Winter 2014: Saturday Draft League Champs: Middle Aged Magic
Well they did it
Middle Aged Magic 89 AND 1 78
Final game of the season featured the # 1 seed AND 1 versus the # 2 seed Middle Aged Magic. And 1 was missing their leading rebounder and pick setter Mike Cook. MAM was missing a key contributor in Billy Jackson. Not to take anything away from Billy buy I’d say this definitely hurt AND 1 more.
It was pretty evident early as MAM held a 25-16 lead with about 11 minutes left in the half. Although AND 1 struggled to connect on their three point shooting (5-17) (MAM was 4-11) they still managed to score at the rim and played ok enough defense to make this thing a game. At the half MAM was up 42-39. Just look at the balance by the starters from MAM:
Kariuki Thande 8 pts, 1 stl, 1 oreb, 5 drebs and 4 asts
Eric Bonvie 10 pts (2-5 from three and 0-1 from the free throw line), 1 stl, 4 drebs and 2 asts
Matt Taliaferro 12 pts, 1 stl, 3 blks, 2 orebs, 8 drebs and 3 asts
Brian Quinn 12 pts (2-3 from three), 1 stl, 1 oreb, 1 dreb and 1 ast.
On the opposite side the stats on the starters for AND 1 looked pretty good too:
Jon Waters 16 pts (2-4 from three and 2-2 from the free throw line), 2 stls, 1 oreb, 5 drebs and 1 ast
Matt Fermon 16 pts (3-13 from three ans 1-2 from the free throw line), 2 stls, 1 blk, 6 drebs and 2 asts
Alex Sherman-Ash 4 pts, 1 stl, 1 blk, 2 orebs, 2 drebs
Stephen Piasta 5 pts, 1 oreb, 4 drebs and 1 ast.
Second half is where MAM started to pull away. AND 1 was still trying to connect on 3-point shots (4-21) while not only did MAM shoot much better (5-11), Kariuki was getting to the rim (also a career high from three 1-2) at will while Matt had the midrange game working. Not to mention Eric was stroking the hell out of the three ball. Final score 89-78 MAM wins. Congratulations to Kariuki on winning the first ever Saturday league championship. He also took home co-MVP honors with Matt. Matt didn’t believe Kariuki’s points scored but give your captain props man and stop hating. Tough loss for Jon Waters and the AND 1 crew but the good thing he is back and so are most of his team members so next season you never know what can happen. See everyone soon.
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Commentary by RUFF & WATERS... Middle Aged Magic 89 AND 1 78 Well they did it… Final game of the season featured the # 1 seed AND 1 versus the # 2 seed Middle Aged Magic. And 1 was missing their leading rebounder and pick setter Mike Cook. MAM was missing a key contributor in Billy Jackson. Not to take anything away from Billy buy I’d say this definitely hurt AND 1 more. It was pretty evident early as MAM held a 25-16 lead with about 11 minutes left in the half. Although AND 1 struggled to connect on their three point shooting (5-17) (MAM was 4-11) they still managed to score at the rim and played ok enough defense to make this thing a game. At the half MAM was up 42-39. Just look at the balance by the starters from MAM: Kariuki Thande 8 pts, 1 stl, 1 oreb, 5 drebs and 4 asts Eric Bonvie 10 pts (2-5 from three and 0-1 from the free throw line), 1 stl, 4 drebs and 2 asts Matt Taliaferro 12 pts, 1 stl, 3 blks, 2 orebs, 8 drebs and 3 asts Brian Quinn 12 pts (2-3 from three), 1 stl, 1 oreb, 1 dreb and 1 ast. On the opposite side the stats on the starters for AND 1 looked pretty good too: Jon Waters 16 pts (2-4 from three and 2-2 from the free throw line), 2 stls, 1 oreb, 5 drebs and 1 ast Matt Fermon 16 pts (3-13 from three ans 1-2 from the free throw line), 2 stls, 1 blk, 6 drebs and 2 asts Alex Sherman-Ash 4 pts, 1 stl, 1 blk, 2 orebs, 2 drebs Stephen Piasta 5 pts, 1 oreb, 4 drebs and 1 ast. Second half is where MAM started to pull away. AND 1 was still trying to connect on 3-point shots (4-21) while not only did MAM shoot much better (5-11), Kariuki was getting to the rim (also a career high from three 1-2) at will while Matt had the midrange game working. Not to mention Eric was stroking the hell out of the three ball. Final score 89-78 MAM wins. Congratulations to Kariuki on winning the first ever Saturday league championship. He also took home co-MVP honors with Matt. Matt didn’t believe Kariuki’s points scored but give your captain props man and stop hating. Tough loss for Jon Waters and the AND 1 crew but the good thing he is back and so are most of his team members so next season you never know what can happen. See everyone soon.
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| Standings Sat Draft W14 Thru Week | |||||||
| P | Team | Record | % | Streak | GB | PF | PA |
| AND 1 | 7-2 | 0.778 | W3 | 0 | 71.44 | 62.56 | |
| Middle Aged Magic | 6-3 | 0.667 | W1 | 1 | 74.11 | 67.00 | |
| Chips Without the Dip | 5-4 | 0.556 | L2 | 2 | 64.00 | 56.22 | |
| Hooray For Everything | 5-4 | 0.556 | W3 | 2 | 63.56 | 67.50 | |
| Bald Bearded Bros | 5-5 | 0.500 | L1 | 2.5 | 67.60 | 68.80 | |
| Questionable Studs | 3-6 | 0.333 | L1 | 4 | 59.44 | 66.11 | |
| R Daddies | 1-8 | 0.111 | L3 | 6 | 60.89 | 73.11 | |
| Points Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Lens Hooray For Everything | 30.50 | |||
| 2 | Ryan McAuliffe R Daddies | 28.22 | |||
| 3 | Matt Taliaferro Middle Aged Magic | 26.00 | |||
| 4 | Matt Fermon AND 1 | 24.89 | |||
| 5 | Mike McKinnon Questionable Studs | 22.88 | |||
| 6 | Jon Waters AND 1 | 22.70 | |||
| 7 | Matt Roberts Hooray For Everything | 21.56 | |||
| Player Rater | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Taliaferro Middle Aged Magic | 66.18 | 11 | ||
| 2 | Ryan McAuliffe R Daddies | 60.61 | 9 | ||
| 3 | Tim Lens Hooray For Everything | 56.75 | 8 | ||
| 4 | Matt Fermon AND 1 | 56.33 | 9 | ||
| 5 | Mike Cook AND 1 | 52.85 | 10 | ||
| 6 | Matt Roberts Hooray For Everything | 52.39 | 9 | ||
| 7 | Jon Waters AND 1 | 49.65 | 10 | ||
| 8 | Robert Haas Bald Bearded Bros | 49.41 | 11 | ||
| 9 | Mike McKinnon Questionable Studs | 46.56 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Greg Waldman Chips Without the Dip | 45.11 | 9 | ||
| Rebounds Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Cook AND 1 | 17.10 | |||
| 2 | Robert Haas Bald Bearded Bros | 14.64 | |||
| 3 | Matt Taliaferro Middle Aged Magic | 13.27 | |||
| 4 | Matt Roberts Hooray For Everything | 13.00 | |||
| 5 | Ryan McAuliffe R Daddies | 11.89 | |||
| 6 | Matt Fermon AND 1 | 10.44 | |||
| 7 | Nick Altschuller Hooray For Everything | 10.33 | |||
| 3s Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Fermon AND 1 | 5.22 | 30% | ||
| 2 | Mike McCauley Bald Bearded Bros | 3.90 | 41% | ||
| 3 | Eric Bonvie Middle Aged Magic | 3.60 | 33% | ||
| 4 | Mike McKinnon Questionable Studs | 3.50 | 35% | ||
| 5 | Matt Taliaferro Middle Aged Magic | 3.00 | 39% | ||
| 6 | Ryan McAuliffe R Daddies | 2.78 | 36% | ||
| 7 | Tim Lens Hooray For Everything | 2.63 | 45% | ||
| Assists Per Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kariuki Thande Middle Aged Magic | 5.45 | |||
| 2 | Tim Lens Hooray For Everything | 4.63 | |||
| 3 | Mike McCauley Bald Bearded Bros | 3.80 | |||
| 4 | Matt Fermon AND 1 | 3.78 | |||
| 5 | Matt Taliaferro Middle Aged Magic | 3.55 | |||
| 6 | Greg Waldman Chips Without the Dip | 3.44 | |||
| 7 | Jon Waters AND 1 | 3.30 | |||
