“Concentration and
mental toughness are the margins of victory”
Bill Russell
a.k.a. The Truth
Ballers,
I have to give my girl, Elena Delle Donne, much ado for
being the first rookie ever, in WNBA history, to lead all vote getters in the
ALL-STAR GAME. Playing for Chicago Sky,
she’s already making a huge impact in the league.
In her first 16 games of the season she is
averaging 18.2 points and 5.5 boards per game.
Keep up the good work!
Today, in our first game, Coach Chimmi and Hakuna Matata
(4-2) were going for their fourth straight win of the season. Their opposition, TTTB (2-4) coached by Frock,
had a little say so in the matter! At
the 2:28 mark in the first half, TTTB led 22-17. Their tenacious defense held E-Smoove to zero
first half points.
Being the second leading scorer of the league at 27.2 points
per game, TTTB was ALL BUSINESS!!! The
Hilltop Hustler had 9 boards at the break for TTTB. Frost, playing for Hakuna Matata was
everywhere on the court today. He closed
out the first half with (12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal) and helped his team
tie the score, 22-22.
Opening the second half, E-Smoove scores his first basket at
the 15:26 mark. Showing TTTB that
business is now open! Getting help from
his teammates, Human Eraser, Geezy and Runny Ray, who all combined for (10
points, 18 boards, 6 assist, 6 steals, 5 blocks). This was turning into a real game. Silk Money (28 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist,
5 steals, 2 blocks) and Tone “Wild Thing” Loc (13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal)
were playing gritty and poised down the home stretch for TTTB.
The Carpenter (6 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals)
along with Hilltop (6 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals) played physical and smart
basketball. Giving their team TTTB a
51-47 win. E-Smoove, a.k.a. ALL BUSINESS
finished up with (19 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block). In the loss he recorded his third
double/double of the year.
In our second game match-up, we had Team Apocalypse (4-2)
coached by T. C. and Team Dead Game (2-4) coached by Lala. Dead Game shoots out to a 12-6 lead at the
12:22 mark in the first half. Led by
Heart-N-Soul (10 points, 5 assist, 2 rebounds, 1 steal) with Lil’ Scrappy ( 10
points), it looked like Dead Game had come to play.
The coaching adjustments for Apocalypse near the end of the
first half proved detrimental for Dead Game.
The Phenom (20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals) controlled the
tempo. His help from 4-0-9 (9 points, 10
rebounds, 2 assists) closed out the half at 43-32. Giving Team Apacolypse an 11-point lead to
start the second half.
In the second half, Bucktown (11 points, 11 rebounds, 4
assists, 3 steals, 1 block)(1st double/double of season) proved he
was too much of a workhorse for Dead Game to handle! His energy and competitive spirit brought the
fire out of his teammates! Billy Ho (10
points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals), 4-0-9 (11 points, 14 rebounds, 2
assists, 1 steal)(4th double/double of season) and Phenom (43
points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 steals(league high), 1 block)(11/12 from
stripe).
The game was pretty much out of hand from there as they
dismantled Dead Game 80-64 in the win.
Playing for Dead Game; Heart-N-Soul finished with (29 points, 2
rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals).
El-Concrete had (9 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 2
blocks). Pitt Bull and Lil’Scrappy
collaborated for (17 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals) in the loss.
Today’s
Ingredients
4 – Teams
2 – Winners
1 – Heart
No – Fear
This recipe made for an intense will to win kind of
day. It brought out the best in team
spirit and toughness. I’ll catch you
tomorrow at the scorer’s table gents!
One Love,
Bigg Dogg
Copyright © 2013 by Chris Gregory
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