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I said it once before, I'll say it again...

Those babies aren't defenseless, they're bullies.

Andersonville vs Duke. Andersonville wins, they end Duke's shot at a playoff spot. Duke wins, they still have a shot. This one is gonna be a slufgest. If you like the sort of fight where you wait for a referee to mercifully end it; I'm sure Andersonville will get tired of punching Duke in the face repeatedly. Expect to see some kicks, body slams, an elbow drop or two, and possibly something off the top rope. In the first half.

In the first matchup, Duke got pummelled by 70 on the road. They were losing by 25 at the half, but any hope they had of comeback was stomped into the ground in the third quarter when Andersonville beat the brakes off of them 48-14. They never had a chance in that one.

In no way do I see Duke returning the favor. Even if alligators like to play with their food, what does that mean? They let Duke hang around within 20 or 30?

This is gonna be a mercy killing. Andersonville will put this away early to extinguish any hope Duke might think about having.

Why?

Because they expect to pick up a game after we play Organization XIII. They expect us to lose.

Let me keep this real: I don't believe they expect to catch us, it's just that hope is a powerful drug. We also don't expect them to catch us, because we expect to beat Duke again before we dispatch Andersonville to end the regular season. But hope IS a powerful drug, and if they have any prayer of catching us, that means they have to win out and we have to lose out.

Now, we here at Linndale expect to win every game (except when we don't), but there is no way in this or any ubiverse where we lose a) three in a row to end this season and b) lose to Duke at HOME. No. Not gonna happen. No way, no how.

We have pride. Plus, I hate all things Duke (and Duke adjacent). Grant Hill excepted, of course. Grant is a gentleman, a scholar, a saint, and proof that I can say one nice thing about Duke.

Now where was I? Oh yes; Duke stinks, we'll beat Andersonville again, Andersonville will beat Duke again, and that's that.

I said what I said. Where's the lie?

I'm just hoping to see what it feels like to be at .500, even for just 1 week.

You'll get there after tomorrow's win. I'm just trying to upgrade a few spots on the roster, and prepare for the playoffs.

I have every confidence you win and make the playoffs. Enjoy your week at .500.

Pio Reina: OK guys, I know you’re all mad for different reasons. Let’s look at this rationally. Byron, what did we lose with Corro being sold?

Byron Helm: A solid big with two potential defensively, who could rebound, block shots, and pass the rock.

PR: I don’t dispute that, and those are all qualities we like to see, but could he score, was he a monster on the boards, and did we lose anything other than a bit of depth?

BH: When you put it like that, he was actually disappointing.

PR: Exactly. We didn’t acquire him to be a bench piece, but he played himself into that role by not producing. Clears a spot for us to get Vendrell on the floor more. Now compare Vendrell to Corro.

BH: Better shooter, better scorer, looks to be better in most ways given proper development. He’s younger. Not the passer or two way defender Corro was.

PR: OK, now keep in mind Ozver has played his way into more time, also at Corro’s expense. What does he bring?

BH: Everything I said about Vendrell applies, except Vendrell is the better scorer over Ozver. Ozver can be better than Corro but isn’t quite yet. Ozver flashes that two way defensive ability, is a superior rebounder, and is also younger than Corro.

PR: So what did we lose? Passing? We can replace his rebounding, offense and defense. We already had in house.

BH: When you put it like that, you’re not wrong.

PR: Marshall, I know you’re mad about Enfes. Twaruschek is a clone who is better offensively though not as good defensively. You liked being able to put him at a few positions, but did you really lose anything? Twarushcek can do a lot of those things, we still have Beko who can do a lot of those things, you just saw Ozver at small forward who looks like he can do some of those things, and Antti Reinholm is younger and can replace everything but the shooting. He’s better defensively, a better passer, and the shooting just might catch up. We also still have Carlos Frias, so what exactly are we losing?

Marshall Richards: Point made.

PR: Guys, we’ve been trying to move them for most of the season. Why does this bother you now?

MR: Timing. We could have used them. Organization XIII is going to be a tough one tonight.

BH: What he said.

PR: Air, you look like you have something you need to get off your chest.

Air Allnite: I know Marshall and Byron are going to borrow Simmons from me and see if he can become a proper threat inside. Why haven’t they done that with Bodura?

PR: Now that we have Simmons and Reinholm, they can. You‘ve done nice work with Pasman on offense, by the way. No one thought this kid would be putting in 10 a night or shooting 40% from three, but here we are.

AA: There’s still a little more to unlock. Now I get to work on Reinholm too. Let’s just not forget about the defense.

MR: Air talking defense? What is the world coming to?

PR: The real question is what is our GM looking to pull off? He's not just going to sit back? He's got something in mind. An upgrade. But where? Anyway, gentlemen let's talk tactics. We need to take better care of the ball on offense, and the press has not been working quite as well as we wanted. How do we want to fix that, Marshall?

MR: I'm glad you asked! I have an idea...

No pressure... I am watching your game live to watch Duke lose. I'm a Duke hater. It brings me joy.

It wasn't an impressive win, but it was a win, so I'll take that.

Me watching that game: will you stop playing with your food already!!!

Me after the game: Congratulations on reaching .500. Will be a shame when something happens to it...

Day 20 (Saturday 30 November 2024) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Anchorage Allstars. 99 - The Dachshunds 83
brooklyn knicks 48 - GloryBoyz 148
AZ Sunburn 146 - Fondy Cardinals 155
Defenseless Babies 109 - Las Vegas Red Pandas 88
Eternityz Rostah 111 - Nanooks of the North 96
K8be4L 113 - Cleveland Heat Lakers 122
Linndale 97 - Organization XIII 110
Andersonville Alligators 139 - Duke Devilz 131

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 155 : Fondy Cardinals
Rebounds : 72 : GloryBoyz
Assists : 46 : Fondy Cardinals
Steals : 19 : Fondy Cardinals
Block Shots : 10 : Anchorage Allstars., Cleveland Heat Lakers

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 40 : R. Landherr (K8be4L)
Rebounds : 23 : J. Pastorell (Organization XIII)
Assists : 11 : M. Silver (Defenseless Babies)
Steals : 6 : J. Jude (Fondy Cardinals)
Block Shots : 4 : D. Shilov (Anchorage Allstars.), K. Lay (Cleveland Heat Lakers)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : Y. Xiao (GloryBoyz) (33 Points, 7 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 39
Shooting Guard : H. Lý (K8be4L) (36 Points, 5 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 40
Small Forward : R. Landherr (K8be4L) (40 Points, 10 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 44
Power Forward : L. Greenwood (Fondy Cardinals) (26 Points, 11 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 2 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 38
Center : A. Di Massimo (GloryBoyz) (16 Points, 20 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 41

MVP of the evening
R. Landherr (K8be4L) (40 Points, 10 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 44

The bad performance of the evening
M. Ayberk (brooklyn knicks) (4 Points, 0 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 1 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : -8

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : J. Imbroda (AZ Sunburn) : 6 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : A. Kulacs (AZ Sunburn), M. Gatard (Nanooks of the North), R. Bodura (Linndale), N. Maladenis (Duke Devilz) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : D. Aliferovich (Fondy Cardinals), V. Ravagnin (K8be4L), E. Delgado (K8be4L), R. Motti (K8be4L) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : R. Landherr (K8be4L) : 8 Three points

The best performer : L. Salisbury (Cleveland Heat Lakers) : Rating : 19.0

The worst performer : M. Ayberk (brooklyn knicks) : Rating : 1.0

Day 21 (Tuesday 3 December 2024) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
GloryBoyz 80 - Anchorage Allstars. 92
The Dachshunds 164 - brooklyn knicks 43
Las Vegas Red Pandas 110 - AZ Sunburn 125
Fondy Cardinals 108 - Defenseless Babies 140
Cleveland Heat Lakers 78 - Eternityz Rostah 114
Nanooks of the North 117 - K8be4L 108
Duke Devilz 87 - Linndale 118
Organization XIII 148 - Andersonville Alligators 130

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 164 : The Dachshunds
Rebounds : 64 : Organization XIII
Assists : 56 : The Dachshunds
Steals : 27 : The Dachshunds
Block Shots : 11 : Linndale

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 55 : H. Lý (K8be4L)
Rebounds : 20 : J. Jude (Fondy Cardinals)
Assists : 14 : T. Mizoguchi (Eternityz Rostah)
Steals : 6 : P. Posey (The Dachshunds), M. Gunderson (The Dachshunds)
Block Shots : 4 : L. Law (Cleveland Heat Lakers)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : P. Posey (The Dachshunds) (26 Points, 1 Rebounds, 10 Assists, 6 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43
Shooting Guard : H. Lý (K8be4L) (55 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 40
Small Forward : K. Peeters (Eternityz Rostah) (44 Points, 9 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43
Power Forward : A. Roche (Andersonville Alligators) (26 Points, 13 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 40
Center : R. Özver (Linndale) (25 Points, 13 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 3 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 36

MVP of the evening
P. Posey (The Dachshunds) (26 Points, 1 Rebounds, 10 Assists, 6 Steals, 3 Block Shots), K. Peeters (Eternityz Rostah) (44 Points, 9 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43

The bad performance of the evening
M. Belgi (brooklyn knicks) (2 Points, 0 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots), : Efficiency : -7

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : C. Çeliksoy (brooklyn knicks) : 8 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : J. Thorne (GloryBoyz), M. Linet (brooklyn knicks), K. Kortunov (AZ Sunburn), A. Kulacs (AZ Sunburn), W. Yi Fung (Las Vegas Red Pandas), D. Aliferovich (Fondy Cardinals), N. Sheppard (Cleveland Heat Lakers), M. Gatard (Nanooks of the North), J. Campos (Duke Devilz), L. Randhawa (Duke Devilz) : 5 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : V. Ravagnin (K8be4L), E. Delgado (K8be4L), R. Motti (K8be4L), L. Randhawa (Duke Devilz) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : J. Imbroda (AZ Sunburn), H. Lý (K8be4L) : 8 Three points

The best performer : L. Salisbury (Cleveland Heat Lakers) : Rating : 17.5

The worst performer : M. Ayberk (brooklyn knicks) : Rating : 1.5