Winter 24 B1 5v5 WED Season Wrap-Up
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By Tyler Pontes
B1 Wednesday Season Awards/Recap/Playoff Preview
What an introductory season to the CAC! It was with the B1 Wednesday group. Every wednesday we had great ball being played with great competitiveness and sportsmanship. Every week there were rarely any blowouts. Except for one team and that team was Commando. They had a 65+ point margin this season which beats the next highest team by 23. Even though they are the second seed they are the team that I think will win it all. That’s no offense to the first place team New Team New. They only lost one game this year and that one game that they lost they didn't have a full squad. New Team New will win the close ones in the playoffs like they did all year, so whatever team battles them you can’t let them hang around. Seeds 3-6 are teams that definitely can beat any team on any given day. But another thing about theses teams is that they can easily be beaten on any given day depending on who shows up.
The Clever Trevors and Leonard and the Boys are the 3rd and 4th seeds. The Clever Trevors were carried by the great duo of Jack Fay and Tony Caletti. Leonard and the Boys were a team who really focused on team basketball and fundamentals of their game which helped them get those 5 wins this season. Both teams can go on a run for sure but have shown that they are vulnerable at times so they need to play their best to beat the top two squads.
Intramural Heroes and Terminator 2 are two teams that I feel like underperformed this season. I felt like both teams should have finished with a positive record. Intramural had win, lose, win, lose type season but had a monster season from Tim Gallivan.. As for Terminator 2 they had a winning record all year until the last two weeks of the season and dropped the last two games.
The bottom two seeds are Them and Mid Range Magic. Them didn’t have most of their team show up until half way through the season and once they started having 7+ guys every week the wins started to rack up. It was a little too late to get a good seed for the playoffs so they'll have a tough match up in the playoffs but what a turnaround for this team. As far as Mid Range Magic, It was a heartbreaking season for them as they went winless. They had some tough losses in overtime and at the buzzer as well. The good news for them is that everyone makes the playoffs and starts 0-0.
Now I am going to hand out some awards here to the players that I thought deserved to be recognized for their outstanding play this season.
MVP: Jack Fay, Clever Trevors: He averaged 22.6 points in 7 games played. He came in clutch for his team every week. Everytime his team would be down by 7 or 10 etc it was him who would hit consecutive clutch shots for his team to stay in the game. He also was a great passer which he came in 4th this season in. He gave his effort on the glass too as he averaged 6.2 a game which was 6th in the league. Jack is an all around baller who looks to continue his success in the playoffs.
DPOY: Fry Lavey, New Team New: Fry was a beast this season all around but especially on defense. He created so many fast break opportunities for his team by averaging 2.1 steals a game. He also would block shots and protect the plant very well. He averaged about a block a game. His defense was a huge reason why his team finished with the #1 seed.
Sixth Man of the Year: Adam Liu, Commando: Adam is a great diverse player for Commando. He usually comes off the bench and its a great thing for Commando. He gets alot of free throw chances and scores a decent amount of points coming off the bench. He also creates a ton of turnovers for his team as well. His speed and pace of play will be huge for Commando in the playoffs just like it was in the regular season.
Playoff Preview
Clever Trevors Vs Terminator 2: What a way to start the playoffs. I would not be surprised if we see the game come down to the wire here. Both teams coming off tough losses to end the year so both teams will come out of the gates firing. If i had to pick a winner it would have to Clever Trevors. The duo of Jack and Tony should come through but won’t be surprised if it goes the other way.
Commando Vs Them: It's going to be tough sledding for Them in their playoff opener. I can see it being a low scoring affair. Commando is my predicted winner of the whole playoffs so I see them winning this one easily. As I have been saying all year they just find a way! Them will need their full squad if they want to pull off the upset!
New Team New Vs Mid Range Magic: Top dawgs against a newborn puppy. New Team New should have no problem winning this game but they shouldn’t overlook Mid Range Magic. If they take Mid Range Magic for granted then it will be them packing their bags.
Leonard and The Boys Vs Intramural Heroes: Just like the first game, I would not be surprised if it's a close game down the stretch. These two teams have been some of the most fun to watch. Bad news for Leonard and The Boys is that Intramural Heroes are coming off their best win of the season. I think because of this, Intramural Heroes will get the win and advance.
Good luck to all the teams! Let's have a fun, healthy and competitive postseason!
Yours truly,
Tyler Pontes