Spring 2008: B2 League Champs: XXL
Tandom of Shultz and Oslo Come Up XXL
CAC-n-Ballers 60 XXL 65
XXL takes the B2 West title with a narrow win over CAC-n-Ballers and the Westside MVP! The usual suspects had big games for XXL, as Easy Ed tossed in 16 points and Matt Monroe provided a steady hand with 12 points and 8 boards. But the key to their victory was the improved game of Zack Shultz (12 points, 8 boards) and Mike Oslo (12 points, 12 boards). Sure they didn't exactly slow down Big Country (36 points, 22 boards) but they made him work for every single point. And they also matched his output for most of the night. It's about as easy to score on Big Country as it is to slow him down, but Oslo and Shultz did a great job of hitting tough buckets in the paint.
The CAC-n-Ballers were able to keep this game close for 2 reasons. The first, obviously was the outstanding play of John (likes to be called Jack?) Kelley. The second was that they only gave up 6 steals to the XXL squad. That's unheard of security with the ball for an XXL opponent. In fact, they didn't allow a steal for the first 9 minutes of the game, and it was all tied up. Jamil himself averages 6 steals a game, so that was a big reason this game was so close. Unfortunately, Big Country didn't get quite enough offensive help. Joe Randall (7 points) and Vande (9 points) did most of their damage in the first half. They didn't handle the ball a lot because Jamil was roaming, so they didn't get enough looks in the second half. Big Country scored 21 of the team's 30 points after the break, but it wasn't enough, as XXL had plenty of guys putting the bisket in the basket.
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Commentary by BFab / Tibbs... CAC-n-Ballers 60 XXL 65 Tandom of Shultz and Oslo Come Up XXL XXL takes the B2 West title with a narrow win over CAC-n-Ballers and the Westside MVP! The usual suspects had big games for XXL, as Easy Ed tossed in 16 points and Matt Monroe provided a steady hand with 12 points and 8 boards. But the key to their victory was the improved game of Zack Shultz (12 points, 8 boards) and Mike Oslo (12 points, 12 boards). Sure they didn't exactly slow down Big Country (36 points, 22 boards) but they made him work for every single point. And they also matched his output for most of the night. It's about as easy to score on Big Country as it is to slow him down, but Oslo and Shultz did a great job of hitting tough buckets in the paint. The CAC-n-Ballers were able to keep this game close for 2 reasons. The first, obviously was the outstanding play of John (likes to be called Jack?) Kelley. The second was that they only gave up 6 steals to the XXL squad. That's unheard of security with the ball for an XXL opponent. In fact, they didn't allow a steal for the first 9 minutes of the game, and it was all tied up. Jamil himself averages 6 steals a game, so that was a big reason this game was so close. Unfortunately, Big Country didn't get quite enough offensive help. Joe Randall (7 points) and Vande (9 points) did most of their damage in the first half. They didn't handle the ball a lot because Jamil was roaming, so they didn't get enough looks in the second half. Big Country scored 21 of the team's 30 points after the break, but it wasn't enough, as XXL had plenty of guys putting the bisket in the basket.
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| Standings B2 W Spring 2008 Thru Week 14 | |||||||
| P | Team | Record | % | Streak | GB | PF | PA |
| 1 | Pat Pidgeons | 9-1 | 0.900 | L1 | 0 | 56.50 | 45.17 |
| 2 | Channel 4 News Team | 8-2 | 0.800 | L1 | 1 | 59.58 | 50.00 |
| 3 | CAC-n-Ballers | 7-3 | 0.700 | W2 | 2 | 53.31 | 47.62 |
| 4 | Fighting CACs | 7-3 | 0.700 | W4 | 2 | 44.45 | 38.73 |
| 5 | XXL | 7-3 | 0.700 | W2 | 2 | 59.00 | 47.08 |
| 6 | Tribe Called Texeira | 6-4 | 0.600 | W3 | 3 | 52.55 | 47.73 |
| 7 | Alnylium | 4-6 | 0.400 | L3 | 5 | 49.18 | 57.36 |
| 8 | Drago | 3-7 | 0.300 | W2 | 6 | 42.73 | 49.91 |
| 9 | ALS-TDF | 2-8 | 0.200 | L6 | 7 | 37.80 | 52.60 |
| 10 | Jessells Grille | 2-8 | 0.200 | L2 | 7 | 40.00 | 50.30 |
| 11 | Charlestown | - | 9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| 12 | Beacontown Beavers | 0-10 | 0.000 | L10 | 9 | 36.50 | 54.10 |
| Points Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Kelley CAC-n-Ballers | 28.62 | |||
| 2 | Mike Shea Channel 4 News Team | 23.27 | |||
| 3 | Ken Abrahamsen Pat Pidgeons | 19.64 | |||
| 4 | Ed Miller XXL | 19.38 | |||
| 5 | Jeff Nally Jessells Grille | 17.13 | |||
| 6 | Joseph Andrade Tribe Called Texeira | 17.00 | |||
| 7 | Chris Dubois Alnylium | 16.00 | |||
| Player Rater | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Kelley CAC-n-Ballers | 67.04 | 13 | ||
| 2 | Ken Abrahamsen Pat Pidgeons | 52.82 | 11 | ||
| 2 | Mike Shea Channel 4 News Team | 52.82 | 11 | ||
| 4 | Ben Heywood ALS-TDF | 47.50 | 8 | ||
| 5 | Jamil Ball Fighting CACs | 43.50 | 24 | ||
| 6 | Ed Miller XXL | 42.46 | 13 | ||
| 7 | Joseph Andrade Tribe Called Texeira | 42.45 | 10 | ||
| 8 | Brian Gelow Fighting CACs | 40.94 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Tim Read Alnylium | 39.89 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Jeff Nally Jessells Grille | 39.38 | 8 | ||
| Rebounds Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Kelley CAC-n-Ballers | 19.15 | |||
| 2 | Ken Abrahamsen Pat Pidgeons | 14.00 | |||
| 2 | Ben Heywood ALS-TDF | 14.00 | |||
| 4 | Brian Gelow Fighting CACs | 13.88 | |||
| 5 | Bill Querbes Alnylium | 10.90 | |||
| 6 | Owen Foster Pat Pidgeons | 10.56 | |||
| 7 | Jeff Nally Jessells Grille | 10.00 | |||
| 3s Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabe Porter Drago | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Ben Heywood ALS-TDF | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Jamil Ball Fighting CACs | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Matt Monroe XXL | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Waverly Francis XXL | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Matt Bell ALS-TDF | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Paul Greco CAC-n-Ballers | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Kip Cross Drago | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Brian Cook Beacontown Beavers | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Dan Tyburski Jessells Grille | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Jeff Nally Jessells Grille | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Mike Shea Channel 4 News Team | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Pat Maguire Channel 4 News Team | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Tim Walling Pat Pidgeons | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| 1 | Zack Schulze XXL | 0.00 | nan% | ||
| Assists Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colleen Mcglaughlin Channel 4 News Team | 3.22 | |||
| 2 | Ken Abrahamsen Pat Pidgeons | 3.09 | |||
| 3 | Jamil Ball Fighting CACs | 3.08 | |||
| 4 | Ed Miller XXL | 3.00 | |||
| 5 | Dan Warren Channel 4 News Team | 2.90 | |||
| 6 | Danny Teixiera Tribe Called Texeira | 2.82 | |||
| 6 | Joe Randall CAC-n-Ballers | 2.82 | |||
