Spring 2021: B 5v5 North League Champs: Space & Pace
Space Pace Beat Big Tuna Again For the Title
Space & Pace 56 Big Tuna 40
Space & Pace used a demoralizing 24-2 run in the first half to take total control of the game. Their lead never shrank below 11 the entirely of the second half.
S&P was a perfect 10-0 on the season with Jason Marino in the line-up. Both games they lost were without him. Sure sure, it's a total team effort. Adam Chen had the breakout season that many (ME) predicted. Fraser had moments of, oh shit he should be starting, before tripping on the sidelines after a few nice plays in a row. Childs and Damon provide relentless defense coming off the bench. A lot of times those guys do things that just don't show up in the box score. But if they do, I probably give the credit to someoen else anyway. Of course Justin is often overlooked, but his work on both ends of the floor make it impossible for teams to figure out a way to beat them. We all know that Valacer has been one of my favorite players to cover since he broke into the league.
This team is just damn good and they have another title to prove it. All season long they were the ONLY team that could figure out how to beat Big Tuna. That's not hyperbole. Big Tuna was 9-0 against every other team in the league this season. S&P just have the players to guard every position and can hassle some of the best shooters in the league into bad shots. A hell of a season for the champs!
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Commentary by TIBBS... Space & Pace 56 Big Tuna 40 Space & Pace Beat Big Tuna, Again, For the Title! Space & Pace used a demoralizing 24-2 run in the first half to take total control of the game. Their lead never shrank below 11 the entirely of the second half. S&P was a perfect 10-0 on the season with Jason Marino in the line-up. Both games they lost were without him. Sure sure, it's a total team effort. Adam Chen had the breakout season that many (ME) predicted. Fraser had moments of, oh shit he should be starting, before tripping on the sidelines after a few nice plays in a row. Childs and Damon provide relentless defense coming off the bench. A lot of times those guys do things that just don't show up in the box score. But if they do, I probably give the credit to someoen else anyway. Of course Justin is often overlooked, but his work on both ends of the floor make it impossible for teams to figure out a way to beat them. We all know that Valacer has been one of my favorite players to cover since he broke into the league. This team is just damn good and they have another title to prove it. All season long they were the ONLY team that could figure out how to beat Big Tuna. That's not hyperbole. Big Tuna was 9-0 against every other team in the league this season. S&P just have the players to guard every position and can hassle some of the best shooters in the league into bad shots. A hell of a season for the champs!
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| Standings B 5v5 North S21 Thru Week | |||||||
| P | Team | Record | % | Streak | GB | PF | PA |
| Big Tuna | 7-2 | 0.778 | L1 | 0 | 64.33 | 57.78 | |
| Space & Pace | 7-2 | 0.778 | W4 | 0 | 57.00 | 50.44 | |
| Dirty Jim & the Boys | 5-3 | 0.625 | L1 | 1.5 | 60.25 | 61.25 | |
| GOON SQUAD | 4-4 | 0.500 | L1 | 2.5 | 57.88 | 59.88 | |
| Brooks Ballers | 4-5 | 0.444 | W1 | 3 | 57.22 | 56.67 | |
| Nuketown | 4-5 | 0.444 | W1 | 3 | 64.00 | 62.22 | |
| Stay Out of This | 2-7 | 0.222 | L3 | 5 | 60.44 | 65.22 | |
| DRBL | 2-7 | 0.222 | W1 | 5 | 65.22 | 73.22 | |
| Points Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fru Che DRBL | 26.38 | |||
| 2 | Joey Lisella Big Tuna | 24.42 | |||
| 3 | Cory Stratford Dirty Jim & the Boys | 21.44 | |||
| 4 | Khaneil Bruce Nuketown | 20.89 | |||
| 5 | Tim Gallivan Dirty Jim & the Boys | 16.63 | |||
| 6 | Jacob Mackay Brooks Ballers | 16.22 | |||
| 7 | Ricardo Bonhomme GOON SQUAD | 14.80 | |||
| Player Rater | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fru Che DRBL | 61.63 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Joey Lisella Big Tuna | 59.71 | 12 | ||
| 3 | Khaneil Bruce Nuketown | 51.06 | 9 | ||
| 4 | Cory Stratford Dirty Jim & the Boys | 49.11 | 9 | ||
| 5 | Jacob Mackay Brooks Ballers | 42.78 | 9 | ||
| 6 | Tim Gallivan Dirty Jim & the Boys | 39.44 | 8 | ||
| 7 | Ricardo Bonhomme GOON SQUAD | 39.15 | 10 | ||
| 8 | Kevin Swecker Stay Out of This | 38.70 | 10 | ||
| 9 | Jason Marino Space & Pace | 37.65 | 10 | ||
| 10 | Stephen Valacer Space & Pace | 36.75 | 10 | ||
| Rebounds Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fru Che DRBL | 17.00 | |||
| 2 | Khaneil Bruce Nuketown | 11.00 | |||
| 3 | Ricardo Bonhomme GOON SQUAD | 10.90 | |||
| 4 | Jason Marino Space & Pace | 9.90 | |||
| 5 | Jacob Mackay Brooks Ballers | 9.78 | |||
| 6 | Matthew Bennett Brooks Ballers | 9.70 | |||
| 7 | Joey Lisella Big Tuna | 9.58 | |||
| 3s Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Lisella Big Tuna | 3.25 | 31% | ||
| 2 | Adam Chen Space & Pace | 2.92 | 40% | ||
| 3 | Vladi Nechev Stay Out of This | 2.88 | 33% | ||
| 4 | Matthew Connolly Big Tuna | 2.50 | 29% | ||
| 5 | Cory Stratford Dirty Jim & the Boys | 2.44 | 29% | ||
| 5 | Khaneil Bruce Nuketown | 2.44 | 47% | ||
| 7 | Kevin Rewinski Big Tuna | 2.33 | 34% | ||
| Assists Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Valacer Space & Pace | 4.80 | |||
| 2 | Joey Lisella Big Tuna | 4.75 | |||
| 3 | Cory Stratford Dirty Jim & the Boys | 4.56 | |||
| 4 | Darryl Goodridge GOON SQUAD | 3.63 | |||
| 5 | Khaneil Bruce Nuketown | 3.44 | |||
| 6 | Cody Crampton DRBL | 3.00 | |||
| 6 | Charles Bonosaro DRBL | 3.00 | |||
