#1 West - Bones Says: Cummupins 72 vs #2 East - 3 Of Us 68

Bones Says: A Win's Still a Win, we'll take the 'Chip

Needless to say, by just glancing at the score, this was a much closer game than the prognosticators made it out to be. Who sets a double digit line in a championship game anyway 3 Of Us took the slight to heart, or at least, Mr. Kaplan did. He was fired up from the opening tip, yelling, imploring his guys to play D, celebrating the earliest points, and doing everything he could to let Cummupins know they were going to have a dog fight on their hands. Longest sentence every in a championship write-up I think so...

But yea, a red-hot 9-17 from downtown spurned on the 3 of Us. They were getting great looks thanks to a patient offense and lackadaisical defense by Cummupins. So they converted. Linehan hit 3-4 and Murph 2-4 as 3 Of Us was in control of the game. Yea, that's right, they were up 10 at the break. It did not appear as if Cummupins was going to win the game, let alone cover the spread. The Great Dane was shredding the 'defense' and playing great, until getting hurt in the middle of the second half. They definitely could have used his services down the stretch. Linehan was dropping dimes, setting guys up for looks so good, they couldn't help but convert.

For Cummupins, the D was terrible, and they were a tad confused by the hybrid ManZone that was thrown at them. Anyone want to explain what that was It didn't help that Kaplan, nose bandage and all, got into their collective head by being the voice of insanity. Again, with the yelling, clapping, etc, Mighty Mouse was running around without his cape, squeaking his head off. Mazz was 1-9 from downtown, but took enough other shots to pace the squad with 16 points at the break. But no one else could convert, finish, or share the ball, and the assist count told most of the story (12-4 in favor of 3 of Us). But as the second half started, so did the momentum. Geoff Meyer and Lighthouse Bermont eventually started to wear down the smaller 3 of Us guys, and hit layups! Whoot! Can't really say enough about the job that Meyer did in the comeback effort, ending the night with 18 points and 20 boards. He hustled on every possession and is obviously a game changer on defense just with his presence. The 10 point hole was down to just 4 quickly, then it was tied, as 3 of Us stopped getting the easy looks. It's amazing what can be done when you try on D!

Mazzone started to bowl his way to the hoop and get easy looks instead of jacking 3s. Everyone was in foul trouble and the parade to the line pushed Cummupins ahead and that was bad news for 3 of Us. (More bad news that I ended up having to give Mthe Finals MVP award. I'm sure he'd rather that, and his picture with me on the website, than the regular season MVP award.) But 3 Of Us never trailed by more than 5. Yea, we were no where near the double digit line. The offense sputtered for 3 Of Us and someone needed to rescue it, so of course Kaplan stepped up to the plate. That's what big time players do! Hitting moneyballs when his team needed it most, getting steals, keeping it close, it's all part of the job description. But down 3, how is he not the one shooting the ball with a chance to tie the game Cummupins hit free throws to seal it and win the B1 Title with an unblemished record. 3 of Us will be left to wonder what would have happened if they could have called on Dane in the closing minutes, but they'll be back to fight next season! Great work all around fellas.

#1 B1 West - Bones Says: Cummupins 72

Player	PTS	D REB	O REB	STL	BLK	AST	FTM	FTA	FT %	3PT M	3PT A	3PT A
Jon Mazzone	28	7	3	2	4	9	6	9	66.7%	2	12	16.7%
Geoff Meyer	18	10	10	2	3	3	4	8	50.%	0	2	0.%
Shane Doyle	9	1	2	2	0	0	3	6	50.%	0	0
Fred Bermont	14	5	1	1	1	3	2	2	100.%	0	2	0.%
Ken Cleary	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		1	2	50.%
Totals	72	24	17	7	8	17	15	25	60.%	3	18	16.7%

#2 B1 East 3 Of Us 68

Player	PTS	D REB	O REB	STL	BLK	AST	FTM	FTA	FT %	3PT M	3PT A	3PT A
Matt Kaplan	20	3	1	4	0	4	1	2	50.%	5	11	45.5%
Dan Linehan	16	5	2	0	0	9	3	4	75.%	3	8	37.5%
Dane Dudman	16	3	0	0	1	3	0	2	0.%	2	4	50.%
Mart Murphy	12	3	1	0	0	4	0	0		4	8	50.%
Tom Heffernan	4	9	3	1	2	2	0	0		0	0
Totals	68	23	7	5	3	22	4	8	50.%	14	31	45.2%

Last Update: B1 North Winter 2008

Standings B1 North Winter 2008 Thru Week 14 P Team Record % Streak GB PF PA 1 Full Tilt 9-1 0.900 W3 0.0 69.09 60.73 2 The Firm 6-4 0.600 L1 3.0 61.36 63.30 3 BeefCake! 6-4 0.600 W4 3.0 63.64 59.91 4 Cha-Ching 5-5 0.500 L3 3.5 59.75 56.83 5 Nasty Cobra 4-6 0.400 L1 3.5 57.73 63.73 6 Steamboats 3-6 0.333 L2 4.5 63.08 70.25 7 Raindrops 2-9 0.182 L7 7.5 59.78 59.60 Playoffs: Thursday April 24th Time Home   Away Loc 5:30 PM Steamboats  60 vs. The Firm  62 CRFC 9:15 PM Cha-Ching  47 vs. Full Tilt  55 CRFC Player Rater 1 Terry Henderson BeefCake! 61.71 12 2 Mike Dinh Steamboats 59.88 12 3 Billy Fratelli Raindrops 55.44 9 4 Brian Greenburg Cha-Ching 51.25 8 5 Josh Bruno The Firm 48.25 10 6 Raj Singh Nasty Cobra 44.67 9 7 Chris Wafula Full Tilt 43.50 10 8 Jimmie Guinther Full Tilt 43.09 11 9 Greg Noel Cha-Ching 41.64 7 10 Eric Hinton Nasty Cobra 40.50 10 Write-Ups from week 14 Full Tilt Pulls away With Late Free Throws Miracle Man - Cogdell Burys Game Winner to Sink Steamboats Write-Ups from week 12 Bulking Up for the Playoffs, Raindrops Beat Back The Firm Gunned Down at the Buzzer Write-Ups from week 11 Hey Anyone Got that guy McNamee's phone #? Cogdell Shows Up Genzyme - Firm rolls Steamboats Write-Ups from week 10 JumpMan No 90 Pound Weakling Write-Ups from week 9 Nasty Cobra Gets it Done the Hardigg way Backing Up the Smack: Full Tilt Cruises Write-Ups from week 8 Mighty MJD to the Rescue Noel and Weapon X at it Again Hendo nails buzzer beating layup....FT falls for the 1st time this season... Write-Ups from week 7 F/OT Full Tilt Survives Raindrop Pelting Noel and Weapon X Dropping Bombs on Steamboats Bruno's at it again..nets 22 in Firm win.. Write-Ups from week 6 Brady soars....leads Nasty Cobra past The Firm... Write-Ups from week 5 Fulll Tilt hosts the Boston "3" Party....remains untouched in the North Write-Ups from week 4 The Pint can Hit 3s too Money Men, Cha-Ching Hangs on against BeefCake! The Firm Taking Care of Business Write-Ups from week 3 JC nails buzzer beating layup for Raindrop win....... Ship Leaving Harbor - Steamboats Decide to Start Their Season Campaign Money Watch: Cha-Ching A B1 Front Runner? Write-Ups from week 2 Rat-tat-tat-tat: Guns Shoot Down Steamboats Newsflash: 22% Shooting Not Condusive to Victory Manny being Manny.....17....Firm takes down Raindrops... Write-Ups from week 1 Guns Come Out Fully Loaded Raindrops took Advantage of Missing Money Players Nasty Cobra Overcomes Free Throw Woes to Sink Steamboats

Points Per Game 1 Terry Henderson BeefCake! 33.17 2 Mike Dinh Steamboats 29.42 3 Billy Fratelli Raindrops 26.00 4 Josh Bruno The Firm 24.20 5 Greg Noel Cha-Ching 23.86 Assists Per Game 1 Todd Cogdell The Firm 6.75 2 Eric Hinton Nasty Cobra 6.30 3 Mike Kuzdeva Cha-Ching 5.59 4 Jimmie Guinther Full Tilt 5.45 5 Greg Noel Cha-Ching 4.93 Rebounds Per Game 1 Brian Greenburg Cha-Ching 13.25 1 Terry Henderson BeefCake! 13.25 3 Ian Guinness Full Tilt 12.14 4 Mike Dinh Steamboats 11.75 5 Billy Fratelli Raindrops 11.33

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