B-ballers,
At the top of our 3rd week, the flames are high and the intensity has risen beyond 500 degrees. Team Ruffnex is the first team in the history of our league to win and lose on the same day, crazy, right? Well, allow me to drop some actual factuals pertaining to this monumental event.
Last Wednesday’s meeting between team Ruffnex and Elixir resulted in a 39-37, upset win by team Elixir. Improving their record to 2-2 and dropping the Ruffnex to 1-3. Today, that changed before any whistles blew. The rec staff decided to forfeit team Elixir’s win because of the 3 minute rule, a rule, which states that every player must play at least 3 minutes per half. So, team Ruffnex improved their record to 2-2 before tip-off, but it was a different story when the final buzzer sounded.
The Realest got their 1st win of the season, improving their record to 1-4. Shawn “The General” Bonnett hit two clutch free throws with 5.4 seconds to play after being fouled by his fellow New Yorker, Rodney “Bucktown” Taylor. The General’s free throws sealed the deal for The Realest victory. The Realest were led by James “Silk Money” Little, III. He finished the day with 21 points (career best), 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 8 thefts (career best), and 4 swats (career best). Monster numbers for a monster baller, in a monstrous win. Word is bond!!
Elrico “Concrete” Fowler gave The Realest another solid performance. Producing 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, The General contributed 7 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks. Eddie “E-Smoove” Taylor led team Ruffnex with 15points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 thefts and 2 blocks. He got some help from Bucktown and Terry “Geezy” Robinson. These two combined for 20 points, 12 boards, 3 assists, 4 thefts and 2 blocks. It just wasn’t enough.
The Realest got a 53-50 surreal victory. Ya heard? It appeared to be Poetic Justice for team Elixir as they stood on the sidelines cheering for The Realest. This could be the beginning of a much heated rivalry between team Elixir and the Ruffnex. Ahhhh! The beautiful smell of death row b-ball.
The second game between the Gatlins and team Mayhem resulted in a tie for 1st place. In overtime, team Mayhem improved to 4-1, snapping the 22game winning streak of Coach Ricky “Slick Rick” Cagle with a 63-60 win. Mayhem was led by Marcus “The Phenom” Mitchell. He tallied a season high, 41 points (8/11 from the stripe). He also contributed 11 boards, 1 assist and 2 steals to the cause. He scored 19 points in the first half and 7 of his team’s 9 points in overtime. Today’s output was his second double/double of the season. His teammate, Stacey “Scoop” Tyler, aka The Human Eraser, produced his 3rd double/double of the season. He tallied 19 points (7/10 from the stripe), 10 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal and 5 monster swats.
Team Gatlins got monster numbers from their HBO and Showtime. Phillip “Lil Magic” Davis tallied 25 points (7/10 from the stripe), 13 boards, 4 assists and 1 steal. Martin “Heart-N-Soul” Richardson finished with 23 point (4/8 from the stripe), 11 boards, 1 assist, 2 steals and 2 blocks. The Gatlins outrebounded Mayhem 47 to 35, but Mayhem’s 11 thefts and another phenomenal production by The Phenom, stole the show and pulled the plug on Lil Magic and Heart-N-Soul’s pay-per-view unbeaten streak. Na mean?
We’re scheduled to get it on for the next two days. You’ll be hearing the b-ball logistics from “The Blue View” tomorrow. I’ll get back at you on Day 8. Until then, Holla if ya hear me.
Be Easy,
MannofStat
Copyright © 2010 by Leroy E. Mann
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