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Sam Maniscalco

Fetz86 said:
Lets just put a freeze on discussing the RS possibilties for SM until summer 8)
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:) Agreed. Said everything I needed to say anyway. Bottom line, having a great 2006/2007, very very excited about 2007/2008. No matter how we put our offense on the floor and divide up PT, I trust this coaching staff to give us a quality product.
 
DEPTH

DEPTH

What is wrong with having 7 quality guards in a 4 guard offense?Do we want to run into a case like Northern Iowa last year and have our guards run out of gas at the end of the year? We could possibly do that this year! Depth at the guard position is tough task for any DI School..
Next year we could have
the luxury of having 7 guards that are talented at many differnt things, but most important of all they will all be able to score...I as a coach we love to have that headache..You also have to love the defensive pressure you can put on a team for a whole game with that many guards...If Sam can come in and play defense in our system i say no r/s..We know he can score!!
 
I had the chance this morning to meet Anthony Thompson at the Department of Motor vehicles here in Houston. Real nice guy and well spoken. His father is as tall as he is but much more adult filled out :) So there could be a chance AT will fill out also, hopefully not in the stomach area though.

He seemed excited about heading to Peoria next year and to be able to play in the Valley. I told him he will be surprised with the large crowds and how Peoria gets into BU basketball. We didnt talk about what his expectations are as far as playing but man is he skinny... Ruff skinny when he was a freshman.

BTW is the DMV not the worst single place on the planet to ever have to spend even one second in?
 
I thought you guys would enjoy this from Sako's blog:

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/the_inside_scoop/


Sam The Man

I really enjoyed watching St. Patrick's belligerent point guard Sam Maniscalco last year but never imagined he could improve this much. For a 6-foot guard to dominate games and score like he does is pretty incredible. He had more than half his team's points (34) in a 65-45 rout of St. Laurence. And, in a true indication of his prowess, opposing coaches are spending more time than they want conjuring up a defense to slow him down. I think Sam the man is going to wind up being an impact player at Bradley.
 
There are several people I have seen on the Chicago area message boards who are now beginning to place Sam Maniscalco well inside their Top 10 players in the state.
Some of the people outside Chicago still don't know about Sam because he doesn't play in the Public League, and in all likelihood because he isn't a UIUC or IU recruit.
 
tornado said:
There are several people I have seen on the Chicago area message boards who are now beginning to place Sam Maniscalco well inside their Top 10 players in the state.
Some of the people outside Chicago still don't know about Sam because he doesn't play in the Public League, and in all likelihood because he isn't a UIUC or IU recruit.
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I am feeling a shift in the 'force'.
 
Sam's team, St. Patrick's played in the consolation bracket of the Proviso West tournament, and won their 2nd round game 57-48 over Chicago Morgan Park.

Here are the 2nd day results--
PROVISO WEST
Championship bracket
T.F. North 55, Von Steuben 50
Proviso East 68, Evanston 59
St. Joseph 74, Proviso West 66
Young 55, Hillcrest 43

Consolation bracket
New Trier 52, Glenbrook North 37
St. Patrick 57, Morgan Park 48
Homewood-Flossmoor 68, Julian 50
Fenwick 51, Peoria 49

It looks like their next game might be against New Trier, which is coached by former Bradley player Rick Malnati.

Here are some photos from the first round game against Proviso East--
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune...togallery?coll=cs-highschool-topphoto&index=4

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune...togallery?coll=cs-highschool-topphoto&index=6
 
3rd day results from the Proviso West tournament--

PROVISO WEST TOURNAMENT
Consolation bracket
St. Patrick 67, New Trier 61 (2OT)
Homewood-Flossmoor 43, Fenwick 34
Championship bracket
Von Steuben 69, Evanston 51
Proviso West 51, Hillcrest 49 (OT)
Semifinals
Proviso East 70, T.F. North 67 (OT)
St. Joseph 69, Whitney Young 62

Sam Maniscalco's St. Patrick's team beat Rick Malnati's New Trier team 67-61 in overtime. They will now play for the consolation title.
 
Rick Malnati was in his last year as the PG for the Braves when I arrived at Bradley. I would see him around campus and occasionally at some of the local watering holes. He always seemed like a really nice guy and very down-to-earth.

My question is how involved is he now with BU basketball? I know JL has made an effort to bring former players back to campus and create a family tradition atmosphere, but I don't think I have ever seen Rick's name mentioned.
 
Sam had 19 in the consolation semifinal win against New Trier.

St. Pat's played Homewood-Flossmoor tonight in the consolation championship. I haven't found the result, yet, but I was able to get the All-Tournament team--

1st Team All Proviso West Holiday Tournament --
Evan Turner St. Joseph's
Demetri McCamey St. Joseph's
Demond Watt T.F. North
Sam Maniscalco St. Patrick's
Jacob Pullen Proviso East

MVP: Evan Turner

This is quite an honor!
16 of the top teams in the midwest, loaded with top talent, and Sam makes the 1st team!

Congratulations Sam.
 
Sam finally had an off game in the consolation final against Homewood-Flossmoor. He scored only 13 points, and St. Patrick's lost 44-39.
 
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