AG Game 1 Recap

It was a chilly February night when Zurica and Anicito were looking to find a parking spot on the upper east side of Manhattan. The wind blew and our noses ran. I actually saw Anthony lick his top lip where the snot drooped , it was pretty gross. After having a grilled chicken cutlet sandwich we headed to the new site of what would host the new league. A building like no other. The structure was round and reminded me a lot of something out of a science fiction movie where all buildings are these big generators that's is keeping the earth warm enough to support life in a twisted event that created global cooling and satanized Al Gore for saying that global warming was a threat...but i digress. As we walked in at 6:30, Josh was already reading the AG circular. He had already been stopped in his tracks by the Jamaican woman would guards the front desk like its the Pentagon. The person running the joint, Poty, comes in and keeps refering to Anthony as Mike and Anthony makes me sign his name on his credit card bill, which is totally fraudulant. I may sue him for that. Cliff shows up looking all nervous since its his first game since Moore Catholic 1998. Bergs and Ahmed show not soon after that and the team is in tact with Betacourt missing the game for some reason that probably has to do with work or his car.
Josh takes notice of the schedule and realizes that we're playing the defending champs from last year. Not a good sign.

The team had lost two key cogs in Joe H and Mike Tanzosh. Anicito decided to come back after he took a hiatus in the Rainforest looking for cures to diseases. Cliff comes back to the team after his dismissal in 2005 when he showed up to the championship i.s. 24 game at half time.

The Lawmakers came ready to prove themselves competitors in this new league. They opened up the game on fire. Bergs was sinking shots like he was playing Battleship. Cashed in three or four in the first half. Cliffy got to the basket at will and even knocked down a couple of jumpers. Ahmed struggled to find his groove in the offense. But the team held a 7 point lead at half time. For some reason the team decided to play in a man-to-man offense to open the second half. They put Anicito on AG's version of Shrek. The guy was 6'4 300lbs, way to strong for Anicito. AG reeled off 12 straight points and held a 5 point lead before the lawmakers made an adjustment.

Zurica went down in the first half with a tweaked ankle and was only available after Ahmed fouled out with 2 minutes to play. The lawmakers couldnt score, turned the ball over, and were called for silly fouls. It wasnt until there were three minutes to play that Anicito knocked down a three to cut the lead to three. Josh converted a foul to two free throws. Ahmed secured key boards to give us a chance but the lawmakers had no answer for their big man who got to the line and converted all his free throws.

It was a game that the lawmakers had and could have pulled out but an offensive drought and a defensive breakdown hurt them. If Betancourt was there to convert some open shots, i am sure it would have been a different story. It will take a little time for all members to get comfortable again but im sure we will be a team to beat in this league.

Scheduling has us playing our next game three weeks from now, so keep your game going on your free time.

Asphalt Green league schedule and other info

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And We're BACK!

Zuricalaw.com is back after a one season hiatus and we will be welcoming 2 new members into the fold (well one is an old member, but he's back!)

First up is the newest lawmaker, former Jacques Award winner, member of the now defunct 1000 pt scorer club on Staten Island (they finally realized 1000 pts is weak and have upped the amount to 1500 pts [which is still weak, but whatever]), a member of New York's Finest, the man, the myth, the Legend, CLIFF WILFORD!!!


Second up to bat and back after a 2 season hiatus is a man who deserves no introduction but he will get one anyway. This man is coming off an impressive stint as the Gm and founder of SI's newest basketball juggernaut, The Flying Elephants, and also his failed attempt at film making:

Lets give it up for Mike, the i/o destroyer, Anicito.




For all you fans out there, the first game for this coming season is Feb 24th, 2009 at 7pm. The location for this and every game will be 1750 York Ave, New York, NY,10128 (212) 369-8890. (http://www.asphaltgreen.org/).