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AVENGED! CYBORGS TAKE DOWN FALCONS 106-81

Steel City-Despite a roster error by GM Krazy Kay (no back up big men) and starting Center Big C going down 16 minutes into the game, the Cyborgs still avenged their opening night loss 106-81. "I almost cost us the game!" snapped a disgruntled Krazy Kay.

Big C was off to a great start scoring 9 points along with 11 boards before leaving the game with a strained shoulder early in the second quarter. The 18 yr old was fouled hard trying to dunk the ball. Reports are that it'll be sore for a few days, but should be available for the the next game.

The coach had to scramble to fill the void with a limited roster. It became center by committee as 6 differrent players ended up playing time at center. 4 of them guards!

Team Captain Tinsley, who missed the season opener had a very efficient 25 point, 13 rebound game on 11-14 shooting. First round pick PF Oglesby had his worst offensive performance of his young career shooting 1-11 and finishing with just two points. He was still able to contribute however grabbing 17 boards and dishing out 8 assists.

Falcons 19 year old center Rodrigue Cliquet had a very nice night posting a career high rating of 9.0. He finished with 9 points anda team high 12 boards in only 20 minutes of play. This kid is loaded with potential and has really made strides the last few games.

PG Igor Bagration let out a huge sigh of relief after the game. "It's scary trying to play defense with those huge guys down low. I was just happy to escape with my body in one piece. I never play center again....EVER!," he mused.

The Cyborgs have a relatively light schedule the rest of the way. No remaing teams are over .500. Still the Cyborgs know they cant be complacent. Tinsley will make sure of that. "We have a lot of young players that still need to get better. They need to continue with our trainers and get ready for the playoffs."

I dont think we've saw the best Falcon team out there and there is plenty of time for them to get better and get ready for a rematch....in the playoffs!

CYBORGS SPEND RECORD 500K TO BRING IN PROSPECT MATTEO CARRUBBA

Steel City - The usually conservative Cyborgs, spend a record half a million dollars to bring in and unproven 18yr old seven footer this morning. The Power forward has played only two games this season.

Excerpt from the press conference:
Krazy Kay-"This was strictly a move for the future. We are always looking for players to improve the team short term and long term. Its highly unusual to bring this type of prospect at this time during the season, but we just didnt want to pass on this guy. We spent a lot more money, I mean A LOT more than we wanted to. We believe this guy will be a force down in the paint for years to come. In the meantime his outside skills are so good, he might get some minutes at one of the guard spots or at small forward. I predict that by the middle of next season, he will be our best player. He's got that kind of potential, and will do everything we can to help him fufil it."

STEEL CITY SETS RECORDS WITH WIN.

The Cyborgs won by 48 points yesterday setting a new record for largest margin of victory. They also broke the team record with 43 assists.

C Radion had his first career triple double (19pts, 20rbs, 11asts) while front court mate PF Chalkiopoulos just missed one posting 17pts, 14rbs, and 9 asts.

New comer, PG M. Brežgis had a solid debut in a surprise start. The 21yr old scored 22 points on 10-15 shooting and posting 9 assists. Allstar Van Marke looks to be the odd man out as he was not even on the active roster. "I dont get it," said Van Marke,"I make the allstar team then get benched? I'm not really happy with this, Maybe they need to transfer me."

GM Krazy Kay didnt seem too worried, " We actally have too many players right now honestly. But the beauty of it is we have great depth now at every position. I wont forget anytime soon how thin we were last year and how injuries really doomed us in the playoffs. We can absorb an injury or two as constructed right now. Since we are so close to the end of the season, We'll just suck it up and pay the extra money to keep everyone here. After that, players will get moved."

PG VAN MARKE DEMANDS TRADE, ACOSTA RELEASED

Steel City - Unhappy with being inactive last game, all star point guard Griffin Van Marke has officially demanded to be traded or released. The veteran was quite upset when we asked him how he was going to fit in the point guard rotation, "I'm a (bleep)ing allstar man, I should be starting and getting the bulk of the minutes. This 21 year old punk cant come in here and take my job like that man, that don't sit right with me. Kay (the GM) told me I wouldn't be starting anymore and that's straight bull(bleep). I gotta play man, I'm 30, I'm in the prime of my career, if these fools don't want me, I can go somewhere else and play"

Sources close to Krazy Kay tell us that he's actually been working the transfer market for over a week now in an attempt to move the disgruntled guard, but all efforts have been unsuccessful. Griffin is expected to be granted his release if a transfer cannot be worked out.

In related news, rookie center Daniel Acosta was released today. "He's a good kid, he can play in this league, but he got caught in a numbers game here. He'll catch on with another team and he'll be productive for that team. I wish him nothing but the best."-Cyborgs trainer The 18yr old Acosta played in 4 games, averaging 8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4 assists in 26 min per game.

NEW AQUISITION CARRUBBA HAS STRONG DEBUT

Steel City - Matteo Carruba made his debut with a bang today in front of a record 5,696 fans at the Thunderdome. The 18 year old scored 30 points, pulled down 14 boards, and dished out 6 assists helping the Cyborgs to improve to 19-2 on the season.

"I felt good out there." the youngster said,"I just let the game come to me". He flashed skills in many areas showing why the Cyborgs were willing to make such a huge investment.

GM Krazy Kay was gushing with excitment, "He's a 7 foot point guard who can bang in the post. This kid is going to be something special, He's going to be a star and one that can play multiple positions. That gives us great flexiblity besides a great player, I'm excited, I cant wait to see this kid get a few training seasons under his belt."

VAN MARKE RELEASED, MANURIA TRANSFERED

Steel City - All Star PG Griffin Van Marke was due to be suspened by the team today for conduct detriment to the team, but was instead released. "We tried to move him, but there just wasnt a market for him apparently," Said GM Krazy Kay,"At the end of the day we just needed to cut ties, it was becoming too much of a distraction."

In related news, the Cyborgs transfered SF Marcin Manuria for a small amount of cash. Our source says the move was strictly a cost cutting move in anticipation of higher player salaries next season. Marcin became expentable when Terressa and Deljkovic came aboard Both can play multiple positions including Mauira SF spot. Marcin had no hard feelings, "I had a great time here, was part of a great playoff run last year and now the Cyborgs have a great chance to promote this season. It would be great to be a part of it, but I also realize my minutes have disappeared and I became a casualty of business. I'll be fine though, I'll do the same for my new team, play hard all the time! I have to admit though, I'll be keeping an eye on the boxscores and rooting for the Cyborgs to promote."

CYBORGS COMPLETE FIRST FULL SEASON WITH 20-2 RECORD.

Steel City - The Cyborgs finished off thier first full season with a 101-84 victory over the Mackers. Their 20-2 record locks up the #1 seed in the Red conference and the #2 seed overall in the league. Should the Cyborgs make the finals and the Red Flags stumble Steel City will have home court advantage in the finals. Not bad for the first full season in Cyborg History.

Season in review:

Team Captian Cliffton Tinsley was named team MVP. He didnt post the best numbers on the team, but he did move from PF to SF to fill a huge hole nicely. Not only did he post solid numbers (16.3 pts, 7.3 rbs) but he did all the little things so its no surprise he led the team with a 8.1 rating. the true glue guy of the team.

The surprise of the season was 1st ever Cyborg draft pick Kristopher Oglesby. The 18yr old power forward posted an amazing 20.3 pts, 21.0 rbs, and 7.7 asts, in 12 league games. He was 3 games shy of qualifying for league leaders. Had he qualified he would have led the league in all three categories.

Impact transfer of the year was center Paweł Chrzaścik. A rookie third round pick from Poland has averaged 17.0 points and 17.5 rebounds in six games since he's arrived. He continues to improve each week. A real steal for a guy was the 4th to last pick of the draft.

Tuesday the playoffs begin. Last year the Cyborgs where just happy to parcipate in the post season, but this season, they have their eye on the championship and a promotion to division IV. It wont be easy, but this reporter thinks Steel City has the talent and depth to get the job done. Let the playoffs begin!

STEEL CITY BLOWS OUT TIMERWOLFS, LOSE CENTER BIG C FOR THE SEASON.

Steel City - A full house of 6,026 fans witnessed a masacre of the woefully outmatched Timerwolfs 119-48. The Cyborgs quickly jumped on their first round opponent 35-12 and never looked back. One fan joked, "It was like Mike Tyson beating up an eight year old."

The win was costly however, as starting center big C injured his shoulder again and will miss the rest of the playoffs. The big man was devistated,"I heard it pop and felt a tear, its bad, real bad. I just want to be out there on the floor helping my team to win a championship and my run lasts exactly one minute. I'm crushed"

Krazy Kay and the Cyborgs have been down this road before having lost both their starting center and power forward before the playoffs last year. GM Krazy Kay:"Those injuries last year cost us a champonship last year. No disrespect to the Cannon Boys, but we had zero depth behind those guys and still we almost gutted out the win. One of my goals this year was to have quality depth heading into the playoffs and now that will be tested. Big C is our best inside presence, he's averaged 17 and 17 for the season, but Freedman, Yiorgos, and big Z can all hold down the fort. Dont forget about Tinsley, he slid over to center today and had the most dominating game of his career (33 points, 25 rebounds). We have lots of optoins and lots of depth, we have no excuses this year."

Up next will the a home game againt hated rivals TX Falcons. Both teams won their home games during the season, but momentum swings back to the Falcons as new arrival SF Hodas has the Falcons playing the best basketball of the season.

Tinsley expects a tough game in the conference finals, "Man this is gonna be a war, serioulsy, hard fought, blood, sweat, and tears man. They beat us early in the season, then we got some good momentum beat them pretty good toward the end, but now....they have all the momentum. That new cat Buda? Hodo? He's got them playing GREAT ball right now. They are well rested and healthy too. And I think they wanna give us a little payback. It's gonna be a great game though, two conference rivals duking it out for all the glory."

AW I was looking forward to both teams at full health. Been training my Centers and PF's all year to shut down your inside game. Should still be a good game though you have a bit of depth at those postions it seems like.

It should be a great game, that late addition you got at SF really changed the dynamics of our matchup. Its going to be a close hard fought game I think.....and I wont be able to watch it live :( That may be a good thing, have a feeling it will be a stressfull game to watch lol. Good luck, can't wait for the game, its the game we've been working towards all season! Rivaly playoff week!

BIG C DELAYS SURGERY IN CASE OF "MIRACLE" RECOVERY

Steel City - Starting center Big C says that he will delay surgery until after the playoffs just in case he can play through the injury. "I don't know how to expain it," the big center began,"It's just this weird feeling I have that the lord might let me get back out there before its all said and done. Maybe he'll bless me with a miracle recovery or let it be strong enough that I can play through the pain. It's in his hands now."

GM Krazy Kay was amused by the rookie, saying"I think he just stole my nickname, because any talk of getting back on the floor is 'Krazy!' with a 'K'. It would really be a miracle if he played just one minute during the rest of the playoffs, but ya know, stranger things have happened. We feel good the center spot though, Radion Freedman will get the start and Yiorgos and big Z will get some time too. I can't wait for this game, confernce finals, at home, vs our rivals, looking to take the next step as a franchise. I probably wont sleep tonight!"