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The Socialist Union of Neu Amerika welcomes all nine nations who are sending teams to the third Atlantian Oceania Regional Basketball Championship. We hope that all will enjoy their stay in our nation, and that the spirit of international sportsmanship prevails in the competition.
This thread is where you can post your team rosters, and place RP posts for the consideration of and RP bonus to scorination. And now, without any further ado, here are the Socialist Union's teams for our first AORBC:
Socialist Union Crimson Stars
Head Coach: Darrell Fross
Assistants: Buck McGunnis, Jacinto Kyseth, Long Hogstrum
Starting Lineup:
1. Arnoldo Merlain, PG, 6'4"
47. Zack Driesel, SG, 6'6"
32. Ike Naz, C, 7'0"
28. Walton Matczak, SF, 6'8"
17. Harland Armen, PF, 6'10"
Reserves:
21. Jere Huckabone, F, 6'9"
43. Jae Kemmries, F, 6'7"
52. Michale Geuder, G, 6'1"
19. Mose Krzewinski, C, 7'3"
82. Stanton Baumohl, G, 6'5"
3. Toney Miernicki, G/F, 6'6"
Socialist Union Reds
Head Coach: Jewel Almgren
Assitants: Arlie Lobell, Anya McClellon, Katharina McCalpin
Starting Lineup:
12. Shona Akimesu, PG, 5'7"
14. Florinda Loehrer, SG, 5'9"
3. Garnett Gembe, SF, 5'11"
32. Alkema, PF, 6'3"
00. Violette Jondrow, C, 6'4"
Reserves:
10. Suk Guterrez, G, 5'8"
2. Harmony Monarque, G, 5'5"
6. Ignacia Hovard, F, 5'10"
9. Delisa Lovfald, F, 5'10"
39. Bethel Ehr, C, 6'2"
4. Angelika Herrit, F, 5'11" |
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"Dribbling Bazalopes Don't Dribble"
The Dribbling Bazalopes, the national Basketball team has entered their seconf Atlantian Oceania Regional Basketball Competition and the team with just hours to spare before the first matchday of the competition has announced their roster.
Starting Lineup
1 (Captain): Roger Geffories 6'4"
2: Daniel Death (pro nounced Dee-th) 7'4"
3: Kevin Hobbs 6'8"
4: Andrew Mills 6'7"
5: Trevor Assington 6'5"
Bench
11: Richard Jamieson 6'6"
12: Reginald Potts 6'9"
13: Craig Johan 6'11"
14: Peter Smith 6'1"
15: Smythe Peters 6'2"
16: "Peppy" Eiragon Ricardo 7'0"
17: John Luke Paul 6'3"
18: Hezekiah Lukeson 6'4"
The team will be wearing kits provided by Sabre Inc.
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Coach: Mk-Mnty
The coach of the Sandcaster Sorcerers from the - Basketball Association, the current defending champions. He believes in a complete full court press style of basketball, which is why he chosen to coach the team. There are other coaches with more experience, but the only chance Az-cz has to win is to press the other team into the ground, so that's what they will attempt.
Players:
PG:
Gy-Pt 5'1 140 lbs
Age: 26
Team: Lost Soul Minotaurs
Gy-Pt is known as the best on the ball defender in the -League. He is incredibly quick and uses that to try to get to the whole. He has a good all around game, but can struggle against players as fast as him.
SG:
Rn-Mndez 5'5 140 lbs
Age: 21
Team: Pyramid Dragons
Rn-Mndez is the sharpshooter of the team. He can drill shots from anywhere over half-court. He is a decent defender, but needs help getting open for his shots.
SF: Sh-Bob 5'7 150 lbs
Age: 25
Team: Sandcaster Sorcerers
Sh-Bob is a balanced player. He is an incredibly intelligent player so he can often rebound against taller players and draws many charges to help his team. He is a brilliant part of the press because he knows always where to be.
PF: Dwaty Jones 6'6 220 lbs
Age: 23
Team: Necropolis Mummies
Due to the lack of height there aren't that many ethnic Az-czzers on the team, but all of the players were born in Az-cz. Dwaty Jones tries to do everything for the team. He doesn't have any incredible advantages, but he also doesn't have any weaknesses.
C: Julio Barthez 6'9 245 lbs
Age: 27
Team: Castleview Goblins
Barthez is a patroller of the paint. He isn't that tall but he has incredible strength that helps him battle against taller players. He has a suprising touch for a big man.
Bench:
PG: Duk-Fn 5'2 130 lbs
Age: 30
Team: Necropolis Mummies
Duk-Fn's role on the team is to be the shooting PG. If more outside shooting is required from the PG spot, then he is called upon to play.
G: Je-Do 5'4 140 lbs
Age: 29
Team: Sandcaster Sorcerers
Je-Do can play either guard position. He specializes in defense and can really play havoc against other teams guards. He is the starting PG for his team, but will back up both positions in this tournament.
SG: Ap-Or 5'4 145 lbs
Age: 28
Team: Sandcaster Sorcerers
Ap-Or starts along Je-Do for Sandcaster. He is an incredible slashing player, and considered by most to be the best dunker in the -BA.
SF: Kiz-Fa 5'6 160 lbs
Age: 29
Team: Castleview Goblins
Kiz-Fa is another solid small forward. He doesn't specialize in any one area, but generally can listen to what the coach needs and provide that. His biggest weakness is that his shot is streaky. When he's feeling it he's dangerous to the opponent, but when he's off he's dangerous to his team.
SF: Mk-Fk 5'5 145 lbs
Age: 27
Team: Olympus Gods
Mk-Fk is another player on this team for purposes of shooting. He isn't expected to see much court time except when Az-cz is trying to rally from huge deficits.
PF: Rt-Lng 5'7 175 lbs
Age: 25
Team: Lost Soul Minotaurs
Rt-Lng is a player that Az-cz uses when they are trying to draw the other team away from the basket. He has a solid shot and a good court sense, such that he has to be guarded all the way out to three point line. This can free up other players, so is his use.
PF: Brethur Knee 6'9 235 lbs
Age: 28
Team: Pyramid Dragons
Knee's role on this team is for defensive and rebounding strength inside. His offense isn't as strong as other players but he is a strong defender.
C: Eafo McMichaels 7'4 270 lbs
Age: 26
Eafo McMichaels is far and away the tallest player on the Az-cz team. Like many players of his height he has some maneuverability problems, but he is a strong defender, has good stamina, and is a big help to the press. However his awkwardness can cause him problems at the offensive end.
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Az-cz Scroll
August 8, 2006
Jsh-Chl
Az-cz enters Basketball competition
With their strong performance in the Baptism of Fire, and a desire to establish stronger ties, both sporting and non sporting with our regional allies, Az-cz has decided to enter the Atlanitan Oceania Regional Basketball Championships.
Although there is a 10-team professional basketball league in Az-cz, known as the -BA or - Basketball Association, it is not a huge sport in Az-cz. It comes in below the native Az-czid sports, naturally, but also ranks below soccer, American Football or gridball, Hockey, and even Curling. The reason for this has to do with the natural body build of Az-czzers. Being a race of short people makes it hard to compete with other teams. A women's team would be more physically able to compete, but the numbers aren't there yet for women's team in most non Az-czid sports. With a full 75% of Az-czid girls competing in Kleptodance at the highschool or university levels, there isn't much room for other sports.
So we'll soldier on with our men's team. Looking at our opponent we are disappointed in the draw. Our opening match is against Dorian and Sonya. This is the lowest ranking team in our group, and perhaps if we caught them later we might expect to take them down. But seeing as they have previous experience and we don't, they ought to be viewed as having the advantage. Maybe our unorthodox press will suprise them.
Next we have a bye before playing Bazalonia. We admire Bazalonia as a country and expect a fun game, but we don't expect to beat them. As they are the third lowest ranked team in the group that's unfortunate.
Things get more difficult against Lamoni, a team that advanced rather deep into the tournament. Finally we end with Andossa Se Mitrin Vega. They are currently the top ranked team in the region, so we're not expecting too much luck there either.
In general we're not overly optimistic about winning, but we will play hard, have fun, gain experience and hopefully make friends. And with this one behind us hopefully we will have more success in the future. |
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D&S Ready To Use Size to Dominate - And Maybe Win A Title Too
The Mystics and the Lady Mystics touched down in the Socialist Union for the 3rd AORBC.
Last time around, we were the newcomers here and struggled mightily on the men’s side. But with the competition involving no less than four legitimate contenders in Lamoni, Khazaron, ASMV, and Myrtannia, we didn’t expect a whole lot. And guess what? All four of them are back again.
So let us now take a hard look at the Men’s tourney and see what it will take to advance.
Group A
Andossa Se Mitrin Vega (1)
Lamoni (4)
Bazalonia (5)
Dorian and Sonya (8)
Az-Cz (-)
Doesn’t look real good right off the top.
ASMV. Number 1 in the region even though they haven’t won a title yet. They can score a ton of points in a hurry with their two big scorers and the big man that wakes up every once in a while. We played them close once last tourney. We will be lucky to do that again.
Lamoni. They may be ranked only 4th, but they might just be the best team in the region. They have the best player in 6’4 Center, Hugh Humber. The little-big man will be hard to control. This will be another tough game for us.
Bazalonia. How did they get ranked 5th? Hmmm. This is the team we can knock off. They have been inconsistent against the better teams in the past. Hopefully that will extend to our own match up.
Dorian and Sonya. Ranked 8th We struggled at times last go round, but 7‘0 Hunter Pomainville developed into the leader we had hoped and 6th man Harris “Senister“ Glennister was huge. Perhaps we can make the next step in moving up the rankings.
Az-Cz. The new kids on the block will be looking to make some noise. But we will have the hardcore defense in full effect. We should take this one if we can play our game.
Now for the women. 5 teams now instead of 4.
Andossa Se Mitrin Vega (1)
Dorian and Sonya (2)
Myrtannia (3)
Socialist Union (-)
Quakmybush
ASMV. What can we say? They may be small, but man can they score in a hurry. Perhaps we will find a way for our bigger line-up to slow them down a bit.
D&S. We made quite a run last time. And even with controversy over officials, we managed to finish second. The big girls inside will be the difference this time around and perhaps we might just steal the title from ASMV.
Myrtannia. They won the only women’s game in the first AORBC before falling to third last time. They will be looking to make a push for another title. A 3-way race for the top looks to be in order.
The Socialist Union and Quakmybush will both be looking to play spoiler. They should end up fighting for the last qualification spot, but who knows just yet.
The D&S Mystics:
Colors: Pink, Purple, Gray
Head Coach - Emory Mastella
Asst Coach - Dick Ephriam
Asst Coach - Leonel Sarisky
Starters:
PG #02 - Trenton Reents - 6'3
SG #21 - Cleo Enzor - 6'5
SF #23 - Carlo Stauss - 6'2 Capt
PF #41 - Silas Drugan - 6'8
C #34 - Hunter Pomainville - 7'0
Bench:
PG #04 - Merrill Fedalen - 6'5
SG #31 - Kirby Capata - 6'6
SF #10 - Harris Glenister - 6'9
PF #44 - Kurtis Cullar - 7'1
C #54 - Aurelio Poreda - 7'4
G #12 - Vito Dilibero - 6'7
F #14 - Cruz Baras - 6'10
The Lady Mystics
Colors: Pink, Black, Purple
Head Coach - Anja Strollo
Asst Coach - Roselia Woehrle
Asst Coach - Debera Rabadan
Starters:
PG #01 - Aleisha Ruggle - 5'10
Sg #03 - Lashaunda Romash - 5'9
SF #12 - Genevie Servatius - 5'8
PF #25 - Cleotilde Hambric - 6'5
C #23 - Ngan Delosa - 6'8
Bench:
PG #51 - Summer Uher - 5'7
SG #44 - Sparkle Siles - 5'11
SF #31 - Joette Caughlin - 5'9
PF #34 - Sheba Tromp - 6'4
C #53 - Azalee Staum - 6'6
F #14 - Roselia Mapel - 6'7
C #13 - Gala Stroth - 6'9
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Ranked #1 and.........#1 Woot!
And here we are yet again for another, hopefully amazing, AOBC. Somehow we managed to get ourselves a number one ranking on the men’s side even though we lost the title game to Khazaron last time and Lamoni the time before that. It makes it hard to look at living up to a ranking of #1 when you don’t even have a stinking trophy to brag about. Oh well. We will fix that this time.
The Hoop Dragons will be flying high again. No one has ever consistently managed to score with us. We can usually put up big points without a lot of effort. Just pretend you didn’t see the last scores for us against Lamoni, Khazaron, or D&S when you read that. But octane is what we run on. And we will be running again.
The one-two punch for the Hoop Dragons has always come from Kenyi Ayudan and Nolan Garrigus. Don’t expect that to change this time either. They are still in top form and ready to average their nearly 30 points apiece per game. The big man, Alvaro Nouri, needs to become more consistent. He holds the record for points in a game for the AOBC, but he can just as easily be invisible. Robby Malla will not score, we know that for sure. But his 20+ boards per game do come in handy. PG Fidel Casano leads the charge and dishes with the best of them. The starting five are as good as it gets.
The reserves however, do have issues. Casey Miller is the best of the bunch and Rod Greenwade can score a ton if he gets hot. But for the most part, it is the starters that have to play well.
The Lady Dragons also return with a number one ranking. But unlike the men, they have actually won a title. But just like the men, they score a ton. Shasta Papaleo leads a very balanced attack in which all five starters can score at any time. And the backups aren’t bad either. Michelle Hertha may be the best reserve in the region.
The trick for the lady Dragons will come down once again to handling the inside presence of D&S and Myrtannia. If they can do that, we might just win another title.
ASMV Hoop Dragons
Colors: Columbia Blue & Yellow
Head Coach - Donovan Arturo
Asst Coach - Macey Turiaf
Asst Coach - Janu Teriordi
Starters:
11 PG Fidel Casano 6'2 - The Pass-Happy PG who leads the team in assists
22 SG Nolan Garrigus 6'6 - The 3pt machine and second leading scorer
20 SF Kendi Ayudan 6'5 - Hoop Dragons leading scorer from anywhere on the court
54 PF Robby Malla 6'8 - Can you say 20 rebounds per game?
40 C Alvaro Nouri 6'11 - Inside powerhouse for scoring and blocks
Bench:
15 PG Jackson Arvan 5'9
23 SG Figaro Pidell 6'3
34 SF Rod Greenwade 6'7
41 PF Casey Miller 6'9 - The big man can score
55 C Marcel Pechier 7'3
33 G Byron Vinup 6'0
25 F Jackson Emmitt 6'6
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ASMV Lady Dragons
Colors: Charcoal Gray and Yellow
Coach - Lavenia Graves
Asst Coach - Eufemia Jaczik
Asst Coach - Shakia Gruska
Starters:
10 PG Toi Caira 5'5
12 SG Blondelle Barette 5'6
15 SF Shana Balter 5'9
20 PF Shasta Papaleo 6'2
33 C Levinia Snethiz 6'5
Bench:
11 PG Agripina Hinkle 5'7
13 SG Janella Kauffold 5'4
14 SF Brittanie Mascarena 5'10
21 PF Buah Acenio 6'1
54 C Michelle Hertha 6'8
22 SG Delise Herschfeldt 5'7
23 SF Elanor Emberson 6'0
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Lamoni Hawks
Head Coach - Darren Ruddock
Asst Coach - Moshe Beriya
Asst Coach - Joshua Bennett
Starters:
11 PG Mark Riviera 6'5
22 SG Max Stromberg 6'6
20 SF John Carroll 6'5
54 PF Marvin Hughes 6'6
40 C Hugh Humber 6'2
Bench:
15 PG Allan Gregory 5'9
23 SG Gregory Symbus 6'1
34 SF Oliver Cabezas 6'7
41 PF Mark Daimler 6'9
55 C Donald O'toole 6'10
33 G Markez Franco 6'1
25 F Joachim Suzuki 6'6
Reserves:
F Micheal Coldman 6'7
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(OOC: Have to hurry this some, thunderstorm as i'm typing this)
Another AORBC, and another chance for Hugh 'Superman' Humber and company to win their second AORBC title in three AORBC's. As you might remember, Lamoni dominated everyone in AORBC I, easily cruising to the title, and using it's defense to crush the ASMV scoring streak. Much as they might not like to remember that.
The players were only encouraged by a Dorian and Sonya report that places Lamoni as the best team in AO despite our current fourth place ranking. The only possible beef is that Lamoni drew the first matchday as a bye, but the world is not a perfect place. The first match for the Hawks is against friend and ally Bazalonia, in what should be a pretty good warm-up game for Hugh Humber. I swear that the guy isn't human with how well he plays the game; but the fans love the guy. It's pretty obvious why they love him, though. The dimunitive center can completely dominate a game entirely on his own, and leads the teams that he is on to a higher level of play that wins games, and even AORBC titles. Is this the AORBC where the Hawks get their second title? We shall see. |
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Mk-Mnty is sitting at his desk.
Mk-Mnty: Holy mother of god. These teams are even taller than I expected. Our first opponents have a 7'1 power forward for goodness sakes. And Bazalonia starts a 7'4" giant and no one starting under 6'4". Hell the shortest player on their whole roster is 6'1". At least Lamoni isn't SO tall, but even they're taller than we are.
<thinks to himself for a bit, then presses a button on the phone on his desk>
Mk-Mnty: Lil-To, do you think you could put me through to Bn-Ck's office.
Lil-To: Will do sir.
<picks up his phone and waits for a bit. The phone rings three times>
Secretary: Bn-Ck's office, who is calling.
Mk-Mnty: Coach Mk-Mnty from the Az-cz national basketball team.
Secretary: Alright I'll put you through.
Bn-Ck: Mk-Mnty old boy, how's it going.
Mk-Mnty: Not good. Have you seen the rosters. We're going to get murdered. So I was thinking. We've got to be chummy with the Mice, haven't we. Do you think we could acquire one of their debigulators?
Bn-Ck: <Laughs> Somehow, I doubt it, but what the hell it couldn't. I'll see what I can do.
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I'll have a roster up later tonight. I'm unable to do it now because of a busy schedule. Just to let you know. |
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Myrtannia Ready For AORBC III; Men, Women, Ready to Challenge for Titles
After hosting it twice in a row, Myrtannia now has traveled to the distant Socialist Union of Neu Amerika for the third go-around of AORBC. The only regional-scale tournament to originate in Myrtannia, it's been one of the Allied States' strong points in inter-regional competition. While the men have struggled in the playoff rounds, they're improving, no matter how slow that improvement is. The women, however, were AORBC I's women's champions, and are looking to reclaim the crown after falling to fourth last AORBC.
Myrtannia's teams both have interesting draws, so we'll start by looking at group B of the men's division:
Group B
Khazaron (2)
Myrtannia (3)
Nedalia (6)
Socialist Union (-)
Quakmybush (-)
Khazaron - The defending AORBC champions played solid, team basketball last time around, and look to be ready to dish out more of the same. Having jumped from fifth to second in the rankings, they'll be looking to become the first team to win consecutive AORBC titles. Or more than one, even. Myrtannia lost to this team despite a #1 seed in the knockouts last AORBC, and may have trouble against them again. Our line: A close-fought win for the Silver Sharks.
Myrtannia - The Suns have finished fourth (AORBC I) and third (AORBC II), respectively, in the past two tries. While they've improved on that front, they dissapointed after taking the #1 seed for the KO round, then being eliminated from championship contention by Khazaron. Vito Munise returns to lead a re-armed Suns offense that now lacks Rahir Abdul, how turned down an offer to join the Myrtannian national team.
Nedalia - Nedalia has been underwhelming in the AORBC, despite doing well in AOCAF and AO Bowl. They'll be looking to return to the knockout stage, and with two newcomers in this group, shouldn't have many problems doing so. How they'll do after that is anyone's guess. Our line: Suns beat the Lions after an early scare.
Socialist Union and Quakmybush - Both teams are newcomers, and will be battling each other for the final qualification spot of Group B. Myrtannia should throttle both of them on its way to second place in the group. We'll take the Crimson Stars to nab the last knockout round spot given that their nation is hosting the tournament.
In the women's division, things seem less clear:
ASMV (1)
D&S (2)
Myrtannia (3)
Socialist Union (-)
Quakmybush (-)
ASMV - The Lady Dragons can score a ton of points in a hurry, and finished second place in AORBC I before claiming the title in AORBC II. If they can run and keep the game at a tempo they're comfortable with, no one will be able to keep up with them. Bigger teams will have to slow them down and dominate the paint to have a shot at derailing ASMV's run at a second title.
D&S - This team is fun to watch, and despite fishy officiating, finished second in the very first try at AORBC. Their big lineup will help them do well again, and the Myrtannia - D&S game will be a war on the court. If ASMV slips up, the Lady Mystics could well sneak in and take the trophy home with them.
Myrtannia - Like the men's team, the Dryads will be relying on their center to lead the offense, with the retirement of Zenobia Abdur-Shareef after AORBC II. Ping Seek anchors an impressive Drayds team that will challenge for their second title in three AORBCs, but they face stiff competition from ASMV and D&S. A three way race for first is certainly not out of the question.
Socialist Union and Quakmybush - Again, both nations are new to AORBC, and in the smaller women's division, their luck won't change any. ASMV, D&S, and Myrtannia will all drill them, leaving the matchup between the two as being the deciding factor in who takes home a wooden spoon. Once again, we'll give the Reds the benefit of the doubt based on homecourt advantage.
And the rosters:
Myrtannia Suns
Head Coach: Salim Al-Hakim
Asst. Coach: Sigrid Hodges
Asst. Coach: Mosezh Immerman
Starting Lineup:
8 PG Kirby Rylant 6'3"
24 SG Brenton Senosk 6'6"
31 SF Berry Yeeloy 6'6"
5 PF Ytzhak Golden 6'9"
51 C Vito Munise 7'6"
Bench:
1 SG Irwin Bartmettler 67"
10 PF Hunter Olinick 6'11"
20 PG Fred Yuill 6'4"
18 SF Donn Butzke 6'10"
21 SG Prince Manolis 6'4"
30 PF Tad Trentinella 6'10"
50 C Dewitt Boluda 7'1"
Reserves:
G Alec Rivlin 6'1"
F Trinidad Descamps 6'7"
Uniform: 
Myrtannia Dryads (women's)
Head Coach: Moira Dakkon
Asst. Coach: Ok Regensburg
Asst. Coach: Zenobia Abdur-Shareef
Starting Lineup:
30 PG Cheryle Odmark 5'6"
22 SG Thuy Puffenbarger 5'8"
3 SF Otylia Stone 5'8"
26 PF Sara Golden 6'4"
9 C Ping Seek 6'7"
Bench:
4 SG Mary Finley 5'6"
6 SF Mona Vanhannen 5'7"
9 PG Lise Wiede 5'3"
5 PF Tempie Vandenbagh 6'2"
17 C Alanna Antoniuk 6'5"
45 SF Margaret Averbach 5'9"
8 G Rona Lee 5'8"
Reserves:
F Jenna Hunter 5'9"
G Wilhelmina Xanth 5'7"
Uniform: 
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Update: Scores for day one, and each following day, will be posted in the draw/schedule thread. Next scorination scheduled for 11:20 p.m. EST, Thursday, August 10, 2006. |
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Mystics & Lady Mystics Look Solid On Day 1
Men's
And now the 3rd AORBC is finally underway. Thank Heavens for that. Now let us look at today’s action.
In the men’s division Group A, The Mystics of Dorian and Sonya managed to play a high-scoring game and actually trash the smaller line-up from Az-Cz. Conventional wisdom always says that the smaller group has the advantage when the score is pushed up. But conventional wisdom does not account for a team shooting a full 75% in the paint. But the Mystics did just that, repeatedly forcing Az-Cz to try to match the inside presence that dominated from start to finish.
The first half started quickly for Az-Cz as they attempted to run. But last time we stopped the mighty ASMV from doing that very thing and Az-Cz was no match for the inside presence of the Mystics. Pass after pass went in to the low post and Az-Cz could only watch as the Mystics rolled up a 60-45 1st half lead.
But to give credit where it is due, Az-Cz would not back down. Instead they let loose a massive volley of 3 point shots in the second half and managed to get theirselves back into the game. With 4 minutes left on the clock they had actually cut the lead to just 3 points. But then the big guys for D&S took over again and 6 consecutive free throws from Hunter Pomainville would seal the 98-92 victory for the Mystics.
Pomainville led all players with 38 points, 21 boards, 13 assists, and 11 block to generate the very seldom seen Quadruple Double. Silas Drugan added 21 points, Kurtis Cullar had 18 points and 17 rebounds off the bench, Aurelio Poreda had 11 points in limited action. That comes out to a massive 88 points in the paint for the Mystics. if that continues, we will be very hard to beat.
In other men’s action Bazalonia managed a huge upset of the Hoop Dragons by managing to shut down the scoring machine and limiting them to a lowly 79 points. That is a huge accomplishment and means that Baz does bear keeping an eye on. It also means trouble for us as ASMV will be looking to punish someone for the poor performance today.
Women's
Women’s action also got underway with another good result for D&S. The Lady Mystics rolled to an easy victory over the host Reds of the Socialist Union. The first half was a tight affair as neither team managed to break away and ended in a 40-40 score. But the lady Mystics were out to prove they had what it takes to win the whole thing.
Genevie Servatius would score 15 of her team high 26 points in the second half as she single-handedly tried to will her team to victory. In fact 10 of those 15 points would come in the final 3 minutes, as the Socialist Union tried to stay in the game. But the Reds lacked that all-important crunch time experience and faltered allowing D&S to leave the arena with a 90-80 win. Balance was again the key for the Lady Mystics as all five starters scored in double figures.
The other game saw ASMV’s Lady Dragons do what their male counterparts could not do. Score. They outraced Quakmybush by a score of 94-88.
Next up is a date with those same Quakmybush ladies and hopefully the result will be much the same for them. Maybe better.
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Hoop Dragons Stink - Lady Dragons Rule
Today the Sea Dragons opened the 3rd AORBC with everything on the line as the powers that be had placed the horrid tag of the number one ranking on their heads. Idiots!
Bazalonia looked more like the number one team as they easily crushed the Hoop Dragons 87-79. Ok. So maybe it wasn’t that easy. But with the Hoop Dragons no where near their AORBC average of 97 ppg, it was easy enough. So why didn’t ASMV score more than a lousy 79 points? We could give credit to Bazalonia’s marvelous defensive effort, but it was more likely the food poisoning that Garrigus was suffering from. With him unable to contribute much, Ayudan faced double coverage all night long. If our idiot of a center, Alvaro Nouri, could have found the basket at all instead of wondering around the court like a blind beggar, we might have had a chance. But alas, we always have one disappointing game. Hopefully this was it for us. Got it out of our system early. We have to play better tomorrow or D&S will punish us inside much like they did Az-Cz. Hmmmm…..We really need a win against the Mystics. After all, Lamoni is still waiting for us. Hugh has a score to settle with us. Not Good.
The Lady Dragons did much better as they handled a pesky Quakmyubush team 94-86. But the game wasn’t really that close as they closed in from being down nearly 20 against the subs in the final 8 minutes of play. They surprised us. We almost had to put the starters back in.
The men will face the tough task of D&S tomorrow while the women will be looking for a beach to relax on for their bye date. |
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