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📅 Game 13 (Saturday, Aug 23, 2025)
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🌟 Game of the Night: Wasco 97–Innovatus 85
The Inn was full (for the sake of the joke), but Wasco wasn’t intimidated. Innovatus’ 3-2 zone led to Tigers pounding the paint and securing the ball (4 TO’s all night). Pisano (14 pts, 17 reb) was a monster, while Sorensen and Ascensão combined for 30.

Innovatus got their usual brilliance from Zigui (29/12), but Reese built a skyscraper with his bricks—6–26, including 1–10 from three. Icy wings make it hard to elevate, even with a solid frontcourt. A disciplined team win for Wasco—solid showing and better security in the standings.
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🍹California Supreme 100–Bench Mob 89
Another road scalp for the Great 8. Suggs (19/7/5) stayed efficient, Arzave hit from everywhere (28), and Supreme kept Papitzakis locked to 16. Bench got a hot hand from Daigle (19/4/4), but the rest of the Mob died down pretty quick.
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🧊Tasty Tardsicles 112–Kiwi Sheep Pimps 99
Tasty froze Kiwi’s offense with smothering outside D, forcing 12 turnovers (5 from Gaffney). Wui Kwong was absurd: 37 points with nine bombs from deep, and Jimenez knew the assignment by grabbing 22 rebounds. Kiwi got decent nights from Rae (25) and Guaraes (19/10), but when your offense looks like it’s running in quicksand, it’s over fast.
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🦍 Meridian 113–Wellington 102
This one looked to make Princeton proud, as both teams brought the old-but-good style to Park Tower. Then the whistles began to fly. At first it was a novelty…but it didn’t take long to see which side Vegas wanted to win in this one: Meridian hit the line 42 times (37 makes) while Wellington got just 13 freebies. Nash lived there, hitting 10 FTs and four triples en route to 22 (no 2 pt. FG’s made). Adams (17/7) and Kotrokois (16) kept the buckets steady. Bunn poured in 20 but was in foul trouble all game. Apatič couldn’t pick things up, and Longino clanked from the field (3–15).
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🎲BC Lituanica 97–Delta 9 81
Delta was expected to make this one competitive, BC Lit them up despite the locker room drama. Paama wanted his moment to shine and Baratović set the table, as usual, with 13 assists. Delta got their standard Olmos line (21/6/6), but few others could put together anything consistent. Sometimes “paper favorites” stay on paper.
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🔨The Reductions 121–Ferth Ozone 107
Reductions won this on the glass: 62–40 rebounding edge. Goundo (27/8/4) wants to show he’s more than a 6th man, and Râsnoveanu (17/17/5) combined muscle with efficiency. Peró lit it up for Ferth (35 on 5 triples). Ferth scored enough to win most nights, but gave up 50.5% FG and the boards.
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🦙Llama 67–Wobbles 93
Team win for Wob. Samara went nuclear (33), and Rivera was everywhere (24/8/6, 2 steals). Add in a ridiculous +29 rebounding margin, and Llama never stood a chance. Wobbles’ machine keeps humming, even with Er-Rai on the IL. He’ll use the extended break to return to full speed.
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❄️FR-S 134–White Walkers 55
FR-S finally got the feel-good blowout they needed, led by Rudolph’s MVP night (34/7/4/4 stl/3 blk). Kasilovskis chipped in a do-it-all 18/8/8.
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Roundup of the Stars ✨
• Wui Kwong (Tasty): 37 pts, nine threes—scorched earth.
• Jimenez (Tasty): 22 boards. Glass cleaner deluxe.
• Pisano (Wasco): 14/17, anchoring the upset.
• Rudolph (FR-S): 34/7/4 with four steals—MVP line.
• Samara (Wobbles): 33 pts, carrying momentum.
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Looking Ahead🔮
The Big 8 tightened its grip with Wasco’s statement and Wobbles’ steady march, while the Great 8 made noise with Cali and Tasty taking care of business. Both sides of the league look brutal—if the first half was about surviva

📊 Great 8 Midseason Check-In
If the Big 8 has been trench warfare, the Great 8 has been a full-on food fight—points splattering everywhere, rosters in flux, and the occasional custard pie to the face. Five of the league’s top scoring teams live here, which means the standings look more like a pinball machine than a ladder. Let’s dish out the midseason report cards.
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Wasco Tigers 🐅
The Tigers are playing like they own the jungle. League-best 357 assists, league-best 47.8% FG, and the fewest turnovers in the division. Pisano (19.8/14.8) and Sorensen anchor the paint, while Ascensão and Davis keep the gears turning. Wasco doesn’t just beat you—they starve you of possessions. The most complete team in the Great 8, and it’s no accident they’re top of the food chain.
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Kiwi Sheep Pimps 🐑
Fireworks factory. 1412 points, most in the league, and a nightly barrage led by Gaffney and Palma outside, Guaraes pounding inside. But with all that firepower comes sloppiness: turnovers and defensive leaks make sure no lead is safe. If the threes fall, they’re untouchable. If not, it’s like sheep on roller skates. Dangerous, chaotic, must-see basketball.
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Wellington Warthogs 🐗
The hogs run wild. Bunn can torch you for 38, Abrahamsohn dishes a triple-double, and they’ve broken 100 often. But efficiency is shaky, foul trouble crops up, and the bench comes and goes like Arizona weather. They’re equal parts contender and coin flip. When it clicks, Wellington looks scary. When it doesn’t, they look like they left the playbook at home.
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California Supreme 🥤
The puzzle team. On one night, Suggs drops 44 and Duarte swipes everything in sight; on another, they blow a 16-point lead in the 4th. They’ve had 8 players in double figures in a single game, but still sit sub-.500 at the break. Talent screams “semifinals,” record whispers “bubble.” At some point, Supreme has to decide if they’re contenders or just a flashy milkshake.
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Delta 9 💊
The cash kings: highest payroll in the Great 8. Olmos (18/7/8, efficiency 23.2) is an All-Star lock, Kester sprays from deep, and Bruner brings blocks. On paper? Loaded. On the court? Mid. When depth is tested, shots clang, turnovers spike, and they’re getting punked by teams with half their budget. For now, Delta looks more like bean counters than assassins.
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Llama of Wall Street 🦙
They thrive on chaos, perhaps because their payroll is so low. 92 steals (G8 best), buckets of free throws, and Babenko as their All-Star face. But efficiency is a coin toss—see the 27% shooting disaster vs MCM. When whistles blow, they hang around. When they don’t, they crash hard. Think scrappy underdog that runs full speed into a glass door every few games.
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Ferth Ozone 💨
Pure entertainment value. Peró drills five threes, Faltýnek posts a nightly 20/14, and they’ll hang 110 on anyone. The problem? They’ll give up 120 right back. Fun to watch, impossible to trust. They’re the “yeah, but…” team of the Great 8.
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The White Walkers 🧊
Their highlight of the year was scoring double digits in a fourth quarter. Winter is coming…in D.III.
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The Great 8 is a bar brawl. Wasco’s running clean sets, Kiwi’s setting off fireworks, and Cali keeps everyone guessing. Delta’s still trying to cash the checks their payroll writes, while Wellington, Ferth, and Llama each swing wildly between “upset alert” and “oops.” Second half? Expect chaos, upsets, and maybe a chair through the window.

If not, it’s like sheep on roller skates. Dangerous, chaotic, must-see basketball.

Think scrappy underdog that runs full speed into a glass door every few games.

You have the gift of humor. Priceless.

These are great! Would love to chip in, but you've set a high bar!

I don’t have a monopoly on it - feel free to hop in! I wouldn’t mind it if we passed around the “summary” work. I’ve got the Big 8 summary to post in a minute.

I’ve enjoyed the “narrative construction” side of things. It makes the league feel more “real” in that sense - adding trade rumor drama (here’s looking at you, lituanica) and “will they/won’t they details feels like it adds some gravitas to what is normally the hum-drum happenings.

Last edited by stillhere at 8/26/2025 7:36:55 PM