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[randy]

11/14/95: Louisiana Tech (0-1) @ Sam Houston St (0-0)
LAT is +10 in team prestige

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: 2-3
2. Key players: PG Greg Craft scored 20 pts in their last game

Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto (mostly Motion) / Favor Outside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 7 / 65%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 7
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: Auto / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:52, Up 8-7
Still trying to figure out our optimal defense sets. F Griffin with 2 3s already

11:35, Up 14-13

7:43, Up 20-15
LAT with 8 turn overs. I'm still adjusting with my new substitution patterns.


Halftime, Tied at 29
We're not getting the fast break pts, so we'll just max out on def rebounding


UNLV shot 67% from the field. We need to alter the pace and go all in (10), lessen def reb intensity to 5, and apply full court man defense all the time. Also increasing the def intensity to 10. F Griffin connecting on 4-4 3PTs


Start of 2nd Half

14:18, Up 42-34
F Griffin with 19 pts. LAT has 18 turn overs already

10:14, Up 47-39

7:57, Up 49-41

3:12, Up 54-48


Final score: Louisiana Tech - 52, Sam Houston St - 62


Box Score

[INDENT]F Griffin 25, 3, 4, 4 stls, 7-10 3PT
Burditt 11, 3, 0, 3 tos
K Griffin 8, 5, 1
Thomas 7, 3, 6, 3 tos
Rowles 6, 4, 4, 2 stls
Jeffries 3, 1, 0
Doss 2, 3, 1
Slater 0, 2, 0
Cook 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 42-40%
REB: -12 (6-13 off rebs)
TO: -11 (13-24)
Paint: -4
2nd Chance : -6
Fast Break: -3
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Other Notes

[INDENT]1. Last season, F Griffin was more a facilitator in our inside-focused offense. Now, he has to be more offensive-minded
2. Will this game be a pattern of what our future games will be? We didn't shoot well, we got out rebounded, gone are the days where we get 70% of our pts from the paint ... and yet we found a way to win by forcing turn overs
3. LAT's Greg Craft finished with 19 pts
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[randy]

11/17/95: Boston College (1-0) @ Sam Houston St (1-0)
BC is +22 in team prestige; this will be my first game against a team in a major (top 6) conference

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: 2-3
2. Offense focus: More on the inside
2. Key players: PG Jaymie Hicks scored 22 pts in their last game, a home win against Toledo. PF Karim Bailey and C Phillip Barkley are capable in scoring inside

Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto (mostly Motion) / Favor Outside
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 7 / 65%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 7
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: Auto / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:07, Up 13-8
Burditt with 9 pts. Fouls are 3-0.

9:00, Up 19-10
We have not turned the ball over. Burditt continues his scoring spree with 13 pts

5:35, Up 25-10
BC scored only 2 pts in the last 10+ mins


Halftime, Up 29-20
We allowed BC to come back towards the end, while Burditt was on the bench; we need to play smart for the entire 40 mins. We are 1-14 3PT.


Start of 2nd Half

9:36, Up 46-30
My starters have played heavy minutes; will give a short breather to some of them. We continue to take care of the ball with only 4 turn overs. BUrditt has 23 pts

5:43, Up 57-35
We started hitting 3s; 4-5 in the 2nd half


Final score: Boston College - 48, Sam Houston St - 69


Box Score

[INDENT]Burditt 32, 6, 1
Rowles 10, 10, 0, 2 blks
F Griffin 10, 2, 7
Thomas 7, 5, 10, 2 stls
K Griffin 6, 5, 0, 3 blks
Doss 2, 9, 1
Cook 2, 1, 3, 2 stls
Slater 0, 4, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 43-31%
REB: +9 (12-7 off rebs)
TO: -7 (7-14)
Paint: Even
2nd Chance : Even
Fast Break: +8
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Other Notes

[INDENT]1. After a sub par debut, Burditt showed why he bagged the Norton award 2 seasons ago with Butler.
2. Our front court rotation of K Griffin, Rowles, and Doss was dominant in the glass today, grabbing a combined 24 rebounds.
3. In the first 2 games, our double-PG starting back court of F Griffin and Thomas has produced 13.5 apg.
4. BC's Jaymie Hicks had a miserable night, producing only 3 pts on 1-5 FG
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[randy]

11/21/95: California (1-1) @ Sam Houston St (2-0)
CAL is +14 in team prestige

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: man
2. Offense focus: Outside (19 3PApg)
2. Key players: SG Corey Spears, 16.5 ppg, almost 4 3s per game; C David Faulkner (6-9, 274lbs), 12.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg

Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto (mostly Motion) / Balanced
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 7 / 65%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 7
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: Auto / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:06, Up 9-6
Both teams with 3 turn overs each

11:36, Up 15-10
Balanced scoring for both squads; Burditt with 5, and CAL's Spears with 4

6:23, Up 30-10
15-0 run! Burditt with 14 pts, but Rowles getting it done on the inside with 8 pts

3:33, Up 34-10
And CAL still can't score. And I'm happy with the team keeping the lead despite Burditt resting on the bench


Halftime, Up 36-18
Slight run for CAL; we should stay aggressive in the 2nd half. Tremendous movement of the ball; we have 15 asts on 15 FGMs!


Start of 2nd Half

15:09, Up 50-26
Burditt beginning to dominate again, adding 9 more pts in the 2nd half

11:25, Up 53-28
CAL starting to get some off rebs; adjusting def reb crash to 9

7:09, Up 64-39
Early rest for Burditt; he has done his job again, scoring 32 big pts

3:16, Up 68-43
Started pulling out my starters; everybody will get a chance to play today


Final score: California - 46, Sam Houston St - 72


Box Score

[INDENT]Burditt 32, 5, 0, 3 tos, 6-10 3PT
Rowles 14, 4, 3, 3 stls
Thomas 7, 4, 4
K Griffin 6, 6, 0
F Griffin 5, 3, 9, 2 blks
Jeffries 4, 2, 0
Doss 2, 2, 3
Hatter 2, 0, 0
Slater 0, 2, 2
Cook 0, 0, 2
Jackson 0, 0, 1
Willis 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 46-39%
REB: -1
TO: -9 (7-16)
Paint: +10 (36-26)
2nd Chance : -6
Fast Break: -2
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Other Notes

[INDENT]1. We had 24 asts in this game; 20.7 apg in the 1st 3 games
2. We continue to do a good job in minimizing turn overs; only 9.0 tos per game, while forcing our opponents to 18 per game
3. CAL's Corey Spears had only 6 pts, 2-5 FG, and wasn't able to shoot a single 3PT attempt
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[randy]

11/24/95: Sam Houston St (3-0) @ Texas Tech (0-3)
TT is +17 in team prestige

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: man
2. Offense focus: Outside (19 3PApg); they're shooting 41% FG
3. Key players: SG Brian Sowder, 15.3 ppg
4. TT has played (and lost) their first 3 games on the road, so they should be pumped up to play their first home game of the season

Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto (mostly Motion) / Balanced
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 7 / 65%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 7
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: Auto / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9
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Tip off (1st Half)

14:30, Up 8-6

10:00, Up 17-9
K Griffin had a good contribution with 5 pts

7:52, Up 23-15
Rowles giving ample support as well, with 7 pts

3:15, Up 30-28
TT taking advantage of our tired legs


Halftime, Down 36-40
TT got hot from the outside, hitting 7-11 3PT. Burditt only with 9 pts. Increasing def intensity to 9


Start of 2nd Half

14:17, Up 44-40
8-0 run to start the 2nd half. We have 10 off rebounds already

10:31, Up 51-46
Balanced scoring; with contributions also coming from Thomas

7:08, Up 60-52

Rowles scored plus a foul. He converts the FT. He has a double double, with 14 and 10
6:17, Up 63-52

TT turns it over; only their 4th to

They foul Doss on the low post.. 7th team foul for TT. Doss hits both
5:47, Up 65-52

They miss again, and knocked the ball out. Our ball. I'll bring back Burditt on the floor

F Griffin hits a J plus a foul! He makes the bonus.
4:52, Up 68-52
Almost over now. But I'll keep my starters a couple more minutes to be sure

2:32, Up 77-54
It's over. I clear the bench


Final score: Sam Houston St - 84, Texas Tech - 57


Box Score

[INDENT]Burditt 17, 9, 3
Thomas 15, 6, 6, 4 tos
Rowles 14, 10, 1
K Griffin 14, 7, 0
F Griffin 8, 6, 6
Cook 7, 3, 3
Slater 5, 4, 2
Doss 2, 1, 0
Jeffries 2, 0, 0
Willis 0, 1, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 50-34%
REB: +20 (47-27)
TO: +3
Paint: +10 (30-20)
2nd Chance : +7
Fast Break: +3
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Other Notes

[INDENT]1. TT was limited to 2 pts in the last 7+ mins of the game
2. More than the balanced scoring, the main difference in the game was rebounding, 47-27. Everybody did their part in getting those boards
3. Brian Sowder was TT's leading scorer with 9 pts, but shot poorly with 4-17 FG
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[randy]

11/28/95: Sam Houston St (4-0) @ Stephen F Austin (3-2)
SFA is +20 in team prestige

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: man
2. Offense focus: Outside (21 3PApg); they're shooting 41% 3PT
3. Key players: PG Albert Walcott 20.8 ppg, shoots almost 10 3PT attempts pg; Ray Durden 15.0 ppg, 55% 3PT

Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto (mostly Motion) / Balanced
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 7 / 65%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 7
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: Auto / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:37, Up 11-9

11:08, Up 17-11
Fouls are 2-6; majority of the fouls are with their big men. K Griffin has 7 pts

7:23, Up 30-18
9 team fouls already for SFA

2:27, Up 38-26
Rowles with 12 pts


Halftime, Up 40-30
We capitalized on our FT, hitting 10-12. We're +10 on rebounds. Burditt has 8, but it's our balanced scoring that is the difference


Start of 2nd Half

14:42, Up 47-41
SFA's Walcott heating up with 14 pts

10:56, Up 56-43
We go on a 9-2 run, but our superb rebounding is the difference maker again

7:50, Up 58-47
Game still up for grabs. Burditt only has 6 FGAs so far

5:34, Up 65-52
My entire starting lineup on the floor to finish this game

0:46, Up 74-70
What a run by SFA!

On our possession, F Griffin was called for a travelling violation. SFA ball. We'll increase def intensity to 9, and def rebound crash to 10

SFA's Walcott sinks a 3! Up 1. I call timeout. Isolation play for Burditt

0:27, Up 74-73

F Griffin throws a terrible pass to Burditt. SFA ball. 0:22

They turned it over!. I call a time out. We don't need to score. Slow things down. 0:05 left

We inbound and F Griffin ran away with the ball, never giving a chance for SFA to foul. We escape with a win


Final score: Sam Houston St - 74, Stephen F Austin - 73


Box Score

[INDENT]K Griffin 19, 7, 1, 3 tos
Rowles 18, 7, 2
Burditt 15, 5, 1, 6 tos
Thomas 11, 5, 3
Slater 5, 0, 1
F Griffin 4, 5, 11
Cook 2, 1, 1
Doss 0, 6, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 51-47%
REB: +18 (36-18)
TO: +6 (16-10)
Paint: +14 (32-18)
2nd Chance : +6
Fast Break: -1
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Other Notes

[INDENT]1. Too many turn overs and poor perimeter defense. We got lucky with this game. Rebounding saved us
2. At the end of each game, my starting front court are very tire. I'll give Doss more minutes in future games, in order to lessen playing time of K Griffin and Rowles
3. SFA's Albert Walcott had 19 pts
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[randy]

12/1/95: Wichita St (3-2) @ Sam Houston St (5-0)
WICH is +10 in team prestige

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: man
2. Offense focus: Balanced; all of their starters averaged at least 9 ppg
3. Key players: All of their starters averaging 9.2 and 10.8 ppg
4. Wichita is 3rd in the nation in FG% at 52.1%

Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto (mostly Motion) / Balanced
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 7 / 65%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 7
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: Auto / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:42, Up 6-4
0-2 in turn overs but we have not capitalized going 2-6 FG

11:02, Up 16-14

8:48, Tied at 20
WICH in the penalty. Rowles with 2 fouls


Halftime, Up 42-31
Rowles being in foul trouble messed up my rotation up front. K Griffin having a good game again with 12 and 5. Burditt has 8 pts


Start of 2nd Half

14:42, Up 49-40
WICH has 4 team fouls

11:32, Up 56-46
Fouls everywhere. Burditt on the bench with 3 fouls

8:37, Up 66-51
WICH continues to foul. I bring back Burditt

WICH goes on a mini 4-0 run, but Burditt answers back with a 3
6:35, Up 69-55

5:18, Up 73-56
Burditt hits another shot. Only 15 pts for him, but we'll continue to go to him everytime we need a basket


Final score: Wichita St - 65, Sam Houston St - 85


Box Score

[INDENT]K Griffin 20, 9, 2, 2 stls
Burditt 15, 3, 3
F Griffin 13, 3, 5
Thomas 11, 6, 5
Cook 10, 3, 1
Rowles 9, 4, 0, 2 stls, fouled out
Doss 4, 5, 2
Slater 3, 0, 1
Jeffries 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 50-51%
REB: +9
TO: -7 (6-13)
Paint: Even
2nd Chance : +7
Fast Break: +2
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Other Notes

[INDENT]1. 2nd consecutive for K Griffin to lead our scoring. He's not the most talented member of the squad, but staying in the program for 4 years has reaped its benefits. Cook's 10 pts was a big bonus also
2. A combined 41 fouls were called (18-23). WICH shot only 10-20 FTs
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[randy]

12/5/95: Sam Houston St (6-0) @ San Diego (6-0)
USD is +18 in team prestige; who will remain undefeated?

Scouting Report
1. Primary defense: man
2. Offense focus: Outside; their 4-guard rotation plus their starting SF average at least 1 3PT basket per game
3. Key players: SG Brian Benson, 12.0 ppg, leads 5 other players avaeraging at least 8.0 ppg

Initial instructions
[INDENT]1. Offense Sets / Focus: Auto (mostly Motion) / Balanced
2. Offense Pace / Freedom: 7 / 65%
3. Off / Def Rebounding Crash: 9 / 7
4. Defense Sets / Intensity: Auto / 8
5. Pressure Set / Frequency: Auto / 9
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Tip off (1st Half)

15:49, Up 6-5
K Griffin starting strong again with 4 pts

11:11, Up 16-14
USD's SF John Caldbeck with 9 pts, 4-4 FG

7:46, Up 22-20
Burditt with 8 pts

3:00, Up 30-28
Went down 24-28, but came up with 6 unanswered pts


Halftime, Up 35-31
No team has lead by more than 5. Both theams with 6 3PTs each; Burditt has 3 3's, while USD's backup guard Eric Sims went nuts going for 3-3 3PTs in 7 mins. Increasing def intensity to 9, and def rebound crash to 9 also (USD has 5 off rebs at the half)


Start of 2nd Half

15:57, Up 38-37

11:34, Up 40-38
Both teams went cold. Fouls are against us, 6-1

7:12, Up 43-42
Burditt has scored all of our 8 pts in the 2nd half

4:58, Down 43-46
We can't buy a basket; only 8 pts in 15+ minutes. I was forced to bring back Burditt after just 1 minute of rest

We finally get some pts outside of Burditt in the 2nd half, courtesy of Thomas. Thomas now with 10 pts
4:27, Down 45-46

USD's C hits a shot. Burditt missed a 3. They miss. F Griffin banks a triple!
3:16, Tied at 48

Their C hits another shot. Thomas got fouled on the act. Hits both FTs. Thomas has 12 pts
2:51, Tied at 50

USD's PF Rogers drives to basket and scores. Burditt puts up a shot ... missed, but got fouled. 2 FTs. Hits both. Burditt has 23 pts
2:17, Tied at 52

We go man, and they turned it over. I call time out. Isolation for Burditt

Burditt can't get the pass. F Griffin looks for an open man. Finds K Griffin. K Griffin lets one go. He drains the bucket! Big basket. Up 2. K Griffin has 6 pts

We will go man defense the rest of the way. USD turned it over. I call another time out. Same play to Burditt
1:16, Up 54-52

Burditt catched the pass from F Griffin. Burditt makes his move to the basket. Pull up jumper .... hits the shot! Up 4. Burditt with 25 pts.

USD quickly breaks our press. Our defense breaks down. Easy basket for USD. Up 2. I call another time out. Same play. We will also abandon the press on our next defensive play
0:49, Up 56-54

F Griffin attempts to pass to Burditt. Bad pass. Stolen by USD. Fast break opportunity. USD's Mills missed a dunk but there was a foul on F Griffin. 2 pressure FTs

Miss the 1st. I put my 3 bigs at the same time for defensive rebound purposes. Def rebounding crash set to 10

Gets the 2nd. Up 1. 0:41. I bring back my 3-guard lineup. We dribbled to the front court and called my last timeout. Pace down to 1. This time, Burditt will get the inbound pass and isolate him
0:38, Up 56-55

Burditt gets the inbound. He dribbles. Passed to Thomas who puts up an early shot. What? I said very slow pace!!! His shot barely grazed the rim. USD rebounds, and called a timeout. I put in my 3 bigs
0:29, Up 56-55

USD's Mills puts up a shot. Missed. But they get the offensive rebound. 0:15 left

They can't get an open shot. They passed around. USD's Odom has the ball with 2 secs left. Odom is 0-4 FG and scoreless so far. Odom has no choice but to put up a desperation 3. He had a good look, but couldn't convert! K Griffin grabs the rebound. Game over. Another escape act!


Final score: Sam Houston St - 56, San Diego - 55


Box Score

[INDENT]Burditt 25, 5, 0
Thomas 12, 2, 3, 3 tos
F Griffin 8, 1, 7, 3 tos
K Griffin 6, 8, 1
Doss 4, 4, 1, 2 blks
Rowles 1, 8, 1
Cook 0, 3, 0, 4 tos
Slater 0, 0, 0
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Team Stats Comparisons

[INDENT]FG: 33-39%
REB: -3
TO: -2 (13-15)
Paint: -8
2nd Chance : -7
Fast Break: -13 (4-17)
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Other Notes

[INDENT]1. We got beaten in transition, out-rebounded, out-assisted (13-18), shot very poorly ... and yet we somehow ended up with a road victory.
2. Burditt played for 37 heavy mins.
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[PointGuard]

Holy Cow! You graduate 9 players (4 who scored in double figures), sign just 3 recruits last year plus add 3 transfers (who can't play this year)...and you go undefeated thus far! What kind of stimulants are you using with these guys?

[Wayne23]

Let's hear it for pharmaceuticals!

[randy]

I got lucky in picking up Burditt last season (via transfer)

In his FR year at Butler, he won the Norton award. At the middle of his SO year, he got ineligible, and decided to transfer. No one wanted him. I picked him up with a 1.7 GPA and probably 10% of work ethic. Extensive tutoring last season, and luckily he got eligible. Butler's loss was Sam Houston's gain

But in reality when you won the Norton award in your FR year, and you know you don't have the brains (and work ethic) for academics, shouldn't you just declare for the draft after your FR year? In my association, undergraduates can declare early (e.g. one and done).