A College Hoops 2k7 Story: The Legacy of Coach Watson

Hehe, who da f is Fernandez?? If you want to add realisnm change his last name to like Lewis, I think his first name was Bob, we played his team one time and he put up like 30 on us, but we still won.

Congrats on the win. And Anthony15 the recruit guy is just generated. He is not meant to resemble the real Mr. basketball in Colorado.

Keep it up 'Coach Watson' Purdue should be a tough change from Ball State. Good luck and congrats on the win.

yeah, as hammertime said, they are generated, so I don't think the ratings or attributes relate to the real life Mr. Colorado....I also don't think you can edit them, at least not at this stage....

yep, and the next game is at Purdue, which adds a whole additional challenge to this already tough game....let's hope we can get it done

[Nice work on the win dude, you should try see if Craig Bradshaw wants to do a transfer (if thats possible) to play for a NZ coach

The grapics look very sexy

I look forward to seeing some more wins

Yeh great win ur team performed well especially Senior forward Dwayne Birden was huge on his way to 16pts, 8rebs & a career high 7blks thats sum great numbers

Regarding PS3 Graphics i have one and i play 2K7 on it and you wouldn't belive the graphics i almost cried that they're so good then whenever i turn on my PS2 to play live06 i feel sick lol seriously on 2K7 u can see there muscle definition and progressive sweet as well as very realistic movement.


I found some pics to back me up which are just below

Good work X, looking really nice. Hopefully you can pull in some decent prospects and climb your way to success.

What's the gameplay like? Similar to the NBA equivalent, or better/worse/cannot compare?

[Nice work on the win dude, you should try see if Craig Bradshaw wants to do a transfer (if thats possible) to play for a NZ coach

The grapics look very sexy

I look forward to seeing some more wins

whilst the team seriously needs a talented big like Craig Bradshaw, he's a senior so there's no chance of him transferring....

Yeh great win ur team performed well especially Senior forward Dwayne Birden was huge on his way to 16pts, 8rebs & a career high 7blks thats sum great numbers

Regarding PS3 Graphics i have one and i play 2K7 on it and you wouldn't belive the graphics i almost cried that they're so good then whenever i turn on my PS2 to play live06 i feel sick lol seriously on 2K7 u can see there muscle definition and progressive sweet as well as very realistic movement.


I found some pics to back me up which are just below

yeah, Birden was huge, I really hope to see more of that out of him...the blocks were unbelievable....the team had 14 in the game although before the realism freaks come in & complain, the game was a one off & the block totals are back to more realistic numbers without any slider adjustments

as for NBA 2k7, I haven't played it on PS3, I'll wait until NBA 2k8 in October....but yeah, the NBA game is better graphics than college version as far as I know....

Good work X, looking really nice. Hopefully you can pull in some decent prospects and climb your way to success.

What's the gameplay like? Similar to the NBA equivalent, or better/worse/cannot compare?

cheers, I hope I can get some decent prospects....although I think I've got to start winning to help that cause....it won't happen overnight....I'm not Billy Donovan or Roy Williams....yet

as for the gameplay of college hoops 2k7 compared to nba 2k7, it's still too early to tell....in nba game, it seems more about superstars (just like real life), & is quicker, defence is man-to-man & so on....I expected the college game to be a port of the nba game with college courts, uniforms & players....I'm happy to say that it is not....although the games play on a similar engine & the controls have a similar feel, the college game plays more like international basketball....I seem to get more satisfaction out of the game as I seem to have to play team basketball & work for everything that bit more....just like the nba game, stars matter....I don't have one yet, but you can see how they step up for their teams....the crowds & home court advantage seems to play more of a part in the college game....I think the college game might annoy some people, sometimes you miss easy layups that you're used to making in nba game as you do it with a guard & take off too far away from basket with a little bit of pressure....there are more missed layups, but that is the college game IRL for you....so both games are good & I will continue to play both....I think NBA game is a little harder, but as it probably should be....although it's not very easy to win games with crap teams in college hoops, haven't tried it with a good team....if you're an NBA fan only, you'd go nba, a college fan, you'd go college, if you're a fan of all levels of bball, then you might go both if you could afford it....but yeah, too early to give overall verdict, but I'm not complaining....

a little known fact....I have the Northern Colorado Bears playing the same offence & defence that the team I play for (captain & coach at times), the Fighting Irish, use....

so how's the 360 games going that I sent you?!?

Games are going good mate, just trying to find the time to play them. Exams coming up and all. COD3 feels a lot different to #2. Table tennis is alright, still getting the hang of it though. Played a little on Live, good fun. Once holidays come around I'll get into it more.

The Fighting Irish are still kicking on! Good to hear. had any success this season? I've just started playing domestic again. Playing with a bunch of spastics, bar 2 others and myself. Tough times in deed, especially playing against a few decent teams that should be playing at a much higher grade. Still fun though, and we are slowly getting there. Hopefully next week I won't have to yell as much to get the players to move on offence and do anything positive on D.

Do either of you have an extremely shitty player with the dreaded 'superstar' syndrome? My team does, i swear i want to punch him every time he gets the ball.. His favourite player is Kobe, and he plays just like him, except for Kobe actually gets 3 assists, whereas this guy would be lucky to PASS three times.. He doesnt go inside the 3 point line at all unless its on a fast break, and even then he will take a shitty shitty shitty shot with 3 people contesting it, when the rest of our team are open all the way up the court, then gets blocked. If its a three, his jumpshot has now turned into one of those shots you see Reggie Miller take where he kicks his feet out trying to draw a foul, except he does it on open shots. I have never laughed so hard in my life. I wish he would die. End rant haha..

On topic, I love you X. Your stories are awesome.

well i will keep of topic and i can relate to that except the thing is i am probably the best player in my team considering i score 3 quarter of the teams score (not to be Arrogant or Modest) and we would be a good side if we didn't have this one player who is a left hander, he is Fat, Slow, Hungry, Greedy, Selfish and most of all useless he takes it up the court and goes for the left hand hook shot from around the elbow/ 3 point area and is lucky to get 10%. What frustrates the team so much is that he then afterwards says he was a hog this game and it was only a one time of but next game it's exactly the same thing so we're all sick of him. Aswell as this he thinks he gets fouled and is treated unfairly when he is wide open so it's impossible. Not to mention the fact he think he will make College or NBA and wants to pursue this as a Career. BTW this kid idolises Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal although i think he would be lucky to idolise Pat Burke

funny stories indeed....well, the Irish have been going as well as my Bobcats used to

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as you can see, we're dead last....our draw came against the Love Tadpoles....we're averaging 31.8ppg offensively, we're giving up 56.3ppg defensively....I'm averaging 11.2ppg this season....probably around 10-11rpg to go with that....if you exclude the 4 games (in which I averaged 5ppg) when we had a 6'6" Mormon former NSW rep playing for our team, I've averaged 15.3ppg (16, 16, 18, 20, 6 - we had some dickhead Kiwi guy fill in & he just hogged the ball & wouldn't pass to the open man, 16)....offensive numbers aren't important to me, but the team relies on me scoring, judging by the fact I've been scoring half the team's points (not on half the shots, maybe a quarter of them at most)....my best game was a bad shooting night, but I think I had like a 20-20 night....I've hit 4 threes in a game 3 times this season, & most games, I've good for at least a couple....

I don't find the division too tough personally, even though I'm a slow, 6'2", 110kg (240lbs) white guy, I have no problem getting my shot off (just the whole Andrew Gaze change of speed, very slow to slow to snail pace to average & the use of head fakes & outsmarting opponents....one problem with the team is that we only have 3 players (of a team of 6) who've played basketball before....the others comprise of my brother (rugby), my fiancee's brother (soccer) & my sister's boyfriend (pocket billiards)....our team's height is 6'2" (me) & the rest of players range from 5'5" to 5'10" (at a stretch)....most other team's average height is around 6'0" & most teams have a guy who is 6'4"-6'7" to control the paint....I think if we got another 2 big guys around my height, we'd be able to compete & would definitely be in playoff hunt....the division is screwed though....it's suppose to be division 9, but these teams have been playing together for years, there are quite a few players who play division 3 & higher ball....there is no grading season, so these teams just stay in this division for who knows what reason....I've seen teams that are in division 5 that aren't as good as the top teams in our division, go figure I guess....

but all this being said, the team has gotten a lot better as the season has gone on....a lot of games were closer than scorelines indicate, but teams have ran away with it later in the game....we started the season running a 2-3 basic zone, but since then I have implemented a 1-3-1 zone which can be rather effective (not for a whole game but I've been working on it)....offensively, we tried to implement a very basic grade 8 motion offence (the old pass, cut, replace routine) but it has worked to varying degrees....the last few weeks, as Ty had mentioned he did, I have gotten on the boys a bit more than I usually do....but yeah, offensively, movement & spacing is a real issue that I hope to address in off-season practice....at the moment, I'm the only player who can score &/or get to the foul line consistently....since implementing the 1-3-1 zone I'm trying to get the guys to fastbreak a bit more so we can put some easy points on the board....hasn't worked yet, but I'm optimistic it will....

last night, we lost by 41pts but it was closer than it might seem....we kept it close in the 1st quarter....& competitive for the first half....the 1st quarter the 1-3-1 we threw at them took them out of their game....they overcame our zone in the 2nd quarter, so midway through we had a timeout & so I switched it up to a 3-2 zone which worked for a little....we just got clobbered on defensive boards though as their 6'6" guy just had his way with the 5'9" players on our team....I did a good job boxing out in 2nd half, but 1st half, they had their way....I guess I'm only one person, I can't box out 2 or 3 people at once....

anyways, we've got a bye next week & last game of season vs Green Team....I've decided to drop the team down to division 10 next season....division 10 is probably more our level & I believe we can definitely make playoffs & compete for title....shame we lost our two other 6 footers just prior to opening night of season through dropouts, otherwise we would've done a lot better this season....

in a random Irish NLSC connection, I have one former NLSC-er playing on the Fighting Irish....none other than Sit....he's a pretty cool guy, old Will....he's better than a 3rd string PG too, probably the team's 2nd best player behind me (not to be cocky, I wish I wasn't the best as on a good team, I'm a complementary player, a gunner)....

yeah, anyway, enough Irish talk, I'm glad you love me Dean

Sucks to hear about the way the division for the Fighting Irish is setup/being run.
Will's been keeping me posted on how you guys have been going, hows that 1-3-1 been going for ya? Did Will pass on that change I thought you could try in it?

Anyway bakc on topic....

Welll I once agin proved my ignorace of the college game, but to be fair I wasnt sure which year Bradshaw was in.

Anyway im eagerly anticipating the next installment

Make sure to check Ben and my "Dualnasty07" when you get a chance, would be good to see what you think

(pocket billiards)....

I'm glad you love me Dean

My team with 'Kobella' plays tomorrow, so ill update you all haha.. Ill try find your old Fighting Irish thread, so it doesnt phase away from whats been a killer Legacy story so far

BEARS ALMOST CAUSE A BOILER OVER ON THE ROAD

For 38 minutes in West Lafayette, Indiana, the Northern Colorado Bears (1-0) played like a major program as they scrapped and clawed their way to what seemed like a highly, improbable road win over one of the top teams in the Big Ten, the Purdue Boilermakers (0-0). Unfortunately, the bigger, quicker, stronger and more talented Boilermakers were able to find a way to overcome the gallant Bear's team, in a 78-72 win.

The Bears once against used a quick start to explode out of the gates and take a 30-13 lead at one point. However, as the game wore on, Purdue starting to dig in and slowly, but surely get the crowd back into the game. Purdue use superior rebounding (40 to 31 advantage), superior shooting (54% to 42% FG, and 43% to 21% 3Pt) and suffocating defence to gradually close the margin and eventually win the game.

Just as it seemed that the Bears had made a good defensive stance, they would give up an offensive board to senior PF Carl Landry or sophomore SF Gordon Watt, who combined for 27 of the 40 rebounds themselves. Northern Colorado just couldn't hold them out after each backbreaking offensive board was garnered by those two workhorses. The loss drops the Bears to 1-1, whilst Purdue saves grace against what would've been a devastating start to their season, as they open 1-0.

Coach Watson could be heard in the locker room shortly after the game, "I'm proud of you boys. Those guys didn't think anything of you before the game, now they know who you are. We played with one of the best teams in one of the best conferences in the country, and we had them scared. Had we executed better down the stretch it might have been a different story. Regardless, hold your heads up. You did the university proud today."


NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

SF- Gordon Watt (Purdue) - 13pts, 15rebs, 3stls
PF- Carl Landry (Purdue) - 19pts, 12rebs
PF- Cory Lowe (UNC Bears) - 15pts, 9rebs, 3stls
SG- David Teague (Purdue) - 16pts, 3asts, 1stl [Pontiac Game Changing Performance]
C- Kirk Archibeque (UNC Bears) - 12pts, 9rebs, 2stls


Next game: at Denver (0-3) [Rivalry Match]

Well my team break down is this: Me and a mate are both 5'10, both bring the ball up, run the offense, rebound - basically do everything. We have one big guy, probably 6'3 and very solid. Kills everyone on the boards, will finish inside if he has enough time to get off a shot (aka slow shooter). We have an older guy who shoots like a spastic, can dribble alright, but always does look away passes. He has hit one shot all season (from 7 games) but probably throws up 12 a night, most from a metre behind the 3pt line. Got a short asian guy who is a slid player but lacks confidance. The team leader is useless, doesn't play D, complains to the refs non stop, slow as dog shit, pretty much a turnover machine. Sadly, he isn't even our worst player. We have this old greek guy. Late 30's, 5'2 and doesn't look like he has played sport in 20 years. Can't shoot or dribble or pass or rebound. Claims he played the 2nd highest league in Greece 10 years ago, but doesn't know how to play zone or what is a pick. Totally useless.

Our offence is myself or my mate driving and dishing or trying to get someone an inside look. If we get open we may take a shot, but we're both unselfish and not great (but ok) shooters. On D, we play a 2-3 zone. I play in the post. That's right, a 5'10 midget defending 6' plus guys then trying to box them out. Our defence is mediocre, but better than our offence.

I'm only taking about 4-5 shots a game, shooting about 50%. Getting a few boards, a few dimes per game. Surprisingly averaging 2 blocks a game. Turnovers have been getting lower every week, as my form returns. Sucks though, cause as soon as the game starts myself and my mate get all the attention by the opponents defenders as they realise everybody else is useless. The other week they played a box-1 zone against me. But this was a VBL team who are playing in a domestic league for fun. Good times getting chased around all night.

Can only getting better right?

sorry for lack of pics....the next few games will likely lack pics....I think I hadn't recharged batteries on digital camera, so yeah, the next few games will likely lack pics as I've already played them....I'll endeavour to do some more....sometimes I'll have them, sometimes I won't....depends on my laziness, especially considering it's not as convenient as a PC dynasty....

Sucks to hear about the way the division for the Fighting Irish is setup/being run.
Will's been keeping me posted on how you guys have been going, hows that 1-3-1 been going for ya? Did Will pass on that change I thought you could try in it?

Anyway bakc on topic....

Welll I once agin proved my ignorace of the college game, but to be fair I wasnt sure which year Bradshaw was in.

Anyway im eagerly anticipating the next installment

Make sure to check Ben and my "Dualnasty07" when you get a chance, would be good to see what you think

yeah, I've been trying to convince everyone to run 1-3-1 from start of year, but a few games ago, we gave it a run & it was effective & most people like it, so it's now our primary defence....we need to get better at it though....

yep, Will told me about having a guard at back of 1-3-1 (it's not uncommon, to help speed)....we haven't done that at this stage as I don't know who I can trust to cover the baselines from that position....at the moment I anchor the back of the defence, although I must admit I'm a better defender as a forward than a centre....I will look at variations as team gets more familiar with it....baby steps with this team btw, I won't be letting another Kiwi play on the team....we had a random from Kaikoura play....he had lived in Christchurch & had dated a girl who went to Riccarton HS, but the guy was a ballhog....he would go 1-on-5, dickhead....

but back on topic, Craig Bradshaw will be at Orlando pre-draft camp, so keep an eye out....he needs a good camp & workouts to help himself get drafted in 2nd Round....either way, I think he'll end up in Europe....

will check out your new dynasty....I never check live ones anymore, but will make a special visit across to those forums

(pocket billiards)....

I'm glad you love me Dean

My team with 'Kobella' plays tomorrow, so ill update you all haha.. Ill try find your old Fighting Irish thread, so it doesnt phase away from whats been a killer Legacy story so far

sweet, yeah, I stopped updating the Irish thread as there didn't seem to be the interest & we were losing a lot....but if other people want to use it as a local Aussie or international local bball thread, that would be good....

Well my team break down is this: Me and a mate are both 5'10, both bring the ball up, run the offense, rebound - basically do everything. We have one big guy, probably 6'3 and very solid. Kills everyone on the boards, will finish inside if he has enough time to get off a shot (aka slow shooter). We have an older guy who shoots like a spastic, can dribble alright, but always does look away passes. He has hit one shot all season (from 7 games) but probably throws up 12 a night, most from a metre behind the 3pt line. Got a short asian guy who is a slid player but lacks confidance. The team leader is useless, doesn't play D, complains to the refs non stop, slow as dog shit, pretty much a turnover machine. Sadly, he isn't even our worst player. We have this old greek guy. Late 30's, 5'2 and doesn't look like he has played sport in 20 years. Can't shoot or dribble or pass or rebound. Claims he played the 2nd highest league in Greece 10 years ago, but doesn't know how to play zone or what is a pick. Totally useless.

Our offence is myself or my mate driving and dishing or trying to get someone an inside look. If we get open we may take a shot, but we're both unselfish and not great (but ok) shooters. On D, we play a 2-3 zone. I play in the post. That's right, a 5'10 midget defending 6' plus guys then trying to box them out. Our defence is mediocre, but better than our offence.

I'm only taking about 4-5 shots a game, shooting about 50%. Getting a few boards, a few dimes per game. Surprisingly averaging 2 blocks a game. Turnovers have been getting lower every week, as my form returns. Sucks though, cause as soon as the game starts myself and my mate get all the attention by the opponents defenders as they realise everybody else is useless. The other week they played a box-1 zone against me. But this was a VBL team who are playing in a domestic league for fun. Good times getting chased around all night.

Can only getting better right?

looks like I missed yours....better quickly answer this as I should've been in bed 2 hours ago, will be tired for another big, hardcore day at work tomorrow....

yeah, can only get better, that's what I've been saying....sounds like you've got teams that are in too good for grade too....it's ridiculous....how can a person get fun on playing a level that is well below them....I'm above the level we play in (even know my fitness is mediocre at best which evens it out) but since our team is so garbage (sorry team) I often have a couple of guys running out at me....the teams that I've lit up for 4 3's in a game now know who I am so they play tighter, quicker, but that also plays in my advantage as it allows my slow ass to fake them out & blow right by them....sounds like your team has similar problems to ours....

our main problems are:
1. lack of height, we get killed on the boards....and despite me showing the little guys to box out, they just try to jump to get a rebound....no chance....
2. turnovers....half our team contributes 90% of the team's turnovers....the reason we are bottom in the league in ppg is that we aren't giving ourselves enough opportunities to score, plus the turnovers lead to fast breaks for the other teams....combine the turnovers & the lack of rebounding, these teams often get more than double the amount of shot attempts as us, no wonder we don't win....
3. nobody outside me & Will can hit an open jumpshot or open layup....nobody outside of me can make a contested or tough shot....

positives are:
1. hustle
2. good bunch of guys who want to win

we just need more talent....but either way, it's good to be back in bball....I can see myself becoming a coach once I have kids....

last thing is someone was saying there were a couple of ABA players playing in our division....I'm like wtf?!? Why on earth would they want to? Why are they allowed? Ahh well, like the pocket billiards guy said recently, if a team is blatantly playing in a division well below their skill level, he will go out of his way to foul very hard to teach them a lesson

Great game against Purdue unlucky you lost but atleast your team is really having a go, also nice game by the PF and SF for Purdue they killed with their double-doubles keep it up this is going strong

Great game against Purdue unlucky you lost but atleast your team is really having a go, also nice game by the PF and SF for Purdue they killed with their double-doubles keep it up this is going strong

yeah, it was a tough game....they were just too good I guess....as for the PF, senior Carl Landry, he's a possible 2nd Round pick in next month's draft, so he's got some talent....

Good game mate, tough luck you lost in the end. But as the article said keep your head up .

Wow! Fair effort to give purdue a run for their money. This team looks like it might have a bright future. Now the question is: "Will you stick with this team for the next few years or take the 1st offer you see for a different school?"

SG- David Teague (Purdue) - 16pts, 3asts, 1stl [Pontiac Game Changing Performance]

I think he plays (or used to play) for Carlton lol

Good game mate, tough luck you lost in the end. But as the article said keep your head up .

that is true....

Now the question is: "Will you stick with this team for the next few years or take the 1st offer you see for a different school?"

you'll have to wait & see....frankly, I don't even know....would depend on the school, the timing, what my future prospects look like, whether I want to wait for better offers....probably a gut call I guess....

The_X wrote:
SG- David Teague (Purdue) - 16pts, 3asts, 1stl [Pontiac Game Changing Performance]

I think he plays (or used to play) for Carlton lol

HAHA thats funny as i didn't even notice i can't stop laughing David Teague the Pretty boy Carlton Defender there is no way that kid would be playing Basketball

BTW The X who do u play in your next game and do you play against like Duke, North Carolina, Florida or anyone like that

Hehe, David Teague. Good luck for your next match!

I play in an Under 16's team, and I'm kinda useless, since I'm a tweener. I've got a pretty good shot and can play okay D, but I can't create my own shots and my ballhandling and passing is terrible, which means I'm rather unneeded. But we've got a pretty good-depth team and although our best player pulls up for the jumper a lot more often than anyone else, we usually run-and-gun (since most teams have a couple of guys taller than us, our tallest player is 6 feet) and go for easy lay-ups.

The_X wrote:
SG- David Teague (Purdue) - 16pts, 3asts, 1stl [Pontiac Game Changing Performance]

I think he plays (or used to play) for Carlton lol

HAHA thats funny as i didn't even notice i can't stop laughing David Teague the Pretty boy Carlton Defender there is no way that kid would be playing Basketball

BTW The X who do u play in your next game and do you play against like Duke, North Carolina, Florida or anyone like that

nah, none of the big name teams would play against me....maybe I can schedule a big name or two for next season....

Hehe, David Teague. Good luck for your next match!

I play in an Under 16's team, and I'm kinda useless, since I'm a tweener. I've got a pretty good shot and can play okay D, but I can't create my own shots and my ballhandling and passing is terrible, which means I'm rather unneeded. But we've got a pretty good-depth team and although our best player pulls up for the jumper a lot more often than anyone else, we usually run-and-gun (since most teams have a couple of guys taller than us, our tallest player is 6 feet) and go for easy lay-ups.

there's always a spot for someone who can hit the open shot....play on the wings & baselines, always keep moving & be confident with your shot....if your shot is falling, it opens up other parts of your game as defenders will run out quicker, giving you a chance to get by them & attack the hoop or pull up for a midrange jumper....just play hard at both ends, that's the main thing....that's the main thing that you can control & it will earn you playing time too


anyway guys, don't know when next update will be as I've been working long hours at work due to tight deadlines, so hopefully that will calm down one of these years....