Finnegans v Brodies L (3-1)
Players present and game grades
Zupa (C) We all appreciate the passion, but direct your venom at the other team.
Pedro (C) Mr t is notorious for not lettin me get my dimes. Also, he never really found his stroke tonight.
Bugout (C) never found a rhythm
Juan (C) see bugout
Anthony Z (D) I give myself the poor grade because as the "pg" of the team I did a horrible job breaking their press and then settling our O down.
Anthony P (C+) Had some nifty moves around the basket but ultimately needed to shore up the weakside d a little better
Mr. Anderson (C) – The collision in the first half and the refs took him out of his game early and he never really recovered.
Bryant (B-) Scored at will, but negative points for the missed free throws
You guys know how I hate recapping losses so I will keep this one short and to the point.
For the first time all year we just weren't having fun out there. For whatever reason we were flat. They beat us to every loose ball and just wanted it more than us. Obviously they are a good team, but they aren't unbeatable. If we played our game, with heart and passion, we could def take this team out. Luckily we play them 2 more times this year. We will show them a much different Finnegans next time.
Next up is Healys again.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Finnegans 2009 Game 3 Recap
Finnegans v Pepsi W (3-0)
Players present and game grades
Zupa (B) Almost 100% out there
Pedro (B) a little dropoff from his superstar play in games 1 and 2 but still in the lead for Defensive player of the year honors.
Bugout (B) Getting back to his slashing game, but needs to be more confident in both his shot and layups
Juan (B) Also a slight dropoff from his stellar game on tuesday, but played full throttle all game.
Anthony Z (B+) No matter what Zupa and Bugout say, the defensive run was keyed by his substitution into the game (I'm the blogger, so whatever I say goes, sorry boys)
Anthony P (B+) If this guy had a big man coach like Kareem he may be good enough to attend an NBDL game (if he bought some decent tickets).
Mr. Anderson (A-) – Shook off the sickness and came back to hit some dagger threes.
Bryant (B+) Still waiting for him to throw one down
Not much to say about last nights game. When push came to shove we just steamrolled Mountain Dew/Pepsi.
They tried to hang around as Teddy KGB would say, but once Jackie Moon told his squad to kick it into high gear, it was over. The score should have been much worse than what it was but we were saving some stuff for our first place showdown on Tuesday.
Next up is Brodies Pub. It will be a nice test for us.
Players present and game grades
Zupa (B) Almost 100% out there
Pedro (B) a little dropoff from his superstar play in games 1 and 2 but still in the lead for Defensive player of the year honors.
Bugout (B) Getting back to his slashing game, but needs to be more confident in both his shot and layups
Juan (B) Also a slight dropoff from his stellar game on tuesday, but played full throttle all game.
Anthony Z (B+) No matter what Zupa and Bugout say, the defensive run was keyed by his substitution into the game (I'm the blogger, so whatever I say goes, sorry boys)
Anthony P (B+) If this guy had a big man coach like Kareem he may be good enough to attend an NBDL game (if he bought some decent tickets).
Mr. Anderson (A-) – Shook off the sickness and came back to hit some dagger threes.
Bryant (B+) Still waiting for him to throw one down
Not much to say about last nights game. When push came to shove we just steamrolled Mountain Dew/Pepsi.
They tried to hang around as Teddy KGB would say, but once Jackie Moon told his squad to kick it into high gear, it was over. The score should have been much worse than what it was but we were saving some stuff for our first place showdown on Tuesday.
Next up is Brodies Pub. It will be a nice test for us.
Finnegans 2009 Game 2 Recap
Finnegans v Team X W (2-0)
Players present and game grades
Zupa (B) First game back by Zupa and did his normal gritty work
Pedro (A) Pedro thought NBA scouts were in attendance as he played his best game since sophomore year of high school.
Bugout (B) Working his way back
Juan (A) Juan also played his best game since grammar school all stars
Anthony Z (B) Dismissing doctors orders, he took the court and played with reckless abandon.
Anthony P (B) Ant is trying to win Most improved player in the Yorktown Mens league (contrary to popular belief, its a very prestigious award)
Mr. Anderson (DNP-washing his hair) – Dan was having a problem on tuesday, he thought Jersey shore was on, but its actually on Thursdays.
Bryant (A-) – Working his way back to All Star status.
So we had a game against Russos squad on Tuesday, they are as close to a nemesis as we have since Russo is a long time agitator of both Zupa and Bugout. Team X tried to keep it close for a while in the first half, but we started pulling away very methodically. It was turning into a real laugher when Team x's superstar showed up. Unfortunately he ran into the defensive wizardy of Bryant G. He tried to body Bryant, but our pseudo John wall was having none of it.
Zupa made his first appearance of the season, but he has a long way to go to catch up to last seasons 342 charge calls on the defensive end. This game really belonged to our own Rudy Fernandez - Pedro and his fellow sharpshooter Juanito. Pedro was all over the place. I swear the kid has 7 foot long arms. He dropped at least 20 with 19 boards and 6 steals. Next year he wants to be the number one fantasy pick out there. Juan had himself a ridiculous game as well. I think he hit 16 threes. He was trying to imitate his favorite Knick, the Rooster.
Huge victory for team Finnegans. Next up is an adversary from last season - Pepsi
Players present and game grades
Zupa (B) First game back by Zupa and did his normal gritty work
Pedro (A) Pedro thought NBA scouts were in attendance as he played his best game since sophomore year of high school.
Bugout (B) Working his way back
Juan (A) Juan also played his best game since grammar school all stars
Anthony Z (B) Dismissing doctors orders, he took the court and played with reckless abandon.
Anthony P (B) Ant is trying to win Most improved player in the Yorktown Mens league (contrary to popular belief, its a very prestigious award)
Mr. Anderson (DNP-washing his hair) – Dan was having a problem on tuesday, he thought Jersey shore was on, but its actually on Thursdays.
Bryant (A-) – Working his way back to All Star status.
So we had a game against Russos squad on Tuesday, they are as close to a nemesis as we have since Russo is a long time agitator of both Zupa and Bugout. Team X tried to keep it close for a while in the first half, but we started pulling away very methodically. It was turning into a real laugher when Team x's superstar showed up. Unfortunately he ran into the defensive wizardy of Bryant G. He tried to body Bryant, but our pseudo John wall was having none of it.
Zupa made his first appearance of the season, but he has a long way to go to catch up to last seasons 342 charge calls on the defensive end. This game really belonged to our own Rudy Fernandez - Pedro and his fellow sharpshooter Juanito. Pedro was all over the place. I swear the kid has 7 foot long arms. He dropped at least 20 with 19 boards and 6 steals. Next year he wants to be the number one fantasy pick out there. Juan had himself a ridiculous game as well. I think he hit 16 threes. He was trying to imitate his favorite Knick, the Rooster.
Huge victory for team Finnegans. Next up is an adversary from last season - Pepsi
Finnegans 2009 Game 1 Recap
Finnegans v Healys Comets W (1-0)
Players present and game grades
Zupa (A+) Great coaching job by Zupa
Pedro (B+) Came back strong after his yearlong travel in the arctic
Bugout (B) Coming off an injury, played his usual gutsy game.
Juan (B) A little tentative at first, but played hard as well
Anthony Z (B) showed some guts by coming out with one ankle in the second half
Anthony P (B+) Dwight Howardesque on the block, hit 2 huge free throws
Mr. Anderson (said that in my Mr. Smith voice from the Matrix) (B) – This newcomer fit in nicely with the team
Bryant (B) – Acknowledged his rustiness but had a solid game nonetheless
The boys in Green came out looking for revenge. Lamars shot is still seared into everyones brain. Being one inch away from the chip is a tough place to be for this long.
Luckily the schedule gods gave us this rematch right off the bat so we could pull it off quick like a band-aid.
While we never really hit our stride it was more than obvious that Anthony P and Zup did a great job with our free agent signings. Bryant and Mr. Anderson both bring different things to the squad and these are things that will hopefully lead us to what we missed out on last year.
Healys played their usual game which is – give it to Dunleavy and get out of the way. He did his best to singlehandedly keep them in the game.
It looked like the game was headed to overtime when the 8’9” guy on their team thought we were inbounding on the sidelines with one second left, however we were under the basket and Anthony P threw a lob alley-oop to Mr. Anderson from out of bounds and we won (ok the lob alley oop didn’t happen, but it was still a cool play).
Game 2 against Russo and Team x coming up
Players present and game grades
Zupa (A+) Great coaching job by Zupa
Pedro (B+) Came back strong after his yearlong travel in the arctic
Bugout (B) Coming off an injury, played his usual gutsy game.
Juan (B) A little tentative at first, but played hard as well
Anthony Z (B) showed some guts by coming out with one ankle in the second half
Anthony P (B+) Dwight Howardesque on the block, hit 2 huge free throws
Mr. Anderson (said that in my Mr. Smith voice from the Matrix) (B) – This newcomer fit in nicely with the team
Bryant (B) – Acknowledged his rustiness but had a solid game nonetheless
The boys in Green came out looking for revenge. Lamars shot is still seared into everyones brain. Being one inch away from the chip is a tough place to be for this long.
Luckily the schedule gods gave us this rematch right off the bat so we could pull it off quick like a band-aid.
While we never really hit our stride it was more than obvious that Anthony P and Zup did a great job with our free agent signings. Bryant and Mr. Anderson both bring different things to the squad and these are things that will hopefully lead us to what we missed out on last year.
Healys played their usual game which is – give it to Dunleavy and get out of the way. He did his best to singlehandedly keep them in the game.
It looked like the game was headed to overtime when the 8’9” guy on their team thought we were inbounding on the sidelines with one second left, however we were under the basket and Anthony P threw a lob alley-oop to Mr. Anderson from out of bounds and we won (ok the lob alley oop didn’t happen, but it was still a cool play).
Game 2 against Russo and Team x coming up
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Game 5 Recap
Brooklyn Ball-Stars vs. No More Issues
Team Member Grades
Ahmad (B+) - created his own shots and got to the rim.
Bergs (B-) - struggled to find his shot but defended really well.
Anicito (B) - hit a couple of jumpers and locked down Chris Bosh.
Josh (B) - played great defense on whoever he had to guard. Some turnovers and missed jumpers hurt his grade.
Naim (B+) - cleaned up the boards nicely but made some bad passing decisions.
Zosh (A-) - Played great defense the biggs. Was active on the offensive end. Solid game. Lost a grade for ruining one of my assists.
Dino (B) - ran the point well but struggled from the outside.
Second game in a row that the Stars took home court at John O'Shea stadium. A week ago the Ball-Stars manhandled Redemption Remix and tonight was not going to be any different. After losing the first game of the season to a team who hasnt won since the Ball-Stars took three in a row and was looking for a fourth.
All seven members were going to be in attendance and coach A was excited to get a new team pic (at top). The boys in gold had to be corraled and stripped of embarressment to do this but it got done painlessly. Notice Na'im and Zosh's Superman stances.
With the game underway Ahmad got off to a good start (as usual), hitting a couple of threes and getting to the basket. Bergs and Anicito were active on the perimeter as the team can put up as many shots as desired with Zosh and Na'im on the glass. No More Issues boasted a spunky point guard who was way too confident for his own good. He basically could only go left so the Stars put none other than their own lefy, Ahamd to guard him. Ahmad did a decent job on him and the helped out when necessary. Josh and Zosh came off the bench and did a terrific job on defense, something coach A appreciates very much so. Na'im did a great job cleaning up the boards and finishing. Dino kept things calm as a veteran point guard should when NMI pressured the ball.
The Ball-Stars played a close game with NMI but prevailed in the end. The defining moment came with 40 seconds left and off of an inbounds play, Anicito lobbed the ball to Bergs who did a back-door curl and got an easy basket. The Ball-Stars are now 4-1 and are hungry for a chip this year. There are 3 games left. Rox of Steel is the next opponant and then the final two teams are undefeated and 3-1.
Team Member Grades
Ahmad (B+) - created his own shots and got to the rim.
Bergs (B-) - struggled to find his shot but defended really well.
Anicito (B) - hit a couple of jumpers and locked down Chris Bosh.
Josh (B) - played great defense on whoever he had to guard. Some turnovers and missed jumpers hurt his grade.
Naim (B+) - cleaned up the boards nicely but made some bad passing decisions.
Zosh (A-) - Played great defense the biggs. Was active on the offensive end. Solid game. Lost a grade for ruining one of my assists.
Dino (B) - ran the point well but struggled from the outside.
Second game in a row that the Stars took home court at John O'Shea stadium. A week ago the Ball-Stars manhandled Redemption Remix and tonight was not going to be any different. After losing the first game of the season to a team who hasnt won since the Ball-Stars took three in a row and was looking for a fourth.
All seven members were going to be in attendance and coach A was excited to get a new team pic (at top). The boys in gold had to be corraled and stripped of embarressment to do this but it got done painlessly. Notice Na'im and Zosh's Superman stances.
With the game underway Ahmad got off to a good start (as usual), hitting a couple of threes and getting to the basket. Bergs and Anicito were active on the perimeter as the team can put up as many shots as desired with Zosh and Na'im on the glass. No More Issues boasted a spunky point guard who was way too confident for his own good. He basically could only go left so the Stars put none other than their own lefy, Ahamd to guard him. Ahmad did a decent job on him and the helped out when necessary. Josh and Zosh came off the bench and did a terrific job on defense, something coach A appreciates very much so. Na'im did a great job cleaning up the boards and finishing. Dino kept things calm as a veteran point guard should when NMI pressured the ball.
The Ball-Stars played a close game with NMI but prevailed in the end. The defining moment came with 40 seconds left and off of an inbounds play, Anicito lobbed the ball to Bergs who did a back-door curl and got an easy basket. The Ball-Stars are now 4-1 and are hungry for a chip this year. There are 3 games left. Rox of Steel is the next opponant and then the final two teams are undefeated and 3-1.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Game 2 & 3 Recaps
Game 2 (Anicito) - Just what I can remember - Cant find the opening to the gym. Realized I may be in trouble when walking through the projects. no ahmad due to erika's bday. no bergs due to a laceration to the skull in jaimaca. Zurica subs in. Zurica misses a wide open layup. Naim's first game. Lowest and possibly the worst game I've been a part of. We still got the win. Final score 32-25 (dispicable).
Game 3 (josh)
Ryan (A-) Get the minus because he “scared” to play down line in the 2-3
Ahmad (B+) Good overall game. Scored defended and most importantly irritated the bald headed headband guy
Dino (B+) Good game at the point. Pushed the tempo and played great D….Hit a big 2nd half 3.
Zosh (B+) Double-Double…can’t ask for anything else
Naim (B+) Great touch around the basket. Would have been an A – if they didn’t call you for a travel on your coast-to coast lay up.
Josh (B) Can’t finish at all but filled in on the blocks in the 2
Our opponents were quite possibly the most annoying group of; I am sure lawyers, no offense Anthony, which I had ever met. They thought they were great. They complained about every call. They yelled at the referees. They threw elbows. They talked shit. They were ugly as hell. They were the type of team that we usually loose to. They had some good shooters. They ran some sort of offense and they had some size. In games past we would have opened up in a 2-3 zone and gone down 12-2 after 4 minutes. But tonight was different. Since Zurica has gone on sabbatical, there has been much more willingness to go man to man and because of the early defensive pressure the Golden Warriors jumped out to a 12-2 lead.
Ahmad hit a 3, Zosh made some layups, their “muscle” got 3 fouls in 5 minutes and the Bearded Jerk-off threw some elbows. Dino pushed the tempo and Naim dominated the paint. With our new twin tower line-up the days of being out rebounded 45-6 are over.
The Brooklyn Ball-Stars led 26-13 at the half. At the half two things were decided.:
1. The artists formerly known as Zuricalalw would go to a 2-3 zone
2. Ryan “Vasaline on my forehead” Kalleberg was going to have a Vinne Johnsonesque offensive explosion at the 15 minute mark.
The Teen Wolves, actually a good name for such a bunch of losers, clawed there way back into the game until Ryan stole the ball and against everybody’s better judgment decided to take on 4 Wolves. Michael J Fox nor Jason Bateman could have stopped his fury. I don’t remember exactly what happened but there was a behind the back dribble a bump and a finish. Then a jump shot. …Another lay-up. And for all intensive purposes that was the game.
The Teen Wolves flagrantly fouled for the last 8 minutes and complained about every single one of them. At one point one guy decided to practice his karate chops on my arm for a good 20 seconds.
I am getting a variety of different final scores. Ahmad thinks it was 45 to 32. Dino said 47 to 31. For some reason I thought they had closed the gap to 10. Regardless it was a good win. We won. We rebounded. We didn’t really turn the ball over and most importantly nobody ended up with a broken nose
Game 3 (josh)
Ryan (A-) Get the minus because he “scared” to play down line in the 2-3
Ahmad (B+) Good overall game. Scored defended and most importantly irritated the bald headed headband guy
Dino (B+) Good game at the point. Pushed the tempo and played great D….Hit a big 2nd half 3.
Zosh (B+) Double-Double…can’t ask for anything else
Naim (B+) Great touch around the basket. Would have been an A – if they didn’t call you for a travel on your coast-to coast lay up.
Josh (B) Can’t finish at all but filled in on the blocks in the 2
Our opponents were quite possibly the most annoying group of; I am sure lawyers, no offense Anthony, which I had ever met. They thought they were great. They complained about every call. They yelled at the referees. They threw elbows. They talked shit. They were ugly as hell. They were the type of team that we usually loose to. They had some good shooters. They ran some sort of offense and they had some size. In games past we would have opened up in a 2-3 zone and gone down 12-2 after 4 minutes. But tonight was different. Since Zurica has gone on sabbatical, there has been much more willingness to go man to man and because of the early defensive pressure the Golden Warriors jumped out to a 12-2 lead.
Ahmad hit a 3, Zosh made some layups, their “muscle” got 3 fouls in 5 minutes and the Bearded Jerk-off threw some elbows. Dino pushed the tempo and Naim dominated the paint. With our new twin tower line-up the days of being out rebounded 45-6 are over.
The Brooklyn Ball-Stars led 26-13 at the half. At the half two things were decided.:
1. The artists formerly known as Zuricalalw would go to a 2-3 zone
2. Ryan “Vasaline on my forehead” Kalleberg was going to have a Vinne Johnsonesque offensive explosion at the 15 minute mark.
The Teen Wolves, actually a good name for such a bunch of losers, clawed there way back into the game until Ryan stole the ball and against everybody’s better judgment decided to take on 4 Wolves. Michael J Fox nor Jason Bateman could have stopped his fury. I don’t remember exactly what happened but there was a behind the back dribble a bump and a finish. Then a jump shot. …Another lay-up. And for all intensive purposes that was the game.
The Teen Wolves flagrantly fouled for the last 8 minutes and complained about every single one of them. At one point one guy decided to practice his karate chops on my arm for a good 20 seconds.
I am getting a variety of different final scores. Ahmad thinks it was 45 to 32. Dino said 47 to 31. For some reason I thought they had closed the gap to 10. Regardless it was a good win. We won. We rebounded. We didn’t really turn the ball over and most importantly nobody ended up with a broken nose
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
NY Urban Game 1 Recap
January 23rd, 2009
Anicito (B-) - should have made more of an impact on the boards.
Dino (B) - first game with the new team. Dino played well and will get better as he eases into everyone's game.
Ahmad (B-) - would have received much higher grade if he played both halves equally. first half on fire, second half forced.
Josh (B-) - held down the off guard spot but should have been more aggressive going to the hoop.
Bergs (B+) - made some outside threes and grabbed a bunch of boards.
Zosh (A-) - first game back from Kuai. Looked like he didnt miss a step. Should have gotten more rest, thats on the coach.
Naim (N/A) - had to work the Housewives of NJ gala party.
It was the first for many on the team. It was the first Urban ball without Anthony Zurica, it was the first time Dino played with new mates, it was the first time since 2008 Zosh was in an organized game, it would have been a new face with Naim if he was there, it was Anicito's first game without eating anything, Ahmad for the first time got on an express to Staten Island sweaty and soaked.
But the Brooklyn Ball-Stars (formerly zuricalaw.com) sported a bright yellow GOLD jersey to intimiated and blind their opponents. Last night's match up was against the Manatees in Red. With all the running around for jersey distrubtion and payments pending the ref tried to pull a fast one and start the game 10 minutes early when we only had 4 players. Ahmad finally showed and we had to start without Dino who had a hard time finding the gym.
The game got under way with both teams trading baskets. Ahmad was on fire in the first half. bergs chipped in with some nice threes and tanzosh made his mid range, in the paint jumper and put backs. But there seemed to be no stopping the Manatees. Either they hit open jumpers against the zone or somehow got easy looks under the basket. The Ball-Stars had a commanding lead of 4 when Dino showed up and also when renaldo balkman 2.04 showed for the Manatees. The Ball-Stars watched as their lead shrunk and trailed by 1 at the half.
Well into the second half both teams were dismal from the field. With literally 5 minutes into the second half the score was 2-1 in favor of the Manatees. The Ball-Stars finished with 13 points in the second half. Shots were forced and easy buckets wasted. Anicito missed a wide open lay-up. Zosh had a couple of point blankers that wouldnt go down and Ahmad was nothing of his former first half self. Dino could get his jumper going and Bergs fell off the Earth faster that a 18th century Portugese explorer. The Ball-Stars let an easy one go last night. In an 8 game season, chances like that cant be blown. Team owner, Mike Anicitobreiner was not a happy camper and mandated that minutes get shuffled to send a message to the team.
Anicito (B-) - should have made more of an impact on the boards.
Dino (B) - first game with the new team. Dino played well and will get better as he eases into everyone's game.
Ahmad (B-) - would have received much higher grade if he played both halves equally. first half on fire, second half forced.
Josh (B-) - held down the off guard spot but should have been more aggressive going to the hoop.
Bergs (B+) - made some outside threes and grabbed a bunch of boards.
Zosh (A-) - first game back from Kuai. Looked like he didnt miss a step. Should have gotten more rest, thats on the coach.
Naim (N/A) - had to work the Housewives of NJ gala party.
It was the first for many on the team. It was the first Urban ball without Anthony Zurica, it was the first time Dino played with new mates, it was the first time since 2008 Zosh was in an organized game, it would have been a new face with Naim if he was there, it was Anicito's first game without eating anything, Ahmad for the first time got on an express to Staten Island sweaty and soaked.
But the Brooklyn Ball-Stars (formerly zuricalaw.com) sported a bright yellow GOLD jersey to intimiated and blind their opponents. Last night's match up was against the Manatees in Red. With all the running around for jersey distrubtion and payments pending the ref tried to pull a fast one and start the game 10 minutes early when we only had 4 players. Ahmad finally showed and we had to start without Dino who had a hard time finding the gym.
The game got under way with both teams trading baskets. Ahmad was on fire in the first half. bergs chipped in with some nice threes and tanzosh made his mid range, in the paint jumper and put backs. But there seemed to be no stopping the Manatees. Either they hit open jumpers against the zone or somehow got easy looks under the basket. The Ball-Stars had a commanding lead of 4 when Dino showed up and also when renaldo balkman 2.04 showed for the Manatees. The Ball-Stars watched as their lead shrunk and trailed by 1 at the half.
Well into the second half both teams were dismal from the field. With literally 5 minutes into the second half the score was 2-1 in favor of the Manatees. The Ball-Stars finished with 13 points in the second half. Shots were forced and easy buckets wasted. Anicito missed a wide open lay-up. Zosh had a couple of point blankers that wouldnt go down and Ahmad was nothing of his former first half self. Dino could get his jumper going and Bergs fell off the Earth faster that a 18th century Portugese explorer. The Ball-Stars let an easy one go last night. In an 8 game season, chances like that cant be blown. Team owner, Mike Anicitobreiner was not a happy camper and mandated that minutes get shuffled to send a message to the team.
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