by Wayne23 » Mon May 29, 2017 1:02 am
3/9: #7 seed NC ST, 21-9, 9-9, in the quarters.
3/10: 73-48. 26, 14 for Brox, 18, 17, 9 for Mall, just missed a triple double. 64 RBs.
#3 seed, #7 ranked Syracuse, 26-5, 14-4, in the semis. We won by 5 there. Very good guards.
3/11: 101-87. 23, 5, 7 for Mall, 22, 14 for Brox, 19, 10, 9 for Owen. 52 RBs.
#1 North Carolina, 30-2, 17-1, for the title. They beat us easily at our place. Hopefully we’ve gotten better. Their starting C is out with a broken hand. He’s their best rebounder.
3/12: 72-83. Dang! They led most of the way. They’re better than us. We can win the national title, but only if somebody else knocks them off. I’m not telling my kids this, mind you.
29-3, 16-2.
#1 Midwest. We play UNC Asheville, 20-10.
3/16: 101-66. 34, 10, 5 for Mall, 15, 13 for Holz, 16, 12 for Brox, 10, 9, 9 for Owen. 60 RBs.
#9 seed UTEP, 24-8, in the 2nd round.
3/18: 79-71. They were up 11 at the half, 14 early in the 2nd before our shots finally started to drop. I pretty much gave up on the outside game and just pounded it inside. 23, 15 for Brox, most of it in the 2nd half. 15, 6 for Tral, and Mall and Owen got most of their points driving to the hoop. +20 RBs.
#4 seed, #14 ranked Michigan, 25-8, in the Sweet Sixteen.
3/23: 84-56. 32, 11 for Holz, 19, 7, 7 for Mall. 53 RBs, 10 TOs.
#3 seed, #5 ranked Kentucky, 29-6, in the Elite Eight. We won by only 3 here in December. This could be a war!
3/25: 80-76. A lot like our first meeting. Cap Mall had 34 but the rest of our starters were stopped cold. Sub guard Eric More had 13. We played great D, holding them to 31.8%, and took care of the ball. Frankly, if they had made their foul shots they would have won, 64.4%. We’ll take it.
And North Carolina was upset by Stanford! The team we felt we would have the most trouble with is gone.
We’ll play #7 ranked Stanford, 29-6, in the national semifinal game. We beat them by only 6 here in November. They are very much an outside team.
It’s #2 Arizona vs. #25 Utah in the other game.
4/1: 83-86. They led all the way. At the end we had an open look at a three and it rimmed out. 21, 12 for Holz, 25, 8 for Brox, 18, 8 for Mall.
I’m beginning to think it’s just not going to happen here. Three straight Final Fours, no titles. I’m feeling discouraged.
4/3: #2 Arizona wins the title.
4/4: Awards: My big three all made ACC 1st team- Alfo Holz, Cap Mall, Cal Brox.
Hoping I finally get that offer this year. I really don’t know if I can take that final step here.
4/9: I’m going to Georgia Tech. It will take a little time to rebuild, but they have the budget and the facilities. I’m excited!
Lots of work to be done.
4/16: Happy with the recruiter and the scouting coach I hire. Not so much with the bench coach.
4/23: I ask for a facilities upgrade, which I don’t expect to get. Didn’t get it.
33-4, Final Four. Overall I’m 425-150, .739.
Rebuilding time, but then this program can go all the way!