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LOL Yes, I know! It is very hard to track that award on a weekly basis! It will definitely be awarded at the end of the season. Maybe that guy {can't remember his name} might win it back-to-back!? :-)

I'll tell him to be ready for the Seasonal Award Night ;)

Ahem... In addition to preparing him for the gala;
I wonder how is Esnard (73yo) vs. Rimpiläinen (80yo) competition going on currently, for the the Gentleman-player of HGL-award (or would Senior Gentleman-player of the league be more appropriate title)? ;)

Of course, Mr. Mönkö (also 80yo) and Mr. Svarvar (74yo) are also interested in such award!
Rimpiläinen is just warming up, as he played only less than a minute in a HGL Season opener against LMS... :D

@MrJ:
PS. Do you count everybody still having not played in a single HGL match before as "Debutants" (in your player stats-posts), or is there an age limit for that? I don't think Mönkö or Svarvar have still played in HGL so far, so we'll see if that would change... ;P

Last edited by Wagner at 5/14/2026 5:06:33 AM

MrJ wrote:

Having said that, if but 3 of you really wanted a Top 5...I would make it happen. ;-)

Pihija wrote:

When I started playing BB in 2007 (this is my second team, I quit and came back later) I tracked my training pops on real paper :D

So I understand and appreciate enthusiasm, do as you feel like, it's all a bonus for us. I for one am thankful for every extra thing people do out of sheer love for the game, so be it 3 or 5 per week, that's up to you. Keep up the good work!

@Pihija&MrJ:
Real paper - that's the spirit! ;)

@MrJ:
Like Pihija wrote, it's all bonus for us and we're thankful of all contributions - this is very welcome addition, and as for other very visible contributions, let's not ever forget LA-LennuK.'s Round to Round best perfomers-stats. :)

If top5 is doable for you, MrJ, with almost the same effort, then yes, I wouldn't mind at all to see that, but I think it's way more important decisive factor (in terms of whether to choose, say, top3 or top5) to keep the amount of work needed at somewhat reasonable levels (as that already sounds like a lot of work per Round).

So like Pihija (and myself earlier) wrote, it's totally up to you. And needless to say, of course I understand your decision on this (in all aspects of publishing of player stats) what ever you end up choosing..

Last edited by Wagner at 5/14/2026 5:01:55 AM

Ahah !

(Yes, it's definitly a good summary for today's game)

We were facing Rajdersi, a team we do not know how to attack and how to defend against.
But that's nearly the same for RAJ !

Today's the victory came from our Center/AF Subsitute, 31 pts 5 rbds for him :)
The other players, defense, attack were all tied between our two team (excepted that we had 26 Assts / 16).

102-86, ahead all of the game, is a VERY good game for us :)

https://www.buzzerbeater.com/match/139596853/boxscore.aspx

Last edited by demars at 5/15/2026 11:40:15 AM

Season 5, RS Round 4:
Friday, May 15th, 2026
Wagner College vs. Vilniaus „Vilkai“ 94-120
(138830059)

0W-4L it is indeed for me, after 4 RS Rounds. This also creates a situation with both Finnish teams (myself and ALA) are two last teams in HGL league table, with total record of 0 wins and 8 losses, and total score aggregate being -215 points (average loss, both teams' records combined is -26,9 points). Surely, the way is only up from here.

In my match vs. VIV Both chose an outside offense and defense in this match. What was the difference then, as this wasn't a close fight at all? Level of execution. VIV shot beyond the arc at 48,3%, while I managed only 18,5%. Even having a 12 rebound edge over VIV was nothing to celebrate, as the gap was already 32 points before the 4th quarter, and Lucky Fans were already requesting to get on the court (as there was no excitement left anymore - they were denied though).
My player A. Haanpää, who were at proficient (9) game shape, decided to take a role - yes, 10 assists were nice contribution, but coaches calls from the sidelines on not to shoot the ball but pass it were not effective enough; he ended up at 3 out of 25 FG, and that kind of performances are the last 10 or so nails (given that I'd expect, say, around 13/25 performance from him instead of 3 of 25) to the coffin for me, in terms of being able to even challenge VIV properly.
Next one is going to be interesting one tomorrow, as I'll face my Swedish "local competitor", HB. Probably only few (other than managers of ALA, HG, and likely also BCR and EOS) understand/know this, but there's always something special about these Finland vs. Sweden-matches... :)

Last edited by Wagner at 5/16/2026 7:55:57 AM

What about the Really Very Old Award? Or the, I-Just-Did-My-hip...Again-Award? I am absolutely joking of course! Sadly, it won't be long before that is my age group! lol

Seriously though, it would be fun to have fun award for the older players...only, I don't want to be the one sifting through player lists to determine how old each player is!

Still considering the best name for the reward - don't worry though, maybe I should also become "The Senior Expert" of HGL, so that you wouldn't have to go through all the listings how old each player is. It seems to me that I have many of the oldest players anyway, so it'd be just natural :D