Concrete Soul: Chorus, Day 4

Just another day and death row b-ball is what’s up. Check all attitudes at the gate and bring your game. It’s (G.M.B) Grown Men Ballin,’ ya heard?


Game 1 action saw the Silverbacks vs. team Hustle. High energy and good ball movement early for the Silverbacks. Tone ( 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals) pushed the tempo in a tightly contested 1st quarter. The pace picked up in the 2nd with Runny Ray leading team Hustle not only with (4) 2nd quarter points, but also with effort and heart; things that cannot be measured on a stat sheet, but are the foundation of a champion. And the Silverbacks take a 6 point lead at the half – 27-21.

Team Hustle kept the pressure on with J-Rock, Scoop and Bigg Dogg combining for (33 points, 14 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks). Sunchild ratcheted up the defensive intensity keeping team Hustle at bay and changing the game by swinging the momentum back to the Silverbacks. The savvy veteran Diesel would take it from there. His leadership down the stretch; along with the customary double/double from Bucktown (12 points, 12 rebounds and 2 steals), a balanced scoring attack and solid team D. got the Silverbacks their first win in a thriller 49-47.

Game 2 featured the Quiet Storn vs. Chaos in what is shaping up to be a major rivalry. It was the Heart-N-Soul shaw early (15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 steals) turning steals into easy fast-break points and an early 8-2 run. Enter The Phenom with atrey-put back and a presence on defense to close the gap 15-11. He would finish with (26 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals), but it was ferocious team D. that would sustain the Quiet Storm led by E-Smoove (17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks) and Billy Ho (4 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals) to take a 33-28 lead into the half.

The intensity level peaked in the 2nd half with bodies hitting the ground with no regard for the concrete. Something had to give and it was team Chaos seeming to wilt under the pressure, playing erratic and getting beat to almost every loose ball. The Quiet Storm take it 65-62 in an epic battle in what promises to be a war of a season.

Player of the Week honors go to: Sunchild who tallied (11 points, 20 boards, 8 assists, 6 steals and 5 swats) for the week. However, the stats don’t tell the whole story. This man goes 100 on every single play; an impact player- no complaining – grown man basketball, ya dig?

Mr. Blue,
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