2011 Fall, SEASON 6
Week 5
by Nathan Apolonio/ @NDAx92
The Parody in Division 2 Continues, no team is undefeated. The top 4 teams have alternated losses to each other. The majority of the action is at the top of the standings, to keep it simple, the teams at the top of the standings win while the teams at the bottom do the opposite.
With the announcement that all teams make the playoffs, I think most games lost their competitive edge and most teams aren’t worried about Winning/Losing since they get a chance in the playoffs regardless.
The playoffs are only 3 weeks away, team GM’s should make a conscious effort to request a team above them in the standings and try to earn the tiebreaker, because seeding will be very important in the playoffs.
5 Guys 1 Cup vs. Warriors
DIVISION 2
The Warriors hold off 5 Guy 1 Cup in a thriller and escape with a 58 – 57 win, in the first game of the day.
5 Guys 1 Cup, had a very balanced offensive attack with Jhoaun finishing with a team high, he logged in 19 points and 6 rebounds. Alex Hernandez assisted Jhoaun finishing with 13 points and 3 rebounds. Castro was the third leading scorer with 9 points and 8 rebounds.
George Gerardo had a monster game for his team. He led the Warriors in the scoring column and finished with 22 points and 6 rebounds. Lester Cole was the his teams second leading scorer with 16 points,11 rebounds, and dished out 6 assists. Ray Sanchez finished with 10 points and 2 steals to round out the top performers for the Warriors.
The Revenge vs. UKnow
DIVISION 2
UKnow climbs further in the standings after defeating the then 3-1 Revenge team by a score of 61 – 47.
The Revenge was led by Armondo who finished with 11 points, 3 rebounds, Derrick Okoth was the teams second leading scorer with 8 points and 1 rebound, Adarsh Ghadi and Hassan Ahmed rounded out the scoring load with 7 points and 5 assists.
Jordan “Mr.Double-Double” Block led all scorers for the game with 27 points and 8 rebounds. Anthony Cockrell assisted Block with the scoring load and finished with 11 points, 4 rebounds, and dished 1 assist out, with the recipient of that assist being Block. Jonathan Redmond rounded out the scoring trio with 8 points and 7 rebounds.
X-Men vs. Happy Hour
DIVISION 2
The X-Men defeat Happy Hour 55 – 47 behind a huge game from Darren Smith.
Darren Smith led all X-Men scorers for the game with 31 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Smith had himself a very great game statistics wise. He also shot 11/24 from the field. (46%) Chris Smith finished with 9 points and a team high 14 rebounds. Oscar Pacheco rounded out the scoring trio with 6 points and 5 rebounds.
Greg Santos and John led the way for Happy Hour, Both players finished with 10 points apiece. John also pulled in 9 rebounds. Tim Recinto assisted Santos and John with the scoring load and finished with 8 points and 5 boards. James Reyes rounded out the top 3 scorers, he finished with 6 points and 3 rebounds.
DX vs. Wet Bandits
DIVISION 2
The Wet Bandits defeat DX 82 – 48 behind a huge game from Brandon Parham and Demetrius Watson.
Chris McKeon finished with a team high, he logged in 13 points and 10 rebounds. J.Diaz also finished with 13 points, Eric Fernandez finished with 10 points and 5 rebounds while Pierce Mayoral rounded out the top scorers with 6 points and 9 rebounds.
Brandon Parham and Demetrius Watson led the Wet Bandits in the scoring column, both players finished with 20 points apiece. Parham pulled in 14 rebounds while Watson managed to grab 6 of those boards. Assisting Parham and Watson was Brett Miyamoto, Miyamoto finished with 17 points and 5 rebounds. Jesse rounded out the scoring quartet finishing with 12 points and 3 rebounds.
Han$um Goonz vs. Secret Agents
DIVISION 2
The Secret Agents hold off the Hand$um Goonz 57 – 55 in a nail bitter. This game went back and forth but a bad pass by the hand$um goonz cost them the game and allowed Terral Thomas iced the game at the line.
Aaron Bell (17 points, 5 rebounds), Lavar Jackson (15 points, 5 rebounds) Odis Wishum (10 points, 8 rebounds) were the top 3 performers for the Goonz. Marcus Dillard rounded out the scoring load with 9 points and 8 rebounds.
Teron Mack led all Secret Agent scorers with 16 points and 3 rebounds. Terral “T-Time” Thomas was the teams second leading scorer, filling up many statistical columns. Thomas finished 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 steals. Darryial Morris finished with 7 points, 4 rebounds. Lonnie Bradshaw rounded out the scoring load with 7 points and 5 rebounds.
Quiksilver vs. Wonton Soup
DIVISION 2
Wonton Soup shows that they’re still the better team, as they defeat Quiksilver 64 – 50 in a rematch of Season 5’s championship game. To this day Wonton Soup and Quiksilver are the only teams to hoist a Division 2 trophy. Quiksilver won the inaugural championship and Wonton Soup has won the championship every season since.
With the teams leading scorer Harry Yoo having his worst game of the season. Quiksilver was led by Brandon “B-Random” Kinard who finished with 17 points.Harry Yoo finished with 7 points and 7 rebounds. Domo Criss rounded out the top 3 scorers with 6 points and 5 rebounds.
For the first time in a long time, Wonton Soup actually had a balanced offensive attack, Josh “Goldust” Johnson was the teams leading scorer with 10 points and 2 assists. Aaron Sanchez, Matt Achucarro, and Jamal and finished with 9 points apiece, Sanchez pulled in 7 rebounds, however it wasn’t the double-double performance we are accustomed to seeing. Jaime Villalobos and Desean Collins rounded out the top 6 scorers with 8 points apiece.
Double Dribble vs. California Raisins
DIVISION 2
Double Dribble and the Raisins square off with Double Dribble coming out on top in a 76 – 57 romping of the Raisins. Double Dribble seems to be playing their best basketball, but when aren’t they? Their problem has never been the regular season, nor has it been the playoffs, the only thing standing between Double Dribble and a division championship is the champs Wonton Soup who has eliminated DD in their last 3 postseason appearances, none more hurtful than the first, which was in the Division Championship in Season 3. The Raisins fell to Wonton in the season 4 Championship game.
Andrae “Liddo Man” Lockett left us with a performance nothing short of amazing, he led all Double Dribble scorers with 25 points shooting 7/9 from 3-point range. Diahnte “D-Smooth” Pickett assisted his teammate and finished with 16 points, and 5 rebounds. Jesse Jimenez and Derrick Pickett rounded out the top 4 scorers with 9 points apiece.
The Raisins were led in scoring by Dominic “Tiger Blood” Cortes he finished with a team high 27 points and 6 rebounds. Korey “Kowop” Davis was the second leading scorer with 8 points and 6 rebounds. Kevin Chow and Ezekiel “Eazy” Kim was the third leading scorers with 7 points apiece.
Nut Krackerz vs. #JETS
DIVISION 2
The Nut Krackerz fall to the #JETS, by a score of 72 – 54. The Nut Krackerz need to be more consistent, they’re alternating win/loss with every week that goes by. They are a talented team but they should really stop shooting 3 point shots (4/14 this game) and feed the ball to Elias Salloum in the post. On the #JETS side of things we can only help but wonder what their record would look like if they had not found Joe-Joe. Not only is Joe-Joe an offensive weapon, he is also efficient, 30 points on 12/13 shooting.
The young man with the sweet lefty stroke Joe-Joe led the #JETS in scoring for the fourth consecutive week with 30 points and 6 rebounds, on 12/13 shooting from the field. He also garnered POTW honors with that performance. Anthony finished with 15 points, and 4 rebounds. Jarvous rounded out the scoring trio with 12 points, 7 rebounds. Fresh off his birthday weekend, Ricky Figueroa returned to IBL play and finished with 7 points and 6 rebounds.
Elias Salloum led all Nut Kracker scorers and finished with a team high, 12 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Delfino and Donnie Santos assisted Salloum with the scoring and finished with 9 points apiece . Solin Bit and Ryan Reyes finished with 6 points apiece to round out all scorers.
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