Fall 2010: B1 League Champs: Genzyme
Who Says Defense Wins Championships Part II
The Situation 104 Grenade Free America 108
I wish I was kidding when I type that GFA had just 2 defensive rebounds the first 10 minutes of the game. GFA had a Situation on their hands that they couldn't handle. Ryan Kelly and Money Train Tangg were KILLING it. Even Drew stepped back to nail a 3. GFA couldn't get a single defensive stop. When Bobby C plays an all around great offensive game and is the fourth option, you know your team is clicking on all cylinders.
Without Cadman in this one I thought the offense would struggle a bit, but no, The Situation led 58 - 47 at the break. The game was just frustrating for GFA who couldn't figure it out for the first 20.
We know that the Apocalypse that the Bible foretold (what do you want from me, I'm the son of a preacher) is nigh just by looking at the box score. You see the numbers next to my line? I'm worried that I might be the anti-christ. Can I get tested for that? Clearly some demonic spirit took over my body last night. Down 74-54 shortly after the halftime break I just started throwing up prayers that only the Dark Lord could have had the sense of humor to answer. I kinda feel bad that we received supernatural intervention and the Situation didn't.
Thankfully my teammates woke up after halftime too. T-Squad (as Burke, who is OUT of the playoffs likes to call him) was an animal in the post despite playing on a busted heel. With Lawson getting to the rim at will (he has a hamstring injury or something) this unit of Injured Reserve All Stars started to make a run. Finally situation was kind enough to miss a shot. Well, every couple possessions anyway. You don't break 100 by missing too many opportunities. Back and forth the teams went, Drew returning the favor by abusing me in the second half and Bobby hitting timely 3s.
Oh Bush, I didn't put your zero's statline (30 seconds, one injured ankle) because I didn't want to hurt your averages! You can play for the IR all-stars anytime!
Vladi turned the game for good when, down 1, he took the ballsiest 3 of the game (more so than any I took). 30 seconds on the clock, bringing the ball up, not a single pass made on the possession, just pulls up from 3 steps behind the line. Nothing but net. Who called Vladi Mr. Invisible? He showed up (for 20 minutes anyway) in round 2 of the playoffs! Hooray! Hendo got a HUGE block on Drew on the ensuing possession and everyone but me hit free throws the final couple possessions to lock the game up.
The REAL B1 West Finals will feature the #3 and #4 offenses in the league, but both brought their A games when it matter most in the semis. Heck, they're the #3 and #4 teams in the standings, both having vanquished teams that gave them fits in the regular season. First team to 90 wins next week boys!
I trust you're all signing up for next season right?! All B1 will be on Wednesday nights @ CAC while A2 will be making a comeback on Thursday nights! Send me an email.
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Commentary by TIBBS ... Genzyme 93 Scot Pollard 89 Who Says Defense Wins Championships? Genzyme has been succesful this season (when they all show) by dominating on defense and shooting lights out from downtown. For the first 20 minutes, they did neither of those things last night. The O'Keefe brothers combined to go 0-9 from deep in the first frame, while Cousins TORE UP former DPoY Scott Mulholland for 23 first half points. The only reason Genzyme was able to stay within 12 points at the break is because Lew Finnegan was 4 for 4 from deep and had 18 of his own. At least SOMEONE came to play last night. Genzyme adjusted after the break. Just 5 minutes into the second half, the 12 point hole was down to a single point. Some defensive switches helped. SMul was dominating the boards, Lew was finding wide open guys and they finally started to hit some shots. But Chris Burke stepped his game up in a big way. The Balcony was calling him the "Rally Killer" as he hit big shot after big shot to hold off the Genzyme comeback as long as possible. When you've got him shooting just as well as Cousins, how do you not make sure he keeps touching the ball?!? Genzyme adjusted again, Tim started hitting some 3s while Ryan relentlessly attacked the cup. Lew did most of his work in the first half, but distributed the rock really well in the second setting his teammates up. It helped that Lush, while very active on the boards, passing the ball, and talking himself up, was juuuuust off from downtown. Don't get me wrong, he was PUMPED that his boys were making shots, but could never say "Someone's Starting to Feel IT!!!!!" about himself. And yes, he uses that many exclamation points. Genzyme went on a 15-5 run in the span of 2 minutes (that's not a typo) to take a 71-64 lead with 9 to go. Not a whole lot of D being played in this one, as you can see. The 'other' saugus boys (from the Beantown Ballers) showed to cheer their fellow townies on, but Ike spent most of the game watching little Ryan Lush, who is going to be hitting jumpers at Wall Ball Arena before long. But even the home crowd couldn't reverse the tide. Sure Cousins hit some more shots to briefly give Pollard a lead with 6 minutes to go, but it was all genzyme from that point on. Ryan kept attacking and attacking and getting to the line. He only hit 5 of 10 free throws, but more importantly, 20 seconds kept coming off the clock with each trip to the line. Tim put the icing on the cake in the final minute, and Scibs prediction a month ago of a second round loss ended up coming true! I trust you're all signing up for next season right?! All B1 will be on Wednesday nights @ CAC while A2 will be making a comeback on Thursday nights! Send me an email.
The Situation 104 Grenade Free America 108 Who Says Defense Wins Championships? Part II The Situation came out so red hot that they would beat any team in the league. Heck, they beat almost EVERY team in the regular season too, so why would this be any different. No RESPECT.
I wish I was kidding when I type that GFA had just 2 defensive rebounds the first 10 minutes of the game. GFA had a Situation on their hands that they couldn't handle. Ryan Kelly and Money Train Tangg were KILLING it. Even Drew stepped back to nail a 3. GFA couldn't get a single defensive stop. When Bobby C plays an all around great offensive game and is the fourth option, you know your team is clicking on all cylinders. Without Cadman in this one I thought the offense would struggle a bit, but no, The Situation led 58 - 47 at the break. The game was just frustrating for GFA who couldn't figure it out for the first 20. We know that the Apocalypse that the Bible foretold (what do you want from me, I'm the son of a preacher) is nigh just by looking at the box score. You see the numbers next to my line? I'm worried that I might be the anti-christ. Can I get tested for that? Clearly some demonic spirit took over my body last night. Down 74-54 shortly after the halftime break I just started throwing up prayers that only the Dark Lord could have had the sense of humor to answer. I kinda feel bad that we received supernatural intervention and the Situation didn't. Thankfully my teammates woke up after halftime too. T-Squad (as Burke, who is OUT of the playoffs likes to call him) was an animal in the post despite playing on a busted heel. With Lawson getting to the rim at will (he has a hamstring injury or something) this unit of Injured Reserve All Stars started to make a run. Finally situation was kind enough to miss a shot. Well, every couple possessions anyway. You don't break 100 by missing too many opportunities. Back and forth the teams went, Drew returning the favor by abusing me in the second half and Bobby hitting timely 3s. Oh Bush, I didn't put your zero's statline (30 seconds, one injured ankle) because I didn't want to hurt your averages! You can play for the IR all-stars anytime! Vladi turned the game for good when, down 1, he took the ballsiest 3 of the game (more so than any I took). 30 seconds on the clock, bringing the ball up, not a single pass made on the possession, just pulls up from 3 steps behind the line. Nothing but net. Who called Vladi Mr. Invisible? He showed up (for 20 minutes anyway) in round 2 of the playoffs! Hooray! Hendo got a HUGE block on Drew on the ensuing possession and everyone but me hit free throws the final couple possessions to lock the game up. The REAL B1 West Finals will feature the #3 and #4 offenses in the league, but both brought their A games when it matter most in the semis. Heck, they're the #3 and #4 teams in the standings, both having vanquished teams that gave them fits in the regular season. First team to 90 wins next week boys! I trust you're all signing up for next season right?! All B1 will be on Wednesday nights @ CAC while A2 will be making a comeback on Thursday nights! Send me an email.
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| Standings B1 West F10 Thru Week 11 | |||||||
| P | Team | Record | % | Streak | GB | PF | PA |
| 1 | Scot Pollard | 8-1 | 0.889 | W3 | 0 | 92.09 | 76.36 |
| 2 | The Situation | 8-1 | 0.889 | W6 | 0 | 81.82 | 67.73 |
| 3 | Genzyme | 6-3 | 0.667 | W1 | 2 | 80.73 | 71.27 |
| 4 | Grenade Free America | 5-4 | 0.556 | L1 | 3 | 80.73 | 76.00 |
| 5 | Black Fist | 3-6 | 0.333 | L2 | 5 | 73.20 | 76.60 |
| 6 | E-Town | 3-6 | 0.333 | L1 | 5 | 67.70 | 73.90 |
| 7 | Kutol | 3-6 | 0.333 | W1 | 5 | 61.80 | 78.20 |
| 8 | Beantown Ballers | 0-9 | 0.000 | L9 | 8 | 58.60 | 81.00 |
| Points Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Lush Scot Pollard | 33.50 | |||
| 2 | Lew Finnegan Genzyme | 28.71 | |||
| 3 | Ryan O'Keefe Genzyme | 27.67 | |||
| 4 | Andrew Cousins Scot Pollard | 27.22 | |||
| 5 | Drew Legare The Situation | 24.63 | |||
| 6 | Terry Henderson Grenade Free America | 23.88 | |||
| 7 | Adam Biehler Genzyme | 22.86 | |||
| Player Rater | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Legare The Situation | 71.63 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Lew Finnegan Genzyme | 71.07 | 7 | ||
| 3 | Mike Lush Scot Pollard | 63.50 | 10 | ||
| 4 | Ryan O'Keefe Genzyme | 61.08 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Terry Henderson Grenade Free America | 58.25 | 8 | ||
| 6 | Adam Biehler Genzyme | 56.43 | 7 | ||
| 7 | Bobby Colantonio The Situation | 55.85 | 10 | ||
| 8 | Andrew Cousins Scot Pollard | 54.83 | 9 | ||
| 9 | Chris Burke Scot Pollard | 51.89 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Carl Clary Black Fist | 48.45 | 10 | ||
| Rebounds Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Legare The Situation | 14.25 | |||
| 2 | Justin Foster Kutol | 13.78 | |||
| 3 | Terry Henderson Grenade Free America | 13.25 | |||
| 4 | Scott Mulholland Genzyme | 12.33 | |||
| 5 | Lew Finnegan Genzyme | 11.86 | |||
| 6 | AJ Croft E-Town | 11.50 | |||
| 7 | Dave Lynch Beantown Ballers | 11.25 | |||
| 3s Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Lush Scot Pollard | 7.00 | 39% | ||
| 2 | Matt Forlizzi Kutol | 4.90 | 40% | ||
| 3 | Andrew Cousins Scot Pollard | 4.89 | 43% | ||
| 4 | Vladi Nechev Grenade Free America | 4.67 | 42% | ||
| 5 | Frank Navarro E-Town | 4.00 | 42% | ||
| 6 | Lew Finnegan Genzyme | 3.43 | 37% | ||
| 7 | Chris Burke Scot Pollard | 3.11 | 44% | ||
| Assists Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Burke Scot Pollard | 6.56 | |||
| 2 | Lew Finnegan Genzyme | 6.00 | |||
| 3 | Drew Legare The Situation | 5.63 | |||
| 4 | Anthony Cataldo E-Town | 5.44 | |||
| 5 | Bobby Colantonio The Situation | 5.40 | |||
| 6 | Adam Biehler Genzyme | 4.71 | |||
| 7 | Carl Clary Black Fist | 4.00 | |||
