!" Over confidence sometimes is a good thing, Everett looks to have another big game against Jacksonville Wednesday night.

Game Stats:

Bulldogs

Burton 20 points, 2 assist
Bennett 16 points, 3 assist
Spencer 21 points, 4 rebounds
Carter 0 points, 3 rebounds
Cobb 10 points, 5 points, 1 assist

Bench Scoring
Davis 2 points, 1 rebound
Flagler 4 points, 4 rebounds

Monarchs

Imama 7 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assist
Neely 12 points, 3 asssit
Adams 15 points, 9 rebounds
Finney 4 points, 1 rebound
Carter 4 points, 3 rebounds

Bench Scoring:
Bazemore 11 points, 4 rebounds
James 2 points
Hassell 2 points

South Carolina State is now 1-1 on the season and will play Jacksonville on Wednesday at the Smith-Hammonds Center.

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South Carolina State 84 - Jacksonville 81


South Carolina State Student Courier, Sports Edition

The Bulldogs get second win of the year at the buzzer!!

With just .2 seconds left Carrio Bennett drove down the right side of the court, threw up a prayer and swished the game winning three. The freshmen Shooting Guard was rushed as the crowd poured onto the court to celebrate. "Its good times in Orangeburg. We haven't seen this much fun in my 4 years, I think we have a serious contender on our hands, what a win!" Those were the words of senior Point Guard Derrick Davis, the only senior on roster; he has yet to see a winning season in his 3 seasons as a Bulldog. Jacksonville came into the game as a big favorite, many experts believe they will win their conference this season but have had a false start beginning this season 0-2. The Bulldogs rode the back fo Everett Spencer once again as he dazzled with 23 points and a handful of monster dunks to rally the crowd. However the dunk of the night goes to Julius Carter, he hit a monster jam off of a put back to posterize the Dolphins point guard Ben Smith. The Bulldogs get their second win in high style 84-81.

Game Stats:

Bulldogs

Burton 5 points, 3 assist, 2 rebounds
Bennett 15 points, 3 assist (GW 3 Pointer)
Spencer 23 points, 4 rebounds
Carter 9 points, 5 rebounds
Cobb 18 points, 3 rebounds

Bench
Davis 3 points (1-1 3 point range)
Flagler 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals

Dolphins

Smith 10 points, 11 asssit
McMillian 14 points, 3 assist
Hardy 13 points
Allen 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assist, 1 steal, 1 block
Kolhleim 4 points, 2 rebounds

Bench
Cohn 5 points, 3 steals
Gilbert 5 points, 2 assist
Brooks 7 points
Colbert 6 points, 2 rebounds
Lukasiak 6 points, 7 rebounds

South Carolina State is now 2-1 for the season and will play at Appalachian State Tuesday November 20th.