What’s good?
Our tournament took a low blow this past weekend. Eight ballers were rules ineligible for this upcoming post season, leaving team Ruffnex (4-7) with 4 available players. We’ll get a taste of how competitive these four players can be when they square off with team Elixir (4-7) on Wednesday, in a battle for the #3 seed. Starting a game with only four players will be a first for death row basketball. Real talk.
It’s disheartening to know that some of our favorite ballers won’t be competing for this season’s chip. The truth is this: sometimes the politics of the penitentiary outweighs the privileges of the prisoner. But, no form of politics has ever been 100% legitimacy. Feel me?
As I write this, our death row b-ball tournament is being dissected like the North Carolina Tar Heels’ football program. Word is bond! For the sake of the ballers who have been disqualified, for the inquiring minds of the masses, and for the memory of my man, Earl J. Richmond, aka, “The Blueprint,” the ball has to keep on rolling in order for my ink to continue flowing. Na mean?
The only game played today was Mayhem (11-1) vs The Realest (1-11). This game came down to the wire. The stench of upset was in the air. The Realest, searching for a reason to be inspired going into the postseason, trailed 31-28 at the break. Silk Money led the Realest with a career high 28 points (5/11 from the stripe). He literally took over this game by imposing his will and giving the Realest a 5 point lead with 8:36 to play.
The Phenom refused to relinquish team Mayhem’s b-ball superiority in what should’ve been a meaningless game for Mayhem. But, if you don’t know, now you know. No game is meaningless to The Phenom. He led team Mayhem with 34 points (7/11 from the stripe), 14 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, extending the Mayhem winning streak to 11 games, by pulling out a 61-55 victory.
“The Blanket” tallied 11 points (3 treys), 2 rebounds and 2 assists for team Mayhem. Silk Money’s total line was: 28 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Defensive stopper for The Realest, Concrete tallied his first double/double of the season, 13 points (9 in the 1st half), 11 boards and 1 block. The point, The General, contributed 10 points, including 2 back to back treys to tie the game at 40 with 13:01 left to play. He also snatched 8 rebounds and had 1 steal.
I want the recently disqualified ballers to hear this: The forfeiture of your participation does not exclude you from our b-ball fam. Keep your head tight. Ya heard?
MannofStat
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