Spring 2012: B2 5v5 League Champs: Just the Tip-Offs
Tip-offs complete a perfect season
Just the Tip-Offs 62 Tyrannosaurus Rhett 48
It all came down to the Finals in the B2 North, one more chance to challenge Just the Tip-offs and prevent them from coasting to a second consecutive regional title. T-Rhett was up for that challenge and things got chippy early with a whole slew of fouls on both sides. The game plan seemed to be to make things physical and keep things in the paint so that TR could use their superior size and when M.Pignatelli found his cousin Ben for a lay-up they had the game tied at 14 early on.
The Tips were finding offense through Matt Leoni’s 3pt shooting, and with his own shot going a bit cold Mark Schulze just looked for Leoni on the perimeter. He hit a 3 + the foul to make it 24-18 and went 3-5 from deep in the first half. The Tips were taking it into the lane too but they were repeatedly blocked on their way to the rim (6 in the first half). Rhett himself came up with a nice block from behind and TR managed to keep it close, down 22-26 at halftime.
In the second half “The Kid” (as Keith calls him) Mark Schulze started to go IN to the tune of 10 straight points and a 10-0 run all by his self. He picked off passes, blocked shots and went coast to coast a couple of times in an effort to show why he earned the MVP in the B2 North. TR could not respond and couldn’t even score for the first 6 minutes of the 2nd half until MP hit a 3. Then Matt Schulze came right back with a 3 of his own and it looked like the wind went of T-Rhett’s sails.
How-e-va the scrappy old guys of TR kept fighting and when Dan Mortara hit a 3 + grabbed a Tommy Point with a tough steal they had cut the lead to 9 (37-46). Christian True Ground hit a 3 a few minutes later and it was 40-48, but it would get no closer. From that point on the Tips went on another 10-0 run through effortless ball movement and superior speed on the break. Eventually Medley picked off two long passes and the resulting lay-ups were the final nail in TR’s coffin. This was Just the Tips league to lose all year but they got the job done- best of luck in the Unification Final Four and hope they smoke those ‘not clever’ bitches from the B2 South.
Finals MVP: Mark Schulze 17 pts, 8 rebs, 6 asts, 4 stls, 3 blks
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Commentary by NATE D-O-DOUBLE... Just the Tip-Offs 62 Tyrannosaurus Rhett 48 Tip-offs complete a perfect season It all came down to the Finals in the B2 North, one more chance to challenge Just the Tip-offs and prevent them from coasting to a second consecutive regional title. T-Rhett was up for that challenge and things got chippy early with a whole slew of fouls on both sides. The game plan seemed to be to make things physical and keep things in the paint so that TR could use their superior size and when M.Pignatelli found his cousin Ben for a lay-up they had the game tied at 14 early on. The Tips were finding offense through Matt Leoni’s 3pt shooting, and with his own shot going a bit cold Mark Schulze just looked for Leoni on the perimeter. He hit a 3 + the foul to make it 24-18 and went 3-5 from deep in the first half. The Tips were taking it into the lane too but they were repeatedly blocked on their way to the rim (6 in the first half). Rhett himself came up with a nice block from behind and TR managed to keep it close, down 22-26 at halftime. In the second half “The Kid” (as Keith calls him) Mark Schulze started to go IN to the tune of 10 straight points and a 10-0 run all by his self. He picked off passes, blocked shots and went coast to coast a couple of times in an effort to show why he earned the MVP in the B2 North. TR could not respond and couldn’t even score for the first 6 minutes of the 2nd half until MP hit a 3. Then Matt Schulze came right back with a 3 of his own and it looked like the wind went of T-Rhett’s sails. How-e-va the scrappy old guys of TR kept fighting and when Dan Mortara hit a 3 + grabbed a Tommy Point with a tough steal they had cut the lead to 9 (37-46). Christian True Ground hit a 3 a few minutes later and it was 40-48, but it would get no closer. From that point on the Tips went on another 10-0 run through effortless ball movement and superior speed on the break. Eventually Medley picked off two long passes and the resulting lay-ups were the final nail in TR’s coffin. This was Just the Tips league to lose all year but they got the job done- best of luck in the Unification Final Four and hope they smoke those ‘not clever’ bitches from the B2 South. Finals MVP: Mark Schulze 17 pts, 8 rebs, 6 asts, 4 stls, 3 blks
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| Standings B2 5v5 North S12 Thru Week 11 | |||||||
| P | Team | Record | % | Streak | GB | PF | PA |
| 1 | Just the Tip-Offs | 9-0 | 1.000 | W9 | 0 | 57.82 | 39.00 |
| 2 | New Era Baker Bulldogs | 5-4 | 0.556 | W1 | 4 | 45.00 | 43.70 |
| 3 | Tyrannosaurus Rhett | 4-4 | 0.500 | L1 | 5 | 48.40 | 50.90 |
| 4 | The John Hancocks | 4-5 | 0.444 | L1 | 5 | 49.40 | 48.60 |
| 5 | Purple Parrots | 3-6 | 0.333 | W1 | 6 | 33.00 | 40.33 |
| 6 | Hassbergson's Guillotine | 1-7 | 0.125 | L7 | 8 | 27.63 | 44.75 |
| Points Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Schulze Just the Tip-Offs | 20.57 | |||
| 2 | Mark Pignatelli Tyrannosaurus Rhett | 15.44 | |||
| 3 | Omar Swei New Era Baker Bulldogs | 14.78 | |||
| 4 | John Dahlstrom The John Hancocks | 12.75 | |||
| 5 | Alex Levine New Era Baker Bulldogs | 11.67 | |||
| 6 | Christian True Ground Tyrannosaurus Rhett | 11.00 | |||
| 7 | Matt Leoni Just the Tip-Offs | 10.88 | |||
| Player Rater | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Schulze Just the Tip-Offs | 52.86 | 7 | ||
| 2 | John Dahlstrom The John Hancocks | 45.06 | 8 | ||
| 3 | Omar Swei New Era Baker Bulldogs | 41.56 | 9 | ||
| 4 | Mark Pignatelli Tyrannosaurus Rhett | 39.61 | 9 | ||
| 5 | Matt Leoni Just the Tip-Offs | 34.38 | 8 | ||
| 6 | Nicholas Coleman Purple Parrots | 33.57 | 7 | ||
| 7 | Will Liu New Era Baker Bulldogs | 32.56 | 8 | ||
| 8 | Ben Pignatelli Tyrannosaurus Rhett | 32.33 | 9 | ||
| 9 | Brian Corwin New Era Baker Bulldogs | 31.25 | 6 | ||
| 10 | Alex Levine New Era Baker Bulldogs | 31.17 | 9 | ||
| Rebounds Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Dahlstrom The John Hancocks | 13.63 | |||
| 2 | Omar Swei New Era Baker Bulldogs | 11.78 | |||
| 3 | Nicholas Coleman Purple Parrots | 10.86 | |||
| 4 | Ben Pignatelli Tyrannosaurus Rhett | 10.22 | |||
| 5 | Rob Charbonnier The John Hancocks | 9.57 | |||
| 6 | Matt Leoni Just the Tip-Offs | 9.25 | |||
| 7 | Brian Corwin New Era Baker Bulldogs | 8.50 | |||
| 3s Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Liu New Era Baker Bulldogs | 2.38 | 35% | ||
| 2 | Matt Leoni Just the Tip-Offs | 2.25 | 37% | ||
| 3 | Mark Schulze Just the Tip-Offs | 2.00 | 38% | ||
| 4 | Alex Levine New Era Baker Bulldogs | 1.89 | 29% | ||
| 5 | Mark Pignatelli Tyrannosaurus Rhett | 1.78 | 24% | ||
| 6 | John Dahlstrom The John Hancocks | 1.50 | 26% | ||
| 6 | Ben Kaufman Just the Tip-Offs | 1.50 | 29% | ||
| 6 | Christian True Ground Tyrannosaurus Rhett | 1.50 | 20% | ||
| Assists Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Schulze Just the Tip-Offs | 4.86 | |||
| 2 | Mark Pignatelli Tyrannosaurus Rhett | 3.44 | |||
| 3 | Matt Schulze Just the Tip-Offs | 3.13 | |||
| 4 | Will Liu New Era Baker Bulldogs | 2.88 | |||
| 5 | Alex Levine New Era Baker Bulldogs | 2.78 | |||
| 6 | Christian True Ground Tyrannosaurus Rhett | 2.50 | |||
| 7 | Ben Kaufman Just the Tip-Offs | 2.33 | |||
| 7 | Brian Corwin New Era Baker Bulldogs | 2.33 | |||
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