DDSCB25: Superstar

[Wayne23]

#1 East, #1 Overall. We play #16 seed VA Commonwealth, 20-16.

3/16: 91-76. Closer than we expected but never in doubt. 26, 9, 3 for Pabe, 21, 15 for Brid, 13, 8 for Drye.

#9 seed ST Johns, 23-10, in the 2nd round.

3/18: 94-72. We led all the way. 25, 6, 3, 3, 3 for Pabe, 21, 3, 8, 3 for PG Bert Thai, 14, 9 for Drye.

#4 seed, #13 ranked Providence, 27-7, in the Sweet Sixteen. They play good D.

3/23: 84-61. We were down 1 at the half then we got it together. 29, 10 for Drye, 18, 7, 5 for Pabe, 13, 11, 4 for Brid.

#3 seed, #10 ranked Villanova, 31-5, in the Elite Eight.

3/25: 96-85 and we’re back in the Final Four. We were up 1 at the half but played a solid 2nd half. 27, 5, 8, 5 for Pabe, 21, 6, 3 for Drye, 15, 6 for Hold.

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5/1: Preseason #1, recruit class #3.

5/22: We lose a guard who would never have played.. We’re looking for 1 and 1.

5/26: We offer to a guard.

So what do Von and I do in the evenings after the kids are in bed? During the season we watch a lot of basketball. Sometimes Kip joins us. Von is very analytical and sometimes sees things I’ve missed; same for Kip. Other times we watch old movies. We play cribbage sometimes. We just love to hang out together and sometimes just talk about our day or the kids, or things like that. Sometimes we sit
together and each read our own book.

5/29: 0-1. We offer to the same guard.

Sean turned 7 this week. Emma is 8 and Laura is 3.

6/2: No. We offer to a different guard.

6/5: No. We offer to the same guard.

6/9: No. We’re done.

6/25: Going to Indy and all the regional camps.

6/26: 1st day of recruiting. We need 2 and 2.

I don’t usually go after the very top players but this year the #2 recruit, PG Shon Hans, looks like an incredible player and I’m going after him.

7/17: We offer to 4.

8/7: 5 on the Norton list: Dave Pabe is #4, Brid #8, , Hal Hold #12, , F Mike Clay #20, and C Andy Monn #24.

9/11: We get a PF, lose a C and a guard. We’re still in the hunt for Hans.

9/18: We get Hans, lose 2. Getting Hans is HUGE!!!

9/25: We get the other 2.

10/2: 1st day of practice. We could repeat, we’re very good, and we’re deep up front.

11/11: Here’s the lineup, pretty close to the same as last season:

Junior Bert Thai at the Point. He did great last season.

Senior Dave Pabe at SG. Probably our best player.

#3 guard is frosh Luke Fred. He’s looked very good so far. Junior Dan Ramm isn’t ready and probably never will be. An injury to a guard would hurt us.

Soph Hal Hold is back at SF.

Frosh Mike Clay is our only different starter. He’s at PF and looks really good.

Senior Norm Brid is back in the middle. A genuine all star.

1st big off the bench is frosh Andy Monn, who would start for most schools. Junior Max Jack doesn’t hurt us when he’s in the game. Frosh Al Thom definitely shows promise. Frosh Nat Sith isn’t ready but he’ll be a good one.

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11/12: We start play tomorrow at the Legends Classic. We’re the #1 seed and we play #16 seed Princeton.

11/27: 6-0. Ranked #1.

98-61 over Princeton. A real blowout. 16, 5, 8 for Pabe, 16, 10 for Brid, 14, 13 for Clay.

97-81 over VA Commonwealth in the Legends quarter final. #3 guard Luke Fred had 21, 3, 3, 5. 22, 5 for Pabe, 15, 11, 3, 5 blocks for Brid. 12 each for Clay and Hold.

90-68 over #12 San Diego ST in the semifinals. 15, 13, 6 blocks for Clay, 18, 9, 4 blocks for Brid. Good guard play.

#15 seed Seattle made it all the way to the title game. We won 91-59. 19, 9, 5 for tourney MOP Dave Pabe. 14, 15, 3 blocks for Brid.

78-63 over #17 Marquette in our home opener. One point game at the half. 20, 11, 7, 4 for Pabe, 13, 12 for Brid, 15, 9 for Clay.

83-65 over Penn ST here. 23, 9, 4 for Pabe, 12, 9 for Clay.

We’re looking really good early.

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12/25: We won our last 6. At the end of the pre-conf schedule we’re 12-0, ranked #1.

71-39 at Auburn. 15, 11 for Brid and amazing D.

99-65 over #13 Florida here. 31, 4, 5 for Pabe, 19, 7 for Clay.

87-57 over Oklahoma here. 20, 9 for Hold, 20, 5 for Brid, 17, 6, 3 for Pabe.

82-50 over #9 San Diego ST here. 24, 6, 5 for Pabe, 14, 7 for Hold.

93-71 over #11 Michigan here. 22, 13, 3 for Clay, 22, 8 for Hold, 13, 20 for Brid.

88-62 over #3 Wisconsin at home. 20, 13, 3, 3 blocks for Brid, 17, 13 for Clay, 14, 10, 3, 3 blocks for Hold, 12, 8, 7, 3 for Pabe.

“Dan Fran here with Coach Jess Wynn. Coach, you guys are just destroying everybody you play. Can you have an undefeated season?”

“Well, nobody’s done that since 1976-’77 Indiana so it’s probably unlikely.”

“Can you win the national title?”

“We can, but will we? I say the same thing every time I’m asked that question, you need to be hot for 6 games and somewhere along the line you need a little break.”

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1/10/2044: 5-0 start to ACC play. We’re 17-0, #1. Alone in 1st in the conf.

91-68 over #25 Maryland at home. 17, 22 for Brid, 23, 9 for Pabe.

107-64 at Wake Forest. 16, 16, 3 for Clay, 22, 4, 3 for Pabe, 15, 10 for Hold.

85-59 over Clemson here. 21, 6, 5 for Pabe, 13, 11, 3 for Hold.

81-58 over Southern Methodist here. 23, 22 for Brid, 18, 9 for Clay, 14, 9, 7 for Pabe.

96-76 at Georgia Tech. 28, 12, 2, 3 for Pabe, 20, 8, 3, 4 for Clay, 21, 6, 4 for Brid.

“I wonder if anybody can beat us, Kip.”

“Somebody will. I just hope it’s in the regular season not the post season.”

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1/29: Finally a loss. We go 4-1 in our last 5. We’re 21-1, 9-1. #1. 1 game lead in the ACC.

Pabe is #5 on the Norton list, Brid #7, Clay #10, Hold #27.

92-61 at Cal. 23, 6, 7, 3 for Pabe, 20, 10, 3, 3 for Clay, 15, 13 for Hold.

107-75 over Stanford at home. 45, 6, 3 for Pabe.

90-73 at Syracuse. 27, 8, 5, 3 for Pabe, 14, 14 for Brid, 19, 7 for Monn, 13, 10 for Clay.

94-62 over Pitt here. 18, 17 for Brid, 19, 9, 5 for Pabe, 16, 11 for Clay.

74-88 at #10 North Carolina, our first loss. We shot poorly and Pabe fouled out. 21, 12, 3 for Brid, 17, 8, 4 for Pabe, 8, 15, 3 blocks for Clay.

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2/14: 4-1. 25-2, 13-2. Still #1. 1 game lead with 5 to play.

88-61 over #11 Florida ST here. 22, 9, 4 for Pabe, 16, 13 for Brid.

80-62 over #5 Virginia here. 25, 6 for Pabe, 17, 13 for Brid, 20, 9 for Clay.

90-60 at VA Tech. 28, 6 for Pabe, 17, 15 for Brid, 11, 11 for Hold.

97-69 over NC ST here. 28, 6, 5 for Pabe.

Miami upsets us 73-80 there. We led by 5 at the half then stopped playing D. 20, 13, 5 for Clay, 12, 16 for Hold.

Pabe is #5, Brid #7, Clay #11 on the Norton list.

Haven’t said much about the kids. Emma just turned 9. She’s a very serious student and has said she wants to be a doctor since she was very small. Sean is 7 and is very into performing. At only 4 years old it’s hard to say what Laura will be drawn to but she is very physical, kicks a soccer ball around, plays with an undersized basketball…

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3/4: We win our last 5 to finish the regular season at 30-2, 18-2. We win the ACC by 1 game over Virginia.

Pabe leads us in scoring with 20.7, 6.4 RBs, 4.4 assists. Brid gets 14.4, 12.3. 13.1, 9.5 for Clay. 11.2, 8.7 for Hold.

+23.3 PPG, #1 in PPG. +23.4 RBs, #1 in RBs. -3.5 TOs, 10.9 per game.

3/5: We lose 3 bigs including starter Hal Hold. We offer to one.

Pabe is #5 on the Norton list, Brid #7.

3/9: We play #9 seed Stanford, 19-13, 9-11, in the quarter finals. We won by 32 at home.

3/10: 97-85. We jumped out to a big early lead and were never threatened. 22, 12, 7 for Clay, 21, 7, 3 for Hold, 19, 4, 7 for Pabe.

#4 seed, #7 ranked North Carolina, 23-7, 15-5, in the semis. We split a pair of games with them each winning at home.

3/11: Close early. Down 4 after 10. 38-39 at halftime.

Early lead. Up 4 with 10 to play.

86-77. 25, 6, 4 for Pabe, 11, 11 for Clay.

#2 seed, #3 ranked Virginia, 29-4, 17-3, in the title game. We won by 18 at home.

3/12: Early lead. It goes to 10. Up 12 after 10. 41-23 at the half.

We hold our lead early. Up 8 with 10 to go. Close late.

81-77. We made our free throws late. +24 for the bench. 13, 11, 4 for Pabe.

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3/13: #1 East. We play #16 Boston University, 18-15.

3/16: 75-50. It was never a game. The front court starters combined for 42 and 44. 16, 7, 3 for Pabe.

#9 seed Bradley, 25-9 in round 2.

3/18: 101-80. We took the lead right away and were never challenged. 25, 7, 6 for Pabe, 20, 9, 4 blocks for Brid.

#5 seed, #18 ranked Marquette, 25-9, in the Sweet Sixteen. Beat them by 15 in the Legends tourney.

3/23: Close early. Up by 1 after 10. 43-38 at the half.

Fast start. The lead goes to 10. Up 15 with 10 to play.

84-65. 17, 14, 6 blocks for Brid, 18, 10 for sub F/C Andy Monn.

#6 seed, #22 ranked Mississippi, 24-9, in the Elite Eight.

3/25: Early lead. Up by 11 after 10. 55-29 at the half after a big run.

Holding our lead early. Up 21 with 10 to go.

84-66. 25, 6, 2, 4 for Pabe, 16, 14 for Clay.

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#3 seed, #7 ranked San Diego ST, 31-7, in the national semifinal. We beat them by 22 and 32 in the regular season.

4/1: Early lead. Up 15 after 10. 46-34 at the half.

Good start. The lead goes to 20. Up 18 with 10 to play.

82-65. 21, 7, 4, 3 for Pabe, 15, 13, 2, 3, 3 for Brid, 11, 12, 3 for Hold.

#3 seed, #9 ranked North Carolina, 28-8, in the title game. They beat us there, then we won at home and won again in the ACC tourney. We need to control their outside game.

4/3: Close early. Down 1 after 10. 32-27 at the half.

Slow start. Tied with 10 to go. A late mini-run puts us ahead.

86-79 and the title! 21, 10, 4, 4 for Pabe, 17, 17, 4 blocks for Brid, 15, 12 for hold.

Title #5, tied with Coach K and behind only John Wooden.

We get the recruit we were after.