Week 8 in Review

#1 A Night in the Bear Cage 47 vs. #18 Where Brooklyn at? 27

It doesn't take a night league fanatic to understand how this game turned out the way it did.  #1 Night in the Bear Cage didn't play its best but it was more than enough to trample a struggling Where Brooklyn At?  This was nonetheless an unconventional game, something that is always good to see.  A Night in the Bear Cage played well in transition, taking full advantage of their superior athleticism.  Bear Cage also crashed the boards on O to give them a good number of second chance baskets.  Despite the score Where Brooklyn At? played a good game considering their success this year.  Good games from Danny Almond and Matt Wolfe, each with 10 pts.
Standout:
Michael Clark contributed with a number of offensive rebounds, he coupled that with 14 pts. as WBA? stuggled to find an answer for his size on the glass.

#3 Big Trouble in Little China 40 vs. #7 Buff-ucers 29

Buff-ucers has been on a tear the past few weeks, but that came to a skidding halt with this loss to a solid #3 Big Trouble in Little China.  Big Trouble played their traditional zone D that has been extremely effective the entire season.  The first half was basically the deciding factor.  Big Trouble shut down Buff-ucers main source of points in Mick Parks and Chris Getch and built a decisive 16 pt. lead in the first half.  Their offense slowed in the second half as did the D, but 16 was simply too much to come back from for the Buff-ucers.  The Buff-ucers threw up some desperate baskets late in the second half to try and narrow the score, and resorted to fouling late in the second half sepite being down by more than 10.  Good play from Kyle Nittiss with 14 and numerous boards.
Standout: 
The game ball honor goes to Big Trouble Point Guard Eddie Fay, with nasty handles and a quick and efficient stroke, he dropped 18 on a recently successful Buff-ucers squad.

#15 Milk was a bad Choice 32 vs. #17 The Big D Legends 38

Big D Legends and Nuclear Octopi are now competing in a very special category, most annoying team to play..  Big D basically a full team of subs as they got Alex Johnson-Bice, Michael Legge and Phil Purcell to come play for them.  Big D force Peter McGuire was not there.  Big D was up 20-4 at half and then basically just tried to start fights in the second half, allowing Milk to narrow the lead to 4, and that is how the game ended. Good game from Alex JB with 10 pts.
Standout:
NTJNL is dissppointed to say that no one deserved the game ball in this game.

 #2 Bella Mafia 29 vs. #8 Blazers Era 28
 This game was huge for Blazers era, with a L they may not make the playoffs, but with a W they lock one up. And for Bella Mafia they do have a chance to 3-peat. This was another close game for Blazers Era and Bella Mafia. Both teams have a tough schedule and have often had very close games, and this was one of those games again. Another prime example of how freethrows win games. Thomas Merriman (freshmen B player) made a game winning free throw with .5 on the clock. Other notables were JD and Joe Heyek shooting the ball well, and as usual Allen blowing some more.
Standout:
Under pressure the best players stand on a island alone, one of these players is Thomas Merriman. With time basically out he makes a shot that he will remember for the rest of his night league career (maybe) And good luck to both teams in what ever bracket they make.

#10 No Sympathy 48 vs.  #9 The KEG 38
Another match up that is key to the playoff picture. Both teams fighting for a spot. With a win it locks up No Sympathy into the playoffs, and a Win by the KEG gives them a better shot. But most likely only one will make the playoffs no matter the out come. No Sympathy with a 10 point win here locks up a top 10 spot at the end of the season. The KEG not living up to their expectations this year, many not only had them making the playoffs but possibly making a run at the Golden Shoe. Sorry for the KEG but the road for the Shoe ended last night.
Standout:
Stu Haley of No Sympathy dropped over 20 points last night to lead his team to another victory riding a 5 game win streak into the playoffs could be dangerous.

#4 How Much Jam ya Got Man 48 vs. #19 JSCF 28
This game was over from the beginning. JSCF really never had a chance. The game started off with JAM getting up a lot early and never looked back. Going into halftime with the score 34-10, JAM did not try at all in the second half, but still managed to get a 20 point victory. The playoff picture is set now for neither of these teams this game could change their future. JSCF never had a chance of seeing the Golden shoe, while JAM with only 1 loss locked up a playoff spot last week. However JSCF may have the chance to compete for the not so cool Silver Shoe(which goes to the best of the worse teams in the league)
Standout:
This was a sloppy game from the beginning to the end. No one on either teams performed too well. No one had a performance worth noticing in the review.

#20 Team Fugi 25 vs #22 What would Scooby do? 50
Fujji found it a little hard to compete in this game missing its two best players as a result of illness and injury.  Will Redmond and Luke Wrenn were both absent.  Consequently this game was 4v4.  A mediocre what would scooby do looked good next to an even more mediocre Fujji team.  Fujji played no D and allowed the other team to basicallly do whatever they wanted. 
Standout: Brett Joseph with 20 against a helpless Fujji squad.

#14 TWAT 0 vs. #13 Sacson5 1

TWAT forfeit

#12 Off in the Woods W vs. #11 Code Green Lights L

#16 Flanagan 58 vs #23 Octopi 20
Octopi the worst team in the history of night league, seeking their first win ever, once again come up short very short. Looks like they will end another season defeated, nothing new to this horrible team.