My bad

Sorry for that, Calum took too long to blog then i had to leave... And i didnt realise he was going to admit his bent sexuality on the internet for everyone to see. But basically, what he should have said, is that we beat YCW, even though we were 11 points behind with 15mins to go. Some good shooting and impenetrable Defense was the reason for this... and they are pretty much all old dudes.


Player of the Week: There wasnt really an individual best player, but we did play as a team really well in the 2nd half. We had better pressure defense than the Chicago Bulls ever did, and we were quicker in transition that Jarryd can break hearts.
Honourable mentions: Brock for his tight defense and Kelly for his all-round game.

Play of the week: Probably the best play in the game was Brock's long two to take the lead for the first time since half-time, but the most pivotal was Lachie's possession retaining in the final two minutes, followed by a successful drive to the bucket.
Honourable mentions: Pagey's huge block, and my 3 late 3 pointers

Once again, here are some stats for the game...

Brock: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 0 from 2 at free throw, 0 from 1 from 3point, 37.5% shooting and 39.5mins

Alex: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 3 from 5 from 3point, 44.4% shooting and 30mins

Kelly: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 from 2 from free throw, 28.6% shooting and 40mins

Make what you will of those stats. This week we play Monday night against a seriously depleted YWC Kings, as their regular players will be on Leavers. Needless to say, we will be 5 - 1 after that week, second only to the undefeated Colts.

Favourite Day of the Week

Yes, I have a bad case of Mondayitis. Every week. Its also my favourite day to blog about. Its probably not hard to guess why, but we had basketball last night. And, as promised, we came away with a win. So here is my amateurish review of the night:


Player of the week: Dwayne Wade, aka Lachlan Cudmore. We should start calling him the flash cos he is quicker in transition than Tom is to a chick's 16th birthday party. He had more steals than Jarryd has women on the go, and too much poise and class for any opposition, let alone the inexperienced Saints White.
Honourable Mentions: Brock Monck (see overwhleming stats below), Tony Page (5 points including a 3, a block and a handful of rebounds in his 20 mins)

Play of the Week: Without a doubt, Lachie's rejection to gather to falling out of court to pass to teammate. I didnt see it, but everyone basically got their junk out about it so it must have been okay!
Honourable mentions: Pageys first three-pointer (after a minor travel), and our team's press which forced them 8 seconds in the backcourt.

I also got my brother and Sean and his friend Alex to count a couple of our stats for us, and he ended up taking Mine, Brock's and Kelly's. Here they are:

Brock: 16pts, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 0 from 4 at free throw, 0 steals, 61.5% shooting and 31.5 mins

Kelly: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 from 2 at free throw, 2 steals, 50.0% shooting and 30.5 mins

Alex: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 0 from 1 at three point, 1 steal, 44.4% shooting and 26 mins

We will try and take them over the next few weeks aswell, to get some idea of what a good game is for us individually. Anyway, we knew these guys were an average team of great guys so we started off playing a little stupidly. but after the timeout at 12 - 16, we kept them scoreless until halftime at 12 - 34. We tried the press for a bit but it was a bit rusty, and our turnovers increased, but so did theirs and we ended up with a few fast breaks from it. Final score was 26 - 72, our highest ever score in A-Grade basketball to date.

Well, thats all i have. We play last years finalists (and fossils) YCW Stingers on tuesday night next week. By all means come on down, but remember to turn off your flashes when youre taking photos of us....


peace