Welcome back to Western Illinois’ quest for greatness in College Hoops 2K8. You can find a full explanation of exactly what we’re doing here + spoiler-free links to previous seasons on the About page of this website. Share it with a friend! We pick up with our Leathernecks in the Sweet 16 of the 2022 NCAA tournament, aka Year 15 of head coach Ricky Charisma’s tenure at WIU. Here’s
Not sure about starting Fulton. Moving Dupre to PF for now and letting Fulton come off the bench until is offensive awareness comes up might be a good idea.
Or, start him, but don't give him the 30+ minutes a game like the other starters? Maybe give him around 20-25 minutes?
Kleinzweig and Grimes were excellent players, but this squad was missing someone with a killer instinct who could just take over games by sheer force of will. In the end, it cost the team in the tourny. Tough way to go out.
Hoyer (C), Richards (PF), Draughan (SF), Assel (G), Amous (G). If that breaks the sacred rules of picking a $15 lineup, I am fine going with Waller at SG and Assel at PG.
I'm starting to come around to the idea of you taking a new job at some point. The underdog element of the WIU journey has been great, but I think taking a new job could add a bit to the series.
If you do take a new job, the best landing spot in my opinion would be a shitty program in an excellent conference - ideally maybe a school that has had some past glory. I'm thinking a school like Wake Forest, Washington (easy Sonics tie-in), Marquette, Georgia Tech. Just spit-balling here. I don't know what conference are looking like in your Dynasty these days.
Adding the intrigue of potentially being on the bubble would be a nice change of pace, as would the possibility of recruiting 5* Seniors. At a school like WIU it's virtually impossible. Conference tourneys would be super meaningful and the ceiling of your big dance seeding would go way up - a 1 seed could be attainable.
I'm still very much enjoying the WIU experience but I think if you do jump ship it can be done in a way that doesn't alienate too many of the people that have followed since season 1 while also broadening the appeal to potential new readers.
Hoyer is so silky inside, Byfield is good in support, and that back court would be a holy terror inside and out. Powell is an absolute beast and first to leave early. Hatten will always have the power of the high socks, and I don't know if we'll ever turn out a PG as good as Assel again.
Not sure about starting Fulton. Moving Dupre to PF for now and letting Fulton come off the bench until is offensive awareness comes up might be a good idea.
Or, start him, but don't give him the 30+ minutes a game like the other starters? Maybe give him around 20-25 minutes?
Haynes, Lubos, Draughan, Richards, Jorts
Kleinzweig and Grimes were excellent players, but this squad was missing someone with a killer instinct who could just take over games by sheer force of will. In the end, it cost the team in the tourny. Tough way to go out.
Hoyer (C), Richards (PF), Draughan (SF), Assel (G), Amous (G). If that breaks the sacred rules of picking a $15 lineup, I am fine going with Waller at SG and Assel at PG.
Man, a loss every time I miss the stream. Well, I have to be better.
I'm starting to come around to the idea of you taking a new job at some point. The underdog element of the WIU journey has been great, but I think taking a new job could add a bit to the series.
If you do take a new job, the best landing spot in my opinion would be a shitty program in an excellent conference - ideally maybe a school that has had some past glory. I'm thinking a school like Wake Forest, Washington (easy Sonics tie-in), Marquette, Georgia Tech. Just spit-balling here. I don't know what conference are looking like in your Dynasty these days.
Adding the intrigue of potentially being on the bubble would be a nice change of pace, as would the possibility of recruiting 5* Seniors. At a school like WIU it's virtually impossible. Conference tourneys would be super meaningful and the ceiling of your big dance seeding would go way up - a 1 seed could be attainable.
I'm still very much enjoying the WIU experience but I think if you do jump ship it can be done in a way that doesn't alienate too many of the people that have followed since season 1 while also broadening the appeal to potential new readers.
Hoyer, Byfield, Powell, Hatten, and Assel.
Hoyer is so silky inside, Byfield is good in support, and that back court would be a holy terror inside and out. Powell is an absolute beast and first to leave early. Hatten will always have the power of the high socks, and I don't know if we'll ever turn out a PG as good as Assel again.