They survived…

Coming into this game I had Golden Fleece (GF) as 25 point favorites.  Was this being disrespectful to #KeepTheChange (#KTC)?  Yes but I was mostly concerned that Cameron Daniels wasn’t playing.  I’m assuming this was a planned absence as GF was missing Cameron Daniel (for those reading along at home these are two different people no typos).

First half:

GF only had 3 rostered guys to start but Pat, the official league fill-in, temporarily played.  #KTC jumped out to an early lead off some great team shooting and stellar defense.  They had various leads for the duration of the half and an upset was looking pretty definitive #KTC was up 34-26 at the half.

Halftime stats:

#KTC:

Tommy Ng 3 pts

Musse Kassa 13 pts, 1 stl, 5 drebs, 3 asts, 1 foul

Xavier “Stat” Holland 4 pts, 2 oreb, 8 drebs, 1 ast, 1 foul

Jay Branch 9 pts, 3 stls, 1 blk, 4 drebs, 1 ast, 1 foul

Adam Gryniewicz 5 pts, 2 stls, 1 dreb

GF:

Jorge Morel 4 pts, 1 stl, 2 blks, 6 drebs, 1 ast, 2 fouls

Casey Tenney 13 pts, 2 stls, 1 blk, 3 orebs, 6 drebs

Colin Gray 4 pts, 3 orebs, 2 drebs, 1 foul

Chris Lynch 2 pts, 1 blk, 2 orebs, 3 drebs, 1 ast

Patrick Blaikie “Fill-in” 3 pts, 1 stl, 2 drebs

Player of the half:

Musse Kassa

Second half:

Just when I thought #KTC would pull off the upset, GF took the lead back and was up 59-55 with 10:25 left in the half.  At the 6:56 mark GF still held a one possession lead up 65-62.  All the way until 23.6 seconds left GF would keep within striking distance down 70-67.  A miss free throw by GF and a score by #KTC made it a 70-69 game.  #KTC had a great shot attempt for the win but it was unsuccessful and GF held on for the 70-69 win.

Grades:

Tommy Ng A by far his best shooting game of the season.  Maybe he can build off this performance going forward.

Musse Kassa A- didn’t shoot awful from three but his percentage dipped in the second half.  Being nit picky he missed a free throw too.  Regardless I loved the game he played and he stuffed the stat sheet.

Xavier “Stat” Holland B I can’t ignore his free throw shooting percentage but did rebound well.  He needed to score more for his team to win.

Jay Branch B I’m gonna assume he got tired as his second half overall numbers were lower across board.  He still did a solid job of stuffing the stat sheet.

Adam Gryniewicz A the best game I’ve seen from him all-season.  Granted he did miss a few shots but overall he made more and was all over the court today..

Jorge Morel A- I can’t ignore his 0fer from three but outside of that he had a fantastic game.

Casey Tenney A I don’t even care that his missed a lot of shots.  He was unequivocally the best player on the court.

Colin Gray B- the 0fer from three can’t be ignored but overall he was solid.  I particularly liked his offensive rebounding prowess.

Chris Lynch B- I didn’t like his three point shooting percentage but he rebounded the ball pretty well

Patrick Blaikie “Fill-in” A played less than a half but still managed to impact the game.  If he doesn’t score it’s possible that #KTC wins.

Player of the game:

Casey Tenney was too good and his team won, congrats.

That’s 3 straight…

First and foremost big shoutout and thank you to Stull and Alan for keeping stats and running the clock for this game.  Coming into this game I had my team Euphoria as the favorite.  Admittedly I’m always picking my team as the favorite no matter what the circumstances are and in this specific situation my team was missing both Joe and Trevor.  Golden Fleece (GF) was missing Luigi but having a sub is always nice.

First half:

Looking at the game notes GF was up 14-2 early. I do recall GF coming back with a Gary buzzer beater three but GF was up 34-29.

Second half:

While GF was able to build a pretty substantial lead it was definitely double figures at one point.  Euphoria battled back mostly off an 11-0 personal run by Emmanuel.  At one point Euphoria was down 3 points under a minute left and I had a costly turnover.  GF went on to win 86-81.

Grades:

Jorge Morel A amazing game he did everything his team needed and was an extremely important reason why they won.

Casey Tenney A+ just look at his stats.

Cameron Daniel B not even mad that he got a tech or that he went 0fer from three.  He contributed positively for his team and they won.

Colin Gray B his three point shooting and free throw shooting percentages weren’t great but he filled a lot of different stat categories which ultimately helped his team win.

Chris Lynch A he missed a free throw but that was the only thing he didn’t do well on the day.

Emmanuel Okharedia A- he got hit from three but 15 was a lot for him to take.  He still played well but I think he can play better.

Jamie Harriott A- didn’t score but had some great defensive stats.

Garry Helm A was sensational, scoring at the rim.  I should deduct from his grade for not scoring 50 but I won’t 😂.

Player of the game:

Casey Tenney did everything typical to what he usually does.  Was on the winning side and largely due to his play.

Exactly how I predicted 🙂

Coming into this game I had Golden Fleece (GF) as 7 point favorites.  Someone said that the spread was too low.  I assume that person figured with The Personnel Department (TPD) only having 4 guys in attendance and GF having their full roster that the spread should be 10+.  Well the game had to be played.  Probably most important factor of this game though is Nana Adu was making his SDL debut.

First half:

It looked like with 8:43 left in the half that GF would begin their run to pull away up 21-15.  However, TPD would not be deterred and take the lead back with 4:43 left in the half 25-22.  Fast forward to the end of the half GF was now back up 39-37.

Halftime stats:

GF:

Jorge Morel 7 pts, 3 stls, 2 blks, 2 orebs, 2 drebs, 1 ast

Luigi Sanon 2 pts, 1 dreb, 1 foul

Casey Tenney 16 pts, 4 orebs, 5 drebs, 4 asts, 2 fouls

Cameron Daniel 6 pts, 1 oreb, 2 fouls

Colin Gray 1 dreb

Chris Lynch 8 pts, 1 dreb, 1 ast, 1 foul

TPD:

Jamil Ball 6 pts, 1 stl, 1 oreb, 5 drebs, 4 asts, 2 fouls

Steve Rakusin 9 pts, 1 oreb, 4 drebs, 1 ast, 2 fouls

Philip Caleb 22 pts, 1 stl, 1 blk, 3 oreb, 2 drebs, 1 ast

Nana Adu 2 stls, 1 ast

Player of the half:

Philip Caleb

Second half:

More of the same battling and fighting and TPD kept the game close down 47-46 with about 15 minutes left.  At the 11:40 mark the game was tied at 49.  Still within reach for TPD as they trailed 57-55 with 7:46 left.  Slightly more than a minute later GF upped their lead to 63-57.  They never looked back and went on to win 74-67.

Grades:

Jorge Morel A completely stuffed the stat sheet while shooting efficiently.

Luigi Sanon B was solid all around doing most of his damage in the second half.

Casey Tenney A+ just a perfect game aside from his off the court spread prediction 😂 

Cameron Daniel B contributed to the team win.

Colin Gray C+ made solid contributions with the limited opportunities presented.

Chris Lynch B considering he’s still not 100% this was a really solid game.

Jamil Ball B- outside of his three point shooting percentage and free throw shooting percentage he had a decent game.

Steve Rakusin B a double double and shot pretty efficient I’m not mad at the game he played

Philip Caleb A- his three point shooting and free throw shooting percentages left more to be desired however he was pretty much unstoppable at the rim leading the game in scoring.

Nana Adu C+ finished with 5 pts, 1-6 from three, 3 stls, 1 oreb, 1 dreb and 1 ast and 1 foul.  Definitely a disappointing SDL debut but I know he can play better and did manage to get some stats.  I look forward to seeing him officially join the league and play better.

Player of the game:

Casey Tenney was good and stuffed that stat as per usual.

Too boring….

Coming into this game Too Small (TS) was missing not just their first, not just their second but also their third round pick.  Golden Fleece (GF) only had 4 rostered guys in attendance but graciously approved Angelo to fill-in.  I probably would’ve had GF as a slight favorite in this game.  Angelo was the best player for TS and Casey for GF.  However with the other 3 guys GF had a pretty significant advantage.

First half:

Angelo I mean TS did their best to keep this game competitive as they trailed 22-14 with 6:47 left in the half.  As the half continued TS battled but the GF lead ballooned to 38-25.

Halftime stats:

TS:

Dan Waldman 5 pts, 1 blk, 2 drebs, 2 asts

Jake Darby 2 pts, 1 stl, 1 blk, 1 oreb, 2 drebs

Daniel Lyman 3 pts, 1 stl, 1 oreb, 3 drebs, 1 ast

Angelo Cerbone “fill-in”  15 pts, 2 stls, 1 oreb, 3 drebs, 1 ast

GF:

Jorge Morel 4 pts, 2 stls, 1 blk, 6 orebs, 4 drebs, 3 asts

Casey Tenney 24 pts, 4 orebs, 10 drebs

Cameron Daniel 2 pts, 1 stl, 1 ast

Colin Gray 10 pts, 1 oreb, 1 ast

Player of the half:

Casey Tenney

Second half:

GF made sure the game was never in doubt so I have nothing further so say other than GF went on to win 76-56.

Player Grades:

Dan Waldman B- he did score in double figures inefficiently.  It was good he got some other stats because that somewhat saved his grade.

Jake Darby B- the 0fer from three can’t be ignored be he did stuff that stat sheet albeit during a loss.

Daniel Lyman B shot well from the free throw line and managed to get some other stats.

Angelo Cerbone “fill-in”  A- it’s a shame his stats don’t count 29 pts, 5-7 from three, 0-2 from the free throw line, 4 stls, 1 blk, 2 orebs, 7 drebs, 2 asts.  Aside from losing and the 0fer from the free throw line he played great. 

Jorge Morel A a complete game.

Casey Tenney A did whatever he wanted out there.

Cameron Daniel B three ball was off but led his team in stls to go along with other stats.

Colin Gray B would’ve liked to see his first half play continue into the second but it wasn’t needed and he still played well.

Player of the game:

Casey Tenney they really couldn’t stop him and he dominated the game.