Monthly Archives: June 2011

Jun 25 2011

Dynasty wins their 3rd Championship in 4 Seasons


With their 3rd championship in 4 seasons looming in the balance Dynasty made sure  the defending champions Do Work did not get in their way of accomplishing their goal.

Dynasty began the day in the semi-final round; they squared off with a young STAT team who had defeated them a few weeks before this match-up.  The veteran Dynasty team got off to a HOT start sinking basket after basket  thanks in large part to the play of Derrick Pickett who helped Dynasty close the game early in the second half; and helped the squad advance to the championship game.

Like Dynasty, Do Work  began the day in the Semi’s matched up with a young Fly Society team whom they had defeated earlier in the season by a narrow margin, so revenge was imminent in this game for Fly Society. Although Fly Society was out for revenge they could not contain Do  Work’s F Kenneth Ubom as he exploded for an outrageous amount of point to guide his team to their second consecutive championship game appearance.

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Jun 15 2011

IBL | Season 4 | Week 8 Recap (PLAYOFFS)


After a long regular season…   Week 8 seen many teams start a brand new season, known as the PLAYOFFS.

Win or Go Home is the name of the game now!

In the Division 1 Playoffs, 6 teams  stamped a ticket to the postseason.

In the Division 2 Playoffs, 12 teams  stamped a ticket to the postseason, 8 teams  squared off in the quarterfinals while the first, second, third, and fourth  place team received a 1st round bye.

By: Nathan Apolonio
Head Writer

DIVISION 1

(3) STAT  vs. (6) Speed Kills


THE RUNDOWN:

STAT set the tone early as they out-worked Speed Kills on the boards, 27-16 . Danny Longmire blocked a game-high 4 shots and he finished with a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds.

The presence of Danny Longmire & J’Quandrei Ellis set this team over the top with their amazing guard play. The big men ran the floor, collected numerous offensive/ defensive rebounds and made sure their team would not fall to the lower seeded team. The play of guards  was also key to the big victory, they moved the ball around and got the big men involved early in the game.

Speed Kills could not find a consistent offensive flow all game. The presence of STATs big men proved to be detrimental to Speed Kills post game.

On top of their lack of post play, their beloved 3 point shot was failing to connect.  The thing that really killed this team was rebounding, this team played with heart but their first playoff run fell just short.

Anthony Cockrell led the way for STAT as he led all STAT players with 11 points and 3 rebounds, Danny Longmire was the second leading scorer with 10 points and 14 rebounds recording his 2nd double double of the season. Robel Kevorkian rounded out the scoring trio with 9 points and 11 rebounds.

Speed Kills was led by led by GM Tony El-Sar as he recorded 14 points and was the only player in double figures on his team.


STAT: 62

Speed Kills:44

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(4) Knicee vs. (5) Fly Society
DIVISION 1

THE RUNDOWN:

Fly Society entered the game with a blowout loss in their last outing to Dynasty in the final game of the regular season. Other than that they had played the best basketball of their season. With a 4-3 record they proved they could contend with the best in the division, their 3 losses came to playoff teams Knicee, Do Work & Dynasty. So it was interesting to see their first round match-up with Knicee a team that had defeated them earlier in the season.

From the opening tip, it was clear that Fly Society was there to WIN and WIN BIG. With GM Desean Collins failure to get any of his previous teams a win over Knicee formerly known as Like Water. The game meant so much more to this young run-n-gun squad.

From the middle of the season, I could tell that Knicee would not make it deep in the postseason if they could not fix their personnel issues.

They played the last few games of the season with a 4 man roster and for their playoff game they had a 7 man roster. Chemistry was a big problem all game, some of the guys had not played with each other in a few weeks and were a bit rusty. Defensive assignments were missed and the team that was adequately prepared (Fly Society) took home the W and advanced to the second round.

Fly Society was led by Jaime Villalobos 14 points 5 rebounds, Jairo Lopez 11 points 3 rebounds and Robert Aguilar 10 points 2 rebounds.

Knicee was led by Trayvonn Booker who had a game high with 21 points  and 6 rebounds, Marcus Angeles chipped in with 12 points and 4 assists.

Fly Society will take on the defending champs Do Work in the Semi Finals this Sunday.


Fly Society: 63
Knicee:50

(9)H.A.M  vs. (1) Cali Raisins

THE RUNDOWN:

The 9th ranked H.A.M managed to achieve a playoff berth this season, in their first season of IBL play. After their 1-2 start to the season H.A.M got it together and  went 3-1 to finish their season with a 4-3 record and a 9th place finish in the division.

H.A.M took on Lights Out in the first round of the playoffs earlier in the day and came out with a 65-62 victory over the opposition.

With the victory H.A.M advanced to the second round of the division playoffs to play the #1 seeded California Raisins who had fresh legs from their first round bye.

H.A.M held a slight advantage early in the game but the Raisins showed why they were the #1 overall seed with their sharpshooting and excellent guard play. H.A.M held the lead for the majority of the game, but the Raisins made a storming comeback to keep their championship hopes alive and came out with a 46-44 win.

The Raisins will take on the Southstars in the Semifinals next weekend.

HAM Guard Eddie scored 13 points while Kenny finished with 12 points.

Raisins Guard Jordan Ramos scored 15 points while Kevin Chow finished with 2 boards, 10 points and 1 Block.


Cali Raisins: 46

H.A.M:44

=============================================================================================================== (4) Southstars vs. (12) Quiksilver

DIVISION 2

THE RUNDOWN:

With the Regulators failing to take advantage of Quiksilvers 4-man roster, John Dang exploded for 24 points and stole an inbound pass  with 6 secs. left in regulation, raced down the court to make the game winning lay-up as Quiksilver won their opening round playoff game to advance to a quarterfinal matchup with the Southstars in the final game of the night.

This playoff game  turned into a 4-on-5 match-up as Quiksilver ended the game with just 4 players. Playing with their “hustle group”, Quiksilver made like the 1994 Houston Rockets and played with the heart of a Champion. The result was a 55-53 win over the Regulators.

However Quiksilver would not have the same result in their quarterfinal game as they were dominated and overwhelmed from the opening tip to a young Southstars team.

The Southstars had 3 players in double figures; Anthony F. led all players with 23 points 6 rebounds, Trayvonn Booker recorded a double double with 15 points 10 rebounds.

John Dang 13 points and Brandon Kinard 12 points led the way for Quiksilver as they fall short once again to reach the semi-finals of the playoffs.


Southstars: 68
Quiksilver:36

=============================================================================================================== (2) Double Dribble vs. (7) Wonton Soup

DIVISION 2

THE RUNDOWN:

Double Dribble  had great expectations after their DOMINATING Week six victory over their opponent, defending champs Wonton Soup.

Although they were very short-handed, Double Dribble entered the game dripping with confidence and swagger, but were overwhelmed by a Wonton Soup who came off a blow out first round victory over the Smash Bros. earlier in the day and they also had a full roster.

The reigning MVP of the Division Jesse Jimenez had several obstacles to overcome, two of his wing players and 3 point threats weren’t in attendance (Geo V. & Jerry Jimenez) and he could not carry his team as he had done so many times before. Diahnte Pickett scored a team-high 19 points . Chuy Contreras scored 13 points while Jesse Jimenez finished as the third leading scorer with 7 points.

Wonton Soup missed just 8 shots from the free throw line as the team combined for 11-of-19  from the stripe.  Jaime Villalobos led the team with 3 assists and 1 steal and scored 17 points.


Wonton Soup:59

Double Dribble:49 =============================================================================================================== (3) Beyond The Arch vs. (6) Bulls

DIVISION 2

THE RUNDOWN:

The Bulls suffocated Beyond the Arch with their defense. The box score won’t show how great the Bulls played defensively as Beyond the Arch compiled 4 steals and the Bulls logged just 1 steal. The rebounding battle was even at 19 apiece but once again, the box score won’t show how much Bulls dominated this match-up, defensively.

Calvin  knocked down a team-high 18 points and  led the way. Antwon Blocker finished with 14 points while Billie scored a 14 points.


Beyond The Arch struggled with their 3-point shooting and turnovers late in the second half. . G Justin Benson scored 14 points Jamel Benson led the way with 18 points and 8 rebounds  for Beyond The Arch.



Bulls :64

Beyond the Arch:44

Jun 9 2011

IBL | Season 4 | Week 7 Recap


 With the Regular Season coming to an end in Week 7, here are the teams that qualified for the Spring Playoffs.


Southstars– Lights Out

Lights Out fail to execute in the late moments of their game and fall after a last second heave fails to fall.

The Southstars were led by Chris F. as he finished with a team high 10 points,3 rebounds. Trayvonn Booker assisted with the scoring load and added 8 points and 4 rebounds. Tony N. added 7 points and 1 rebounds to complete the scoring trio.

 Mike & Jimmy Nguyen  led all Lights Out players with 13 points apiece  while Eric Anderson added 11 points and 1 rebounds. No other Lights Out player was close to double digits.

Southstars:42

Lights Out:39

Lights Out finishes the Season with a 4-3 record and face H.A.M in the first round of the Playoffs next week.

The Southstars end their season with a 5-2 record and have a first round bye in next weeks opening round of the playoffs.

 

Smash Bros. – Double Dribble

Double Dribble ends their season with a 35 beat down of the then #3 ranked Smash Bros. and head into the post season with a headful of steam.

The Smash Bros. was led by Gerard G. as he finished with a team high 30 points and 4 rebounds  assisting Gerard was  PJ who chipped in 15 points and 4 rebounds.  Gene Quiocho also had 15 as he completed the scoring trio.

Double Dribble’s attack  fueled by their drive and kick style of play.  They shot 15/24 from the 3 point line and had a stretch in the second half where they could not miss.  Diahnte Pickett led all Double Dribble players with 33 points and 9 rebounds while Jesse Jimenez recorded 21 points and 15 rebounds and 10 assist to record his first career triple-double. Jerry Jimenez rounded out the top 3 team scorers for the high-powered offense of Double Dribble as he finished with 19 points and 9 rebounds.  Minh Thong contributed 18 points and 11 rebounds while Chuy Contreras added 14 and 4.

Double Dribble:105

Smash Bros.:70

Double Dribble finishes the Season with a 5-2 record and will have a first round bye.

The Smash Bros.  end their season with a 4-3 record and will play the defending champs Wonton Soup in the opening round of the playoffs.

Thunder – Benchwarmers

Thunder make crucial defense stops in final moments of game against the Benchwarmers  to record a 54-45 win

After a blow out loss to Beyond The Arch in Week 6 Anthony Cockrell led his Thunder team into battle in Week 7 with a slim chance of the team making the playoffs up for grabs.

Cockrell had  his best shooting performance going 10/20 from the field and finished with 25 points and 9 rebounds.  Chris Johns was really the story for the Thunder as he finished with  12 points and 3 rebounds and made crucial defensive plays late in the game.

 

The Benchwarmers had no offensive answer for the swarming defense of the Thunder.  Steven  managed to be an answer on the offensive end as he accounted for 26 of the teams 45 points . Charlie added 7 points and 2 rebounds but that just wasn’t enough to get their team over the hump.

Thunder:54

Benchwarmers:45

The Thunder end their Season with a 3-4 record but fail to qualify for the post season, however they will play Soak City in a Week 8 consolation game.

The Benchwarmers end their season with a 4-3 record but fail to qualify for the playoffs. They will be playing a consolation game in  Week 8 to end their season.

Regulators  vs. Bulls

Regulators outlast Bulls to record a 68-63 win.

The Regulators leading scorer for the game was Brandon T. as he finished with 26 points going 9/17 from the field. Tony finished with 20 points and 6 rebounds.

 

 

 

The Bulls had very  balanced scoring as they  had 3 players in double figures; Drew finished with a team high 27 points Antwon Blocker had 15 point and 4 rebounds and  Billy finished the game with 10 points and 3 rebounds.

Regulators:68

Bulls:63

The Bulls enters next weeks playoffs with a 4-3 record. They take on #11 Hoop Dreams.

The Regulators enters next weeks playoffs as the #5 seed with a 4-3 record, they take on the #12 seed Quiksilver.

 

Cali Raisins vs. Uptown Fades

The ‎California Raisins cruised to an easy 29 point win over Uptown Fades to finish a perfect regular season.

Uptown Fades was led by Freddy V. as he finished with 13 points and 5 rebounds , Spencer Stueve added 10 points and 10 rebounds for  UTF but that wasn’t enough.

For the Raisins Matt Virata led all scorers 21 points and 3 rebounds, Kevin Chow added 15 points and 2 rebounds and Korey Davis rounded out the top 3 with his 9 points.

 

 

Cali Raisins:64

Uptown Fades.:35

The Raisins  finish the regular season with a perfect 7-0 record.  They’ve  clinched the #1 overall seed for the division in the playoffs and have a first round bye.

  • Wonton Soup
  • Thunder
  • Double Dribble
  • Beyond The Arch
  • Regulators
  • Smash Bros.
  • Uptown Fades

The Cali Raisins end their Season with a perfect 7-0 record and have a first round bye for next weeks playoffs.

The Uptown Fades end their season with a 1-6 record but fail to qualify for the playoffs. They will be playing a consolation game in  Week 8 to end their season.




Dictators – STAT

STAT clinched their playoff spot with a 56-40 win over the Dictators.

STAT was led by Brandon Kinardwho finished with a team high 15 points and 12 rebounds. Robel Kevorkian assisted with 13 points and 7 rebounds  and Anthony Cockrell  rounded out the top 3 with  9 points and 3 rebounds .

 

 

The Dictators had most of their scoring done by the combination of Tongun & Sheriff M.

Tongun  finished with a game high 18 points as he was the go to man for the Dictators all game.  Sheriff M. had a quiet 12 points and 3 rebounds.

 

STAT:56

Dictators:40

STAT enters next weeks playoffs as the #3 seed with a 4-3 record, they take on the #6 seed Speed Kills.

The Dictators end their season with a 3-4 record but fail to qualify for the playoffs. They will be playing a consolation game in  Week 8 to end their season.

Primetime – Do Work

Troy Allen Drops 42 and 13 but that is not enough as Donte Smith and Do Work finishes a perfect regular season.

Do Work was led by Donte Smith who finished with a team 31 points. Dominic Smith added 17 points and 3 rebounds,  and Kenneth Ubom finished with 20 points and 2 rebounds.

Troy Allen finished with a team/game high 42 points and 13 rebounds. Rashad Martin was the teams second leading scorer with 10 points and 16 rebounds.

Do Work:83

Primetime:70

Do Work enters next weeks playoffs with a flawless 7-0 record. They have a first round bye and will play the winner of the Fly Society/Knicee game.

Primetime end their season with a 3-4 record but fail to qualify for the playoffs. They will be playing a consolation game in  Week 8 to end their season.

Fly Society– Dynasty

Dynasty secures the #2 seed in the playoffs with a 20 point beat down over Fly Society.

Fly Society was led by Jaime Villalobos 11 points 5 rebounds, Robert Aguilar who finished with 9 points and 3 rebounds. Jairo Lopez, Damien Ephriam and Anthony Anderson all finished with 6 points apiece combining for 18 points.

 

 

 

Dynasty finished with 4  starters  in double figures Rich Cobarrubias with 11 and 5 , Derrick Pickett with 13 and 10,  Marcus Pringle with 14 and 1, and Dewayne O’Neal 11 and 6.

 

Dynasty:63

Fly Society:43

Dynasty enters next weeks playoffs with a 5-2 record. They have a first round bye and will play the winner of the STAT/Speed Kills game.

Fly Society enters next weeks playoffs as the #5 seed with a 4-3 record, they take on the #4 seed Knicee.