Part 1 : A New Beginning
This is a DDSCB dynasty report but I’m old, so we’re doing this old school. That’s right, text and pics; none of that new-fangled YouTube nonsense.
I’ve always felt that DePaul should be a national power given its location. In this dynasty, our coach is an alum who’s come back to the US after a 10-year pro career in the EuroLeague and settled in as the head coach at Youngstown State in hopes of rising to his alma mater.
House rule number one is to only recruit Midwesterners and Europeans until such time as other start interested in the school. House rule number two is that I have to stay at a school until the first player I recruit graduates.
I’ll post as time permits. Comments and criticism are more than welcome. Yes, Cards, I know I’m crap and need to watch more of your YouTube videos. I’m tryin’, brother.
I’d introduce my staff, but they were even more crap than I am, so I fired them and hired the best guys that don’t have jobs. We’ll get into those positions when we get to the postseason.
As I read this, it’s not a bad roster. Defense is above average for a team at this level which fits perfectly with me and my in-game coach. Scoring looks pretty balanced in/out with our best scorers at SF and C (when you factor in both scoring and talent). I usually go with a mix of zones on defense, but I’m going to try this dynasty as a base man-to-man team with the odd zone thrown in. We’re going to play slow, never press full court, but mix in half court traps. On offense, I’m going to mix flex and motion since those are pretty well known by incoming freshmen. Fortunately for me, my predecessor ran a motion heavy offense and almost exclusively man-to-man. I set my strategy and practice plan (and remember to save this time).
My only graduating player is a point guard and my roster is full, so that’s my focus for this recruiting season. I haven’t a chance at any 4-star outside of Ohio, so I’ll look at 3- and 2- star guys from the Midwest and Europe. This nets us 32 candidates for my slot including an in-state 4-star! Who, sadly, is a C- defender C- passer who didn’t stand out in Chicago.
A few weeks later, we’ve weeded out the guys that didn’t distinguish themselves in the camp, can’t defend, or both and we’re down to 20 options. Given the size of the school and the state of our facilities, we’re not inviting anyone to visit unless he’s already warm (at least). We’ll zip through most of these recruiting turns letting our recruiter work since that’s not my strength.
That brings us to go-week – 4 September. Only one top 25 camper is even cool to me, so we’ll offer him today and give him a pitch next week. The object of my affection threw me over on the 25th in favor of Cleveland State. Now we’re to the start of the season. No one wants my scholly. We’ll stop here for the night.
