Season 3, Game 6 Recap

Zuricalaw.com v. Ball Above All

Tue 10/14

Players present and Game grades

Ahmad (A) - Scoring machine. Just has a talent for getting to the basket and finishing...on the left side, of course.

Mike B (DNP) - Coaches decision to keep him out of the game because it was old fashioned basketball with no three point arch.

Zosh (A) - another great rebounding game. Because of the small court he ran the floor with the guards and got a shit load of easy layups.

Josh (B) - Keeps the opposition on their heels. He moves the ball and is not afraid to shoot.

Bergs (B+) - Ran the floor nicely and made the open jumper.

Joe H (A-) - What can you say about a guy who grabs defensive rebounds and cleans the offensive glass? i say its imperitive to have someone on the team like that!!

Anicito (B) - special assignment game. Filled the gaps defensively.

Zuricalaw.com (DNP but earned an A+) - First ever recap player to earn a grade when not at the game. Zurica had his best game of the season by not being there. Stat line: 0pts, 0rebounds, 0turnovers = 1 assist in the win.

"Now we know the key to winning; No Zurica" - J. Herron

It was a beautiful Tuesday night on the lower east side of Manhattan as the Lawmakers took the court against the undefeated Ball Before All. The Lawmakers were missing two key players in their pointguard Anthony Zurica and killer outside shooter Mike B. On call was Mike Anicito as he made his debut with the old team as a fill in. Anicito went on file to say this: "It was nice to see all the guys again. Allan Houston is getting his chance with the Knicks, the Lawmakers gave me mine tonight". As teams filled the gym all realized that it was going to be a throwback to the early 60's as there were no three point field goals posted since the arch was not on the court. Just weird.

After trailing 2-0 because of the shirt technical, the Lawmakers opened up strong. They immediately attacked the basket. The charge led by Ahmad who bulldozed his way to the basket and finished nicely. The team also fed the big men inside as Zosh and Joe H. had their way in the post. More importantly both team members ate up most rebounds and had a bunch of put backs. Ball Above All (BAA) was a team that was small but scrappy. After the Lawmakers had a 15 point lead in the first half, BAA came whirling back and had a bunch of open looks that they made and the Lawmakers went on a small scoring drought. The game was actually tied at one point 28-28. That was when Bergs started making his jumpers to give the Lawmakers a bit of breathing room. The first half ended with Ahmad making a half court shot with the clock running down. But after the refs reviewed it on instant replay, the basket was disallowed.

In the second half the Lawmakers put on the man-to-man defense. It was Ahmad, Bergs', and Josh's defense that held their shooters at bay. It was also Zosh who ran the floor on the fastbreaks and received open looks when the defense collapsed. Zosh finished with 24, 12, and 1 scuffle with another player.

It was a good win for the Lawmakers as they shed any type of let-up or blown leads. It was a good night.