Historical Association #8 1st season 1988-‘89

[Wayne23]

Historical Association #8 1st season 1988-‘89

(NOTE: I tried several times to get an association with only PFs and Cs. HUGE numbers of TOS, and a complete inability to compete. So I’m going with SFs, as well as PFs and Cs.)

All SFs, PFs and Cs. Heavy Inside.

One of 4 associations. 1: All PGs and SGs, Strong Outside. 2: All PGs and SGs, Favor Outside. 3: All SFs, PFs and Cs, Strong Inside. 4: Favor Inside.

All will use the same strategies; we’ll start with the same team each time, and stay at the same school for the entire run; the school MAY change conference. 1st season will not count, next 10 seasons will. At the end we’ll compare to see who did best and worst.

Coach Skills 65 across the board, go to 80-Off, 85 everything else.

We start at Western Michigan, in the Mid-American Conf.

No “backstory,” but the historical reports will continue, taking us to 2018.

[Wayne23]

5/1: Stripping the roster of little guys. Changing SFs to PFs, walk ons to PFs. But remember, Year 1 stats will not count.

5/15: The USSR announces it is leaving Afghanistan. The war has bankrupted the USSR.

6/26: 5 scholarships.

8/21: We offer to an SF, 2 PFs, 2 Cs.

9/18: Going to the JAG Holiday vs. UMass.

9/21: The race baiting Willie Horton campaign begins. It will win Bush the election. An appeal to racism pretty much always has worked in the
U.S. It probably always will.

It is the beginning of the end for brutal Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

9/25: Got one, lost the other 4. Got a PF, #62.

10/2: 1st day of practice.

We’re picked to finish 8th out of 10 in conf.

10/9: We get one, lose 2. We get an SF, #712, but that will get lower.

11/6: TOs are a real problem. 8 man rotation:

PG is split pretty evenly three ways to start. Junior Art Yuno starts there, backs up at SG. Junior Mike Jack starts at SG, subs at PG. Frosh Del Cars subs at PG.

Junior Sal King is at SF, supported by frosh Sean Sanz.

Junior Scot Kree starts at PF, subs at C. Soph Dee Bett subs at PF.

Our only senior, Mike Sola, is at C.

Expect changes!

11/8: George H. W. Bush is elected POTUS. The good news is that brain dead sock puppet Rayguns will be gone in January.

Ah, balmy Green Bay. It's gorgeous in November!

[Wayne23]

11/20: 2-0 start. Lousy ball handling, but great rebounding and D.

Both recruits sign. We’re chasing three more. C Mike Sola and PF Scot Kree lead us.

11/27: 4-0. Averaging 16.3 TOs, but +12 RBs.

12/11: 5-1. 16.3 TOs per, but #1 in RBs allowed!

12/22: 6-2 headed or the JAG Holiday vs. 5-3 UMass, the #2 seed; we’re #7.

12/23: 80-92. 20 TOs, poor free throw shooting, poor outside D.

12/25: 6-3, RPI #92. +3.6 PPG, +11.9 RBs, -2.9 TOs, -0.9 blocks, -0.1 assists, -1.4 steals. Mike Sola has been our best player with 16.7, 11.2. Scot Kree is next with 17.1, 7.0.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1989: 7-4, 1-1.

1/7: Hirohito dies.

1/15: 9-6, 3-3, RPI #103. Tied for 5th but only 1 back of 1st.

1/20: G. H. W. Bush becomes POTUS. Sock puppet Rayguns’ legacy? The national debt has risen from around 32 percent of Gross Domestic Product to around 68 percent.

1/29: 12-7, 6-4, RPI #91. +3.6 PPG, +12.2 RBs, -3.7 TOs, +0.1 blocks, +0.1 assists, -1.6 assists. Tied for 3rd, 1 back, but lots of road games
ahead, 5 of the last 8. Sola leads us with 16.9, 10.8, 1.7 blocks, 2.1 steals.

2/12: 14-9, 8-6, RPI #90. Alone in 4th.

2/26: We end the regular season at 18-10, 11-7, RPI #68, despite being 4th from last in TOs. In a 3 way tie for 2nd in Conf., the #3 seed. 17.5, 10.3 for Sola, 15.7, 6.4 for Kree.

[Wayne23]

3/3: We play #6 seed UIC, 15-13, 9-9. They won by 16 there. We won by 1 in OT here. So we’re taking this seriously.

3/4: 85-71. 25, 7 for SG Art Yuno. 15, 2, 5 for PG Mike Jack. Only 9 TOs.

#2 seed Valparaiso, 18-11, 11-7, in the semifinals. We lost to them twice, but we think we’re the better team.

3/5: 78-70. 21, 12, 6, 3 for Sola, 20 for Yuno, 18, 11 for Kree. 22 TOs, but they had 19.

#1 seed Oakland, 18-12, 12-6, for the title. They crushed us there, then we won by 6 at our place. Again, we think we’re the better team.

3/6: 68-70. We fell behind by 13 early and spent the night trying to catch up. We did late, twice, but we missed a 24 footer at the buzzer and fell just short. 18, 11 for Sola, 16, 6 for Kree.

20-11, 11-7, RPI #58.

3/9: Exxon Valdez.

3/12: NIT, #5 Midwest. We play #4 seed Perverterian, 20-9.

3/13: 64-78. We didn’t play good D, and shot selection was poor.

4/3: #3 Kentucky wins it all.

4/4: Awards: Senior Mike Sola is Horizon Conf. POY, Def. POY, and 1st team along with Scot Kree. I am Conf. COY.

4/23: I ask for a budget increase. No.

Reminder: First year stats do not count in the experiment.

[Wayne23]

5/1: No reports.

5/4: Tiananmen Square.

6/5: 2 transfers interest us.

6/12: We get one.

6/26: 5 scholarships.

8/9: Criminally outrageous Savings and Loan bailout.

8/21: We offer to 3 SFs, a PF, a C.

9/18: Alaskan Classic vs. Purdue.

9/25: We get 2, a PF, #126, and an SF, #222.

October: The USSR is falling apart.

10/2: 1st day of practice. We’re picked 4th in Conf.

10/9: We got 2 more, both SFs, #99 and #110.

11/6: 8 man lineup:

Senior Mike Jack and juco junior Greg Patt will share the Point for now, and both will play SG. Senior Art Yuno and frosh Mick Herd sub at SG.

Frosh Matt Seas starts at SF.

Senior Scot Kree starts at PF, subs at SF. Frosh Dodo Blan starts at C. Senior Sal King subs at PF and C.

11/10: The Berlin Wall comes down.

[Wayne23]

11/20: 1-1 in 2 road games. A home game and then we’re off to the Alaskan Classic. We play #2 seed Purdue. We’re #7.

All 4 recruits sign. We’re chasing one more.

11/25: 71-74. We played really well against a good team. 20, 12 for Center Dodo Blan, 14, 8 for PF Scot Kree. 22 TOs did us in.

12/4: 4-2. RPI #94. Dodo Blan leads us with 17.5, 8.8.

12/25: 7-2 going to conf. play. +6.7 PPG, +7.5 RBs, -2.1 TOs, +1.5 blocks, -1.8 assists, -0.4 steals. Blan is still our best player.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1990: 9-2, 2-0. Great start to conf. play!

1/15: 11-4, 4-2. RPI #80. In a 3 way tie for 2nd.

1/29: 15-4, 8-2, RPI #58. In a 2 way tie for 1st, 2 up on 3rd. +7.3 PPG, +7.9 RBs, -0.1 TOs (!), +1.1 blocks, +1.7 assists, +1.7 steals.

2/10: Nelson Mandela is freed.

2/12: 18-5, 11-3, RPI #52. 2 game lead in conf.

2/26: We end the regular season at 21-7, 13-5, in 1st place in conf. RPI #42. +6.1 PPG, +7.5 RBs, +0.2 TOs, +0.1 blocks, +0.8 assists, +1.2 steals. Blan still leads us with 17.2 and 6.9. He gets 2.4 steals.

[Wayne23]

3/3: We play #9 seed Valparaiso, 11-17, 6-12, in the 1st round.

3/4: 70-64. It was close most of the way. We built a 13 point lead late and they chipped it down to 6 at the end. 20, 10, 4 for SG Mike Jack, 23, 5 for Dodo Blan.

#4 seed Cleveland ST, 19-10, 11-7, in the semis. We split during the regular season.

3/5: 74-63. 27, 7 for Blan, 18, 8 for 6th man Sal King. We had 15 TOs, but they had 25.

#2 seed Youngstown ST, 19-11, 12-6, for the title. We split a pair with them in the regular season.

3/6: Champs! 78-63. 21, 6, 8 for Jack, 17 for PF Scot Kree, 14 for SF Matt Seas.

24-7, 13-5, RPI #35.

3/12: #11 Midwest. We play #6 Gonzaga, 20-9. Tough matchup.

3/16: 50-71. Overmatched. 28 TOs.

4/3: #4 Michigan wins the title.

4/4: Awards: Dodo Blan is Conf. POY, Frosh OY, Def. POY, and 1st team, along with Sal King. I’m Conf. COY.

4/23: I ask for $. 179750, C+. We get $4,500.

24-8, 13-5. Overall, 44-20, .688.

4/24: Hubble telescope

[Wayne23]

5/1: We move to the Missouri Valley.

No reports.

6/5: Looking at transfers.

6/12: We don’t land any.

6/26: 4 scholarships.

G. H. W. Bush breaks his “no new taxes” pledge.

8/2: Iraq invades Kuwait.

8/21: We offer to an SF, a PF, 2 Cs.

9/18: We get a C, #62.

JAG Holiday vs. Washington

9/25: We get one, lose one. We get a PF, #313.

10/2: 1st day of practice.

11/6: Soph Al Pine is at the Point, backed by frosh Tory Baya, who starts at SG.

Soph Matt Seas starts at SF, subs at SG. Soph Noel Parr subs at SF.

Frosh Kip Free starts at PF, subs at C. Soph Ben Dark subs at PF. Soph Dodo Blan is back at C.