What
it do?
Today’s
action registered a feverish pitch. A total of 4 points made the difference in
two very intoxicating contests. Your MannofStat
is still feeling the effects as the ink spills onto these pages. “Elroy Jetson, I’m somewhere out in space.” Ya
heard??
Team
“Chaos” (6-1) is in the driver’s seat.
Taking a commanding 2 game lead over 2nd place, team “Quiet
Storm” (4-3). The level of play, in this
match-up was top notch throughout. “The
Phenom” produced another phenomenal double/double, 25 points (3/5 from the
stripe) including 4 treys, 16 boards, 6 dimes, 2 steals and 3 swats. “Billy-Ho” brought some fire to this already
heated rivalry. He scored 5 points, but
snatched a career high, 11 boards, for team “Quiet Storm,” who trailed 37-35 at
the half.
Coach
“Lil Magic” wasn’t available for today’s game.
So, lead assistant/fan “Big Bank,” assumed the coaching duties for team “Chaos.”
Neither team held more than a 2 point lead at the end of each quarter. “Heart-N-Soul led the way for team Chaos. He
tallied 16 points (0/7 from the stripe), 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1
block. As a team Chaos shot 8/28 from
the stripe. I mean damn!! I smell fish! Na mean?
The
poor free throw shooting by team Chaos didn’t outweigh productive efforts by “Silk
Money” (14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 4 swats), “The Carpenter”
(12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block), Geezy (10 points, 5
rebounds and 1 steal), and Frost, a.k.a. J.J.B, (9 points, 3 rebounds and 1
steal). The QuietStorm outrebounded
Chaos 53-42, but Chaos ironically won this game at the stripe, 68-67. Giving them a 2-1 edge on the QuietStorm in
their regular season series
Team
Hustle (2-5) made an attempt to end what is becoming a gruesome losing
streak. After starting the season at
2-0, they’ve lost their last 5 games. Today’s opponent, the Silverbacks (2-5)
were hungry for a win, after yesterday’s drubbing at the hands of the
QuietStorm. It appears that a steady
diet of team Hustle brings out the beast in the Silverbacks. Both of the Silverbacks wins this season were
at the expense of team Hustle . Real
talk.
The
Silverbacks jumped out to a 16-5 first quarter lead. They ended the half with a commanding 32-11
lead. All this without a single point
from their two top picks, SunChild and Bucktown. Rookie swingman, Tone led the SilverBacks
with 13 points (9 in the 2nd half), 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1
block. Slick Rick contributed 10 points
(all in the 1st half) and the X-Factors, Shorty Wop and T-Owl raised
their level of play, combining for 14 points, 4 assists, 3 steals and some
energetic minutes on the floor that just won’t show up in the stats. Feel me?
Team
Hustle made it respectable in the 2nd half, outscoring the
SilverBacks 29-11 and nearly pulling off one of the greatest comebacks in the
history of our league. But, a clutch
assist from SunChild to Tone slicing down the lane was the decisive play. SunChild and Bucktown didn’t score a basket
between them, but their G.M.B (Grown Man B-ball) was most definitely in the
house. They collaborated for 10 boards,
8 dimes, 5 thefts and 2 blocks. That’s what’s up!
Team
Hustle was led by J-Rock (15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and a season high 6
thefts). Bigg Dogg finished with 7
points, 10 boards, 1 assist and 1 steal, but teal Hustle will have to wait
until next week to bring their losing streak to an end. The SilverBacks are beating their chests
after today’s 43-40 victory.
This
week’s Player of the Week is Silk Money.
In 3 games, he tallied 48 point, 19 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals and 8
blocks. His team Chaos went 3-0 this
week and at 6-1, a heavy favorite to win the Chip. Word is bond!
Be
Easy,
MannofStat
Copyright © 2012 by Leroy Elwood Mann
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