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"And welcome to the BazSports Coverage of the 3rd Atlantian Oceania Regional Basketball Championship. I'm your Host Denis Rainy.
"Today the Dribbling Bazalopes faced the Hoop Dragons in the Volgogorod Arena on the Socialist Union of Neu Amerika, and What expected to be a High scoring extravaganza, the scoring powerhouse of the Hoop Dragons,Kendi Ayudan had been shutdown by the defensive skills of #5, Trevor Assington ,#17, John Luke Pauland, #18, Hezekiah Lukeson.
In the first quarter Kendi Ayudan, never seemed to get into action and performed his personal worst performance in recent history missing as many as he hit, the Dribbling Bazalopes however, lead by captain,Roger Geffories, where on fire scoring an impressive 31 points in the quarter. The results at quarter time where Andossa Se Mitrin Vega with a measley 19 points, Bazalonia 31.
In the second quarter it was a different matter all together, while the Dribbling Bazalopes seemed to rest on their laurels the Hoop Dragon's spurred into action lead by Alvaro Nouri and Nolan Garrigus with a number of 3 pointers. The Andossa Se Mitrin Vega Hoop Dragons not only caught back up to the Dribbling Bazalopes but managed to take a 3 point lead in the dying seconds of the first half. Andossa Se Mitrin Vega 54, Bazalonia 51
The third quarter was a much more defensive quarter with both teams hunkering down and defending their goals, The largest amount of personal fouls where called in this round and a number of players had 4 fouls to their name. With just a second left on the clock Daniel Death using his height advantage took a penalty shot to even the score up. Andossa Se Mitrin Mega 67, Bazalonia 67
In the the last quarter the Dribbling Bazalopes started to draw away from the Hoop Dragons scoring 8 more points which in a quarter that had scoring as low as this was a major benefit, The Dribbling Bazalopes restricted their opponents to 12 points while they themselves scored 20, a 66% improvement over their opponents. And in a match that was expected to be a total white-wash of the Dribbling Bazalopes by the number 1 ranked team. Final Score Andossa Se Mitrin Vega 79, Bazalonia 87.
In other group 1 news the gnomes of Az-Cz performed valliantly well against the Mystics of Dorian and Sonya, Dorian and Sonya being ranked 8th and with Az-Cz being un-ranked this game was expected to be one of the most interesting match-ups, combing the fact that of the size diference of the gnomes, the Mystics where expected to dominate. However the game was a good close game nearly the entire game, the gnomes had fond a number of ways to make their size difference work for them.
The next game day we are facing good freinds and allies, however don't expect either the Hawks or the Dribbling Bazalopes go easy on each other just because of the friendship. I am Denis Rainy and this has been BazSport's Highlight coverage of the Atlantian Oceania Regional Basketball Championship. |
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OOC: Can someone go into details about the rules used for basketball? Are they the same as real world international basketball rules? Other things I'm curious about are the number of fouls, the number of periods (quarters or halfs), and how long each period is.
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August 9, 2006
Neu Amerika
Dr-J
Az-cz comes up short
Az-cz showed a great spirit and earned respect and admiration from the other teams in their group, but unfortunately their lack of height was indeed what did them in. Whenever Dorian & Sonya needed the basket, they just got it down low and put it in or drew a foul.
The game started out well for Az-cz. The press gave Az-cz an early run and they were up 16-4, just 4 minutes into the game. However once Dorian & Sonya figured out the press they immediately took control of the game. When that happened it meant three things for Az-cz: that they were giving up easy baskets, commiting fouls, and weren't getting easy baskets on the offensive end. Dorian & Sonya decided they were going to get our centers out of the game with fouls. So they threw it into Pomainville every time. Although Barthez played good defense trying to use his strength he commited two quick fouls. Eafo McMichaels then came in but he also picked up two quick fouls and came out. Next was Brethur Knee who commited two fouls. When those fouls came it was all over for Az-cz. They tried to go small, but with an ineffective press Dorian & Sonya scored at will. When Knee went out it was still close at 24-22 Dorian & Sonya lead but by the time a big man came back in it was 50-31. We rallied a bit before halftime to go into the break down 60-45.
The start of the second half was more of the same. Dorian & Sonya continued to pound down load getting more fouls and more points. They eventually built their lead up to as many as 27 at 84-57. However the press did it's job and you could see Dorian & Sonya tire out. Coach Mk-Mnty also made a smart move to increase the three point production on the court, using both Duk-Fn and Mk-Fk extensively in the second half. The team then rallied quite well to get as close as 90-87, but Dorian & Sonya had just enough left to reestablish their inside game one more time and finish it out.
Although the result was unquestionably disappointing, and the lack of height really did punish the team, it was still a good showing. Az-cz showed that they present an unorthodox match up capable of providing some trouble. One other thing to be happy about is that currently Az-cz is ahead of Andossa Se Mitrin Vega, the number one ranked team in Atlantian Oceania.
Az-cz has the next day off before playing Bazalonia. Considering Bazalonia's fine opening day win it will be a quite difficult match, but we can trust our Pink & Green to fight hard. As for Dorian & Sonya they have Andossa Se Mitrin Vega, who will be looking to rebound from a disappointing opening day loss.
Word is the Az-cz boys will be looking to fraternize with the ASMV women on their day off. We'll let you know how that goes.
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OOC: I would assume standard internation rules. So that would be quarters, I don't know how many minutes/quarter that is
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"And welcome to the BazSports Coverage of the 3rd Atlantian Oceania Regional Basketball Championship. I'm your Host Denis Rainy.
Today saw the Dribbling Bazalopes face the Lamoni Hawks, in what was a neck and neck game throughout the 4 quarters in what seemed a rivalry that kept both teams on their toes the Dribbling Bazalopes managed to steal an extra 2 points and hence win the game.
Even Lamoni's star centre Hugh Humber, who has been compared to the comic superhero "SuperDude" in his abilities, could not take the match and make it his own. Let's take a look at some of the highlights of the match."
<A number of shots, some featuring Hugh, others Daniel Death, all very entertaining and all being very different, some where complex layouts, others where long 3-pointers, one never managed to brake the backboard as the player that made the shot hunger from the rim.>
"Gamedays 1 and 2 had the Bazalopes toughest matches through the group stage and now Bazalonia leads the group A table with 2 wins, no losses and a total of positive 10 goal differences.
Now with the 2 hardest maches behind us we face the gnomes of Az-Cz, being unranked the gnomes are expected to be fairly easy for the Dribblng Bazalopes to topple but their performance against Dorian & Sonya should give us something to pause and think about. Don't count these little blighters out yet. They may be small but they sure are potent.
This is Denis Rainy, once again from the Volgogorod Arena, bringing you the Bazsport's Highlight Coverage of the Atlantian Oceania Regional Basketball Championship." |
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August 11, 2006
Neu-Amerika
Dr-J
A day at the beach
Mk-Mnty figured that he ought to let his team enjoy their trip, so they arranged a joint day at the beach with the ladies from Andossa Se Mitrin Vega.
Both squads seemed to enjoy their day off. There were various activities, a barbecue but the highlight of the day was definitely the beach volleyball match. With the exception of the three main post players for Az-cz, they were even shorter than the ASMV women. Combine that with the ASMV women's superior knowledge of volleyball and the results weren't too suprising. They played two sets, rally scoring to 30 and ASMV won both, 30-22 and 30-24. Although it was a blow to their egos, the Az-cz players seemed to have a good time and made some new friends.
When asked for his thoughts starting shooting guard Rn-Mndez said "those ladies from Andossa Se Mitrin Vega are really nice. And a few of them are stone-cold gorgeous. I've got my eye on Janella Kauffold. Cute and can ball. What a combo". Some of the more veteran members had a more professional perspective. Back up point guard Duk-Fn told us that he thought making friends with ASMV could really help the team. "Look they're the top women's team and the men's team is the top ranked as well. Perhaps we can use this as a starting point to get coaches from ASMV to come to Az-cz to help us improve our game."
Although they are going to fight hard in their remaining group games to advance, it's quite possible when all is said and done, this will be the highlight of the trip. |
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Hawks fall by 2 points to Bazalonia
Before we get into anything else, it must be said that this was a good game. Bazalonia's 2 point win does not make a difference as far as that goes. The time just happened to run out before we could reply to Bazalonia's last score.
That said, Hugh Humber scored fourty points all by himself. <Cue clips of Hugh Humber doing his thing> We don't call him 'Superman' for nothing, you know. Though, sometimes even Superman needs backup from his team, and I think that he got it. Despite the loss to Bazalonia, I think that this team should shape up fairly well. They've already done a better job than our AOCAF team, whose plane exploded on the way back from the Socialist Union. In one final insult to the worst Lamonian AOCAF team in history; no one answered the call for there to be a national day of mourning when they died. As the planes wreckage is scattered all over the seas of AO, it will be sometime before the cause of the explosion is found, if ever.
Next up for the Hawks is ASMV. This is the team that is currently ranked number one in the AORBC standings, but has yet to take a AORBC title. Ironicly, both teams that HAVE taken home an AORBC title (Lamoni and Khazaron) have knocked ASMV out of the knockout stages.
As a matter of fact, ASMV has doubts about their ability to defeat the Hawks, as evidenced by this statement made by the ASMV media:
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Expect Lamoni to shut down the ASMV offense again, and pull off a win.
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ooc: sorry bout lack of roster
Men's
PG Steve Chapman
SG Leo Hawkins
SF Ramón Patrick
PF Ricky Potter
C Chris Bennett
Bench
PG Jared Holt
SG José Sánchez
SF Jon Gibson
PF Willie Ford
C Fernando Schultz
Women's
PG Beth Collins
SG Colleen Walker
SF Suzanne George
PF Jane Miller
C Eleanor Duncan
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PG Charlotte Bass
SG Michelle Dunn
SF Ellen Bowman
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Mystics Struggle in Loss - Lady Mystics Struggle in Win
MEN’S
The Mystics looked extremely calm as they took the court against the high-flying Hoop Dragons of ASMV. Due to the results yesterday, all signs pointed to another good game for the Mystics. And no matter how hard and loud Head Coach Emory Mastella had screamed at his players, he could not get it into their heads that they might just be in trouble for their second game of the AORBC. And to all of the Mystics players, it came as a shock to find that the coach had been right all along.
Right from the tip it was apparent that our beloved Mystics intended to use the same strategy of pound the ball in down low that was so successful against Az-Cz on day 1. One teeny little problem with that idea. ASMV actually has some great post defenders. Hunter Pomainville tried to make the best of a very bad situation as he put up 21 points and collected 17 boards for the game. But the other post players really felt the pressure applied by the Hoop Dragon big men.
That meant it was up to the smaller guys to make the difference for the Mystics - and that just didn’t happen the way we needed it to. After the Az-Cz game, not one of them had any kind of rythym to their shots from the perimeter. Those long shots always result in long rebounds that only served to allow the Hoop Dragons to run in the open court as D&S defenders struggled to keep up.
In the end, the valiant effort by Pomainville was just not enough as the Mystics fell to the Hoop Dragons 89-79.
The other men’s game saw Bazalonia continue to impress the media by dropping Lamoni 101-99 in a squeaker. But Baz is now 2-0 against the top two teams in the group. Luckily we have a bye date so that we can scout them against Az-Cz and study film of their first two games. That fact and the rest should make a huge difference as we try to ruin their run.
The other game tomorrow will be Lamoni and ASMV. Hugh Humber vs. the Hoop Dragon offense. Should be quite a game.
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[B]Women’s]/B]
The lady Mystics took the court against Quakmybush on Day 2. This was supposed to be the last of the easy games before ASMV and Myrtannia. Someone forgot to tell that to Quakmybush.
The first quarter started slowly for the Lady Mystics while Quak rolled to an easy 23-11 lead. But the second quarter saw the balance normally associated with D&S women’s basketball prove too much for the newcomers as the Lady Mystics moved the ball around brilliantly, nad placing the ladies from Quak in a near state of confusion. Halftime would see the score knotted at 42 apiece
The third quarter would offer no better chance for the Lady Mystics as they could not find a way to put the upstarts behind them for good. Every D&S run was answered and the score remained even after 3 quarters. 58-58.
The 4th quarter saw a different story. D&S, led by Genevie Servatius and Quakmybush, led by Beth Collins found a way to get the offenses in gear. Back and forth they went, each team proving their abilities. It wasn’t until the final two minutes, after Collins had fouled out, that the Lady Mystics put the game away. Back up Point Guard, Summer Uher, scored nine points during that span - including the 3 that gave D&S their 86-83 victory with 11 seconds left.
That means a rematch of AORBC 2’s final will happen tomorrow as D&S (2-0) squares off against ASMV (1-0). A classic battle of size vs. speed. Speed won last time. Now it is time for size to do its job. Let’s just hope the little beach volleyball game where the lady Dragons crushed the Az-Cz men rather badly will slow them down just a bit. |
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Hoop Dragons Return to Form
The Hoop Dragons, after being embarrassed by Bazalonia on Day1, were out to prove a point against the Mystics on Day2. The problem with proving a point against D&S is that they are so damn big. But they made it relatively easy for us early in the game by insisting on throwing the ball to Hunter Pomainville every time down the court. Alvaro Nouri and Robby Malla were ready for that tactic and managed to hold the region’s second-best center to just 21 points. The other Mystics did not fare nearly as well. Nouri collected 11 blocks while Malla slapped away 10 himself.
But the big difference was the return of Nolan Garrigus to normal as he forced the D&S players to spread the defense just a bit too far. Ayudan made them pay for it with 33 points to go along with Garrigus’s 23. In the end ASMV would walk away as 89-79 victors.
The win was a huge one as Lamoni looms large as the next opponent. And yes, we do worry about this one. Anyone who has faced Hugh Humber before has reason to worry. But the Dynamic Duo of Garrigus and Ayudan will be looking to keep things even. If Nouri can actually score, we might just win this one.
The Lady Dragons had the day off, and decided to go to the beach. But they were soon interrupted by a group of noisy ballplayers (term used loosly) from the nation of Az-Cz.
When asked about the Bar-B-Q, Shasta Papaleo had this to say - “Burnt chicken and not enough beer to make it taste good. And what was up with the ribs? Ewwww.
When asked about comments made by Rn-Mndez, Janella Kauffold had this to say - “Who?”
And yes, the beach volleyball game was the highlight of the day. After the bad chicken and ribs, no beer, and all the drooling, The Lady Dragons had to do something. |
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August 12, 2006
Neu America
Dr-J
Az-cz no match for rampaging Bazalonia.
While opening day saw the Gnomes play tough and nearly steal a victory, while being the better team at the beginning and the end, there were no good stretches against Bazalonia.
It took some time for Dorian & Sonya to figure out the Az-cz press, but Bazalonia needed no such time. They jumped out on Az-cz in a big way early and never looked back. Witht their captain Roger Geffories confidently manning the point and Daniel Death running the floor to get open look after open look Az-cz fell behind quickly 22-6. Things never really got better for Az-cz either.
By halftime Bazalonia had extended their lead to 61-28. Bazalonia was looking like they might be able to pull off a rout of record porportions. There was no sign of Az-cz making any comeback and things looked bleak for the pink & green. With almost no fan support because the soccer gnomes were cruising through the Baptism of Fire, there indeed was no joy Md-Vl, or anywhere else for Az-cz basketball fans.
Thankfully Bazalonia decided to call off the dogs in the second half. Combined with Rn-Mndez getting hot in the second half Az-cz was able to eventually cut the lead down. However it took scoring the last 11 points of the game to even get to the final score of Bazalonia 96, Az-Cz 81.
We caught up with coach Mk-Mnty after the game and these were his comments. "We're getting better and the effort is quite good, but we're not there yet. To beat these teams much bigger than we are we need to be far better than them, and we aren't yet. Hats off to Bazalonia, they look like the team to beat. We don't expect to advance, but we're going to keep fighting, and who knows?"
Next up is Lamoni. They are fresh off a victory over Andossa Se Mitrin Vega. Their star player Hugh Humber 6'2 is definitely going to be a lot to deal with, but at least he won't dominate us with height. |
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Hawks shut down ASMV, AGAIN
The Lamonian AORBC team looks to be in top form this time, shutting down the vaunted ASMV offense, and taking control of this game early. Hugh Humber came up with fifty points just by himself, and the rest of the team didn't do badly at all.
<picture of Hugh slam dunking>
The Hawks led the game for all but brief moments in the first quarter, which brings flashbacks of winning the AORBC title in the first AORBC. No wonder why ASMV is so afraid of us. Our defense is top notch, and Superman (Hugh Humber) seems as score happy as ever. Things are definetly on track for Lamoni to take it's second AORBC title; and as always, that is the goal.
Lamoni faces Az-Cz next, and while they have lost both matches that they have been in so far, that doesn't mean that Lamoni can afford to take them lightly. As someone once said, "It's the quiet SOB's that you have to watch out for."*
Either way, Lamoni will play it's accustomed style of basketball. As the title win shows, it works. In the meantime, game film will be studied and the players will practice. We may not have the tallest team in the AORBC, but it is still a good team, and likely the best in the region; despite the fourth place ranking.
Lamoni - 106
ASMV - 97
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Lady Mystics 3-0. Dropped ASMV 
Oh yeah. The Sylvanaes Kingdom can play hoops!. While the Mystics were off today preparing for their game against the shockingly good Bazalopes, the women were on the court taking care of business. Fitting that BTO was playing in the stadium at the time.
The ultimate showdown of speed vs. size was once again taking shape on the women’s tourney. The fast paced style of the Lady Dragons and the punishment style of the Lady Mystics made for one hell of an interesting matchup. And it was apparent very early that neither team was going to give in. D&S would hold a slim 21-19 lead at the end of 1.
Then the lady Dragons took off into their run-and-gun style and the Lady Mystics struggled to keep pace. By the half, ASMV would have a 48-40 lead and looked ready to run away with the victory. But the half time tirade by coach Anja Strollo seemed to do the trick. It would be over half way through the third quarter before ASMV would score again. By that time, the Lady Mystics had regained the lead that they would refuse to give up the rest of the way. The third quarter ended with the score 60-57.
That left things wide open for a massive 4th quarter showdown between AO’s best in women’s hoops. Genevie Servatius was the hero for D&S, as 14 of her team high 19 points were scored in the final stanza. But ASMV didn’t go quietly. Shana Balter nailed 4 three-pointers as time began to wind down, the last one pulling ASMV within a single point with 17 seconds left at 81-80. But it was Aleisha Ruggle’s three and Ngan Delosa’s two charity shots that gave the Lady Mystics their win.
That moves the Lady’s team to a magical 3-0. No one has been able to touch them yet. And really the closest game was against Quakmybush. But Myrtannia waits next. That should be another great match up between two of AO’s very best.
The other women’s game saw Myrtannia slip past Quakmybush 82-79. The Quackers are proving to be better than expected.
In men’s action, ASMV finally found their offense. Too bad they forgot how to D up. Lamoni trounced them 106-97.
Bazalonia embarrassed Az-Cz 96-81 to move to an impressive 3-0. Now we get to demolish their perfect little record. |
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"And welcome to the BazSports Coverage of the 3rd Atlantian Oceania Regional Basketball Championship. I'm your Host Denis Rainy.
Today, the Dribbling Bazalopes faced the gnomes of Az-Cz, in what seemed to be a walk in the park for the Captain and Daniel Death with the 2 combining for a 22-6 scoreline for the first quarter, all indications where of a huge goal difference with the Dribbling Bazalopes getting a 110 or so scoreline with the gnomes only managing to get something in the 50's.
<Video of various scorers, most where Daniel Death & the captain, Roger Geffories, but there was also a good goal scored by Kevin Hobbs>
The second quarter was much of a repeat of the 1st with the Dribbling Bazalope lead blowing out to a 33 point lead. The Dribbling Bazalopes scoring an extra 39 points where the Gnomes managed to score at least a somewhat decent amount, an extra 22 points.
<Video of some of the best goals in the match, Daniel Death and Kevin Hobbs where the most viewed players, but there where actually a number of basket shots that where made by the gnomes>
The 2nd half saw the Dribbling Bazalopes start to glide and the gnomes heat up, causing what was expected to be a rout into a respectibly close game. The 3rd quarter saw the gnomes bring the difference back by 6, The scoreline being Bazalonia 81, Az-Cz 54
<Video of Az-Cz goal with a number of obviously half-hearted attempts by the Bazalonians>
The fourth and final quarter saw this trend continue howevber the Bazalopes still kept the gnomes at bay the final result was Bazalonia 96, Az-Cz 81.
We only have one hurdle, the team from Dorian and Sonya for a perfect 4-0 group. Az-Cz's first match was against them and the team from D&S only managed a 2 point win over the gnomes. The Dorian and Sonyan's will want to show that they have it takes and will want to steal a perfect game record from the Dribbling Bazalopes. Either way the Dribbling Bazalopes are guaranteed a number 1 table position with their 3 wins.
This is Denis Rainy, once again from the Volgogorod Arena, bringing you the Bazsport's Highlight Coverage of the Atlantian Oceania Regional Basketball Championship." |
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Suns Split First Two Games
In their first AORBC away from home, the Myrtannia Suns have tried to show the competition that homecourt advantage wasn't the only reason they've finished in the top four in both tournaments so far. Without Rahir Abdul, this has become Vito Munise's team, and the Myrtannian men seem to be in a transitional phase, moving to the post-Abdul era of Myrtannian basketball.
"It's a lot to put on one guy's shoulders, but that's why I've got my teammates. You don't win the AORBC with a one-man team," Munise commented, "Even Lamoni's title win in the first one was more than just Hugh Humber. I do kind of wish Rahir had been able to win a title before he bowed out, but these things happen."
The first pair of games has been a mix of the good and bad of the new look Suns, the first one the tournament opener against Nedalia. Despite the sucess enjoyed by them on the football pitch, the Nedalians haven't done much of consequence in AORBC since finishing third in AORBC I. This game was a close one, as the Lions didn't want to go away.
Despite 20 lead changes during the course of the see-saw battle, the Suns managed to break away in the fourth, led by Vito. Munise scored 15 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, and racked up an impressive 12 blocks and 16 rebounds as well during the course of the game. Nedalia attempted a late run, but were cut short by the defense of Munise, Brenton Senosk, and Ytzhak Golden. Final tally in this one was Myrtannia 97, Nedalia 94.
Myrtannia's second game showed the glaring problems in the new Suns team - when the opponent shuts everyone else down, Vito can't win the game on his own. This was the case when the Suns went up against defending champion Khazaron, who are looking very good in their defense of the title so far.
Despite a heroic effort by Vito, including 46 points, 20 rebounds, and 11 blocks, the Suns' offense was shut down by the Silver Sharks. Kirby Rylant was the second leading Suns scorer with 15. The whole game through, the Sharks just outplayed and outdefended the Myrtannian team, who ultimately fell by a score of 86-97.
Next up for Myrtannia is winless tournament newcomer Quakmybush, whose men's team has been having a lot of problems in Group B. Vito will play well, and if Rylant and co. can show up to support him, Myrtannia wins this one pretty handily.
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Dryads Unbeaten, Face Dorian & Sonya Next
Where the Myrtannian men have had trouble coping without their former starting shooting guard, the women haven't lost a step. Zenobia Abdur-Shareef retired after Myrtannia's third place finish in AORBC II, but now patrols the sidelines as an assistant coach. In the last AORBC, Ping Seek emerged as the Dryads' leader on both sides of the court, while Abdur-Shareef struggled most of the time, combating old injuries.
Having built the third edition Dryads around a returning front court, Myrtannia looks just as good as the team that won the title in AORBC I. A new starting back court and some new faces on the bench as well have energized the Dryads as they hunt for their second title in three AORBCs. So far, so good.
In the first game, Myrtannia set a new AORBC women's division record by racking up an astounding 103 points against the hapless Reds of the host Socialist Union. Ping started out strong in the Third AORBC, putting up 44 points, 18 rebounds, 10 blocks, and 12 assists, but she wasn't the only Dryad to make headlines. New point guard Cheryle Odmark added 30 points and 15 assists, as the Dryads cruised past the Reds.
It was so bad for the Socialist Union that Myrtannia let its bench players finish out the final eight minutes, and the Reds still couldn't keep up. Dryads pulled out a 103-73 blowout of the Socialist Union.
The next game was far more competitive, as the winless but feisty Quakmybush women faced the mighty Dryads. Having lost closely previous to the match, the Quakers were looking to upset the Dryads, and played a very close game the whole way. At the end of the third quarter, the score was tied at 68 apiece. In the final quarter, Ping and company went on a 10-0 run, and it seemed to seal the Quakers' fate.
However, the ladies of Quakmybush didn't say uncle just yet, and roared back into it with their own impressive run. With little time left, it was 78-76 Myrtannia leading, until Beth Collins hit a difficult three point shot from the left corner that put her team up 79-78.
But Myrtannia, not to be outdone, came right back after a timeout and scored on a Ping dunk, taking the lead at 80-79. On the next play, the Quakers tried their one last chance to win, and almost got the shot off too. But Rona Lee picked up a block and recovered the ball, taking it all the way to the other end for an easy layup. As the final horn sounded, it was the Dryads with the win, 82-79.
The third matchup for the Dryads will be against the other unbeaten team in the women's division - Dorian and Sonya. In a rematch of the semi-finals of last AORBC's women's tournament, both teams will try to pick up what should be a hard-fought win. |
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Az-cz Scroll
August 13, 2006
Neu Amerika
Dr-J
Superman saves the day
Az-cz came incredibly close to pulling off what would've been the upset of the tournament against Lamoni. They took over at the end of the game, and did a good job of slowing Superman down, but couldn't stop him from scoring the winner.
Unlike the first two games Az-cz played relatively even with Lamoni in the first half. Humber was held to a measely 4 points in the first half as Lamoni was only able to get to a 48-44 halftime lead. Because Az-cz's weakness is height Humber wasn't able to take advantage. The gnomes know all about crafty players, as that is their stock in trade. Instead it was Max Stromberg bombing away from outside that put Lamoni ahead. He was 6-7 from 3pt range in the first half with 25 pts at the half.
Lamoni was able to stretch their lead to as many as 12 points early in the second half, but as the second half wore on Az-cz's press became more and more effective. Eventually Az-cz was able to take the lead 75-74 with 6 minutes left in the game. The game went back and forth but Az-cz pushed their lead to 90-87 when Rn-Mndez nailed a three with 52 seconds left. Lamoni responded with Carrol knocking down a 16 footer to cut the lead to one. On the ensuing possession Az-cz tried to get the ball down low to Barthez. Humber came through him and made a steal to give the ball back to Lamoni before calling a time out. Many in the crowd felt that Humber fouled Barthez, but the refs didn't agree so the play went the other direction.
Although Az-cz knew Humber was getting the ball he made a great spin move to get the basket and draw a foul. He calmy sank the free throw to give Lamoni a two point. Az-cz had just enough time to get off a half court shot Rn-Mndez got the ball swirling around the inside of the rim, but it just spun out. Lamoni in any number of ways got very lucky to escape.
Humber was held to nine points while Stromberg was the games top scorer with 43 points. Az-cz was paced by Rn-Mndez and Julio Barthez both who had 27 points.
Az-cz must regroup quickly from the disappointment of losing to Lamoni. They have the number one ranked ASMV team next and if they can play well enough to pull out an upset there is still a chance they could qualify. Although the odds are against them they will fight hard. As for Lamoni they finish up qualifying against Dorian & Sonya. Although they are certain to qualify they would like to lock up second place.
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"And welcome to the BazSports Coverage of the 3rd Atlantian Oceania Regional Basketball Championship. I'm your Host Denis Rainy.
Today the Dribbling Bazalopes faced the Mystics of Dorian and Sonya. The battle was underway and the lines Drawn. On one side of the battle was the Dribbling Bazalopes, who had a perfect record against the likes of Andossa Se Mitrin Vegan Hoop Dragons, The Lamoni Hawks and the Az-Cz Lost Soul Minotaurs. On the other side was the Dorian & Sonyan Mystics determined to prevent a perfect 4 wins for the dribbling Bazalopes.
The first quarter started out with the Mystics with what seemed fire in their eyes. They gracefully executed a number of magnificent layouts, The match was certainly going in the favour of the Mystics. At then end of thw quarter the results where Bazalonia 20, Dorian & Sonya 28.
<Video of D&S goals with a couple of Bazalonian goals thrown in>
The second quarter saw the Dribbling Bazalopes continue to struggle and the Dorian & Sonyan's continued to lead go ahead. The Dribbling Bazalopes where seemingly having a hard time energising themselves it seemed that the Az-Cz last quarter was continued into this match. at half time the results where Bazalonia 39, Dorian & Sonya 61
The 3rd Quarter saw the Dribbling Bazalopes come out and seemingly go for with both hands the first time ever, as far as this reporter knows, a perfect run in the group stage. The Dribbling Bazalopes took a run of 3 pointers and a nunmber of unanswered 2 pointers and are catching back up to the mystics Bazalonia 64, Dorian & Sonya 77
The last quarter saw the fightback continue and for the first time in the game in the dying seconds of the game took the lead. And that was how the match ended. Bazalonia 102, Dorian & Sonya 98. and thus for first time in Bazalonian Basketball history a perfect group round.
The next gameday, Bazalonia has a bye as the other nations battle it out for the positioning in the ladder. |
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