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Tuesday - 6/18/2013 Recap

Big 8

Philosopher Kings 104 - 92 Blenkinsop(59280329)

RiPs team took to the road after a season opening home win and they continued their winning ways as they did away with Blenkinsop, the reason for this win though can be blamed on FTs though as the Philosopher Kings had 16 more FTM than Blenkinsop and won by 12. This is why we tell you kids to practice your FTs! Blenkinsop was up 1 at half, but in the 2nd half the Kings took over and even after a WHU foulout, they managed to pull out the tough road win. WHU finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Kings. Raz Grundman did all he could for Blenkinsop, but his 28 points was not enough to overcome the massive FT defecit.

Ottawa Lightning 89 - 110 Saskatoon Storm(59280330)

After being dismantled on the road, the Saskatoon Storm looked to defend their homecourt and did they ever. The team put everything they had onto the court en route to a commanding 21 point win over the Ottawa Lightning. Strong 2nd and 4th quarters was all that was necessary as the Storm stormed their way to .500 this season. Liang Guangjing led the team with 37 points as he played every second of the game. He also dished out 5 assists and 4 rebounds. Ottawa Lightning were caught surprised and although he grabbed 10 rebounds and dropped 21 points, Ian Ketkar couldn't will the Lightning through the storm.

The Hounds 122 - 23 Genso Suikoden II(59280331)\

It seems that Genso bashing will become a gameday tradition as the Hounds were the lucky recipients of this scrimmage type game, crushing zero territory's squad by 99 points even with most players out of position. With assists on 49 of the 58 made field goals, The Hounds truly put on quite the clinic for the dissappointed Genso fans. Alikas Pranckaitis had a triple double with 18 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists as he had as many assists as Genso Suikoden II had made field goals. Marc Hederman tried all he could for Genso Suikoden II, but 11 points and 14 rebounds was not enough.

Quebec Pugs 92 - 110 Lawrence Park Panthers(59280328)

Mr. Burns and his squad left Utopia to head home and were ever so happy about that as they were able to beat newly promoted Quebec Pugs rather handily, with no real worries. Both teams had some odd tactics as the Panthers were popping jumpshots from anywhere and the Pugs had players out of position, including former U21 star Matthew Ferguson who led the team with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists despite playing C, a position much different from the guard position he has become accustommed too. Canada NT star Herman Kearns led the Panthers with 26 points and 7 assists to get the Panthers back onto the right foot.

Great 8

Luxury Tax 76 - 107 蝴蝶Supreme(59280332)

Kumikos squad was in tiptop shape as they dominated this one from start to finish concluding in a 31 point win over newly promoted Luxury Tax. 蝴蝶Supreme dominated at every aspect of the game and at every position as they gave their fans a treat and gave Kumikos hair a break. Most of the heavy lifting was done by Cory Shirley who dropped 35 points on 16-21 shooting while also grabbing 14 rebounds and dishing out 3 assists. Luxury Tax was led by big man Gerard Jovellar who had 23 points and 15 rebounds.

Headless Thompson Gunners 107 - 45 Beanz Odyssey(59280333)

After starting off with a difficult win at home, the Gunners got a much easier matchup against former power house Beanz Odyssey and easily dispatched them with a 62 point win on the road. Not too much to note here as the Gunners dominated at every position and every aspect of the game and won this game without any complaints or controversy. The team was led by Roberto Merlonghi who had 25 points and 19 rebounds, 10 of those offensive! U21 SF Spadaro led the Odyssey with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Pszczyna Team 88 - 72 Herman Griffins(59280334)

Damian13sters squad went on the road to Crisler for a tough road game against the Herman Griffins and with a little extra effort, they were able to come out victorious without an ideal lineup. This game was decided by rebounds and free throws as Pszczyna Team had 10 more rebounds and 16 more free throws made en route to the 16 point victory. Pszczyna Team got off to a hot start ending the 1st quarter up by 14 and that set the tone for the rest of the game as they were able to hold off the Griffins. Roberto Chiappori led damian13sters team as had 24 points and 16 rebounds during the matchup. Bilgehan Demirkiran led the Griffins with his 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Aristocrats 113 - 48 Syndicalists' BC(59280335)

Sophomore Naismith team Aristocrats led by GodBeard, were able to pull out a convincing 65 point win over Syndicalists' BC who put more focus on training in this one. The Aristocrats put extra effort into the game surprisingly, but either way a win is a win and the Aristocrats continued where they left as they begin the season 2-0! Roberto Fornasieri led the way with 21 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists to power the Aristocrats passed Syndicalists' BC. John Sammons led the way for Fresh24s team with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Saturday June 22nd, 2013 recap

Big 8

Saskatoon Storm 21 - 138 Philosopher Kings(59280337)

It seems the Storm saw an inevitable loss heading their way, on the road, against the top team in Canada and coming off a CT and decided to try and one-up Genso Suikoden II. They were successful as they were punished by the Kings by a defecit of 117 points in one hell of a beatdown. WHU once again led the way for the Kings as he dominated with 22 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks while avoiding fouling out. Alberto Monis managed 11 points and 3 rebounds, but that was not nearly enough to overcome the 117 point loss.

Genso Suikoden II 27 - 139 Ottawa Lightning(59280338)

The routine Genso bashing took place once again this time at Sprite Zone Arena as 17038 people piled in to watch the beatdown. Was it ever enjoyable for them as Ottawa Lightning were just fooling around on the court and managed to pull out a 112 point win, shockingly not the largest win of the night though. Pete O'Carroll led the beatdown as he scored 31 points, grabbed 25 rebounds and dished out 9 assists in the game. Marc Hederman continued to be Gensos MVP as he managed to score 10 points and grab 12 rebounds.

Lawrence Park Panthers 61 - 76 The Hounds(59280339)

The Hounds took away a very comfortable 15 point win as they were in control from start to finish. When you look at the box score you would think The Hounds dominated as they out rebounded, out assisted and made more free throws than Lawrence Park Panthers and the 15 point defecit is a bit generous to Lawrence Park Panthers. The reigning Naismith champions continued on their winning ways as they are now 3-0, looking at a repeat currently. Ghenadie Cebaniuc scored 20 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, dished out 3 assists, stole 3 balls and blocked 2 shots in the win. Kearns once again led the Panthers as he was able to drop 27 points in the loss.

Blenkinsop 84 - 64 Quebec Pugs(59280336)

Blenkinsop recovered from their defeat at home against the Kings and were able to handle the Pugs from Quebec rather easily as they had control from the beginning and never let go of it. It seems the Pugs continued with their training and odd tactical decisions and once again came up short as they drop to 1-2 on the season. Liang Lui Sa scored 17 points and had 4 assists to lead Blenkinsop to the big win, while Michalis Potamias led the Pugs with 19 points and 16 rebounds.

Great 8

Herman Griffins 88 - 96 Headless Thompson Gunners(59280341)

The Griffins put in more effort and put out an ideal lineup, but it was not enough to overcome the Gunners home court and big men. The Gunners continue to show why they were Naismith runner ups last season and look to be on the right track to change that silver trophy into a gold one. The game looked to be well in the bag after 3 when the Gunners were up 22, but a huge 4th quarter by the Griffins made the game interesting, but alas they were defeated and drop to 0-3 after three tough games. Roberto Merlonghi had 27 points and 12 rebounds in the win. Bilgehan Demirkiran dropped 31 points, and grabbed 18 rebounds, but it was not enough for the Griffins.

Beanz Odyssey 43 - 109 Luxury Tax(59280340)

Luxury Tax got back to their winning ways as they got the easy home win over the Odyssey and managed a 68 point win. The Odyssey are focused on training this season and it seems winning is not in the books as that is three straight contests they have dropped. Gerard Jovellar once again led Luxury Tax with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists, while Spadaro once again led the Odyssey as he managed 20 points and 7 rebounds in the loss.

Syndicalists' BC 86 - 80 Pszczyna Team(59280342)

Heading into the 4th quarter with a 5 point lead, damian13ster and his team seemed rather confident, however a 4th quarter meltdown resulted in a massive road win for Syndicalists' BC and a devastating loss for Pszczyna Team. It seems the injuries are beginning to catch up to Pszczyna Team as they were able to win depsite of them the first two games, but not this one as they fell and fall to 2-1 on the season. Arlie Nellas led the wy for Fresh24s team with his 19 points, 19 rebounds and more importantly the team being +18 while he was on the court. Placido Barbiroli led Pszczyna Team with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, but it was not quite enough to get the victory.

蝴蝶Supreme 89 - 63 The Aristocrats(59280343)

*sigh* I hate reporting wins for Kumiko. So after being tied at half, 蝴蝶Supreme came out of the locker room and every player had what seemed to be whip scars on their backs and Kumiko walked out looking a little too happy for someone in a tie game. Either way, im sure Kumiko putting a whip in a case labelled "Punishment" was unrelated to the scars on the backs of the players. Anyways, 蝴蝶Supreme came out running and dominated the second half en route to a 26 point win. Antonio Echanove led the way with his 20 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, in the big win. Roberto Fornasieri led the way for the Aristocrats with his 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Great job bbailin. I will take over saturday's writeups if thats ok with you. I have to admit, I didnt expect a loss in that game, but motion offence didnt do its job and LI proved to be dominant once more. I think that the real way to decrease its effectivness is to decrease effect it has on rebounding. This is what kills outside playing teams in game like mine. Injury did complicate couple of things, but it is mostly because of training. If I actually put my best lineup on the field that game would be a no-brainer

I agree, if you had put your best lineup you would have won that game, and I'm going back to passing training so I was fortunate to pick up a win there. However, I think the rebounding edge had more to do with the fact my players have much better rebounding than your players, particularly when the positions matched up (ie. Main's 17 over Arsenault's 15 is a big advantage). And I don't think this is an indication that inside offense is better than outside offense, but your team isn't built for a motion offense.

I tried the same thing last season. Same result. (55983108)

Those 2 games should be a lesson for my opponents, don't play Motion against me. :)

Increasing SB only solves a small part of the LI dominance problem. Teams still aren't going to succeed playing outside attacks if the top 3 point shooters are making only 20-30% of their attempts.

Last edited by Beener not Beanerz at 6/25/2013 1:57:51 PM

actually my team is built for motion offence. It is just not built for defence when I am not craming on the inside. Princeton has similar results. I am going to continue testing despite those results