Thursday, December 3, 2009

Week 1 in Review

Standout Performance of the Week:
This weeks performance of the week goes to Greg Smart putting up a career high 28 points in the frist game of the year and only his 2nd game in the last two years. No one expected him to play this well, but now he is a player every team has to look out for. Next week his team is playing John Scheyer's Cousin's Friends
Week One Results 
14. Milk was a Bad Choice 34 vs. 1. Bella Mafia 44
This game started off close and Bella Mafia couldn't run them out of the gym. Milk was a bad choice kept it within 15-20 the entire game and got it to the teens at some points. The number 14 team: Milk was a bad Choice looked a lot better then the 14 seed so watch out for them in the coming weeks.
Standout:
Thomas Merriman accounted for many of the Mafias points and is one of few that hustle back on D. He is looking to become a part in the race for MVP.

8. No Sympathy 22 vs. 3. How Much Jam Ya Got Man? 34
This game was close the entire time the largest lead was 12; the final score. How much Jam was up only 5 at the half with a lot of mistakes. But with new additions to the team they were able to keep No Sympathy away towards the end of the game. Down the wire the team with more experience came out on top of this heated rivalry 
Standout:
Henry Falter had a solid game offensively with 8 points with at least 7 missed free throws, but this new addition played very well on the defensive side of the ball and was only two points away from a double double 


17. What would Scooby Do?26 vs. 15. Sacson5 39
Two teams that create a great matchup really proved it to be a good game. Sacson5 looking to be a sleeper team to make the top playoffs and may sneak in if they can get some key wins like this one. A team with some talent but is capable of losing to a team that is much worse. They did not show many weaknesses in this game coming out strong and controlling the tempo from the beginning
Standout:
Jacob Laser not only the tallest player, but the most affective on offense to. Leading the game with 15 points and easily had a double double accounting for majority of his teams rebounds. He will be crucial part of his teams success



13. Flanagan 30 vs 18. Off in the Woods 34
This was the only upset in week 1. Off in the woods coming out strong and fighting all the way to the end to sneak out with a W. Team Flanagan looked flat at the beginning but tried to build momentum but struggled to do so. This game shows how important free throws are. Some say Off in the Woods won because of them.
Standout:
Sam Adler in his junior debut came up clutch making his shots from the free throw line to secure a win for his team. Also the leading point scorer with 14





19. Big D Legends 23 vs. 6. The KEG 70
The KEG came out firing this week, showing their capability to dominate a game from minute one to thirty.  A suprising game from starting point guard Greg Smart, who dropped 28 in his junior year debut.  Blazer's Era guard JD Matsas made an appearance for the Big D Legends, as they found themselves a man down, he had 18 points in this oblideration. One of the most exciting things in Night League happened in this game. Scott Schoder dunked, the first person in our grade to do so in a game. Something everyone wishes they could see.
Standout:
Greg Smart with 28 pts. A lot of them were off of fast break chances, but 28 points is 28 points and almost half his teams total. His ability to run the court may cause havic for other teams.

23. Nuclear Octopi 17 vs. 22 Code Green Lights INC. 48
This game offered some of the lower ranked teams a chance to compete agaisnt teams of a similar caliber.  The game however turned out to be fairly one sided in the 21 point win for the CGLI. The Nuclear Octopi stayed true to their name, giving very little effort but having a blast doing it.  Cowboys was their theme for this week.  The Octopi attempted several oops and half courters, one of which was successfully done by NO forward Connor McLane.
Standout:
Michael Brocksmith with 14 points. Leading his team to a must win game over the worst team.

10. Big G All Day 19 vs  5. A Night in the Bear Cage 32
Big G All Day missing their best player Mike Phillips could have used him during the game. A Night in the Bear Cage: the much stronger and athletic team in this matchup didn't win by as much as they could have. But their defense looked very promising holding Big G All Day to less then 20 points
Standout:
MVP candidate Charlie Tilson with more then 1/3 of his teams points with 12. Used his speed and his athletic ability to power over the small Big G All Day team. 

9. Buff-Uchers 30 vs 12. Semaca 17
One of the most exciting games this week despite the score. LJ Haboush subbing in because of a shortage of players did his job, injuring one of team Semacas best players Alex Semaca. This happened when they went up for a rebound and the stronger LJ over powered Semaca sending him to the floor. 
Standout:
Mick Parks with a game high of 17 points, outscoring the entire other team. This puts him second on the avg PPG, behind the KEGs gaurd Smart with 28



21. Fujii 14 vs 11. TWAT 34

It was a battle of long range tries in the stage gym this wednesday. Members of team Fujii threw up numerous long range shots early in their posessions, but were fruitless in their efforts.  TWAT capitolized on the iffy shooting by crashing the boards and transitioning to set up a very sound half court offense, in this easy 20 point victory.
  Standout:
 John Cook with 12 points and 14 boards. Proving that he can be both a big man and a scorer in the league

7. Magic Forest of Gluckman 29 vs 16. Where Brooklyn At?  12

The second matchup that the stage gym saw this wednesday was a battle of defense.  The score was kept low (12-4) at the half, due mostly to rock solid D from both squads.  In the second half Magical Forest of Gluckman showed why they are a top 10 team, continuing with good D and forcing a few key turnovers, consequently giving MF of G easy fast break points.
Standout:
Matt Reifenberg with 10 points, making his night league debut after making the decision to not play at the varsity level.  He brings a lot of experience and technique to the court and will definitely be a factor in MF of G's future success.







 


1 comment: