March 9, 2010

Round 1, Game 1 Recap

Team 2 - 37
Team 3 - 33



Going into Game 1 of the playoffs, Team 3 had a lot to be confident about. They were the number 1 seed, they were playing a team who in their eyes was an inferior team and they arguably have the strongest starting 5 in the league. PFOL Sixth Man of the Year, Dave Neff even showed up 5 minutes late for the game and causally strolled in after the game was under way apparently not very concerned about the game.

Team 2 upset Team 3 on Tuesday 37-33 to take a 1-0 lead in the series. "Hopefully, this game woke them up and lets them know we are here to play" said Edmound Elzy. Team 2 held Jhared Simpson to just 10 points and no other player scored in double digits. Edmound Elzy scored 16 points despite being harassed by Jake Vernon all afternoon long.


With all of the offensive weapons that Team 3 had, they struggled to move the ball. Most of their possessions resulted in one pass and shoot. If it wasn't for a number of timely rebounds, this game would not have been as close as the score indicated.



Team 4 - 44
Team 1 - 40

The story of the season for Team 1 has been: get a large lead early in the game and loss the game in the final mintues. Team 1 has held double digit leads in all 5 of their losses this season. The same was true on Tuesday afternoon as Team 1 blew an early 12-2 lead and lost to the Team 4, 44-40.

"I blame myself for this loss. I usually blame Stutzman or Kreutzinger, but today I take full responsibility. We are a better team than them, I know we can beat them. Go ahead and buy your tickets for Friday, March 19th because I promise there will be a game 3", said Alan Mowrey.

Another major issue for Team 1 this season has been defense. "Certain players (wearing #24)refuse to play defense - it's as simple as that" said Brian Stutzman. Upon hearing the comments, Mowrey responded, "Really? He said that huh? Wait till next week. I like being called out. I can play defense, it's just at this stage in my career I need to pick and choose when to D up. It's on next week. Pat goes for single digits next week".




Chris Evans slicing up the soft defense of Team 1

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